Huxlow Science College Brochure

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Opportunity & Success For All


Our mission is • High quality education for all • Opportunity and Success for all • Consideration and respect for one another

Our vision for our students By working together we will be a caring community and an outstanding College. All of our students will enjoy and engage in their own learning whilst respecting the learning of others. They will work hard and respond positively in an orderly environment to the challenge of high expectations. They will achieve to the best of their ability socially, personally and academically. Our students will leave College equipped for a successful adult life.


Welcome to huxlow science college Welcome to Huxlow Science College. We are a relatively small comprehensive school which means that our students are known as individuals. We believe and practise that students who are happy, feel safe and are well taught will enjoy and be successful at school whatever their background or ability. Whilst academic success is important we also recognise the need to develop the “whole child” so that our students develop into well rounded and successful adults. At Huxlow every young person is valued and encouraged and supported to fulfil their potential. We are very proud of the excellent results achieved by our students including those entitled to receive Pupil Premium support and students with Special Educational Needs. In addition we have an excellent team of mentors and support staff who provide additional guidance to every student who requires it. Our College is built on strong positive relationships between the students and the staff. As a result the vast majority of students enjoy school and behave excellently. Our recent Ofsted report (March 2014) commented that:• Staff have strong relationships with students, who are known as individuals. • Outstanding care, guidance

and support make a substantial contribution to the success students experience at the College. • Students justifiably think their College is a very special place. • Students develop a clear set of values that include high expectations about behaviour and a commendable willingness to interact with others from different backgrounds. Huxlow provides a rich diet of extra curricular activities. Our sporting youngsters regularly achieve outstandingly, some examples are:U12 District Cup Final Football; U14 District League Champions; District Cup Winners and District 7 a-side winners; U15 Girls Football County Cup semi-finals; U14 District Rounder’s Champions; 27 Athletes in District Cross County and Athletics Squad; 4 Athletes in Northants County Squad; U14 Football District Champions 3 years running; U15 and U13 District Cross-Country winners. Our productions are always very successful and popular. The “Huxlow’s Got Talent” competition is now an annual event, alongside termly Music concerts and an Annual Carol Service in the local parish church. In past years we have put on many musicals including “Annie”, “The Wizard of Oz” and a hugely successful production of “Romeo, You Idiot”.

We believe that trips are a key part of school life and offer a wide variety to students, some which are free of charge. In recent years our students have enjoyed visits to New York, Paris, The World War 1 Battlefields, The Peak District, The Clothes Show, various productions in London, Alton Towers to name but a few. At Huxlow we work closely with parents and will provide you with regular updates on your child’s progress, effort and attendance. We are also open to suggestions on how we can improve and regularly need your views. This brochure is intended to help you with the important decision of choosing the right secondary school for your child. More information will be available at our Open Evening on Thursday 9th October 2014. I hope you will come and see for yourself the excellent facilities and friendly atmosphere which we have to offer. You are invited to come and visit during a normal school day. If you take up this invite, and I urge you to do so, you will see a well ordered school full of happy students and teachers of the highest quality. Steve Gordon Headteacher



pastoral information The Pastoral System Form teachers play the key role in the Huxlow pastoral system. They have daily contact with the children, at registration in the morning and in the afternoon. During the course of a year they are able to get to know each member of the form as an individual - to know their needs, interests, difficulties, hopes and aspirations. The form teacher carries the main responsibility for the delivery of Personal, Health and Social Education (PHSE). The Pastoral Leader of Year 7, Form Teacher and the Assistant Headteacher, are responsible for the welfare and progression of the children in their first years with us. They deal with any serious disciplinary problems and follow up issues relating to absence, sickness, lateness, uniform and homework. There are also pastoral support staff (non-teaching) who assist students and staff. Sometimes, we may contact parents to discuss particular problems and the staff always welcome parents contacting them about any matters related to their child’s welfare and happiness. Children are interviewed from time to time by the pastoral staff to check that all is well and they are encouraged to go and discuss any problems or worries which may arise. Pupils are given guidance in target setting and all have their individual targets. Elected representatives from each class discuss and represent the views of their year to the Year Council representative who attends the College Council.

