St Catherine's, Bramley - Annual Information Booklet 2017 by St Catherine's, Bramley

ANNUAL INFORMATION

2017-2018

St Catherine’s Senior School

St Catherine’s Prep School

CONTENTS GOVERNING BODY

STAFF 2 CURRICULUM: PREP & SENIOR

A LEVEL & IGCSE/GCSE RESULTS

A2 SUBJECT GRADE BREAKDOWN

DESTINATION OF LEAVERS 2016

DESTINATION OF LEAVERS 2017

BOARDING 16 SCHOLARSHIPS & BURSARIES

FEES & EXTRAS

USEFUL INFORMATION

TRAVEL 24 HOW TO FIND US

TEAR OFF APPLICATION FORM

PROSPECTIVE PARENTS’ EVENTS SENIOR SCHOOL - 9.15am

PREP SCHOOL - 9.45am

BOARDING INFORMATION EVENINGS

Friday 15 September 2017 Wednesday 4th October 2017 Thursday 9th November 2017 Tuesday 30th January 2018 Wednesday 7th March 2018 Friday 4th May 2018 Monday 25th June 2018

Wednesday 13 September 2017 Thursday 12th October 2017 Friday 3rd November 2017 Friday 2nd February 2018 Tuesday 6th March 2018 Thursday 3rd May 2018 Friday 8th June 2018

Boarding Information Evenings take place throughout the year. They run from 16:00 - 19:00 to enable prospective boarding families to experience the life of this busy boarding school in the evening.

Please call the registrars or visit our website to book your place.

USEFUL CONTACTS Full, weekly and flexi-boarding at St Catherine’s

01483 899602

admissions@stcatherines.info

Senior School Registrar/Admissions

01483 899609

admissions@stcatherines.info

Prep School Registrar/Admissions

01483 899665

prepadmissions@stcatherines.info

School Office

01483 893363

schooloffice@stcatherines.info

Preparatory School Office

01483 899665

prepschool.office@stcatherines.info

Senior Nursing Sister

01483 899630

linda.green@stcatherines.info

School Uniform Shop

01483 899709

school.shop@stcatherines.info

Business Centre

01483 899701

business.managerpa@stcatherines.info

Foundation Office

01483 899692

association@stcatherines.info

FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT ST CATHERINE’S, PLEASE LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE: www.stcatherines.info

GOVERNING BODY

The Chairman of the Governing Body is P. J. Martin BA FRGS FCCA c/o Clerk to the Governors, St Catherine’s School, Bramley, Guildford GU5 0DF A. Alonzo BSc, PhD M. Bustard Esq JP, FICPD A. Carruthers BCom (Hons) Prof Finbarr Cotter MB, BS, FRCP(UK), FRCPath, FRCP(I), PhD Mrs P. Crouch LLB

Mrs K. Farrell Mrs C. Johnstone (Dr Clare Higgens) MBBS, MRCS LRCP, MD, FRCP Dr Michael Jordan MA, MB, BChir, FRCA Dr Janet McGowan MBBS, FRCA A. Pianca FCA

Mrs S. E. Shipway J. C. M. Tippett, BSc, FCA,TEP Denis Ulyet MRICS BSC CLERK TO THE GOVERNORS: Mrs Diane Haeffele

STAFF LIST Headmistress Headmistress of Preparatory School Chaplain

Mrs Alice Phillips, MA Cantab headmistress@stcatherines.info Miss Naomi Bartholomew, BEd Cantab, QTS, MA London prep.headmistress@stcatherines.info Rev’d Dr Benjamin McNair Scott, BA, CELTA, PGCE, MA, PhD London chaplain@stcatherines.info

SENIOR SCHOOL SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM Director of Staff Mrs Claire Wyllie, MA Dunelm, PGCE claire.wyllie@stcatherines.info Head of Boarding Mrs Lorinda Munro-Faure, MA Oxon, PGCE lorinda.munrofaure@stcatherines.info Director of Studies Mrs Jacki Deakin, BSc UCL, PGCE jacki.deakin@stcatherines.info Senior Housemistress Mrs Kirsty Meredith, BA London, AKC, PGCE kirsty.meredith@stcatherines.info Head of Sixth Form Mrs Kate Hawtin, BA Dunelm, PGCE kate.hawtin@stcatherines.info School Administrator Mrs Sheila Kelsall, BSc, MA Open, PGCE sheila.kelsall@stcatherines.info PREP SCHOOL SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM Deputy Head – Curriculum Mrs Julie Micklethwaite, BEd Roehampton, OCR Dip SpLd julie.micklethwaite@stcatherines.info Deputy Head – Pre-Prep Miss Emily Jefford, BA Kingston, QTS emily.jefford@stcatherines.info Deputy Head – Staff Mrs Wendy Gibbs, BEd Winchester wendy.gibbs@stcatherines.info BUSINESS CENTRE Acting Operations Manager Acting Finance Manager

Mrs Carol Carloss carol.carloss@stcatherines.info Mr Robert Kinnison robert.kinnison@stcatherines.info

WHOLE SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES Senior Teacher: Public Examinations, UCAS PQA and Sixth Form - Mr Carl Gladwell Senior Teacher: Teacher Training (ITT & NQT) and Marketing (Website and School Magazine) - Mr Philip Friend Digital Learning Coordinator and Thinking Skills Coordinator - Miss Laura White SENIOR SCHOOL CAREERS AND HIGHER EDUCATION Head of Careers - Mrs Sue Weighell UCAS Coordinator - Mrs Kate Hawtin, assisted by UCAS advisors - Mrs Jacki Deakin, Mrs Lorinda Munro-Faure, Mr Carl Gladwell and the Sixth Form Tutor Team Oxbridge Coordinators - Mrs Lorinda Munro-Faure, Dr Elodie Nevin, Mrs Jessica Ashby (Acting) Oxbridge Mentors - Mrs Claerwen Patterson, Dr Kathleen Puech, Dr Jennifer Taylor, Mr Jonathan Worthen Outreach Coordinator - Vic Alexander Outreach Assistant for Gosden House - Jane Cowx ICT AND ANNIVERSARY HALLS Director of Digital Technologies Technical Director, Anniversary Halls Prep School Director of e-Learning, ICT Coordinator and Senior School ICT Trainer Senior School ICT Trainer ICT Technician Apprentice Technician, ICT and Anniversary Halls Apprentice ICT Technician

Mr Daniel Raymond dan.raymond@stcatherines.info Mr Lewis Fowler lewis.fowler@stcatherines.info Mrs Kay Chaventré kay.chaventre@stcatherines.info Mrs Davina Byrne davina.byrne@stcatherines.info Mr Jack Matthews jack.matthews@stcatherines.info Mr Matthew Coppinger matt.coppinger@stcatherines.info Mr Matthew Birch matt.birch@stcatherines.info

SENIOR SCHOOL LIBRARIAN Mrs Kathryn Bainbridge, BA, MA Loughborough, CILIP kathryn.bainbridge@stcatherines.info

FOUNDATION OFFICE Development Director Association Director Marketing Director Marketing and Publications Design Development Officer Events Officer Photographer in Residence

Ms Pippa Carte pippa.carte@stcatherines.info Mrs Dawn Pilkington dawn.pilkington@stcatherines.info Mrs Gill David gill.david@stcatherines.info Mrs Anderley Wade anderley.wade@stcatherines.info Mrs Fiona Haywood fiona.haywood@stcatherines.info Mrs Fran Flammiger fran.flammiger@stcatherines.info Miss Jasmine Andrews jasmine.andrews@stcatherines.info

