Private Property All private property brought to school must be marked and insured by parents. (See also Bursarial Matters page 49). Private electrical heaters, mini-fridges, plug-in air diffusers and fairy lights are not allowed in the boarding houses. Private property is required to be removed from most boarding houses at the end of each term and it is best if possessions are kept to a minimum. Electrical Equipment We are required by the Electricity at Work Regulations to test all portable electrical appliances that do not comply with European manufacturing standards, including those brought to school by pupils. Any equipment that fails the test will be removed from the pupil who owns it. The responsibility for repairing and re-testing then reverts to the pupil and his/her parents.
Personal Computers The College enables access from all pupils’ studies/study areas in Houses to the College’s computer network. This access allows pupils to connect computer equipment (described below) to the College’s systems, enabling access to the Internet and network storage areas. There is also an extensive Wi-Fi network covering academic areas and boarding houses. The College recognises that most academic activities are substantially enhanced by access to the Internet and the online resources provided by the College. The ability to store, retrieve and share work can increase the efficiency of the process. Increasingly, teachers present their subjects in a style that makes use of electronic communication methods. Your son/daughter will thus need to have a laptop computer. Equipment The College is committed to ensuring that pupils have access to the most up-to-date and educationally beneficial technologies. The school provides a significant number of computers both in boarding houses and in ICT areas. Over the past few years, the College has invested significant sums in devices running the Apple operating system. To take full advantage of the benefits of 1:1 computing technology, it is suggested that pupils arrive at the College with a laptop, which should be an Apple device: a 13” Mac Book Air will perfectly suffice. The College licenses Microsoft Office 365, which entitles pupils to install the latest version of Office on their personal devices and use the Cloud versions of these applications. Upon leaving, the license to use this software becomes invalid. 19