The College’s attendance record is maintained by very close links with parents who are asked to contact the College on the first day of absence. At Huxlow each individual pupil matters. The change from primary to secondary education is a major step and although most children look forward to the move, many have questions and feel less self-assured than usual. At Huxlow we take measures to ease the transition, to help the children adapt to their new College and to give parents as much information as possible. The Pastoral Leader of Year 7, Assistant Headteacher or SENCO visit the Junior Schools, discusses Huxlow and answers questions. All new entrants visit Huxlow for a two days in the summer term, taking part in a variety of lessons and practical activities. Friendship questionnaires ensure that positive friendships continue and pupils enter classes with at least one chosen friend. Junior School information helps us to compose mixed ability classes and gives an advanced picture of each child’s attainment. We will hold our Open Evening on Thursday 9th October 2014, to which you are warmly invited. In addition, every prospective parent may have an individual interview with a senior member of staff. After children have entered Huxlow there is continual liaison between College and home. Parents are advised of progress through termly Parents’ Evenings/Tutor days and/ or written reports. In the event of immediate problems, parents are contacted. Parents are welcome to contact the College with any concerns.


pastoral information Good teachers care by listening and inspiring but also by setting standards. Delivering the National Curriculum is extremely important. However, at Huxlow we are committed to far more. We all know from our own families that young people learn best in a secure, purposeful and stimulating environment. That is why a caring curriculum is so important to us. “Caring” means many things at Huxlow Science College. It means having the resources to meet as many individual needs and learning styles as possible, week in and week out. It means giving our pupils as rich and as varied an experience of life as possible, inside and outside College. Good teachers care by not only listening and inspiring but also by setting standards and, when appropriate, by being strict. Even the most fascinating lessons need a framework of orderly politeness. Huxlow is organised so that pupils can be helped to learn and achieve success. For the first year (Year 7) they are divided into parallel classes of equal ability for most subjects, but in subsequent years pupils are usually placed in “sets”. Small group tuition and/or in-class support are provided for those who need extra help or more demanding work. Academically, the College is organised into areas of learning: English, Mathematics, Science, Design and Technology, Modern Foreign Languages, Humanities, Physical Education and Expressive Arts. All subjects use a mixture of whole class teaching and group work.

Homework Homework is set regularly for all pupils according to a homework timetable, which is closely monitored. We believe this encourages private study and leads to maximum progress.

A supervised “Homework Club” is run after College in the quiet of the Learning Centre. A homework timetable is given to each pupil at the beginning of the College year. Each term pupils are issued with a log book/homework diary in which daily entries should be recorded. In this way, we hope that pupils will be well organised and that parents will keep a regular check that work is being done, signing diaries weekly to confirm this. In Years 7 and 8 pupils are expected to spend about 20 to 30 minutes on each of two or three subjects each night. This will increase from Year 9 and in the final two years before the external GCSE exams, pupils should expect to work a minimum of 10 hours per week. Homework may involve the writing of exercises, or essays, the completion of work started in class, reading or research, learning of work done in College or the preparation of work for lessons. Pupils work at very different rates but we expect parents to ensure that homework is done conscientiously. A separate document “Homework Guidelines for Parents and Pupils” is issued to explain this more fully.

Literacy Literacy is integral to students’ learning throughout the curriculum and staff encourage high standards of reading, writing and speech. Students who have struggled with literacy skills may be part of a focus group in English or may access additional support programmes. All students are familiar with how to use the library and should all have a reading book as part of their equipment. Students engage with a variety of different texts, including magazines, newspapers, graphic novels and comics.


Discipline and College Rules Above all we expect sensible, respectful, polite and considerate behaviour. We expect pupils to be regular in attendance, punctual in arriving at College and at lessons and conscientious in their work. Bullying is not tolerated in any form. This is made clear in our anti-bullying policy. Huxlow’s “Code of Conduct” was written by the students themselves.

