Day
Day Children
Why Be a Day Pupil?“The location for us was key, not just being right alongside a beautiful beach and very accessible to everything that East Lothian and Edinburgh has to offer, but the size of the school and the grounds itself; it has a really lovely feeling.”
(Andrew, Day Parent)
School days should be filled with animals and adventure, sunshine and seaside, fun and friendship. At Belhaven, they are. Day children benefit from our action-packed education in an unburdened childhood spent with friends. This is something increasingly rare.
Most 4 to 8-year-olds (Pre-Prep) and some older children (Prep School) are day pupils. Compared to most other schools, day pupils have more time and opportunities for sport, music and art & design. Everyone benefits from our 100-year-old, all-round education ethos.
We have built a holistic curriculum centred around exciting topics that blend traditional and modern education, indoors and outdoors, natural and digital. For all children, Belhaven is a family home with classrooms.
We operate time-saving, daily minibus services to Haddington, North Berwick and Berwick-Upon-Tweed for day children.
Key Ingredients of Day Pupil Education at Belhaven
- Safe parkland campus and beaches to run, play and be children.
- Outdoor Education programme naturally building resilience and wellbeing, nurturing courage,
- Solid foundation in computers, computational thinking and problem solving, fostering creativity.
- Small class sizes and outstanding Learning Support with real individual attention.
- Opportunities to play sport and practice art, music and drama supported by specialist teachers.
- Diverse extra-curricular activities to 'have a go' without fear of failure.
- Friendly, family ambience developing happy, confident children who embody courtesy
Choose Boarding When You Want To
Children can opt into boarding anytime. We offer 'Taster boarding' experiences (Thursday to Sunday mornings) and 'Transition to boarding' – a phased approach arranged to suit individual circumstances.
Seeing the grins on the pupils' faces at evening pick-up - both those going home and the majority who are heading in for supper ... To know one's child is part of such a happy school is a real joy.
Parent, Form 4
School Day Pupil Timings
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Monday – Friday |
Saturday |
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Reception |
8.15 am – 3.30pm |
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Form 8 |
8.15 am – 3.30pm |
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Form 7 |
8.15 am – 3.30pm |
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Form 6 |
8.15 am – 4.30 pm |
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Form 5 |
8.15 am – 6.00 pm |
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Form 4 |
8.15 am – 6.00 pm |
8.15 am – 4.30/6.00 pm |
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Form 3 |
8.15 am – 6.00 pm |
8.15 am – 4.30/6.00 pm |
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Form 2 |
8.15 am – 7.15 pm |
8.15 am – 4.30/6.00 pm |
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Form 1 |
8.15 am – 7.30 pm |
8.15 am – 4.30/6.00 pm |
Every 2 weeks the school has a 'Weekend Out', finishing at 1pm Friday. We encourage Pre-Prep pickup at 12.45pm.
Pastoral Care at the Heart of Belhaven
The happiness and welfare of your children is paramount: pastoral care is at the heart of everything we do.
Our dedicated pastoral team includes an Assistant Pastoral Lead and Wellbeing Lead under the Deputy Head (Systems and Welfare), ensuring we address concerns through our internal network or external partners.
The school divides into four Patrols, each staff-led and aided by Patrol Leaders and Junior Patrol Captains. Forms 1-3 have Form Tutors; Forms 4-5 have Form Teachers; Pre-Prep children have Form Teachers with Child Protection team support – all meeting daily.
Children can talk with any staff member, including House Parents, Matrons or the Headmaster and his wife. The staff-pupil relationship is fundamental, based on mutual respect.
Our team of Nurse, Wellbeing Lead, Pupil Support and 5 matrons ensure each child's physical welfare. The security of being 'known' stays with you for life.
