The School Week

For Fearless Learning

CLC provides educational experiences that nurture inquisitive minds. The school week includes a full academic curriculum, our Saturday Programme, and many co-curricular opportunities. Students are supported on how to balance their pursuits, to ensure they have time to enjoy all CLC has to offer.

Three pupils at Cheltenham Ladies' College singing into a microphone.

Silhouettes of young female students at Cheltenham Ladies' College playing lacrosse.

Lower College female pupil at Cheltenham Ladies' College in a Geography lesson.

Educational Excellence has to be about the broadest possible stimulation and set of experiences and opportunities.

Eve Jardine-Young, Executive Principal

Example Timetables

Below are examples of a typical weekday and Saturday for CLC pupils.

7.00am – 8.00am	Wake-up / opening of houses and breakfast
8.00am – 8.20am	Depart House, arrive and scan into main College site
8.25am – 8.45am	Prayers Monday to Thursday
8.45am-8.55am	Tutor Time Monday to Thursday Friday arrive to main site
9.00am – 9.55am	Lesson 1
10.00am – 10.55am	Lesson 2
10.55am	Break
11.15am – 12.10pm	Lesson 3
12.15pm – 1.10pm	Lesson 4
1.10pm – 2.25pm	Lunch
2.25pm -2.30pm	Arrive at College site for lessons
2.30pm – 3.30pm	Lesson 5 or Enrichment / PSHE / Field afternoon
3.30pm – 4.25pm	Lesson 6 or Enrichment / PSHE / Field afternoon
4.25pm	Break / Tea at House or GCR if staying for activities Junior pupils walk with partners (a bus runs in the winter)
4.45pm	Clubs / Societies
6.10pm – 6.15pm	Buses for day pupils (and for boarders in the winter)
6.30pm	Supper
7.00pm onwards	Prep Time (1 – 2 hours depending on the year group)
8.45pm onwards	In Dorms, Reading and Bedtime LC1 – UC4 pupils hand in laptops, phones and devices Lights out 9.15pm – 10.30pm depending on the year group

7.15am	Wake-up / opening of houses
7.30am – 8.00am	Breakfast
8.55am	Pupils arrive and scan into College main site
9.00am	Session 1
10.30am	Break
10.50am	Session 2
12.20pm	Morning College ends
12.30pm onwards	Lunch in Houses Many pupils play in matches on Saturday afternoons A programme of activities is provided for Junior pupils

The Saturday Programme

All pupils attend the Saturday Programme, providing opportunities for cross-curricular and vertical year group activities.

The programme draws inspiration from the RSA Opening Minds five categories of competences: learning, citizenship, relating to people, managing situations and managing people. It aims to be relevant, innovative and interesting for each year group.

New activities are continually being developed and added, making it a flexible and hugely valuable part of life at CLC.

Weekends at CLC