Insurance – Personal Accident Parents should be aware that there is no universal personal accident cover for school children. Special arrangements are, however, made in this respect for school children involved in “work experience” activities. Because it has no insurable interest, the College’s policies cannot extend to cover pupils engaged on educational visits, school journeys etc., although the general liability policy protects the College against the consequences of actions brought against it on behalf of the pupils. Insurance is normally taken out by schools for visits abroad and also for visits in this country involving an overnight stay. Parents are advised to check with the Headteacher for more detailed information. Parents are, of course, at liberty to take out insurance on an individual basis should they want extra cover for their children.

General Complaints Procedure Where parents are unsatisfied with what the College provides, parents have the right to complain to the Headteacher. Where appropriate, the Head will follow formal complaints procedures. If parents remain unhappy with this they have the right to appeal to the Governors and finally the Education Funding Agency. Full details are available from the College office.

Public Access to Documents

Under Regulations 5(5) and 6 of the Education Act 1988, public access to documents and information – documents, statutory instruments, Circulars and administrative memoranda which have been sent to the College and available for inspection, on request, as are schemes of work, syllabuses, OFSTED reports and policies, including those covering special educational needs.

Open Access to Records The College follows the Education Committee’s policy issued on the 16th April 1986, namely that – “All records maintained on pupils or students by the Education Authority and throughout the establishments shall be open to the individuals concerned and to their parents or carers. Occasionally there could be a need to record information offered by parents and others which will not be accessible to the pupils. In the case of students over the age of sixteen, information given by them may not, at their request, be made available to parents.

Admissions Criteria for Huxlow Science College If the College is oversubscribed the following arrangements will apply: As for schools generally serving rural areas, places will be allocated in the following order of priority: Places will be allocated to pupils who have a statement of special educational needs that names the school as appropriate provision. When there are more applications for places than there are places available, priority will be given in the following order: i Children in public care (looked after children) or previously in public care. ii Pupils who live in the designated area: Finedon, Great Addington, Irthlingborough, Little Addington, Woodford and who will have an older brother or sister continuing at the school in September 2013. iii Pupils who live within the

designated area. iv Pupils who live outside the designated area.

Distance tiebreaker If the admission number is exceeded within criterion ii and iii, priority will be given to those who live furthest from the nearest alternative school. If the admission number is exceeded within any other criterion, priority will be given to those who live closest to the school.

Huxlow Sixth Form Admissions Policy Personal Criteria • All candidates will be judged on their merits. All candidates will need to meet the examination entry criteria, and be able to demonstrate good attendance and a positive attitude to learning during their Key Stage 4. It is for the College to decide if this criteria has been met. Entry Requirements • Level 3 courses (AS/A) – Minimum 5 GCSE’s A*-C (should include English, Maths and Science). Individual subjects may specify their own grade expectations. • Level 3 BTEC Courses – Minimum 5 GCSE’s A*-C. • Level 2 BTEC Courses – 4-5 GCSE at Grade D. • Other vocational and applied Courses – suitable for students obtaining D and E Grades at GCSE. Oversubscription Criteria • The College will endeavour to offer a place to all candidates however , if necessary, priority will be given to students who have completed Key Stage 4 at Huxlow. Other Information • Where the College does not have the capacity to offer a place to all candidates, external candidates will be referred to the Huxlow section of the County Council’s admissions criteria for Post-16.


pastoral information Sanctions For a breach of College rules, unreasonable behaviour or inadequate work, pupils are expected to do extra work, either at home or in detention or in isolation from their class members. Other sanctions include withdrawal of privileges, being “on report� and briefly working separately from the rest. Parents will be informed and asked to support appropriate sanctions. Pupils and their families should note that the College forbids any dangerous articles or substances to be brought on site. This includes weapons, knives, alcohol, illegal drugs and stolen items. Permanent exclusion is the most likely response for such dangerous behaviour. The College is, however, prepared to provide counselling, advice and help to any pupil who has a problem.

