Art and Design – Fine Art

Choosing the right subjects for GCSE House Life

Your son/daughter will make initial GCSE choices in Watches that connect to the internet can be worn but notifications must be turned off unless in the February so that next year’s timetable can be blocked boarding house or Sixth Form Centre. and staffing planned. They will confirm their choices at the end of this term. There is the opportunity to add Mobiles should not be used after ‘lights out’. 3rd Formers are initially not allowed ‘mobiles in school, any supporting comments on both initial and final but thereafter they have to hand their mobile phones and other devices to the staff member on duty option-choice forms if you feel particularly strongly before lights out. 4th and 5th Form girls should hand their mobiles in to Matrons’ room before prep about the choices that have been made. Once the final and before bed time. options form is submitted, the allocation of options will be made based on the information supplied on Please have your own battery powered alarm clock. the form. POST

Once choices have been made, the College reserves the right to withdraw any courses for which there is Post is delivered to the House daily and placed in the main hall. The postman will collect post each insufficient demand. day. You can buy stamps and hand in letters to post at the main College reception.

We try to accommodate all subject choices within the prescribed framework. However, subjects are sometimes oversubscribed and availability of staffing POSTERS prevents additional classes. If this is the case, we will contact you to discuss alternatives. We like you to bring posters and pictures to liven up your dorm but please make sure you only pin them to the notice boards provided - do not blu-tack or sellotape any to the walls or furniture. On the following pages, you will find more information Prospective parents, staff and other visitors will often be shown around the house and therefore about each subject, as well as some useful advice from any posters you put up must not cause offence to anybody. If a member of staff thinks a poster the Head of Careers and Higher Education, Sharon is unsuitable you will be asked to remove it. Posters containing the following should definitely be Allmark. These will help you when weighing up the avoided; racism, nudity, sex, bad/crude language, blood and gore, anything which sets out to shock. various factors involved in making the most appropriate choices.

Stephen Badger

Deputy Head (Teaching & Learning)

SATURDAYS

Attendance on Saturday morning is encouraged to enable you to take advantage of the varied array of additional activities and clubs which take place over the two 50 minute sessions. Attendance is optional but it is expected that all those who board on Friday night will wish to benefit from the advertised Saturday programme and day girls will appreciate the later registration time of 9.10am (full boarders must attend). You may go home after your last activity if you have no afternoon commitments. All girls must stay on Saturday afternoon if they are required for a school commitment.