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Choosing the right subjects for GCSE House Life

Your son/daughter will make initial GCSE choices in DURING THE NIGHT TIME: Go to the Houseparent or Assistant Houseparent’s door and

February so that next year’s timetable can be blocked knock…long enough to wake someone up! and staffing planned. They will confirm their choices at the end of this term. There is the opportunity to add Your parents will be contacted if you are ill and have to be confined any supporting comments on both initial and final to House for a number of days or need to spend time convalescing option-choice forms if you feel particularly strongly at home. about the choices that have been made. Once the final options form is submitted, the allocation of options Matrons can usually take boarders to medical appointments outside will be made based on the information supplied on school if your parents are unable to. the form. DENTAL APPOINTMENTS: These should be made during the school holidays whenever

Once choices have been made, the College reserves possible. Emergency and orthodontic treatment can be arranged the right to withdraw any courses for which there is via Matron. insufficient demand.

We try to accommodate all subject choices within the prescribed framework. However, subjects are MINIBUS (Link with train station) sometimes oversubscribed and availability of staffing prevents additional classes. If this is the case, we will A minibus is available to take pupils to Hook Station on Saturdays at 12.00pm or at 4.30pm on Fridays contact you to discuss alternatives. on exeat or half term weekends. A minibus also picks up from Hook Station at 7.25 pm on Sunday evenings. If you wish to use this service On the following pages, you will find more information you need to sign up on the booking sheet in Reception by Friday lunchtime, or by Thursday lunchtime about each subject, as well as some useful advice from for an exeat/half term weekends. This service is also available at the start and end of each term. the Head of Careers and Higher Education, Sharon

Allmark. These will help you when weighing up the various factors involved in making the most MONEY AND HOUSE BANK appropriate choices.

Stephen Badger

Deputy Head (Teaching & Learning)

Day pupils don’t need to have much money in school - we are cashless. Just a small amount if you want to buy tuck and £1 or £2 every so often for charity events and mufti days. Make you sure you keep it safely on your person.

Boarders don’t need too much either but what you do bring with you should be kept securely locked away in your dorm or —and this is the recommended option—deposit it in the house bank so you can then be sure that your money is safe and you can take out small amounts as and when you need them. House bank is run by Matron and open on request.