Park House Handbook

Choosing House Life the right subjects for GCSE OCCASIONAL BOARDING If you a day pupil you need tochoices stay overnight, your parents/guardian should ask us if it is ok to Yourare son/daughter willand make initial GCSE in doFebruary so at least 24hrs in advance. so that next year’s timetable can be blocked You need to bring your own sleeping and staffing planned.

They will duvet confirmor their choicesbag, at pillows and sheets.

Day pupils are not entitled to their own bed and the end of this term. There is the opportunity to add you may have to use any bed which is available.

You should not leave youron bedding on and the final bed on nights when you are not staying as the bed may be any supporting comments both initial needed by someone else. option-choice forms if you feel particularly strongly about the choices that have been made. Once the final options form is submitted, the allocation of options MOBILE PHONES will be made based on the information supplied on the form.

Mobiles Once have allowed been made, College You arechoices generally to the have your reserves mobile phone with you in school, (3rd Form only after the the right to withdraw any courses for which thereduring is Autumn half term), but it must be on ’silent’ the school day. If it does, your mobile will be insufficient demand. confiscated for a period of time. Sometimes you will be allowed to use your phone to record prep or useWe during lessons, but only if thechoices teacher says you can. try to accommodate all subject within the prescribed framework. However, subjects are Phones can be kept on a student’s person during the day but should be invisible unless in the boarding sometimes oversubscribed and availability of staffing houses or the Sixth Form Centre where they can be used; this also includes not listening to music prevents additional classes. If this is the case, we will anywhere other than those locations.

This would apply for the duration of each week Monday to contact you to discuss alternatives.

Friday, regardless of the time of day.

On the following pages, you will find more information about each subject, as be wellexempt as some from usefulthis; advice from The weekends would students could use phones in all areas of the campus at any the Head of Careers and Higher Education, Sharon time, although phones must not be used at a meal table. Phones can be accessed during offsite trips Allmark.

These will help when weighing up the (e.g. on a bus during anyou away sports fixture during the week). various factors involved in making the most Students can still use phones in a lesson when researching something that the teacher has asked them to. appropriate choices.

Should a student wish to contact their parents using their own phone during the school day they can do this at main school reception (with permission from the receptionist), their boarding house or the Sixth Form Centre.

Stephen Badger Deputy that Head connect (Teachingto & Learning) Watches the internet can be worn but notifications must be turned off unless in the boarding house or Sixth Form Centre.

Mobiles should not be used after ‘lights out’. 3rd Formers are initially not allowed ‘mobiles in school, but thereafter they have to hand their mobile phones and other devices to the staff member on duty before lights out. 4th and 5th Form girls should hand their mobiles in to Matrons’ room before prep 02 18