Calendar
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 sometimes closes for a few days in Ramadan, as well as for both the Islamic festivals Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-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 academic year is as follows:
School Year 2019-2020
| Term 1 | |
| Term Starts | Monday 2 September 2019 |
| Half Term | Monday 28 October 2019 – Friday 1 November 2019 |
| Term Ends | Friday 20 December 2019 |
| Term 2 | |
| Term Starts | Monday 6 January 2020 |
| Half Term | Monday 17 February 2020 – Friday 21 February 2020 |
| Term Ends | Friday 3 April 2020 |
| Term 3 | |
| Term Starts | Monday 20 April 2020 |
| Half Term | Monday 25 May 2020 – Friday 29 May 2020 |
| Term Ends | Monday 20 July 2020 |
School Day
| 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 | 13:15 |
| Zhuhr Salaah | 13:15 | 13:40 |
| Period 5 | 13:40 | 14:25 |
| Period 6 | 14:25 | 15:10 |
Any pupil arriving after 08.35 will be considered late and will be placed on detention, therefore we request all parents to ensure their daughters arrive on time.
Lunch
Hot meals are provided in the school and pupils are encouraged to buy hygienic and healthy food from the school, all of which are provided by HMC certified suppliers. Pupils can also buy healthy snacks and drinks from the Tuck Shop during break time and lunchtime.
Worship
Whole school assemblies are held on Monday mornings and students pray Zhuhr Salaah at school. On Friday, the pupils recite Surah Kahf, and Surah Fatihah is recited daily in form tutorial.
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 and where opportunities arise in all curriculum areas.