Choosing House Life the right subjects for GCSE JEWELLERY AND MAKE UP You may wear a discreet amount of make-up Your son/daughter will make initial GCSE choices inwhen in school uniform • February Coloured nail varnish and any type nails are not allowed so that next year’s timetable can of be false blocked • and You can wear one stud or sleeper in the lower staffing planned. They will confirm their choices at lobe of each ear, one discreet ring, necklace and/or bracelet, butterm. notThere ankleisbracelets, when school uniform. the end of this the opportunity toin add • any Tongue/lip/eyebrow/nose or any other “unusual” piercings are not allowed in school supporting comments on both initial and final option-choice forms if you feel particularly strongly ABSENCE about theFROM choicesSCHOOL that have been made. Once the final options form is submitted, the allocation of options
Planned absence (Dr family on events, driving lessons etc.) will be made based onappointments, the information supplied • the 48form. hours notice where possible • Ask parent/guardian to email in the details choices have been thefrom College • Once Permission must be made, sought thereserves Headmaster to miss academic lessons or sporting the right to withdraw any courses for which commitments if not medical / dental.there is insufficient demand.
Unplanned absence (illness, car breakdowns, We try to accommodate all subject choices within sudden events etc.) • the If you are boarding and feel ill please come and tell Matron/Miss Liggins or ask a friend to get us— prescribed framework. However, subjects are any time of the day. Mrs HH is here every night so do wake her up. sometimes oversubscribed and availability of staffing • prevents If at home, please email / phone the House before 8.20am to let us know you will not be in additional classes. If this is the case, we will • contact Matron can put you ‘off-games’ if you are unwell or injured you to discuss alternatives. • During the day, if you feel unwell, come back to House and talk to Matron. She will contact your On the following pages, you will find more information parent/guardian if needed about each subject, as well as some useful advice from the Head of Careers and Higher Education, Sharon Medication: Allmark. These will help you when weighing up by the students in the 3rd, 4th and 5th Form; it must be stored Painkillers and medication cannot be kept various factors involved in making the most with Matron. Sixth Formers need to declare what they have and fill out a form. appropriate choices. COMPUTERS/EMAIL Please use computers/ emails /social media sensibly. Remember that what you do on-line is very real. We have an Acceptable Use Policy—do read it so you know what the rules are. Your Houseparent will go through it with you and tell you your logon details. NEVER tell anyone your passwords. Stephen Badger Deputy (Teaching & Learning) Save yourHead work on to the school network - you will then be able to pick it up on any computer in school - or at home! You must bring your own lap-top to school and it is your responsibility to look after it. 02 10