SENIOR SCHOOL TEACHING STAFF Mrs Vic Alexander, BEd Brighton (Physical Education) vic.alexander@stcatherines.info Dr Maria Alhambra Diaz, BA, MA, PhD East Anglia, PGCE (Spanish and French) maria.alhambradiaz@stcatherines.info Mrs Jean Arrick, BSc Liverpool, PGCE (Psychology) jean.arrick@stcatherines.info Mrs Jessica Ashby, BA Cantab, PGCE (Classics) jessica.ashby@stcatherines.info Mrs Nicola Austin, MChem Oxon, QTS (Chemistry) nicola.austin@stcatherines.info Miss Elizabeth Bathurst, BA, MA Dunelm, PGCE (Music) elizabeth.bathurst@stcatherines.info Miss Danielle Batt, BA London, PGCE (Drama and English) danielle.batt@stcatherines.info Mrs Simone Berry, BA Kent, PGCE (French and German) simone.berry@stcatherines.info Mrs Annabelle Blake, CCA, SRA Advanced (Tennis/Squash) annabelle.blake@stcatherines.info Dr Mark Bramwell, BSc Manchester, PGCE, QTS (Chemistry) mark.bramwell@stcatherines.info Mrs Angelique Burns, BA Leeds, PGCE (History) angelique.burns@stcatherines.info Mrs Davina Byrne, BSc Farnborough, PCET, QTS (ICT) davina.byrne@stcatherines.info Mr Joshua Carr, MSci London (Chemistry) joshua.carr@stcatherines.info Miss Kate Cheal, BMus London, PGCE (Music) kate.cheal@stcatherines.info Miss Louise Chivers, BA Anglia Ruskin, PGCE (Art) louise.chivers@stcatherines.info Mrs Gemma Clapham, BSc Reading, PGCE (Biology) gemma.clapham@stcatherines.info Mrs Isabel Cook, BA, MEd Ed Leadership Buckingham (History) isabel.cook@stcatherines.info Miss Laura Cox, BA Brighton, QTS (Physical Education) laura.cox@stcatherines.info Mrs Harriet Crawford, LLAM (LAMDA) harriet.crawford@stcatherines.info Mrs Lorna Crispin, BA Manchester (Textiles) lorna.crispin@stcatherines.info Mrs Gill David, BA Manchester, PGCE (History/Marketing) gill.david@stcatherines.info Mrs Jacki Deakin, BSc UCL, PGCE (Physics) jacki.deakin@stcatherines.info Mrs Lucy Dibsdall, MA St. Andrews, PGCE (Spanish and French) lucy.dibsdall@stcatherines.info Mrs Rebecca Devine, BPharm Bath IPGCE, QTS (Biology) rebecca.devine@stcatherines.info Mr David Downman, BEd Edith Cowan Western Australia, QTS (Design & Technology) david.downman@stcatherines.info Dr Stuart Duckworth, BSc, QTS, PhD Manchester (Mathematics) stuart.duckworth@stcatherines.info Dr Jacqueline Dyer, BSc, MSc, PhD London, PGCE (Physics) jacqueline.dyer@stcatherines.info Mrs Alison Earnshaw-Punnett, BA Sheffield Hallam, QTS (Physical Education) alison.earnshaw-punnett@stcatherines.info Miss Katie Evans, BSc, MSc Durham, PGCE (Physical Education) katie.evans@stcatherines.info Mrs Rachel Folley, BEd Sussex, DipEd Chelsea (Physical Education) rachel.folley@stcatherines.info Mr Philip Friend, BSc Lancaster, PGCE (Mathematics) philip.friend@stcatherines.info Mrs Andrea Fuller, BSc Southampton, PGCE (Mathematics) andrea.fuller@stcatherines.info Mrs Sally Gallis, BA Ed Plymouth, QTS (Drama) sally.gallis@stcatherines.info Mrs Nicola Genzel, BA Roehampton, PGCE (Food and Nutrition) nicola.genzel@stcatherines.info Mrs Montse Gil Rivas, BA, MA Surrey, PGDL, PGCE (Spanish and French) montse.gilrivas@stcatherines.info Mr Carl Gladwell, BA London, PGCE (History and Politics) carl.gladwell@stcatherines.info Mrs Elizabeth Goodwin, LLB, MSc London, PGCE (Geography) beth.goodwin@stcatherines.info Mrs Nabila Gordon, BSc, MSc London (Mathematics) nabila.gordon@stcatherines.info Miss Emily Gray, BSc Loughborough, QTS (Physical Education) emily.gray@stcatherines.info Miss Ceri-Anne Greenfield, BSc Exeter, PGCE (Chemistry) ceri-anne.greenfield@stcatherines.info Mr Matthew Greenfield, MEng Oxon, QTS (Music) matthew.greenfield@stcatherines.info Miss Morta Grigaliūnaitė, BMus London, Perf (Music) morta.grigaliunaite@stcatherines.info Mrs Laura Grizzelle-Lang, BA London, PGCE (Drama) laura.grizzelle-lang@stcatherines.info Miss Jennifer Guiton BA, Masters Artois, ITT (French) jennifer.guiton@stcatherines.info Mrs Helen Harkness, BEd Chichester (Physical Education) helen.harkness@stcatherines.info Mrs Penny Harris, BSc Edinburgh, PGCE (Biology) penny.harris@stcatherines.info Mrs Kate Hawtin, BA Dunelm, PGCE (Spanish and Italian) kate.hawtin@stcatherines.info Mrs Sophie Hay, BA Kent, PGCE (English) sophie.hay@stcatherines.info Mrs Grace Hermitage, BSc Dublin, PGCE (Chemistry) grace.hermitage@stcatherines.info Mrs Anna Hetherington, BA Birmingham, PGCE (Geography) anna.hetherington@stcatherines.info

Mrs Nicola Higgs, BA Manchester, PGCE (History/Politics) nicky.higgs@stcatherines.info Mrs Laura Hill, BSc Bath, PGCE (Mathematics) laura.hill@stcatherines.info Mr David Hobourn, GTCL, FTCL, LTCL, FRCO (Music) david.hobourn@stcatherines.info Mrs Sheila Kelsall, BSc, MA Open, PGCE (Mathematics) sheila.kelsall@stcatherines.info Miss Alice Kirrage, MA, MLitt St Andrews, PGCE (Classics) alice.kirrage@stcatherines.info Mrs Deborah Kitchen, BA Oxon, PGDip, QTS (English) debbie.kitchen@stcatherines.info Mrs Lorraine Kowalewska, BA Roehampton, QTS (Physical Education) lorraine.kowalewska@stcatherines.info Mrs Silja Loya, Music Pedagogue, Tampere Conservatoire, Finland; PGDip RCM (Music) silja.loya@stcatherines.info Mrs Sophie Mackness, BSc London, PGCE (Geography) sophie.mackness@stcatherines.info Miss Emily Marsh, BSc Birmingham, PGDipEd, PGCE (Physical Education) milly.marsh@stcatherines.info Miss Hannah Maude, BSc Exeter (Psychology) hannah.maude@stcatherines.info Mrs Izzy McLean, BA Exeter, PGCE (Religious Studies) izzy.mclean@stcatherines.info Revâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d Dr Benjamin McNair Scott, BA, CELTA, PGCE, MA, PHD London (Religious Studies) chaplain@stcatherines.info Mrs Rosa McQuade, BA Oviedo, PGCE (Spanish) rosa.mcquade@stcatherines.info Mrs Kirsty Meredith, BA London, AKC, PGCE (Classics) DSL kirsty.meredith@stcatherines.info Miss Sandra Morris, BSc Surrey, QTS (Computing) sandra.morris@stcatherines.info Mrs Nancy Moore, BA Wales, PGCE (Physical Education) nancy.moore@stcatherines.info Mrs Lorinda Munro-Faure, MA Oxon, PGCE (Biology) DSL lorinda.munrofaure@stcatherines.info Dr Elodie Nevin, MA Oxon, PhD, QTS (French and German) elodie.nevin@stcatherines.info Mr Son Nguyen, BSc Nottingham Trent, PGCE (Mathematics) son.nguyen@stcatherines.info Mrs Alice North, BSc Southampton, PGCE (Psychology) alice.north@stcatherines.info Mrs Sarah Noy, BA Nottingham, PGCE (Textiles) sarah.noy@stcatherines.info Miss Tansy Parkinson, BA Warwick (Drama) tansy.parkinson@stcatherines.info Mrs Claerwen Patterson, BA, MA Oxon, PGCE (Biology) claerwen.patterson@stcatherines.info Mrs Catherine Peel, BA Oxon, PGCE (French and German) catherine.peel@stcatherines.info Mr Alexander Perry-Adlam, BA Liverpool John Moores, Cert Ed. (Art) alex.perry-adlam@stcatherines.info Dr Kathleen Puech, BSc, PhD Dublin, PGCE (Physics) kathleen.puech@stcatherines.info Ms Louise Robson, BA Hull, PGCE (English) louise.robson@stcatherines.info Miss Sally Salter, BA, LRAD, RAD, RTS ISTD, DDE (Dance) sally.salter@stcatherines.info Mrs Hannah Simcock, BA Oxon, PGCE (English) hannah.simcock@stcatherines.info Mrs Sarah Small, BA Liverpool, PGCE, DipSpLD (Study Skills) sarah.small@stcatherines.info Mrs Katie Solly, BA London (LAMDA) katie.solly@stcatherines.info Mr Asif Suleman, MSc UCL (Physics) asif.suleman@stcatherines.info Dr Jennifer Taylor, MA, PhD London, QTS (Mathematics) jennifer.taylor@stcatherines.info Mrs Cecilia Townley, BA, MA London, PGCE (Religious Studies) cecilia.townley@stcatherines.info Mrs Carol Ann Van Deventer, BA, MA, Initial Teaching Cert, New York (Spanish) carolann.vandeventer@stcatherines.info Miss Gayle Vickers, BA Warwick, QTS (Physical Education) gayle.vickers@stcatherines.info Mrs Anne-Marie Wakefield, BSc Nottingham, QTS (Physics) anne-marie.wakefield@stcatherines.info Mr Robert Walters, BSc (Hons) Leeds, PGCE (Biology) bob.walters@stcatherines.info Miss Emily Ward, BA, MA Teaching Western Australia (History of Art) emily.ward@stcatherines.info Mrs Caroline Warren, BA, MEd OU, PGCE (Study Skills) caroline.warren@stcatherines.info Mr Nigel Watson, BA Ealing College, PGCE (Economics/Business Studies) nigel.watson@stcatherines.info Mrs Sue Weighell, BA Birmingham, QTS (Business Studies) susan.weighell@stcatherines.info Mr Alastair White, BA Winchester (Design & Technology) alastair.white@stcatherines.info Mrs Amanda White, BSc Wales, PGCE (PSHE & Geography) amanda.white@stcatherines.info Miss Laura White, MA Cantab, MA London, PGCE (Religious Studies) laura.white@stcatherines.info Miss Tamsyn White, BA Chichester, QTS (Physical Education) tamsyn.white@stcatherines.info Miss Grace Whittingham, BA Bristol (Classics) grace.whittingham@stcatherines.info Mrs Caroline Willis, BSc Leicester, QTS (Mathematics) caroline.willis@stcatherines.info Mrs Alison Wood, BSc Manchester (Art) alison.wood@stcatherines.info Mr Jonathan Worthen, MA Oxon, PGCE (English) jonathan.worthen@stcatherines.info Mr Alasdair Wright, BSc Hertfordshire, PGCE (Mathematics) alasdair.wright@stcatherines.info Mrs Claire Wyllie, MA Dunelm, PGCE (Religious Studies) claire.wyllie@stcatherines.info Mr Ian Young, DipRSL LCGI GRMSM (Music) ian.young@stcatherines.info TECHNICIANS Mrs Joanne Barratt (Textiles and Food and Nutrition) joanne.barratt@stcatherines.info Mrs Julia Cringle (Physics) julia.cringle@stcatherines.info Mrs Gill Denyer (Biology) gill.denyer@stcatherines.info Mrs Elaine French-Mowat (Chemistry) elaine.frenchmowat@stcatherines.info

Mr Duncan Palmar (Art) duncan.palmar@stcatherines.info Mrs Alison Wood (Art) alison.wood@stcatherines.info Mr Geoffrey Woodfine (DT) geoffrey.woodfine@stcatherines.info MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSISTANTS Miss Cristina Sanchez Lucas (Spanish) cristina.sanchez-lucas@stcatherines.info Miss Linda Eckart (German) linda.eckart@stcatherines.info SCHOOL HOUSEMISTRESSES FOURTH FORM TUTORS ASHCOMBE Mrs Amanda White ASHCOMBE Mrs Caroline Warren MERRIMAN Mrs Rosa McQuade MERRIMAN Mr Alasdair Wright MIDLETON Mrs Kirsty Meredith MIDLETON Miss Emily Ward MUSGRAVE Mrs Penny Harris MUSGRAVE Miss Milly Marsh RUSSELL-BAKER Mrs Izzy McLean RUSSELL-BAKER Miss Beth Bathurst STONER Mrs Simone Berry STONER Mrs Grace Hermitage ASSISTANT HOUSEMISTRESS IN MIDLETON, SUPPORTING THE SENIOR HOUSEMISTRESS – Mrs Sophie Hay U3/L4 HOUSE TUTORS ASHCOMBE Mrs Debbie Kitchen MERRIMAN Mrs Hannah Simcock MIDLETON Miss Ceri-Anne Greenfield MUSGRAVE Miss Katie Evans RUSSELL-BAKER Ms Tamsyn White STONER Mrs Alison Earnshaw-Punnett