Sex Education and Personal Relationships Sex education is provided for main College pupils within their PSHE and Science lessons in all years. The College aims to present facts in an objective, balanced and sensitive manner set within a clear framework of values and an awareness of the law on sexual behaviour. Pupils are encouraged to appreciate the value of stable family

life, marriage and the responsibilities of parenthood. Pupils are enabled to recognise the physical, emotional and moral implications of certain types of behaviour, and to accept that both sexes must behave responsibly in sexual matters. Lessons are taught to mixed groups of boys and girls and provide ample opportunities for discussion. The programme includes reproductive anatomy, fertilisation, gestation, adolescence and puberty, menstruation, contraception and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV and AIDS, as described in the Education Act 1993. The lessons are taught either by Science teachers, Form Tutors or the School Nurse.

Educational Support Centre The outstanding work of ESC staff is highlighted in this County as an example of best practice that underpins the high achievement of our students with special needs and/or disabilities and looked after children. The department is situated at the heart of the College and is currently staffed by the SENCo, the SENCo Assistant, the SEN Teacher, The SENCo Administrator, the Centre Support Assistant and 9 Teaching Assistants. The role of the Teaching Assistant is to support the students, in and out of the classroom, taking an active responsibility for ensuring learning objectives are met.

The department operates from 08:00 to 16:00 daily. A homework club runs from 15:10 to 16:00 Monday to Thursday, staffed by Teaching Assistants. There are also a variety of clubs offered by the team that operate every lunchtime. The centre is a lively, vibrant part of the College. For some students it is the most important place in the College. The ESC team work closely with staff in the Pastoral Centre to provide this pastoral care on a united front. The SENCo and the Assistant Headteacher (Pastoral) are the Designated Child Protection officers for the College. The department is particularly concerned with any student who may be experiencing problems in a particular area at a certain time in their education. The support may range from helping students to organise themselves and encouraging them to take responsibility for their learning to individual programmes for literacy/ numeracy as well as Anxiety/ESBD/ ASD. Programmes are delivered on a 1:1 or a small group basis by a specialised intervention TA. The department aims to ensure that all students at Huxlow have access to the support and care needed throughout their education to enable them to achieve their full potential.



college policies

Charging & Remissions Policy Policy: The Governors believe that students should be entitled to equal access to curriculum opportunities and to public examinations. Where activities are voluntary the College will always seek to support those students who are financially disadvantaged. Procedures: 1 board and lodging on residential visits will be charged in accordance with the current guidelines except for the statutory remissions; 2 any charges for individual instrumental tuition will be made in accordance with current guidance at Governors’ discretion. These charges will be reviewed in the Summer Term each year; 3 in the case of activities (‘optional extras’) wholly or mainly outside College hours, but not a requirement of a public examination or the national curriculum, a voluntary contribution will be sought. Any remissions will be on an individual basis. If insufficient voluntary contributions are received then the trip may need to be cancelled. The headteacher will make this very clear at the outset; 4 parents will be required to pay for, or supply, any materials used in producing articles in College, (eg in craft subjects) where the parent has indicated before the requirement is made that he/she wishes the article(s) to be owned by them or the pupil; 5 The College will inform parents on low incomes and in receipt of the benefits listed below of the support available to them when asked for contributions towards the cost of school visits; • Income Support (IS) • Income Based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA) • Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 • Child Tax Credit, provided that


Working Tax Credit is not also received and the family’s income (as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) does not exceed £16,190 (Financial Year 2013/14) • The guarantee element of State Pension Credit; and • an income related employment and support allowance that was introduced on 27 October 2008 6 if the College decides to get an examination paper re-marked, parents will not be charged, however if a student requests for the paper to be re-marked and the College disagrees, then parents will be charged; 7 examination entry fees will be recovered from parents if • a pupil, without good reason, fails to sit the examination or fails to complete the necessary requirements. The examination is on the set list, but the pupil was not prepared for it at the College. • the examination is not on the set list but the College arranges for the pupil to take it. • a student decides against the College advice to sit or re-sit an examination.

