House Routines, Rules and Arrangements

House Routines, Rules & Arrangements

Weekend House arrangements

The duty prefect must liaise with the Housemaster about covering the House and what the evening routine is going to be. On Sunday the prefect must attend the 6.30pm meeting. We also are introducing ‘Family groups’ this year amongst the boarders, where each family will comprise students from across all the year groups. Spending time as a ‘family’ will regularly be encouraged and special events planned.

House Routine

The School day starts at 8.25am every weekday and Middle traditionally meet in the dining hall in the main school. Your help in ensuring your child arrives at school before 8.25am is much appreciated. If they are absent due to illness or other circumstances, please do email the School Office on registration@kingswood.bath.sch.uk and it is helpful if you cc in the tutor and me to this email too. The school is required by law to keep detailed and accurate registers and documentary evidence is required from parents to cover every period of absence. There is a pattern of assemblies, tutor time and services after we have met in the mornings all finishing before 9am when period 1 begins. Pupils are then registered at each of their lessons throughout the day. For day pupils not staying for prep the earliest time of departure for pupils in Years 9, 10 and 11 is 5.30pm and they sign out from the House. If for any reason your son has to leave before this time, on any given day, I need to have written notification in an email from you. Sixth Form day pupils may leave the school at 4.30pm if they have no further school commitments that day. They sign out in the Dixon Centre. Day pupils may stay for prep providing they have made the appropriate arrangements at the start of the term. Year 9 do prep from 6.30pm - 8.00pm. All other Year groups do prep from 6.30pm - 8.30pm. For Years 9, 10 and 11 prep is done in the main IT room for four nights a week and sometimes in House for one night. Prep is supervised by a member of staff with help from the House prefects. It is possible for the students to work in the IT centre, Music department, and Art block. The Sixth Form do their prep in the Dixon Centre, in their own studies.

It is possible for day pupils to stay for supper and prep on occasions providing they inform the Housemaster at registration. I pass this information to the school office, who will add costs for supper and/or prep to the school bill for the end of each term. Day pupils wishing to come in for meals at the weekend must inform the Housemaster at the House Assembly on Friday. Casual boarding is also usually possible by arrangement with the Housemaster. Please email me if you would like your son to board, and I can send you a form to complete.

House Daily Routine

MONDAY – FRIDAY

7.30am School Bell

7.45am

Breakfast (Year 9, 10 and 11 must leave the House by 7.50am to be in breakfast by 7.55am, the Sixth Form by 8.00am to be in by 8.05am)

8.25am

Registration of the House in the Dining Hall 8.35am Whole School Assembly on Monday Chapel x1 and Tutor Time x2 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (pattern dependent on Year Group). House Assembly on Friday 9.00 am P1 begins (lessons continue for 55mins) 10.55am Break time (Quarter) 12.20 - 2.10pm Lunch time, lessons or activities (at least 1 period will be a dedicated lunch slot) 4.20pm After school activities 5.30pm End the school day 6.30pm Prep begins for all Year Groups 7.25pm Break 7.30pm Prep continues 8.00pm Prep finishes for Year 9 and second Prep Break 8.05pm Prep continues for Year 10 and 11 8.15pm Year 9 to be in Middle (including dayboys if they are being picked up later) 8.30pm Year 10 and 11 Prep finishes 8.45pm Year 10 to be in Middle (including day pupils if they are being picked up later) 9.00pm Year 11 to be in Middle (including dayboys if they are being picked up later) Year 9 go to own rooms 9.15pm Year 9 in bed; Year 10 go to own rooms 9.30pm Year 9 Lights Out; Year 10 in bed; Year 11 go to own rooms 9.45pm Year 10 lights Out; Year 11 in bed 10.00pm Sixth Form to be in Middle; Year 11 lights out 10.15pm L6 go to own rooms 10.45pm U6 go to own rooms 11.00pm All lights to be out

On Friday night, prep finishes at 8.00pm for everyone and the whole House should report to the member of staff on duty down in Middle. This is the night that the boarders in the house are permitted to order a takeaway and the boys are encouraged to socialise in the common room. The L6 and U6 are allowed town leave until 10.00pm.