SIXTH FORM TUTORS Mrs Jean Arrick Mr Carl Gladwell Dr Kathleen Puech Mr Matthew Greenfield Mr Nigel Watson Miss Alice Kirrage

ASSISTANT TUTORS ASHCOMBE Mrs Lorraine Kowalewska MERRIMAN Mrs Montse Gil Rivas MIDLETON Miss Laura Cox MUSGRAVE Mrs Davina Byrne RUSSELL-BAKER Mrs Angelique Burns STONER Mrs Rebecca Devine

BOARDING HOUSEMISTRESSES BRONTE Mrs Helen Hobourn SYMES Mrs Helen Harkness RESIDENT IN SYMES Mrs Hannah Simcock KELLER Mrs Isabel Cook SIXTH FORM BOARDING Mrs Vic Alexander ASST SIXTH FORM Miss Alice Kirrage

ADMINISTRATION SENIOR SCHOOL Senior School Registrar PA to the Headmistress Office Manager and PA to the Director of Staff PAs to the Head of Boarding and the Senior Housemistress PA to the Director of Studies and HR Assistant PA to the Head of Sixth Form and Office Assistant HR Assistant Music Administrator SIMS Manager/Resources Administrator Office Junior

Mrs Clare Woodgates admissions@stcatherines.info Miss Toppy Wharton toppy.wharton@stcatherines.info Miss Sally Marshall sally.marshall@stcatherines.info Ms Kate Wilde kate.wilde@stcatherines.info Mrs Gillian Hannant gillian.hannant@stcatherines.info Miss Melissa Hinde melissa.hinde@stcatherines.info Mrs Heather Judd heather.judd@stcatherines.info Mrs Netty Creswell annette.creswell@stcatherines,info Mrs Gillian Hannant gillian.hannant@stcatherines.info Mrs Tara Keeble tara.keeble@stcatherines.info Amy Feakes office.junior@stcatherines.info

Mrs Catherine Peel Dr Mark Bramwell Mrs Lucy Dibsdall Mr Philip Friend Ms Louise Robson Dr Jennifer Taylor

PREPARATORY SCHOOL TEACHING STAFF Miss Naomi Bartholomew, BEd, QTS, MA London (English) naomi.bartholomew@stcatherines.info Mrs Jessica Bennett, BA Kingston, PGCE (Form Teacher and Drama) jessica.bennett@stcatherines.info Mrs Clare Berry, BA Southampton, PGCE (General Subjects) clare.berry@stcatherines.info Mr Matthew Blunt, BMus London, RAM, LRSM (Music) matt.blunt@stcatherines.info Mrs Kay Chaventré, BA Anglia Ruskin (Director of e-Learning, ICT Prep. School and Trainer) kay.chaventre@stcatherines.info Mrs Rachel Churchley Cook, BA Exeter, PGCE (Form Teacher) rachel.churchleycook@stcatherines.info Mrs Jane Cowx, BEd Bedford College (Physical Education) jane.cowx@stcatherines.info Mrs Sophie Edwards, MA UCL London, PGCE (Form Teacher and French) sophie.edwards@stcatherines.info Miss Rebecca Gannon, BSc Exeter, PGCE (Physical Education) rebecca.gannon@stcatherines.info Mrs Wendy Gibbs, BEd Winchester (Mathematics and Science) DSL wendy.gibbs@stcatherines.info Mrs Maggie Green, MA London, LLAM, LALAM, PGDipEd (LAMDA) maggie.green@stcatherines.info Mrs Rebecca Gunther, BEd Kingston (Form Teacher and English) rebecca.gunther@stcatherines.info Mrs Elizabeth Harrison, BA, MSc Huddersfield, PGCE (Art and DT) lizzie.harrison@stcatherines.info Mrs Helen Hobourn, BEd Surrey (Music) helen.hobourn@stcatherines.info Mrs Jacquie Hughes, BEd Birmingham (Teacher Assistant) jacquie.hughes@stcatherines.info Mrs Caroline Jackson, BA Newcastle, PGCE (Form Teacher) caroline.jackson@stcatherines.info

Miss Emily Jefford, BA Kingston, QTS (Form Teacher) DSL emily.jefford@stcatherines.info Mrs Maren Kelly, BA, CertEd, MA Roehampton, PGCE (Form Teacher and Science) maren.kelly@stcatherines.info Mrs Tish King-Fretts, BA WSIHE, PGCE, OCR Dip SpLd (Form Teacher) tish.kingfretts@stcatherines.info Mrs Christine Lance Jones, BA Canterbury, QTS (Form Teacher and Thinking Skills) christine.lancejones@stcatherines.info Mrs Ruth Lee, BA UCL London, PGCE (Form Teacher and RS) ruth.lee@stcatherines.info Miss Catherine Luke, BA Chichester, PGCE (Form Teacher and Pre-Prep Music) catherine.luke@stcatherines.info Mrs Katharine Malins, BA Middletown Connecticut, QTS (Form Teacher and Maths) katie.malins@stcatherines.info Miss Emily Mcilwain, BSc Chichester, QTS (Physical Education) emily.mcilwain@stcatherines.info Mrs Julie Micklethwaite, BEd Roehampton, OCR Dip, SpLd (General Subjects) julie.micklethwaite@stcatherines.info Ms Julie Mullins, BA Bath, PGCE (Form Teacher and History) julie.mullins@stcatherines.info Mrs Linda Reading, Diploma of Teaching Auckland, QTS (Form Teacher and Geography) linda.reading@stcatherines.info Miss Gayle Vickers, BA Warwick, QTS (Physical Education) gayle.vickers@stcatherines.info Miss Naomi Wyatt, BA Bristol, PGCE (Form Teacher) naomi.wyatt@stcatherines.info Librarian Mrs Jacqueline Sadler, BA Brunel jacqui.sadler@stcatherines.info PGCE – Post Graduate Certificate of Education | QTS – Qualified Teacher Status ACADEMIC MENTORS Mrs Tracey Marmion, BEd, DipSpLD tracey.marmion@stcatherines.info Mr Michael Keane, MA Greenwich michael.keane@stcatherines.info Mrs Sarah Small, BA Liverpool, PGCE, DipSpLD sarah.small@stcatherines.info TEACHING ASSISTANTS Miss Rebecca Harding, Mrs Suzie O’Donnell, Mrs Claire Blythe, Mrs Jane Killick, Mrs Louise Silvester, Mrs Jane Pink, Mrs Sarah Grewal ADMINISTRATION PREP SCHOOL Prep. School Registrar PA to the Headmistress, Prep School Receptionist Office Junior

Mrs Sally Manhire sally.manhire@stcatherines.info Ms Lesley McLaren lesley.mclaren@stcatherines.info Mrs Jane Faull jane.faull@stcatherines.info prepoffice.junior@stcatherines.info

MEDICAL CENTRE SISTERS medical@stcatherines.info Sister Linda Green RGN – Senior Nursing Sister, Sister Katie Downes RN Part 15, Mrs Maya Garside, Sister Loretta Pope, RGN, Sister Kate Simpson RGN ST CATHERINE’S DANCE SCHOOL Principal Visiting Dance Teacher Visiting Dance Teacher Dance Waiting

Miss Sally Salter, BA, LRAD, RAD RTS, ISTD DDE sally.salter@stcatherines.info Miss Faye Bailey, ISTD DDE danceschool@stcatherines.info Miss Tara Piontecki, ISTD, FDI danceschool@stcatherines.info Mrs Debbie Lucas, Mrs Jennifer Sabin, danceschool@stcatherines.info

AFTER SCHOOL CARE Mrs Wendy Bacon (Lead Supervisor), Mrs Jean Greenwood, Mrs Janet Keane, Mrs Jennifer Sabin, Miss Tania Whatley, Mrs Sophie Wilson (Deputy Supervisor) GAP STUDENTS Miss Emma Furphy, Miss Alexandra Gore, Miss Ruby Lawler, Miss Madeline Murrie, Miss Eilish Parsons, Miss Bridget Whitnall INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TEACHERS PIANO Miss Elizabeth Hayley, FRSA GRSM LRAM LGSMD LTCL - Head of Keyboard Miss Nadine Andre, BMus, MMus Performance Royal Northern College of Music Mrs Amy Dickinson, BA Mus Cantab, QTS Mrs Julia Freeman, LRAM (perf ) PGDip Miss Tia Kuchmy, Mus.B, GRNCM, ARNCM, LRAM, ARCM Miss Jinah Shim, BMus London ORGAN Mr David Hobourn, GTCL, FTCL, LTCL, FRCO PERCUSSION AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC Mr Ian Young, DipRSL LCGI GRMSM (Percussion) - Head of Percussion and Contemporary Music Mr Stuart Henshall, BA Academy of Contemporary Music (Acoustic, Bass and Electric Guitar)

