Suggested timetables for a day in school
- To help you plan the day here are timetables that have worked successfully in primary and secondary schools
(scroll to bottom of page for secondary schools).
- Your timings will probably differ a little from these, but they should give you a realistic idea to what is possible.
- Mix and match the sessions to make the timetable you want.
- Prior to my visit I will agree the actual timetable with you.
- Please look at the individual sessions so you know what they are – use the Sessions menu to the left.
Timetable 1
EYFS Reception + KS1 only
Reading + writing workshops
Start | End | Session |
---|---|---|
9:05 | 9:40 | Fiction reading – 'The Very Sleepy Pig' (Reception) |
9:45 | 10:30 | Fiction reading – 'The Very Sleepy Pig' (Y1) |
10:30 | 10:45 | break |
10:45 | 12:00 | Talk / planning session – Myths (Y1 class and Y2 class who will take part in the afternoon writing sessions) |
12:00 | 1:00 | lunch and book signing |
1:00 | 2:00 | Writing session – myths (Y1 or Y2 children from morning talk session) |
2:00 | 3:15 | Writing session – myths (Y1 or Y2 children from morning talk session) |
Timetable 2
Reception + KS1 + KS2
Typical timetable for many primary schools as it's a whole school visit
Start | End | Session |
---|---|---|
9:05 | 9:40 | Fiction reading – 'The Very Sleepy Pig' (Reception with Y1 class) |
9:45 | 10:30 | Biography reading (Y1 or Y2 class) |
10:30 | 10:45 | break |
10:45 | 12:00 | Talk – 'The Journey of a Non-Fiction Book' (all KS2 together) |
12:00 | 1:00 | lunch and book signing |
1:00 | 3:15 | Role-play workshop – 'Make a Non-Fiction Book' (Y5 class or Y6 class, or mixture of both classes to a maximum of 40 children) |
Timetable 3
KS2 only
Talk + Role-play workshop
Start | End | Session |
---|---|---|
9:05 | 10:30 | Talk 1 – 'The Journey of a Non-Fiction Book' (all Y3 and all Y4 together) |
10:30 | 10:45 | break |
10:45 | 12:00 | Talk 2 – 'The Journey of a Non-Fiction Book' (all Y5 and all Y6 together) |
12:00 | 1:00 | lunch and book signing |
1:00 | 3:15 | Role-play Workshop – 'Make a Non-Fiction Book' (Y5 class or Y6 class, or mixture of both classes to a maximum of 40 children) |
Timetable 4
KS2 only
Writing workshops – biography or myths (or a mix of both)
Start | End | Session |
---|---|---|
9:05 | 10:30 | Writing session – biography / myths (Y3 class) |
10:30 | 10:45 | break |
10:45 | 12:00 | Writing session – biography / myths (Y4 class) |
12:00 | 1:00 | lunch and book signing |
1:00 | 2:00 | Writing session – biography / myths (Y5 class) |
2:00 | 3:15 | Writing session – biography / myths (Y6 class) |
Timetable 5
KS2 only
Talks
Start | End | Session |
---|---|---|
9:05 | 10:30 | Talk 1 – 'The Journey of a Non-Fiction Book' (all Y3) |
10:30 | 10:45 | break |
10:45 | 12:00 | Talk 2 – 'The Journey of a Non-Fiction Book' (all Y4) |
12:00 | 1:00 | lunch and book signing |
1:00 | 2:00 | Talk 3 – 'The Journey of a Non-Fiction Book' (all Y5) |
2:00 | 3:15 | Talk 4 – 'The Journey of a Non-Fiction Book' (all Y6) |
Timetable 6
KS2 only
Role-play workshops
Start | End | Session |
---|---|---|
9:05 | 10:30 | Role-play Workshop 1 – 'Make a Non-Fiction Book' (Y5 class or Y6 class, or mixture of both classes to a maximum of 40 children) |
10:30 | 10:45 | break |
10:45 | 12:00 | Role-play Workshop 1 continued |
12:00 | 1:00 | lunch and book signing |
1:00 | 3:15 | Role-play Workshop 2 – 'Make a Non-Fiction Book' (Y5 class or Y6 class, or mixture of both classes to a maximum of 40 children) |
Timetable 7
KS3
Secondary schools
- Timetable can be worked around the day's usual period times.
- The visit can include talks and workshops.
- A workshop will need at least two full periods (two hours).
- It can be for your own students.
- It can be as a transition event for Y6 children.
- It can be as a mentoring event (eg Y9s working with Y7s).
- It can be an enrichment, enterprise, super-learning event, etc.
Period | Session | |
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P1 | Whole year group talk – 'The Journey of a Non-Fiction Book' | |
P2 | Role-play workshop 1 – 'Make a Non-Fiction Book' | |
P3 | Role-play workshop 1 – continued | |
lunch | ||
P4 | Role-play workshop 2 – 'Make a Non-Fiction Book' | |
P5 | Role-play workshop 2 – continued |