Personal devices

Can I take exams?

Yes, absolutely! Many of our teachers regularly enter students for ABRSM and Trinity Guildhall exams; the BSN is a regional centre for ABRSM exams and Junior School Diamanthorst is a regional centre for Trinity Guildhall exams.

Would you like to join a group or ensemble?

All students at the Senior School can receive professional ensemble tuition throughout the school year, at no additional cost. Whether you take instrumental lessons or not, there are many different ensembles you can join. These include: Lower School Choir, Senior Choir, Concert Ensemble, Orchestra, Showstoppers (a performing arts group), Swing Band, Recorder Group, Senior Performance Choir, various chamber groups and small ensembles. Just get in touch with Dr Jarrett in the music department.

Alexander.Jarrett@britishschool.nl

Like most students, you are likely to have one of these devices, which include; mobile phones, i-Pods, MP3 and MP4 players, notebooks, video, cameras and any other portable recording or media equipment. We ask you to remember some simple rules about their use in school:

Mobile phones must be switched off throughout the school day and will be confiscated if used inappropriately.

You may only use your phone in the black carpeted area by the front door of the Atrium for important phone calls: for example, if an after-school activity has been cancelled and you may need to telephone your parents.

Mobile telephones must be kept in lockers. The school will not take responsibility for the loss of any valuable items and we recommend that only inexpensive telephones are brought onto the premises.

Mobiles phones or photographic equipment of any description must never be used to take photographs or record lessons without the teacher’s permission.

The BSN does not allow photographs taken on the premises, or on BSN business (like school trips), to be put on public sites without the permission of the school. It is against school regulations for any student to use images of any school-related activity in school or on trips and upload onto social networking sites or file sharing sites.

Any incidents of bullying using mobile phones will be treated in the same way as other incidents of bullying.

Headphones and ear-plugs must not be worn around the school – particularly when walking in the corridors between lessons.