STRINGS Mrs Silja Loya, Music Pedagogue Tampere Conservatoire, Finland; PGDip RCM (Violin) - Head of Strings Mr Miguel Calvo, MMus Guildhall School of Music and Drama (‘Cello) - Assistant Head of Strings Mrs Walija Chew, AGSM, GGSM (‘Cello) Mrs Luisa Cordell, BMus University of Surrey (Harp) Mr Peter Howe, ARCM (Classical, Acoustic and Jazz Guitar) Mrs Julia McDonough, MA (Dist.), DipRCM, ARCM, CTABRSM (Violin, Viola) Mrs Debbie Rogers, DipRCM (Double Bass) Miss Jayne Spencer, AGSM, LGSM (‘Cello) Mr Barry Sutton, AGSM (Violin, Viola) WOODWIND Mrs Denise Burt, FTCL, LTCL (Flute) – Head of Woodwind and Brass Miss Jackie Hayter, BMus, LRAM, PGDip RCM (Bassoon) Miss Elizabeth Horseman, BMus RCM (Oboe) Mrs Fiona Howe, ARCM (Flute) Miss Tia Kuchmy, Mus.B, GRNCM, ARNCM, LRAM, ARCM (Flute, Recorder) Mrs Glynis Langley, GLCM, LLCM(TD) (Clarinet, Saxophone) Mrs Michelle Nash, BA Canterbury, PGDip (Clarinet, Saxophone) Miss Chloe Potter, BMus Guildhall (Clarinet, Saxophone) BRASS Miss Victoria Buddin, BMus, PGDip RCS (Trumpet) Mrs Jessica Cooper BMus Perf RSAM (French Horn) Mr Paul Sykes, RMSM (Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba) VOICE Mrs Vanessa Crocker, B.Mus, LRAM, ARCM - Head of Vocal Studies Mrs Jan Barklem, LLB, LGSM (Dist) Mrs Rachel Bowen-Perkins, BMus Mrs Laura Brown MA, MMus, ARCO, LTCL SCHOOL SHOP Manager

Mrs Katy Karwowska-Margan school.shop@stcatherines.info

ST CATHERINE’S SPORTS CLUB Manager

Mr Ross McCue leisure@stcatherines.info

OTHER BUSINESS CENTRE STAFF PA to the Business Department Business Department Assistant Accounts Staff Domestic Services Manager Housekeeping Team Events, Venue Hire and Sports Club Manager Events, Venue Hire and Sports Club Assistant Grounds Manager Grounds Team Maintenance Manager Maintenance Team Minibus Driver Catering Manager Deputy Catering Manager Catering Team

Mrs Diane Haeffele business.managerpa@stcatherines.info Miss Nikki Cozens business.assistant@stcatherines.info Mrs Amie Cook amie.cook@stcatherines.info Mrs Vicky Livermore vicky.livermore@stcatherines.info Mrs Maria Titcomb maria.titcomb@stcatherines.info Mrs Susan Godwin domesticservices.manager@stcatherines.info Ms Cilla Chedd, Mr Alan Collett, Mr Bernado de Freitas, Mrs Maria de Freitas, Mrs Alex Gouveia, Mrs Agnes Heviamoovima, Miss Maria Mouzo, Mrs Rachel Simpson Mr Ross McCue ross.mccue@stcatherines.info Miss Natalia Loveday natalia.loveday@stcatherines.info Mr Kirk Melia head.groundsman@stcatherines.info Miss Emma Browne, Mr Leslie Haytree Mr John O’Donnell maintenance@stcatherines.info Mr Joseph Bruder, Mr Toni Gouveia, Mr Michael Hamilton Mr Colin Hayward Mr Andrew Price catering.manager@stcatherines.info Mr Clive Longman Mrs Shabana Begum, Mr Justin Brown, Mr Robert Courtney, Mr Andrew Cross, Mrs Lisa Harris, Mr Sam Kelly, Miss Jennifer Libby, Mrs Marcela Libby, Mrs Denisszia-Noemi Gerocz, Mr Luke Sheriff, Mr Robert Struszynski, Mr Felix Szabo, Mr Jose Timoteo, Mr Janos Torok, Mrs Beverly Webster, Mrs Tracy Wheeler

Staffing can change from term to term. To view an up-to-date staff list please refer to the school website – www.stcatherines.info/staff-list. If you would like a hard copy please email the School Office – schooloffice@stcatherines.info

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW PREP SCHOOL The Prep School curriculum comprises all formal academic subjects in addition to the broader opportunities of extension activities outside the classroom.

PRE-PREP Throughout the Pre-Prep department the girls have specialist teachers for ICT, Music and PE and there are plenty of opportunities during the year for the girls to celebrate their achievements in these subjects, such as school assemblies, Sports Day and the Christmas Nativity.

EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) Pre-Prep I (Reception), celebrates the start of school life at St Catherine's. Our main objective during this first year at school is for girls to feel secure, happy and settled. The girls follow the Foundation Stage Curriculum with activities to promote the Prime Areas of Learning which are: • •

Communication and Language, Physical Development and Personal, Social and Emotional Development. Specific areas include Literacy, Mathematical Development, Understanding of the World, Expressive Arts and Design

(Art, Crafts, Music, Ballet and Drama are developed through the Expressive Arts and Design area of the curriculum.) There is a strong emphasis on having fun whilst learning which gives the girls confidence and encourages independence.

PRE-PREP II AND III (Years 1 and 2) These year groups continue to build on the solid foundations laid down in Pre-Prep I. The girls are encouraged during these years to become increasingly independent. The happy, secure and inspiring classrooms provide the girls with the confidence to tackle new challenges and to develop their emerging skills in reading, writing and maths. In Pre-Prep III girls start to learn the violin or cello. French, Ballet, Tap and Modern Dance are also offered as after school activities.

PREP Form I - Lower III (Years 3 – 6) Girls from Form I to Lower III remain in Form based teaching groups and from Lower II are in allocated teaching sets for Maths, spelling and reading. Specialist teachers deliver Art, Computing, Design Technology, Drama, French, Music, Latin and PE. Girls in Lower III are taught RS by our School Chaplain. The Curriculum includes: English Mathematics Science Computing Religious Studies (RS) History Geography French

Classics (Lower III) Art Design & Technology Physical Education (PE) P.S.H.C.E. (Life Matters) Music Drama Thinking Skills

We are proud to be a De Bono Thinking School and promote independent thought and creative approaches to teaching and learning. Girls have a weekly Thinking Skills lesson which includes introduction to De Bono’s Thinking Hats. Through our Thinking Skills programme, other learning strategies are introduced such as motivation, revision and examination technique. In addition, there is a wide and varied extra-curricular programme which enables to girls to engage in many different pursuits. Using their creativity/ingenuity, girls often create and lead their own clubs. Our aim is for girls to leave the Prep School as confident, independent thinkers who are ready to take advantage of all of the opportunities available in their next phase of education. Girls typically take up senior school places at a number of excellent schools including St Catherine’s Senior School. We are very proud of their achievements.

SENIOR SCHOOL In the first three years at St Catherine’s all girls follow a general academic programme that is designed to give each girl experience of a broad curriculum in advance of her I/GCSE options in U4. I/GCSE Options are chosen in the Spring Term of U4. U5 girls also choose their AS options in the Spring Term.

CAREERS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)

A comprehensive package of Careers advice and guidance is available to the girls both within the curriculum and also outside normal lessons. The formal Careers programme begins in U4 with a weekly lecture which informs and inspires girls about their career potential. U4 girls are supported in their GCSE option choices through a combination of talks and personal discussions with Heads of academic departments and tutors. In the Fifth Form girls attend Careers lessons and complete the Morrisby profile, which is designed to assist them in making A Level choices based on their academic ability, natural aptitudes and career interests. During the Sixth Form the focus shifts to consider university applications and higher education courses together with careers implications.

All girls study IT from U3-U5 at St Catherine’s. Girls take IGCSE ICT at the end of L5. The course is designed to equip the girls for the world of work as well as further studies after they leave us.

Girls also benefit from a wide range of external speakers, specific career-focused events, and the biennial Careers Convention which offers girls the opportunity to speak to practitioners representing a wide range of professions.

CREATIVE ARTS There are six Creative Arts subjects: Art, DT, Drama, Food & Nutrition, Music, Textiles, which are taught on a rotation basis in the first two years. There are three 10 week rotations, with four of the Creative Arts subjects taught in each. Each girl will have two rotations of each of the Creative Arts subjects in years U3 to L4 inclusive. In U4 all girls take Music and Drama and opt for two from Art, DT, Food & Nutrition and Textiles. There is no requirement to study a particular Creative Arts subject in U4 if a girl is considering it for GCSE, but it is worth bearing possible future option choices in mind in order to embed appropriate skills. All Creative Arts subjects are available as single GCSE, AS and A2 options.

LANGUAGES In U3 all girls will study French, German and Spanish, opting for two of these languages at the end of the U3 year to carry forward for the next 2 years of study. Girls who demonstrate particularly strong ability in languages may be invited to continue with all 3 languages in L4-U4, subject to uptake. This procedure is under annual review. In addition all girls study Latin in the first three years and there is a short taster session in the U4 of Greek. All these languages are available as GCSE, AS and A2 options and each girl is required to select at least one modern foreign language at IGCSE level taken from French, German and Spanish. In the Sixth Form Italian GCSE,AS and A2 are available it the subject can be timetabled along with other options.

PE All girls take part in a PE lesson throughout their time at St Catherine’s. In addition the curriculum option of GCSE, AS and A2 PE exists for those who wish to pursue PE as an examined subject.

LIFE MATTERS (as PSHE is known at St Catherine’s) A comprehensive curriculum of personal, social and health education is taught by experienced teachers throughout the first five years. These lessons embrace a very wide range of issues and are designed to help promote an awareness and understanding of social, moral, cultural and ethical dimensions.

ENGLISH

SCIENCES AND MATHS

All girls study English throughout their first five years at St Catherine’s. At IGCSE level two separate examinations are taken in English Language and English Literature. In the Sixth Form English (Literature only) is available at AS and A2 level.

All girls study Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Physics throughout their first five years at St Catherine’s. Girls are placed in science divisions (sets) from the L4 onwards and in Maths divisions from the midpoint of the U3 onwards. Movements between the divisions is possible and this normally happens at the end of an academic year. Maths and the separate sciences are available at IGCSE, AS and A2 level. The option exists at IGCSE level for either double award or triple award science, a marked difference to many other schools. Girls selecting double award science are then able to select an additional GCSE option and broaden their GCSE profile.

GREY MATTERS During U3 a short course is given entitled Grey Matters. This course looks at thinking skills and learning styles, how the brain works and supports all work carried out throughout the curriculum.

HUMANITIES All girls study History, Geography and Religious Studies (RS) in the first three years at St Catherine’s. RS is a GCSE option, History and Geography are IGCSE options. Girls are required to choose either the short course RS (1 year), taken in L5, or the full course RS (2 years) as part of their GCSE options.

