A typical day at In Toto Cambridge

​Each student has tailored timetable, including start and end times. The majority of our students travel to school by taxi and arrive for their first timetabled lesson of the day, when they are greeted by staff and sign in on our attendance tablet.

Before lessons begin, students have the opportunity to make use of common room facilities, where they can relax and make themselves a drink. Staff will collect them in time for their lesson, checking in on the student’s well-being and readiness for learning.

There are timetabled breaks throughout the day; a 15-minute break in the morning and a 30-minute lunch break at 13.00. Many of our post-16 students have permission to have unattended breaks or leave the college site, outside of lesson time. Our KS3 and KS4 students have supervised onsite morning and lunchtime breaks, where we have both outdoor and indoor space available for games and relaxing.

When a student’s learning day has finished, staff will inform them that their taxi/parent/carer has arrived, after which the student will sign out and leave for the day.

Key Stage 3 & 4

As an alternative provision, we are only able to offer students a maximum of 15 hours per week in school in all key stages.

The KS3&4 school day is periods 1-4 Tuesday-Thursday, and periods 1-3 on Monday.

Some key stage 3 and 4 students are on personalised timetables and their 15 hours will be spread across the day, between 8.45am and 4.30pm

16+

The local authority funds up to 16 hours a week for post-16 students, and this is classed as full-time education. These 16 hours are spread out across the week and may look a little different depending on which pathway a student is following.

Some students might be in four days a week for shorter sessions, while others might have longer days but fewer of them. The school day can run from 8.45am until 4.30pm.

Post-16 students are timetabled across the week