SATURDAY

8.30am

Breakfast available in the House 9.30am House meeting in the common room 11.55am House meeting in the common room 12.00pm Lunch 6.30pm House meeting in the common room 9.00pm All Year 9, 10, and 11 to be back in the House (Lights out by arrangement with member of staff on duty) 10.00pm L6 to be back in the House 10.45pm U6 to be back in the House 11.15am All lights to be out

SUNDAY

8.30am

Breakfast available in the House. 9.00am House check by the member of staff on duty (Nobody may leave the House before this time unless they have made an arrangement with the member of staff) 11.00am Brunch 12.30pm House meeting in the common room 5.30pm Supper 6.30pm House meeting in the common room followed by tidying of bedrooms and the common room 7.00pm Sixth form may go to the Dixon 8.15pm Routine as for Monday to Thursday

House Rules

In addition to the School Community Code, the following rules are specific to Middle House, or are a reiteration of school rules that are particularly important.

1. Pupils are expected to behave with good sense, good manners and good will at all times.

Friendliness, helpfulness and sensitivity to others is expected of all pupils. 2. The House is expected to co-operate with the prefects, matrons and duty staff as they carry out their duties. 3. During prep, pupils work silently and questions may only be asked during the prep breaks (7.25 –7.30pm and 8.00 – 8.05pm). Nobody is permitted to leave the IT centre unless they have permission from the prefect on duty. 4. Visitors from other Houses or Day pupils are not permitted in locker rooms, dormitories or individual rooms. 5. Visitors from other Houses are welcome in the

Middle common room but they must be invited to visit by a Middle House Boarder. Their host is responsible for their good behaviour. They MUST sign in using the visitors’ book in the common room. Middle Day boys must also sign in. 6. Everyone should observe the times to be back in the House, in his bedroom and quiet after lights out. Nobody should be out of bed after lights out except to visit the bathroom or in an emergency. 7. Everyone is responsible for doing his own washing up. 8. Food should be eaten off a plate and along with hot drinks may only be prepared and consumed in the common room. Plates, cutlery and mugs must not be taken out of the common room. All rubbish should be placed in the bins provided. Recycling boxes are available and should be used. 9. Takeaways can only be ordered on a Friday night unless students have the permission of duty staff. 10. Beds must be made and curtains opened in the morning and rooms should be kept tidy. 11. Nobody should be back in the House during lesson times without specific permission from a member of the House Staff. Pupils should notify matrons when back in house. 12. 18 certificate films are not to be shown in the

House. Other films may be played but the member of staff on duty must first give permission. 13. Applications for weekend exeats, together with the relevant paperwork, must be completed by the

Thursday evening preceding the relevant weekend.

The Senior Housemaster must be informed if the plans change. The process can be done via the

BoardingWare app or failing this email. 14. Visits to Bath are allowed at certain times at the weekends but pupils must sign out and back in using the appropriate book. Year 9 pupils must also seek permission from the member of staff on duty in the House before each visit and must be in a small group of 2-4 students. Any student, who wishes to leave the school campus, for any reason, on a weekday, must first seek permission from the

Senior Housemaster. 15. Year 9s, Year 10s and Year 11s are expected to hand mobile phones in at lights out to the duty member of staff on a night before school i.e.

Sunday – Thursday night. Mobile phones should not be used by older pupils after lights out and should be used sensibly at all times. 16. Sums of money over £10 should be deposited with the Housemaster, to be kept in the house safe along with passports, visas and BRP cards. 17. The garden in front of the House is for Middle

House pupils only. The area beyond the steps is the Housemaster’s private garden, although there are occasions when boarders will be able to use it. 18. Pupils are expected to support House events and competitions whenever possible. 19. Smoking, Drugs, or any related paraphernalia as well as bringing alcohol into the House are considered very serious breaches of trust, and will be dealt with according to the school policies. 20. Boarders in Middle need to be familiar with rules regarding bounds and times expected to be in the house i.e. no boarder must leave the house after the time they are expected in the house at night or before 7am. Contravention of this will result in a meeting with the Deputy Head and/or Head of

Boarding and is likely to result in an exclusion from school.