THINKING SKILLS St Catherine’s is accredited as a De Bono Thinking School. Thinking Skills, incorporating the six De Bono thinking hats and Cognitive Research Trust (CoRT) skills underpin all we do in the curriculum. Girls are encouraged at all stages to think and learn independently, think ‘out of the box’ and to task risks. Getting

the ‘wrong’ answer is regarded as a positive step forwards and helps to raise the bar still higher!

PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS The breakdown of GCSE and IGCSE subjects is as follows: IGCSE: Biology, Chemistry, English Language, English Literature, French, Geography, German, History, Information Technology, Maths, Physics, Spanish. GCSE: Art, DT, Drama, Food & Nutrition, Greek, Latin, Music, PE, Religious Studies, Textiles. AS and A Level: Girls opt for four AS subjects and have complete flexibility in their choice of nearly 30 subjects. New subjects offered in the Sixth Form include Business, Classics, Economics, Government and Politics, History of Art and Psychology.

All girls in the Sixth Form also attend a program of curriculum enrichment which includes further work on Careers, preparation for university and other Higher Education courses, talks from visiting speakers on current relevant issues, such as student finance, current affairs and global perspectives, plus the opportunity to take elective options such as cooking on a student budget, brushing up skills in a modern foreign language. The flexibility to continue with four subjects to A Level or to drop one AS subject and pick up another is highly valued by the girls. Unlike other qualifications (where there is less flexibility) the girls can decide whether they wish to pursue a single strand in their curriculum (eg all languages, three sciences, all arts ) or whether they wish to mix curriculum areas (eg two sciences, one language and one humanity).

CORE CURRICULUM YEARS U3 - L4 (YEARS 7 - 8)

SENIOR SCHOOL (GCSE/KS4)

Art, Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Design Technology (DT),

IGCSE - Core Subjects

Drama, English, French, Geography, German, History, Home

Double Award Science, English,

Economics (HE), Information & Communication Technology

Mathematics,

(ICT), Latin, Mathematics, Music, Personal, Social & Health

One Modern Foreign Language

Education (PSHE), Physical Education (PE), Physics, Religious

(French, German, Spanish), ICT

Studies (RS), Spanish, Textiles, Thinking Skills

Non-Examined Subjects

YEARS U4 (YEARS 9)

PE, Life Matters

Art, Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Design Technology (DT), Drama, English, French, Geography, German, History, Home Economics (HE), Information & Communication Technology (ICT), Latin, Mathematics, Music, Personal, Social & Health Education (PSHE), Physical Education (PE), Physics, Religious Studies (RS), Spanish, Textiles, Thinking Skill

HALF-GCSE 1-YEAR COURSES (Year 10 - Lower5)

All U4 girls study Music and Drama, and select two from Art, DT, Home Economics and Textiles, which will be studied throughout the year.

RS OPTIONS Art, Biology (IGCSE), Chemistry (IGCSE), DT, Drama, French (IGCSE), Geography (IGCSE), German (IGCSE), Greek, History (IGCSE), HE, Latin, Music, PE, Physics (IGCSE), RS, Spanish (IGCSE), Textiles

SIXTH FORM (AS/A LEVEL )

Biology

German

Physics

Business Studies

Government and Politics

Psychology

Chemistry

History

Classics

Art & Design

Spanish

History of Art

Theatre Studies

Economics

Latin

Textiles

English

Mathematics

GCSE Italian in L6

French

Music

AS Italian in U6

Further Mathematics

Geography

Photography

NON-EXAMINED SUBJECTS University Preparation (Careers and ICT)

A LEVEL & GCSE/IGCSE RESULTS A2 LEVEL RESULTS Percentage of passes The A* Grade at A2 Level was introduced in 2010. Grade A*

A*-A

A*-B

A*-C

A*-D

A*-E

2017

100

2016

100

2015

2014

100

2013

100

2012

100

2011

100

2010

100

Grade A

A-B

A-C

A-D

A-E

2009

100

2008

100

2007

100

Grade A*

A*-A

A*-B

A*-C

A*-E

2017

100

2016

100

2015

100

2014

100

2013

100

2012

100

2011

100

2010

100

2009

100

2008

100

2007

100

GCSE/IGCSE RESULTS Percentage of passes

AS/A2 SUBJECT GRADE BREAKDOWN & ANALYSIS 2016

A2 Grade Breakdown

Totals

A2% Breakdown

Biology

Business Studies

100

130

Chemistry

Chinese

Classics

D&T

100

Drama & Theatre Studies

Drama & Theatre studies

Economics

English Literature

Fine Art

French

23%

Further Mathematics

47%

Geography

23%

German

Greek

100

History

History of Art

Latin

Mathematics

Music

23%

Photography

A*-A

68%

Physical Education

A*-B

92%

Physics

A*-C

98%

Politics

100

Psychology

Religious Studies

Russian

Spanish

Textiles

Grade Analysis

Total

279

% Analysis

Cumulative

A*-D

99%

A*-E

100%

A*-U

100%

AS Grade Breakdown

Totals

AS% Breakdown

Biology

201

Business

108

Chemistry

Classics

100

D&T

100

Drama & Theatre Studies

Economics

Total

362

English Literature

Fine Art

Food and Nutrition

100

56%

French

30%

Geography

German

Greek

100

History

History of Art

Grade Analysis

% Analysis

% Cumulative

Latin

Mathematics

Music

A-B

Photography

A-C

Physical Education

100

A-D

Physics

A-E

100

Politics

A-U

100

Psychology

Religious Studies

Russian

100

Spanish

Textiles

100

AS/A2 SUBJECT GRADE BREAKDOWN & ANALYSIS 2017 A2 Grade Breakdown

Totals

A2% Breakdown

Biology

Business Studies

Chemistry

Chinese

100

Classics

100

D&T

100

Drama & Theatre studies

Economics

English Literature

Fine Art

French

28%

Further Mathematics

36%

Geography

26%

German

Greek

100

History

History of Art

Latin

Mathematics

Music

28%

Photography

A*-A

65%

Physics

A*-B

91%

Politics

A*-C

98%

Psychology

A*-D

100%

Religious Studies

A*-E

100%

Russian

100

A*-U

100%

Spanish

AS Grade Breakdown

Totals

AS% Breakdown

Biology

171

Business

Chemistry

Chinese

100

Classics

D&T

Drama & Theatre Studies

100

Total

325

Economics

English Literature

Fine Art

53%

Food and Nutrition

100

22%

French

13%

Geography

German

History

History of Art

Grade Analysis

Total

266

% Analysis

Cumulative

Grade Analysis

% Analysis

% Cumulative

Latin

Mathematics

53%

Music

100

A-B

75%

Photography

A-C

88%

Physical Education

A-D

97%

Physics

A-E

100%

Politics

A-U

100%

Psychology

Religious Studies

100

Spanish

Textiles

100

UNIVERSITY DESTINATIONS - 2016

UNIVERSITY

COURSE

UNIVERSITY

COURSE

Aston University

Computing Science

Leeds

Spanish and Italian

Bath

French and International Management

Leeds

Film, Photography and Media

Bath

Business Management

Leeds

French and Spanish

Birmingham

Psychology

Leicester

Biological Sciences (Neuroscience)

Birmingham

History of Art

Birmingham

Business Management

London College of Fashion

Make-up, Hair and Prosthetics for Performance

Birmingham

Medicine

Loughborough

Management Sciences

Birmingham

Geography

Loughborough

Art Foundation

Birmingham

Medicine

LSE

Law

Birmingham

International Relations with Economics

Manchester

Anthropology

Bristol

Civil Engineering

Manchester

Geography

Cambridge

History

Northampton

Primary Education

Cambridge

Veterinary Medicine

Nottingham

Mechanical Engineering with industrial placement

Cambridge

Natural Sciences

Nottingham

History of Art

Cardiff

Medicine

Oxford Brookes

Architecture

Cardiff

Maths and Physics

Oxford Brookes

Sport and Exercise Science

Cardiff

Economics and Accounting

Oxford Brookes

English Literature

Cardiff

Medicine

Oxford Brookes

English Literature with Creative Writing

Cardiff

Sociology

Oxford Brookes

Sociology

Durham

Law

Reading

Classical Studies

Durham

Modern Languages

Royal Holloway

Biomedical Science

Durham

Chemistry

Southampton

Physical Geography

Durham

Theology and Religion

Southampton

Economics

Durham

Sociology

St Andrew's

English and History of Art

Edinburgh

Psychology

St Andrew's

Classics

Edinburgh

International Relations

St Andrew's

Classics and English

Edinburgh

Psychology

Tufts University, Boston

Liberal Arts

Essex

Business, Management and Economics

UCL

Architecture

Exeter

Business and Management

UCL

English Literature

Exeter

Philosophy

UCL

Bioprocessing of new medicines

Exeter

Spanish and Portugese

UCL

Architecture

Exeter

Geography

UCL

Biomedical Engineering

Exeter

Economics and Finance

UCL

Human Sciences

Exeter

International Relations

University of Hong Kong

Pharmacy

Exeter

Sociology

Warwick

Law

Exeter

Business Management

Warwick

Language Culture and Communications

Exeter

English

Warwick

Law

Exeter

Business Economics

Warwick

History

King's College

Religion, Philosophy and Ethics

Warwick

English Literature

King's College

Religion, Philosophy and Ethics

York

Interactive Media

King's College

Philosophy

York

English Literature

Leeds

Psychology

York

Leeds

Economics

Accounting, Business Finance and Management

Leeds

Music Performance

UNIVERSITY DESTINATIONS - 2017 UNIVERSITY

COURSE

UNIVERSITY

COURSE

Arts University Bournemouth

Foundation Art

Exeter

Liberal Arts

Bath

Psychology

Harvard

Pre-med Biology Major

Bath

Mathematics

Imperial

Chemistry with Medical Bio Chemistry

Bath

Mechanical Engineering

Imperial

Biological Sciences

Bath

Psychology

Imperial

Medicine

Bath

French and International Management

Kent

Architecture

Birmingham

Political Science

Kent

Biomedical Sciences

Birmingham

Law

Kings

Geography

Birmingham

Biological Sciences

Lancaster

Spanish Studies and History

Bristol

Liberal Arts With Study Abroad (4 years)

Leeds

Religion, Politics and Society

Bristol

Politics and International Relations

Leicester

Medical Biochemistry

Bristol

English Literature

LSE

Economics

Cambridge

Natural Sciences

Newcastle

Psychology

Cambridge

Geography

Newcastle

Chemistry

Cambridge

Modern and Medieval Languages

Nottingham

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Cambridge

Medicine

Oxford

History and German

Cambridge

Human, Social and Political Sciences

Pratt Institute, New York

Communication Design

Cambridge

Classics

Queen Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s - London

Biomedical Sciences

Durham

General Engineering (4 years)

Queen Mary's - London

Biomedical Engineering

Durham

English Literature

Reading

Psychology

Durham

Music

Royal Holloway

Biomedical Sciences

Durham

Modern Languages and Cultures

Sheffield

Philosophy

Durham

Physics

Southampton

Politics and Spanish

Edinburgh

History of Art

Southampton

Philosophy

Edinburgh

Economics and Politics

St Andrew's

Classics

Edinburgh

Philosophy and Politics

Stockholm School of Economics in Riga

Business and Economics

Edinburgh

Chemistry

UCL

Medicine

Edinburgh

Geography

UCL

Physics

Essex

Law

UCL

Engineering with Architectural Design

Exeter

Liberal Arts

Warwick

Sociololgy

Exeter

Medical Sciences (Neuroscience)

York

English

Exeter

Psychology

The Class of 2017 excludes 9 girls who have deferred their university entry and 9 girls who will apply to university during a gap year of structured work/internships/travel . They continue to be supported by St Catherineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff as they make these applications.

