Westwood Boarding Rules

Westwood House – Boarding Rules

In addition to the School Community Code and Westwood Day House ethos, the following are rules specific to Westwood boarding, or are a reiteration of School rules that are particularly important.

1. Boarders are expected to behave with good sense, good manners and good will at all times. 2. Friendliness, helpfulness and sensitivity to others is expected of all boarders. 3. The boarders are expected to co-operate with the prefects and staff as they carry out their duties. 4. During prep, boarders work silently and may only listen to music from 7.00pm. 5. All boarders should observe the times to be back in the House, in their bedrooms and should be quiet after lights out. Nobody should be out of bed after lights out except to visit the toilet, or in an emergency. 6. All boarders are responsible for doing their own washing up. Pupils who do kitchen chores are simply expected to do a final tidy and not to do other pupils’ washing up. 7. Food should be eaten with a plate and may only be consumed in the kitchen. Everyone should ensure that rubbish is put in the correct recycling bins. 8. Only boys are allowed in boys’ dormitories and girls in girls’ dormitories. 9. Everyone is responsible for making their own bed in the morning and keeping their area of the room tidy. Everyone is responsible for making their own bed in the morning and keeping their area of the room tidy. 10. Only 12 certificate films and games are to be watched/played by boarders in the House. 11. Applications for weekend exeats (leave), together with an accompanying email, must be made by the

Thursday preceding the relevant weekend. 12. Boarders are expected to be sensitive in their use of the House phone. Nobody should get calls after their bed times (after 9.00pm). 13. Tablet and Lap-top computers should not be used after lights out and should be used sensibly at all times. Boarders’ phones are collected in each evening by the relevant staff and prefects. 14. Items of value and sums of money over £5 should be deposited in the Westwood safe. 15. Boarders are expected to support House events and competitions, in addition to school events whenever possible. 16. Smoking or bringing alcohol into the House are considered very serious breaches of trust and will be dealt in line with school policy.