Choosing House Life the right subjects for GCSE Space Belongings Your and son/daughter will make initial GCSE choices in WeFebruary have tosoask thinktimetable carefully about how much ‘stuff’ you bring to school. We have to ensure thatyou nexttoyear’s can be blocked everyone has enough space and that it is fairly and staffing planned. They will confirm their choices distributed. at the end of this term. There is the opportunity to add Day pupils: desk,comments shelf or on drawer, chair: please any supporting both initial and final do bring in some photos /poster to personalise your work area. Shared cupboard space for sports bags. option-choice forms if you feel particularly strongly about the choices that have been made. Once the final Flexi pupils: drawersthe or allocation bedside of cabinet, options formbed, is submitted, optionsdesk, chair, shelf. Please do not bring in too many home clothes. Wardrobe/cupboard space is very Please bring in photos/posters to personalise your will be made based on the information suppliedlimited. on bed area. the form. Once have been made, College reserves Full andchoices weekly pupils: bed, 1the under-bed drawer, small single wardrobe, desk, shelf, chair. Please be the right to withdraw any courses for which there is of room or storage space. Do bring photos/posters to aware that you will not have limitless amounts insufficient demand. decorate your bed space/room. We try to accommodate all subject choices within Please do not leave your personal belongings the prescribed framework. However, subjects are around the House. You will find that Miss Liggins and the Matrons will remove them. sometimes oversubscribed and availability of staffing prevents additional classes. If this is the case, we will ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT contact you to discuss alternatives. Health and safety in a boarding house is extremely important and therefore you really must follow the On the following pages, you will find information instructions which come from the more College’s Health & Safety Committee. about each subject, as well as some useful advice from the Head Careers and Higher Education, Sharon Please readofthe full guidelines which can be found in the College rules at the back of this booklet. Allmark. These will help you when weighing up the various factors Main points are:involved in making the most appropriate choices. • Always switch all appliances off when you are not in your room • In dorms only one item may be plugged into each wall socket • In single rooms a power extension block can be used with no more than four outlets. • Hair dryers and straighteners must be plugged directly into a wall socket—they should be left on a hard surface, not your bed or the floor. Stephen Badger Deputy Headbring (Teaching & Learning) You may not in your own kettles, toasters or TVs • No naked flames: candles etc.
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