BOARDING Head of Boarding: Mrs Lorinda Munro-Faure, MA Oxon, PGCE (Biology and Oxbridge Mentor) St Catherine’s was founded in 1885 as both a boarding and day school. Boarding is an intrinsic part of the School and is fundamental to the ethos of St Catherine’s. Boarding fosters respect and concern for others, a collegiate spirit, yet gives the girls the confidence to develop their independence and their own individual sense of style.

WHY CHOOSE A BOARDING SCHOOL? There are almost as many reasons to board as there are girls and their families. It could be that a girl already has a very full and active life before and after school and boarding makes it easier to manage her commitments, be they dramatic, musical, sporting or artistic, all on one campus. Sometimes deciding to board is based on what best suits the whole family; a number our parents live abroad and so for them, full boarding is the obvious choice. Weekly boarding, with the week spent in school and the weekend at home, is equally popular, especially in families where both parents work in the UK. For London families, St. Catherine’s offers all the academic outcomes of a top London day school, but a far greater likelihood of gaining a coveted place. At weekends there is a busy and exciting programme for our full boarders; weekly boarders are always welcome to stay and join in the fun.

THE FOUR CORNERSTONES OF BOARDING AT ST CATHERINE’S: • • • •

Expert care by professionals – all our Boarding House Mistresses and resident tutors are qualified teaching professionals with a real understanding of how teenage girls tick. Extended access in the evenings and weekends to our first rate facilities. Value for money. We have the most competitive boarding fee of any boarding school of a similar academic standing by some margin. Our boarders also show particularly enhanced Value Added scores in public examinations. Friends and links for life resulting from living in a diverse, lively, caring and cosmopolitan school community

WHAT GIRLS SAY THEY LIKE ABOUT BOARDING: • • • • •

Being with friends all the time Having time to join in lots of activities Having more time at both ends of the school day Flexibility of weekly boarding – girls can go home on Friday or choose to stay in school for a Saturday morning match or weekend activities. Having resources and facilities close at hand

WHAT PARENTS SAY THEY LIKE ABOUT BOARDING: • • •

• • •

Full boarding allows girls from every corner of the globe to experience a St Catherine’s education. Weekly boarding allows girls to take part in a wide range of activities and do most of their prep at school during the week, having the weekend free with the family. Girls adjust to living in a community, learning about respect and responsibility, compromise and kindness. They learn to care for and support all members of the community and not just their friends. Disagreements have to be resolved and other viewpoints considered. Living in an international community opens girls’ minds to other cultures, music, food, dress and customs, and helps them to develop a wide perspective, so important for an increasingly global working environment. Boarding is a natural stepping stone to university life; it leads to greater independence, self-motivation and organisation. Boarding at St Catherine’s, at the weekends, is flexible; except for the early May Bank holiday, there are no fixed exeats.

BOARDING OPTIONS St Catherine’s sets out to be as flexible as possible in its range of boarding provision.

FULL BOARDING The community of full boarders is a cohesive and very supportive group of friends, looked after by a team of enthusiastic staff, most of whom are teachers. The weekends are filled with activities which might include theatre trips locally or in the West End; city visits – Winchester, Windsor, Brighton, Salisbury, London; one-off events or shows such as the Clothes Show, London’s South Bank, Harry Potter World, the London Boat Show, club rugby matches, Thorpe Park, paintballing, Guildford Race for Life, strawberry picking, gokarting and charity events. A huge variety of activities, with something for everyone.

WEEKLY BOARDING Weekly boarding is a popular option which offers weekdays at St Catherine’s and the weekends at home. Weekly boarders may go home on Friday night and return on Sunday evening or Monday morning in time for registration (or breakfast if that suits better). Should weekly boarders wish to remain overnight during the weekend, perhaps for a match, a rehearsal, a social with a boys’ school such as Eton or Winchester they are most welcome. To help busy working parents, we offer bus transport on Friday evenings after activities up the A3 to various points along the A3 corridor and South West London. Further details on request.

OCCASIONAL BOARDING

THE BOARDING DAY

The School offers ‘sleepovers’ for daygirls when trips return late at night or depart in the early morning and also for the occasional night or more, to accommodate family commitments. Occasional boarding should be requested with at least 48 hours’ notice and is only available if there is a spare bed. However, it is always worth contacting us at short notice if the need arises. Email: flexiboarding@stcatherines.info

The boarding day is more or less the same in all Houses, although ‘lights-out’ becomes later as the girls get older. Before the Sixth Form, most of the day is spent in uniform until school ends and the girls change into ‘mufti’ to go off to their chosen activities. After these and ‘own time’, during which the girls are free to choose to do music practice or extra reading or simply relax, there is supper and then prep. Roll call follows and then girls get ready for bed at the appropriate time.

BOARDING HOUSES

BOARDING INFORMATION

BRONTE - YEARS 7 & 8

Boarding Information Evenings are held throughout the year and give you an opportunity to see how boarding would suit your daughter. Please contact the registrar on admissions@ stcatherines.info to book a time to suit your family.

Mrs Helen Hobourn, BEd Surrey (Music) Situated on the first floor of Main School, Bronte has light and spacious dormitories for between four and six girls. Girls change dormitories every half term to share with other people. There is a café style kitchen for essential snacking which also includes pool and table tennis tables. In addition there is a large comfortable common room with TV, DVD player and sofas. Prep is supervised by boarding staff in the School Library. Occasional boarding is also open to LIII Prep School girls.

SYMES - YEAR 9 Mrs Helen Harkness, BEd, Chichester (Physical Education) Located in a modern, light and spacious building next to the Anniversary Halls, Symes is dedicated to the needs of Year 9 in their transition to senior boarding. Symes has its own well-equipped common room and kitchen. Girls are given the opportunity to begin spending prep time in their rooms during the course of the year as part of their development towards independent learning and GCSE study.

KELLER - YEARS 10 & 11 Mrs Isabel Cook, BA, MEd Ed Leadership Buckingham (History) Mostly on the second floor of the main building, Keller accommodates boarders in mixed-sized study bedrooms of up to four. The common room has a Freeview TV, DVD player and a kitchen. Prep is done in the girls’ own rooms in these iGCSE/ GCSE years. Girls enjoy the atmosphere in Keller; many of the rooms have eaves-style ceilings, giving them a cosy home-fromhome environment.

THE SIXTH FORM

You are invited to arrive after the end of the school day and will be shown the extra-curricular activities by the younger boarders. There will then be a tour of boarding and a chance to see the U3 (Year 7) girls relaxing or taking part in an activity such as Diary Club or Yoga. Whilst your daughters are whisked off to supper with the U3s, you will have the chance to meet our Headmistress, Alice Phillips, and Head of Boarding. This is an opportunity to ask questions and talk freely about your daughter’s boarding needs. Girls then join their parents for a final plenary session which finishes about 7pm. If you would like to find out more about boarding at St Catherine’s, we would be delighted to meet you. Please contact our Registrar, on 01483 899609 or email admissions@stcatherines.info. You can also find out more about boarding life on our website: www.stcatherines.info. Our most recent ISI Educational Quality Inspection (2016) declares that: “Boarding pupils achieve well above expectations for their ages due to the excellent support provided for their studies by their peers and boarding staff in the evenings and at weekends. This community spirit is further strengthened by the wide range of activities provided, such as trips to theme parks, museums and theatres. Levels of participation in activities are high and pupils speak enthusiastically about their involvement” And

Mrs Vic Alexander, BEd Brighton (Physical Education & Outreach Coordinator)

“Pupils report that boarding has helped immensely with their development of their own confidence and self-esteem. Pupils recognise the importance of the rules that govern boarding….

Boarding in the Sixth Form is designed to increase the girls’ personal responsibility and independence in preparation for life beyond school. Girls share twin study bedrooms.

By the time they leave school, they are able to think critically, have high aspirations and a self-belief that there are few things that they cannot achieve.”

The L6 and U6 common rooms are well equipped, each with a kitchen, sofas, plus Freeview TV and DVD player. All Sixth Form boarders can work in their study bedrooms or may also use the Sixth Form Library until roll call at 8.45pm.

ICT PROVISION IN BOARDING

A former boarder writes: ‘Boarding is one of the best choices I think I made when I joined the School in U3. From it I learned so much about how to live and get along with everyone around me, despite any differences we may have. The friends I made and things we got up to have given me many happy memories.’

All boarding houses have access to the School’s wireless network enabling girls to use their own laptops, iPads and other wireless devices. Many girls use Skype and Facetime to keep in touch with family and friends at home. For all girls, there is no access to the wifi after lights-out. The School’s firewall restricts access to social networking during the teaching day and prep time on an age-appropriate basis.

SCHOLARSHIPS & BURSARIES Bursaries and scholarships are not the same. At St Catherine’s, scholarships are awarded on merit and may be offered for academic excellence, or for exceptional talent in Art, Textiles, Drama, Music or Sport. Scholarships are not means -tested. Bursaries are awarded on formal assessment of proven financial need and after a thorough form of means-testing, but your daughter will still have to show academic ability. Bursaries will be checked every year and if your financial situation changes, so will the amount of any bursary.

