Academic Year

The academic year is divided into three terms more or less following the Birmingham LEA term dates. At the beginning of each year, a list of dates of the school terms will be issued. The school usually closes for a few days in Ramadan, as well as for both the Islamic festivals Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. These are part of the yearly allocation of holidays for the pupils.

Although some parents have suggested that the school should close during Ramadan, the governors feel that this would be unsuitable for those parents with other children attending LEA state schools in the area. Having “one child at school and the other at home” can cause problems for such families.

The typical academic year is as follows:

Term	Date
First	September to December 2011
Second	January to April 2012
Third	April to July 2012

School Day

For academic year 2011- 2012

Period	Start	End
Morning registration	08:35	09:00
Period 1	09:00	09:.50
Period 2	09:50	10:40
Break	10:40	10:55
Period 3	10:55	11:45
Period 4	11:45	12:35
Lunch	12:35	13:10
Zuhr salah	13:10	13:40
Period 5	13:40	14:25
Period 6	14:25	15:10

Timetable changes due to term dates and Salah time. Lunch is taken between 12:35 – 13:10 For years 7 - 11. Any pupil arriving after 08.45am will be considered late and will be placed on detention, therefore could all parents ensure your daughters arrive on time.

For Academic year 2011 – 2012, the school start time will be 8.35am and finishing at 3.10m. Above lessons will be amended accordingly.

Lunch

Hot meals are provided in the school and pupils are encouraged to buy healthy food from the school which is made by the kitchen staff on a daily basis. Pupils can also place orders for the Tuck shop during class registration with the class monitor.

Worship

The whole school assemblies / collective worship are held after Zuhr salah. On Friday, the pupils also recite Surah Qahf for morning Dhikr.

The school’s aim is to provide an environment in which pupils can achieve educational success. The most important factor of this success would be to promote the understanding of Islam in each child and its implementation of Islam in their daily lives.To this effect the school implements practical reminders and issues instructions for manners and behaviour as situations arise. Form tutor tutorial classes, assemblies and dining times are designed to maximise the emphasis of Islam.