House Sanctions All of the usual school sanctions apply in the House but, in addition, a number of House sanctions are applied if the House rules are broken. •
Pupils may be asked to pay for any damage to the House if they have behaved irresponsibly. Any such request for payment will involve direct contact between the Housemaster and parents.
Valuables and electrical items Personal monies and articles of considerable value pose security problems. Members of the House are free to bring in electrical items such as kindles, laptops and tablets etc. but they must take full responsibility for looking after them properly. The use of such items is very closely monitored and students must not use these excessively for activities such as gaming (we do not allow games consoles in rooms). Indeed as a house we encourage reading and board games as alternative to device use in free time.
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Pupils may be banned from certain House areas if their behaviour falls below expected standards. The length of this ban will depend on the seriousness of the offence.
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Pupils will be asked to clean up if they leave a mess in their rooms or the House common room.
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Misbehaviour in prep may result in individuals having to do their prep in another room as determined by the member of staff on duty.
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A student’s right to visit Bath may be withdrawn if there is any inappropriate behaviour in the town. This privilege might also be withdrawn if a student’s academic work and effort is below an acceptable standard.
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Any discourtesy shown to the matrons will be reported to the Housemaster and dealt with very seriously.
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Pupils can expect to be asked to sign in to breakfast early at 7.30am if they are late twice in a fortnightly period and report to the SHM at 7.10am for a week if late three times. Breakfast times are given above in routines and are in bold.
Every pupil is provided with a lockable space and is expected to use it for the storage of valuables any authorised medication (the medical centre will need to be notified about any prescriptions and will notify me if a student is self-medicating). Sixth Formers will need a padlock to ensure that they can lock one of their draws. Please also make sure that expensive items are suitably insured.
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Missing registration times or being late will result in a community punishment.
The House Fund
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Boarders must notify house staff when any new electrical items are brought into the house, as they will need to be PAT tested by school electricians. It is advisable for students to only buy authentic items, for example genuine Apple chargers with UK plugs, rather than cheaper alternatives with adaptors. These are more likely to pass PAT testing and be allowed within the boarding house.
The House facilities include satellite television, a Blue Ray player, a PS4, table tennis table and supplies for the House kitchen. A number of House social events take place during the year, including theatre and cinema trips, weekend meals and end of term events. The school provides each House with a small allowance to help towards the cost of these, but each House also applies a House levy of £5 for day boys and £10 for boarders per term, which is added to the school account.
Both day pupils and boarders can be given a house detention between 4.30pm – 5.30pm for persistent untidy uniform, missing or being late to registration or signing out.
Sanctions given out by House staff will be recorded, as appropriate, on the student’s file in the study. There is also a sanctions book, which is kept on the study desk and monitored by the Head of Boarding (SMT). Of course we reward students for exemplary behaviour or where they have been particularly helpful. Examples of such behaviour may include consistently tidy room throughout the week resulting in a matron’s prize or willingness to cover a duty at the last minute etc.
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