11+ (YEAR 7) There are four Academic Entrance Scholarships available for pupils at age 11. These are awarded on the results of the Entrance Examination. Two scholarships are for 20% of the fees payable and the other two are for 10% of the fees. These are for the first five years of Senior School and are extended through the Sixth Form at the discretion of the Headmistress and in consultation with the teaching staff.

UPPER 5 (YEAR 11) AND SIXTH FORM The following scholarships are awarded during the Summer Term L5 (Year 10). Selection for the awards is based on the results of the June examinations at the end of the L5, performance throughout the L5 year, a Scholarship Examination paper and an interview. Full details are sent to the parents of all members of this year group at the beginning of the Summer Term. The available Sixth Form Scholarships are: (i)

Margaret Kaye Scholarships

These are scholarships of 20% of the fees payable to run for three years (through U5 and the Sixth Form). (ii)

Sixth Form Scholarships

These are scholarships of 20% or 10% of fees. This group can be extended in number depending on the performance of the candidates and the recommendations of the awarding panel. (iii)

The Clare Gregory Memorial Sports Scholarship

This is awarded for sporting prowess and is for 20% of the day fees in the Sixth Form. The specific criteria are circulated to parents in the L5 year. (iv)

The Sixth Form Art and Textiles Scholarship

There is an Art and Textiles Scholarship to the value of 20% of the School Fees, awarded during the Autumn Term of U5. (v)

The Sixth Form Drama Scholarship

There is a Drama Scholarship to the value of 20% of the School Fees, awarded during the Autumn Term of U5. (vi)

Scholarships for New Entrants to the Sixth Form

There are up to three external academic scholarships of up to 20% of fees and these are awarded at the discretion of the Headmistress, to new pupils joining the School in the Sixth Form. NB The Sixth Form Art and Music Scholarships may be applied for by external applicants by the end of October each year.

MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS An 11+ Music Scholarship of 20% of the fees and tuition on one instrument may be awarded annually upon entry to an 11+ candidate judged by the Director of Music and an adjudication panel to have strong musical talent. Up to two second Music Scholarship of 10% of fees and tuition on one instrument can be awarded in years where the field of applicants is particularly strong. Applications should be made by November and auditions are in January. A Sixth Form Music Scholarship is awarded to a pupil entering the Sixth Form – from within the School or as an external applicant - to the value of 20% of the School Fees. There is also a Jennifer Bate Organ Scholarship, offered in conjunction with Guildford Cathedral, which is awarded in alternate years to a girl who is already a good organist or shows potential. This award is typically for 20% of fees payable, but may involve means-tested bursary assistance if appropriate. Further Music Awards which cover music tuition, exam fees and sheet music on a range of musical instruments from chapel organ to piccolo and voice are available to pupils in the Senior School. Some are specifically for those wanting to take up less ‘popular’ instruments. Auditions for Awards take place at the same time as Music Scholarship auditions. For further information about any of the above Scholarships / Awards, please contact the Senior School Registrar. (NB In each case the fees referred to are the fees payable by the parent for the term in question.)

BURSARIES / FEES ASSISTANCE A limited number of means-tested bursaries are available to external applicants on entry into the School in Form 1 (Prep School) (7+), U3 (11+) and the Sixth Form. Awards may be up to the equivalent of 100% of fees and may also cover some essential extras such as uniform, iPad, travel, music tuition, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme etc. Applicants will be asked to complete a detailed submission to the Business Manager and then an awarding panel will determine the level of award to be offered subject to the candidate passing the School’s existing Entrance Test and a home visit. Priority consideration will be given to Bursary applications submitted by 31st October for entry to the School the following September. Late submissions may be considered by the Awards Committee on a case by case basis at the next scheduled Awards Committee meeting but the school has limited funds and can make no promises for support. For full details please see: www.stcatherines.info/Admissions/Bursaries-and-Scholarships Please note that the full discount is given only on the first scholarship. If any future scholarships, awards, bursaries or discounts are given to the same girl, then they are applied to residual fees not full fees.

FEES - EFFECTIVE FROM JANUARY 2018 REGISTRATION FEE -

Non-returnable £100.00 UK students, £200.00 Overseas students. To be sent with the completed Application Form.

ACCEPTANCE DEPOSIT - This is payable when a vacancy is offered and accepted. This will be credited against the final school account, i.e. the closing account at the end of the last term at school. It is not otherwise returnable. £500 for a Day girl; £1,000 for a Boarder resident in the UK; a full term’s fees for girls whose parents are resident overseas. For any withdrawals after acceptance, a full term’s fees are payable.

BOARDERS’ FEES -

Middle & Senior: Boarding and Tuition £9,830 per term Occasional Boarding: per night £60 per week £300 Please be aware that boarding is very full and occasional boarding beds need to be booked well in advance.

DAY GIRLS’ FEES -

Pre-Prep 1: £2,915 per term Pre-Prep 2: £3,535 per term Pre-Prep 3: £4,170 per term

Prep School: £4,925 per term Senior School: £5,965 per term

Fees include lunches, all residential whole year group curriculum visits (Form I - Upper 5), e.g. Activities Week in Senior School, Isle of Wight for L3 etc and day curriculum visits for Pre-Prep. Fees also include Creative Arts materials for years U3-U4. The Governors stipulate that all fees are payable in advance by the first day of term by termly direct debit unless arrangements have been made to pay by School Fee Plan for monthly direct debit. If the account has not been settled by the first day of term, the School charges interest on late fee payments and the girl may be refused admission.

COMPOSITION FEES (FEES PAID IN ADVANCE) - Fees may be paid in advance and the School offers a discount of 0.175% per month (2.1% per annum) on lump sums paid as fees in advance. For more details or a quotation please email the Acting Finance Manager, Mr Robert Kinnison, on abm.finance@stcatherines.info. NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL - A term’s notice must be given in writing addressed to the Headmistress, by the first day of term, or a full term’s fees must be paid and settled immediately upon receipt of final bill. The same applies to any change of boarding / day status, withdrawal from “extra subject” classes or the school buses run by the parents. In all cases of withdrawal the organisers of the relevant service should be notified directly in writing.

EXTRAS

All lessons are normally 30 minutes. Some extras are supplied by self-employed teachers who issue independent invoices.

CAT CLUB -

Prep School After School Care £5.00 per hour or part thereof up to a maximum of £9.00 per session. Sessions must be booked in advance.

DANCING

10 x 30 min lessons £60.00 10 x 45 min lessons £70.00 Dance Waiting Class - £3.00 per session

MUSIC - MANDARIN CLUB - CHESS - SPEECH & DRAMA -

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EXTRA TUITION

10 lessons per term £218.00

10 x 1 hour lessons £80.00

Hire of musical instrument per term £50.00

£100.00 per term (Prep School Masterclass)

£60.00 per term

10 lessons per term £72.50 for Prep and U3-U4 (8 -10 in class), £100.00 for L5-U5 (up to 6 in class) £110.00 for Sixth Form Advanced Medal Group (6 in class) £166.00 for L6-U6 (up to 2 in a class) 10 lessons (all solo) £210.00 10 lessons - 2 in class £125.00 (Senior School) 10 lessons - 3 in class £100.00 10 lessons - 4 in class £77.50 (Prep School) - 10 lessons £78.00 1 pupil per class per lesson £36.00, 2 pupils per class per lesson £23.50 3 pupils per class per lesson £17.20, 4 pupils per class per lesson £13.50

BOARDERS’ HEALTH - The cost of medicines prescribed by the School Medical Officer is added to the fees. Charges would also be made in the unlikely event of special nursing being required, or a girl staying in the Medical Centre for part of the holidays. Any extras supplied by Boarding Housemistresses will be added to the girl’s personal account. EXPEDITIONS & ENTERTAINMENTS - Girls are required to submit a slip with their parent’s signature indicating parental permission and acceptance of charge. The cost is added to their personal account. Boarders may have their slips signed by Boarding Housemistresses in some cases. Parents should liaise with the Boarding Housemistress. EXAMINATIONS - All external examinations are charged as extras. INVIGILATION - Where special Invigilators are employed for examinations, a proportionate charge will be made to parents.

USEFUL INFORMATION ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE SENIOR SCHOOL - Admission is by assessment, usually in January for 11+ and November for all other years for entry the following September. This includes entry into the Senior School by members of the Prep School. Most girls enter the Senior School at 11, although some places may be available at later stages particularly for 13+ boarders and places are available for the Sixth Form. Means-tested bursaries, up to full fee awards, are available at all entry levels 11+ Taster Days and Taster Sleepovers are provided in the Autumn Term prior to entry and are very valuable opportunities for girls to see whether St Catherine’s is the right school for them. Girls sit 11+ Entrance Examinations in Mathematics, English, Science and Verbal Reasoning, and these are devised by St Catherine’s, based on the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum content. At 12+ - 14+, tests are taken in Verbal Reasoning, English and Mathematics at the appropriate level. SENIOR SCHOOL ADMISSION’S PROCESS aa Contact Registrar - to book your visit to an Open Morning and to request a School Prospectus aa Early October - Girls registered for 11+ by mid -September of the year prior to entry are invited to our Saturday Taster Morning . Girls attend four mini-lessons to gain an idea of what it is like to be a ‘St Cat’s’ pupil, and have an opportunity to talk with the current students aa 10th November - Final deadline for 11+ registration for following September entry aa Letters are sent inviting girls to sit the Entrance Examination aa November- Examinations for 12+, 13+ 14+ and L6 (Year 12) entry aa January - Examination for 11+ entry for following September aa Offer letters are sent out; Places for U3/Y7 must be accepted no later than the first Monday in March aa Over the next few months, important information is sent out including allocation of School House, uniform. Your daughter will be allocated a L4 shadow from her new House aa New Girls’ Induction Day for 11+ entrants the day before the Autumn Term begins aa All boarders arrive on the afternoon prior to first day of term and day girls arrive on the first day of term.

