ONE STATE SCHOOL SHOWS HOW IT CAN BE DONE

HERE is the weekly home school diary of a 12-yearold Year 7 pupil at Westminster Academy, a state secondary in Central London. All lessons are livestreamed over Zoom and work done on Google Classroom, a free web service. All of the school’s 1,100 pupils have been supplied with laptops.

MONDAY

8.40am: Drama. 9.40am: Break. 10am: Dance. 11am: English. 12pm: Lunch. 1pm: Art. 2pm: Spanish. 3pm: 20 minutes with form tutorial.

TUESDAY

8.40am: English. 9.40am: Break. 10am: Spanish. 11am: Maths. 12pm: Lunch. 1pm: Music. 2pm: Food and technology. 3pm: 20 minutes with form tutorial.

WEDNESDAY

8.40am: PE. 9.40am: Break. 10am: Science. 11am: Spanish. 12pm: Lunch. 1pm: Business and commerce. 2pm: Maths. 3pm: 20-min tutorial.

THURSDAY

8.40am: Enterprise studies. 9.40am: Break. 10am: Maths. 11am: English. 12pm: Lunch. 1pm: Science. 2pm: Geography. 3pm: 20-min tutorial.

FRIDAY

8.40am: Global Citizenship discussing world events. 9.40: Break. 10am: Science. 11am: English. 12pm: Lunch. 1pm: History. 2pm: Maths. 3pm: 20-min tutorial.