CODE OF CONDUCT To support the Code of Conduct we have College rules, a system of rewards and punishments, classroom expectations and a home/College agreement endorsed by parents, teachers and students. Our Code of Conduct is based on: RESPECT and CONSIDERATION For all other people in our College: • We should try to understand and respect different points of view – settling any arguments by talking together. • We should respect the race, religion and culture of others. Understanding that everyone has an equal value and equal rights. • We should always think before acting or speaking, our actions or

words could affect or hurt others – we should treat others as we would want to be treated.

to:• Eat or chew in lessons.

• We should show respect and consideration for all adults in our College.

• Smoke coming to College, or going home from College. (No-one is allowed to smoke in College).

• We should be helpful and polite to all visitors.

• Leave the College site without permission.

For Our College: • We should keep the College as clean and tidy as possible. • We should respect the belongings of other students and have consideration for the safety and comfort of other people by moving about the College in an orderly way. For Ourselves: • We should work hard in class to get the best education possible and to make learning enjoyable for everyone. • We should take responsibility for looking after our own property and equipment. RESPECT and CONSIDERATION should always be shown out of College – on the bus, in the streets, on trips.

• Come onto the College site in the evenings, at week-ends or in the holidays without permission. • Walk through or gather in the car park. • Bring inappropriate, dangerous items or substances on to College premises. Students must never • Fight or bully others. • Use bad language. • Disobey a member of staff. Students must always • Wear full College uniform. • Keep to the left in corridors and on stairs. • Arrive on time for lessons with correct equipment.

PUNISHMENTS

Remember the reputation of our College will depend on how people see us behaving.

The following sanctions/ punishments may be used if you fail to work or behave in an acceptable way:

COLLEGE RULES

• You may be given a verbal warning.

• To support the Code of Conduct we have College rules. • Remember, at all times you are representing your College in the community and the way you behave reflects on all of us. • So be careful, for example, on your way to and from College, waiting for buses and whenever you are in uniform.

WHAT OTHERS THINK OF YOU AND YOUR COLLEGE IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU. We do not expect our students

• You may be given extra work to do and/or kept in at break or lunchtime. • You may be given a detention after College, e.g. two lates or more in one week will result in a detention. • You may be put “on report” to monitor your progress/behaviour/ attendance – there are three “levels” – Green, Yellow and Red “Traffic Lights”. • You may be put onto a Target Card to help you improve some aspects of your behaviour. • You may be removed from your group to work on your own.


college policies • You may be excluded from certain activities. • You may be internally excluded whilst your parents visit the College to discuss your future. • Your parents may be contacted by letter or telephone and/or invited to College to discuss your work or behaviour. • You may attend a meeting with a representative from the Governors Welfare Committee. • You may be excluded from College for a short time until your parents accompany you to College to discuss your future. • In extreme circumstances, you may be permanently excluded from College.

Drugs Policy This policy document aims: • To raise awareness of the effects and dangers of drugs for the whole community. • To enable our students to make informed choices as responsible adults and to encourage parents/ carers to reinforce the aim of this policy at home. • To continue to develop working relationships with outside agencies and encourage links with them in order to support students who seek help from the College community. • To provide College staff with a structure of support and guidance when dealing with a drug-related incident in the College community. • To ensure that students affected by their own or other’s drug misuse will have early access to support through the College and other local services.

Homework Policy Homework is set regularly for all students – it is set for a number of reasons: i it encourages students to study independently; ii it should allow all students to succeed, irrespective of background or ability; iii it develops perseverance and self-discipline; iv it allows students to practice skills learnt in the classroom; v it permits more ground to be covered and more rapid progress to be made; vi it enables classwork to concentrate on those activities requiring the teacher’s presence; vii it opens up areas of study and makes possible the use of materials and sources of information that are not accessible in the classroom; viii it involves parents (and other adults) in students’ work; ix it ensures that students are equipped with the study skills they need to successfully approach GCSE and Post-16 courses. Homework is set across all year groups and will increase year on year as students progress through the College. A homework timetable is published every year to parents, students and staff to ensure that all are aware of the differing demands and timetable of homework. Additionally, the College will continue to look at ways to communicate and complete homework more effectively eg. via websites, web hosts and electronic media such as Dropbox.

