The Dress Code

Safety GYM:

Nobody is allowed on the apparatus unless a member of staff is present. LABORATORIES:

Nobody is allowed in the laboratories,

DT workshop or ICT Room without supervision. FIRE ALARM:

Silence must be observed. Leave the building in a quick and orderly manner, and line up in silence at the appointed place for registration. SECURITY LOCKDOWN:

When you hear the tannoy announcement, stay in your classroom. Shut doors, locking them if possible, otherwise, blocking them with a desk. Close windows and pull down blinds. Silence is to be maintained.

Lockdown will stop when you hear a further message via the tannoy system.

If you see something which is a health and safety risk, you must tell a teacher or a member of the caretaking staff.

You must not

• Bring any illegal substance, tobacco, e-cigarettes/vaporisers, or alcohol into

School. • Smoke or vape in the School or within 500 meters of the School. The above are matters for suspension or expulsion.

Illness and Accidents

If you feel unwell or have an accident, you must tell a member of staff straight away. Normally you will be sent to the School Office where a trained First Aider will take care of you. If you are too ill to remain at School, or if hospital treatment is necessary, then your parents will be contacted and suitable arrangements will be made.

Under no circumstances should you leave the School or go home without permission, nor should you contact your parents directly on a mobile phone If you need to take medicine at school, you should bring a letter from your parents stating when you need to take it. Your medicine must be left in the School Office. The only exception is if you have an Epi-pen or an inhaler for asthma.

If you need Paracetamol, the School Secretary will only be able to give you a tablet if your parents have given written permission.

Girls may wear:

• Skirts or dresses which are no shorter than 8cm above the knee or no longer than midway between calf and ankle; or formal trousers of a plain subdued colour, eg; black, navy or dark grey. • Small, plain studs for pierced ears (one in each lobe) • A simple neck chain with a religious symbol.

Girls may not wear:

• Any jewellery in piercings other than the ear lobes • Any other jewellery (Sixth Formers may wear discreet jewellery) • Make-up, including nail varnish (Sixth

Formers may wear discreet make-up and nail varnish) • Mini-skirts or floor-length skirts • Torn trousers, shorts or jeans (Sixth Formers may wear neat jeans) • Cropped or low-cut tops which are too revealing • Tops with sequins, large multi-coloured motifs or slogans • Frayed or ripped clothing • Exaggerated fashion shoes e.g. backless sandals, high-heeled or platform shoes which are not only impractical but dangerous in a building with so many stairs. • Tattoos of any description.

In addition, noticeably dyed hair is not acceptable and expensive clothes and bags are not suitable for school. The Dress Code