GCSE HouseReforms Life WHAT TO WEAR should wear are your full school uniform LWC sports kit during the school working day, so until •You All GCSE subjects now graded and assessedor using the new 9-1 structure; 4.00pm or the end of your activities (whatever is later). • 9 is the highest grade, awarded to the very best candidates in the subject. The official definition of a grade-9 candidate is that they will be ‘in the top 20% of those achieving grades 7-9 in the subject’; The dress code for tea is ‘relaxed’ BUT sensible! • In every subject, the content is more demanding and the assessment more rigorous than previously; and Halfwill Terms •Exeats The assessment be mainly by exam. In some subjects such as Drama and Art, other types of assessment will Itbe is used also only worth remembering College finishes atskills. 4.00pm (or after your activity) on exeat or halfspeak terms. where they are needed to test essential For further information about assessment, please to the relevant Head of Department.
DRESS AND UNIFORM Tiering of exams You should wear your uniform from 7.45 am until 4pm or after your activities. You must wear College games kit for all sports and The new GCSEs are only split intoactivities. foundation tier and higher tier if one single exam paper does not give all students the opportunity to show their knowledge and abilities. Consequently, exams are tiered in Biology, Chemistry, French, For meals youPhysics should beSpanish. dressed appropriately. German, Maths, and Dress for outings and events will often be ‘smart casual’ - you need to make sure you have some suitable clothes in school for such events. with Miss Liggins before you go. NewIf in doubt check Current grading structure grading structure Make sure you have a white and/or flesh coloured bra to wear under your white shirts. 9 is awarded to those pupils achieving what 9 Skirt length: currently be just below or on the knee when standing tall. A* • would 3rd-5th Form 8 A*: perhaps at shorter than one hand width above the knee when standing tall. Be aware of back • a top Sixth Form: no A around 96%+ vents which can be rather high and are not 7 can rip. Skirts that ride up when you walk Under theappropriate. updated You must be in a suit with jacket—see dress regs for more details. structure, the ‘good 6 GOOD PASS (DfE) B pass’ for Maths and 5 and above = top of C and above 5 English is a 5, which is Schools are no longer HAIR AWARDING on the border between C 4 and above = bottom C and 4 and, assessed A*-C be kept neat and tidy Your hair on should for girls inof1st toabove 5th Form, hair must be during a Ctied and aup B under the statistics, butday. on ‘9-4’ the working It should be natural in colour—any highlights should be subtle in nature and D old system. 3 statistics. professionally done. E 2 F Your hairstyle should not exhibit any extremes of fashion. 1 G U U
03 9