It is College policy that homework must be set regularly, acknowledged through lessons and marking and must be meaningful. It is not acceptable for homework to be merely finishing off – for students and parents to value homework, it must be an extension and essential element of study being done. To ensure all students have equal access to homework and facilities, it is College policy that a daily Homework Club is provided in the Learning Centre. It is also College policy that each student is issued with a logbook to establish a link between College and home – as well as cementing a key element of Safeguarding, it allows parents and staff to monitor homework being set and allows messages and issues between home and College to be relayed. Finally, the ways in which homework is set and completed are subject to regular monitoring by SLT and Learning Leaders – it is policy that the types of homework used and the methods to communicate it with parents are annually reviewed to ensure that homework remains applicable, relevant and fresh to students, parents and staff.

Curriculum Policy – Mission Statement The Curriculum at Huxlow Science College is designed to meet the needs of the student body. The Curriculum is broad, balanced and inclusive, prompting the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of students in order that they ultimately meet the needs of modern society.


individual with strategies and a teaching programme devised for them.

Statement on Religious Worship All students experience acts of religious worship and the Christian ethos through assembly, Personal, Social and Health Education, carol services, harvest festivals and Religious Education. The latter’s programme encompasses a study of world religions although the emphasis is on Christianity. The Education Act 1944, Section 25 gives parents a right to withdraw pupils from attendance at religious worship or instruction. No family has yet wished to exercise this right.

3. A partnership is developed between pupil, College and parents. 4. To support curriculum areas in developing differentiation in their schemes of work. 5. The 1996 Education Act and DfES Code of Practice – 2001 is fully complied with. The Northants LA Code of Practice (which is filed in ESD Department) is applied fully. The SEN and Disability Act – 2001 is fully compiled with.

Special Needs Policy 6. Definition of Special Educational Needs A child has Special Educational Needs if he or she: A. Has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of the same age (including emotional and behavioural difficulties). B. Has a disability which either prevents or hinders the child from making use of educational facilities of a kind provided for children of the same age in schools within the area of local education authority. C. Is gifted and talented. D. Has medical needs.

AIMS OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS DEPARTMENT To ensure that: 1. Every pupil is enabled and empowered to fulfil their potential within the aims of the College. 2. A pupil who has been identified as having a need is treated as an

The Government’s Agenda for Safeguarding Children is complied with. All statutory requirements are fulfilled.

7. To work coherently with other College policies (e.g. Curriculum Policy etc). To meet equal opportunities duties. At Huxlow Science College, we are committed to providing equality of educational opportunity for all students regardless of gender, race, class, disability and learning response.



general information Travelling to College Free College buses run to and from Woodford, the Addingtons and Finedon.

Absence From College We ask all parents to telephone Student Services to explain a pupils absence before 9.00am on the day. Messages can be left on the voicemail at any time. To support the child’s absence we ask that a written note is provided upon the students return. The opportunity for truancy is very much reduced if all parents write notes or phone to explain every absence. We are now required, by law, to report on “unauthorised absences”.

Traffic Safety on Site To ensure that students, staff and visitors are as safe as possible whilst on College grounds, traffic movement is heavily restricted at the busiest times of the school day. This does mean that parents are not permitted to drive onto site to drop off or collect their children. If there are medical or safeguarding reasons for a child to be driven into College please talk to our Pastoral staff and they will issue you with a pass. This should be clearly displayed on entering the grounds. The Site team do monitor access at these times and will politely ask parents/ visitors not to drive in without a pass or unless they have an appointment. Please co-operate with us to enable the College to ensure the environment is as safe as possible for your children.

Einstein’s The College’s catering provision is an in-house service with fresh food prepared in a modern and hygienic kitchen. Hot and cold nutritional food is available. Environmental inspections have been passed with flying colours. If parents would like to know what their children buy each day, they can contact their child’s Head of Year at the College to ask for a report. The cashless pay system offers various reports that can easily be made available to parents. The contact email is financeclerk@huxlow.northants.sch.uk. Parents/Carers can now top up their child’s/children’s account using WisePay.


general information Huxlow Science College Uniform and Equipment

Uniform for Lower College - Years 7, 8 and 9:

Uniform for Upper College - Years 10 and 11:

We expect all pupils to wear College uniform. Suitable clothing is available from many local shops and stores but certain items are available from College suppliers only. Order forms for uniform are always available from the Pastoral Centre.

