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Choosing the right subjects for GCSE House Life

DURING THE NIGHT TIME: Knock on the houseparent or resident tutor’s door…l ong enough

Your son/daughter will make initial GCSE choices in to wake someone up!

February so that next year’s timetable can be blocked and staffing planned. They will confirm their choices at Your parents will be contacted if you are ill and have to be confined to House for a number of days or the end of this term. There is the opportunity to add need to spend time convalescing at home. any supporting comments on both initial and final option-choice forms if you feel particularly strongly Matrons can usually take you to medical appointments outside school if your parents are unable to. about the choices that have been made. Once the final options form is submitted, the allocation of options DENTAL APPOINTMENTS: These should be made during the school holidays whenever will be made based on the information supplied on possible. Emergency and orthodontic treatment can be arranged the form. via Matron. Once choices have been made, the College reserves MINIBUS (Link with train station) the right to withdraw any courses for which there is insufficient demand. A minibus is available to take pupils to Hook Station on Saturdays at 12.00pm or at 4.30pm on Fridays We try to accommodate all subject choices within on exeat or half term weekends. the prescribed framework. However, subjects are sometimes oversubscribed and availability of staffing A minibus also picks up from Hook Station at 7.25pm on Sunday evenings. prevents additional classes. If this is the case, we will contact you to discuss alternatives. If you wish to use this service you need to sign up on the booking sheet in Reception by Friday lunchtime, or by Thursday lunchtime for an exeat/half term weekends.

On the following pages, you will find more information about each subject, as well as some useful advice from This service is also available at the start and end of each term. the Head of Careers and Higher Education, Sharon

Allmark. These will help you when weighing up the various factors involved in making the most MONEY AND HOUSE BANK appropriate choices.

Stephen Badger

Deputy Head (Teaching & Learning)

We are cashless. Any money for tuck or events can be added to the school bill or money can be transferred to the House account. Please ask your Houseparent for the House Bank details.