Girls’ Uniform Black skirt or black trousers (NOT denim, jeans or corduroy); white polo shirt with College logo, not the PE polo shirt; blue sweatshirt with College logo embroidered in red; white or black socks and black low heeled shoes (i.e. less than 6cm).

Girls’ Uniform As for Lower College but a black sweatshirt with the College name embroidered in red. Black shoes low-heeled (i.e. less than 6cm).

Equipment Pupils are expected to provide the following essential equipment: (i) A suitable bag (large enough to carry books and P.E. kit). (ii) Pen, pencil, ruler, rubber, coloured crayons, compasses, a pocket calculator and a small dictionary.

Boys’ Uniform Black trousers (NOT denim, jeans or corduroy); white polo shirt with College logo, not the PE polo shirt; blue sweatshirt with College name embroidered in red; white or black socks and black shoes not boots or trainers.

Boys’ Uniform As for Lower College but a black sweatshirt with the College name embroidered in red. Black shoes not trainers or boots.

Sportswear for Upper and Lower College


Girls Navy blue PE shorts embroidered with the College name; navy polo shirt, not the College polo shirt, embroidered with the College PE logo; trainers; white sports socks; football boots; navy socks; navy sweatshirt (with College sports logo); navy jogging bottoms with College sports logo. Boys Navy blue PE shorts embroidered with the College name; navy polo shirt, not the College polo shirt, embroidered with the College PE logo; trainers; white sports socks; football boots; navy socks; navy rugby shirt (with College sports logo); navy jogging bottoms with College sports logo. Hooded sweatshirts and sweatshirts with sport logos on them are not acceptable wear for College.

Jewellery Mainly for reasons of safety, jewellery is not considered suitable

for College, with the exception of a single pair of ‘sleeper’ or ‘stud’ earrings (one in each ear) and one plain signet ring. Body and facial piercing is not acceptable. Exceptions for cultural or religious reasons should be discussed with the Assistant Headteacher before being worn to College.

Hair

Extreme hairstyles are not acceptable. Hair may only be dyed to a naturally occurring hair colour. The College reserves the right to judge what is, in its opinion, extreme.

Make-up

Key Stage 3 Make-up is not acceptable to be worn at College. Key Stage 4 A reasonable amount of lightly applied make-up is permitted, the College will reserve the right to judge what a reasonable amount is.

Additional items for Boys and Girls It is advisable for pupils to have a large old shirt for Art/Pottery lessons (as this provides useful protection for College clothing).

Pupils’ Personal Property Parents are strongly advised not to send children to College with any large sums of money or valuable items such as watches or jewellery. Whilst teachers may take charge of such items during P.E. lessons or at a pupil’s request, it must be emphasised that neither teachers, the College nor the Local Authority can take responsibility should any valuables be lost, damaged or stolen. If parents wish to let their children bring such valuable items to College they are advised to make their own arrangements to insure against the risks involved. ALL ITEMS OF CLOTHING SHOULD BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE OWNER’S NAME.


year 11 prom - wicksteed park It was a night to remember when Year 11 had their Annual Prom on 4th July at Wicksteed Park, Kettering. Over a hundred beautiful and glamorous girls and handsome and sharp boys attended the lovely event. Each and every one of the students had a unique and individual style and looked utterly amazing. During the Prom, the students and staff were presented with awards voted by the students during the year. There was food provided and great music. Everyone enjoyed themselves and danced the night away, celebrating the effort and stress of Year 11. It was such a lovely and successful night, everyone had so much fun. As always the students who attended made it a fantastic and memorable experience.



Huxlow Science College

Finedon Road, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 5TY

Telephone: 01933 650496 Fax: 01933 653435 E-mail: info@huxlow.northants.sch.uk www.huxlow.northants.sch.uk

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