JOINING THE SIXTH FORM - We welcome a number of new girls - day and boarding - into the Sixth Form each year. Assessment is by examination and interview. At registration girls nominate their likely choice of subjects for Sixth Form study and on the Assessment Day will sit three subject specific tests, each of 30 minutes duration, plus an online general paper lasting one hour which gives an indication of IQ and academic potential. Successful candidates are interviewed in person or by Skype. Girls should have a minimum of six GCSEs at Grade B and above, including Maths and English. An A grade is preferable in subjects chosen for A Level study. PREP SCHOOL - Admission is by assessment for entry the following September in the preceding November for 4+ and the preceding January for 5+, 7+ and other occasional places. At 4+ girls visit the school for a morning in groups no greater than 8. Through play, teacher observation and teacher/pupil interaction, girls’ literacy, numeracy, physical and social skills are assessed. At all other ages, assessment consists of tests in English and Mathematics, written by members of the Departments, respectively, as well as a Verbal Reasoning paper. Each girl will also takes part in a selection of activities such as drama and music. BOTH SCHOOLS - A confidential report from the girl’s previous Headteacher will always be requested, except at 4+, and used as part of the selection procedure. The report requests information about each girl’s academic performance and potential, any specific learning difficulties, how best to manage any disability, and curricular and extra-curricular interests. Applicants with a disability will be assessed on their academic performance as outlined above. Parents of applicants with a disability should make this clear on the application form so that the School can make every reasonable effort to adapt its admissions procedures to accommodate the applicant on the Entrance Test day. Any parent of an applicant who has a disability is also asked to let the School know so that proper access can be arranged for pre-admission school visits/ information mailings, and subsequently for school events, should the applicant be successful in the entrance tests. HOW TO APPLY - Applicants will be considered as candidates for admission to the school once the Registration Form (enclosed in this booklet) has been completed and returned, along with the non-refundable registration fee, currently £100 (£200 for overseas students). An Acceptance Deposit is required, please see page 19. For further details, please contact the relevant Registrar. You may also wish to read the following School Policies on the school website: www.stcatherines.info.

KEY POLICIES Whole School Policies: Admissions Procedure: Child Protection; Complaints Procedure; Disability: Drugs; Health and Safety; Health and Sex Education; Medical Policy; Staff Recruitment; Sustainability Prep School Policies: Anti Bullying; Curriculum; Discipline, Rewards and Awards; Educational Visits; English as an Additional Language; ICT Code of Practice; Study Skills Senior School Policies: Anti Bullying; Curriculum; Educational Visits; Study Skills; Overseas Boarding Admissions; Rewards and Sanctions; ICT Codes of Practice Please refer to our website for full particulars: www.stcatherines.info/school-policies

FEES Details of current fees are set out in this booklet (page 19). A full term’s notice in writing must be given before a pupil is either withdrawn from the School, or from the ‘Extra Subject’ classes, or changes from day girl to boarding status or vice versa. Parents become immediately liable for a full term’s fees in lieu of such notice. No remission of fees in respect of absence through illness or for other causes is made by the School itself, but there is a voluntary insurance scheme in operation which enables parents, by paying a small premium, to claim a rebate of fees. Full particulars will be sent on request. The School also runs a Fee Composition scheme (see page 19).

REGULATIONS The School rules - The Traditions of St Catherine’s - are designed to aid the smooth and orderly running of the community. They are distinctive in that they are positive in tone and encouraging of high standards of behaviour: COURTESY To everyone, always. CONSIDERATION Whenever others are working. Quiet in classroom areas during lesson and preparation time. Respect others’ possessions. ORDERLINESS In the classroom, Anniversary Halls and Dining Hall. Move quietly to and from Chapel and Assembly. In corridors - keep to the left and be aware of others. In your personal appearance - dress smartly. Put litter into bins. Mark and take care of your own possessions. PUNCTUALITY Always. Hand in your prep at the right time. Meet all deadlines.

Parents are advised that for serious or persistent breaches of the rules, punishments include loss of privileges, gating and suspension. The Headmistress reserves the right to expel any girl for a serious breach of school discipline or to require her to leave if her general progress and conduct are unsatisfactory. Please see KEY POLICIES, Rewards and Sanctions (Senior School) and Discipline, Rewards and Awards (Prep School). The admission of a pupil is on the understanding that she and her parents accept and will conform to the policies of the Governors and the School Rules which may from time to time be amended. The signature of both parents or guardian(s) on the Acceptance Form is an undertaking to conform to the conditions on which a place is offered and to the School’s Standard Terms and Conditions. Where this is not possible a written explanation must be provided at the time of signing.

SENIOR SCHOOL HOUSES All pupils – boarders or day girls - join one of six School Houses which are named after the School’s founders or former headmistresses: Ashcombe, Merriman, Midleton, Musgrave, Russell-Baker and Stoner. On joining the School, girls are placed in a House tutor group with their Year 8/Lower 4 shadows. In the Sixth Form, the House system offers plenty of opportunity for extra responsibility and leadership. Each House contains about 100 girls from U3 up to U6. There are regular House meetings and activities which the girls enjoy, often culminating in exciting competitions such as House Drama in the Autumn Term and House Singing held at the end of the Easter Term. Pastoral care at St Catherine’s has been identified in recent inspections as an outstanding feature of the School with the long-standing House system, making a significant contribution to this success.

CLASS SIZES In lessons, girls have the opportunity to make friends with everyone in their Year, not just their House. In years 7–9 the basic teaching groups are about 22/23 girls, but for practical subjects the number is lower. At GCSE, core subject groups are on average 20 strong, but with some optional subjects having smaller groups. At A Level, an average group will be 8-10 students.

PREP/HOMEWORK Prep is introduced gradually to 11+ entrants in the first term of U3. In Middle School girls are given approximately 20-30 minute preps per subject and each night they may expect 2-3 preps in total, some of which may need to be done over the weekend. As the girls mature and are looking for more challenging tasks, so the prep increases in line with the girls’ own intellectual capacities. An important factor to remember is that prep should never be so onerous that it becomes all-consuming. Any girl who begins to feel overwhelmed should always talk to her tutor who will be able to get to the root of the problem. In most cases the issues are easily and speedily resolved; no girl will learn effectively if she feels unhappy or swamped.

FOOD The Catering at St Catherine’s is first rate and accolades abound. Dining together is a communal activity and emphasis is placed on enabling girls to help themselves quickly to a tasty and nutritious meal and then enjoy time with friends. Whether day girl or boarder, mealtimes at St Catherine’s are social occasions where girls chat and enjoy each other’s company and where there is time to recharge and refresh which is why mobile phones are not welcome in the Dining Hall. St Catherine’s fees are inclusive of all meals. All girls and staff eat in a spacious, brightly decorated, self-service dining room, choosing from a wide selection of hot and cold dishes, including vegetarian options and an attractive salad bar. Aside from a varied general menu plan, the global nature of the boarding community ensures that various international holidays are celebrated in food, giving our accomplished Catering Manager the opportunity to prepare some very delicious and exciting national dishes and menus from time to time. Boarders’ dietary requirements are fully catered for throughout each term including three hot meals per day. In addition each Boarding House has its own well equipped kitchen and comfortable common room. High Table is another more formal occasion for the Boarders at the start and end of School terms. For all girls, break and tea are served in the Dining Room and at some satellite stations around school to help pupils move quickly to their next lessons. Break and Tea include drinks, fresh fruit and biscuits. Sixth Form students can access a ready supply of coffee, tea or hot chocolate in either of two common rooms or in the Sixth Form Library where a subsidised pay coffee machine with the offer of freshly ground coffee supplements the standard drinks which are all freely available. Two lunchtimes per week in the Senior School are designated ‘House Lunches’ where girls eat with their House group, either preceded or followed by House activities. On other days, girls take advantage of the many activities on offer, before or after lunch. ‘Priority Lunch’ is available for those who have regular activities such as netball, lacrosse, Choir, LAMDA, Chess … the list is a long one! When there are school trips, packed lunches are provided for everyone by the School kitchen. Specific dietary requirements can easily be catered for. St Catherine’s is a ‘nut free’ school.

OFF-SITE ACTIVITIES A variety of trips take place each year to enhance the girls’ educational experience. Parents must give permission before their daughter can take part in any off-site activity. In the case of boarders, the relevant Boarding House Mistress may give the necessary permission in loco parentis. Parents update their daughters’ dietary and medical details on an annual rolling programme to ensure that staff taking trips have the most up to date and relevant information available. No girl may join a trip unless an up to date annual form has been received.

Trips are generally invoiced in arrears on account. In the case of excursions or tours which are considerably more expensive parents may pay in agreed, pre-determined instalments. As participation in Activities Week is compulsory for all the girls apart from the U6, the associated costs are already included within the school fees. Activities Week takes place during the penultimate week of the Summer Term. It involves all girls in the Senior School from U3 to L6. It is a week which broadens the girls’ education, introducing them to activities and experiences they may not have encountered previously. Careful thought goes into ensuring girls are offered activities which suit their interests and levels of maturity.

SPIRITUALITY St Catherine’s is a Church of England foundation and proud of its Christian tradition. Our chapel, dedicated in 1894, is a special place, being both beautiful and also a place of calm and peace. All members of our community can come to the Chapel at breaktimes or after school for times of quiet reflection or prayer if they wish to. Every girl, from age 4 to 18 will attend a short Chapel service once a week, in an age appropriate grouping, at which the School’s own chaplain will officiate. The boarding community also has its own Wednesday evening service. Girls do not need to be members of the Christian faith to attend St Catherine’s but will need to feel comfortable to be in Chapel each week and ready to listen to the messages that lie at the heart of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Services take a broad theme for the term and ideas of many kinds are explored from a Christian perspective. The Chaplain invites visiting speakers, including the local parish priests, to speak at services, bringing new perspectives to our spiritual thinking and development. The School has strong links with the local parish church of Holy Trinity, Bramley, and on feast days such as St Catherine’s Day or Ash Wednesday, services are shared with the parish church. Boarders attend Sunday services in the parish and have opportunities to contribute through music and choir, bellringing and helping with Junior Church. Each year there is an opportunity for girls to be confirmed. The girls are prepared for this by the Chaplain and we celebrate the Confirmation Service in the Chapel which is conducted by either the Bishop of Guildford or the Bishop of Dorking. The School Motto – ‘Let us go on…’ is taken from the Book of Hebrews, Chapter VI, v I, and was the text used by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Chapel’s dedication service in 1894. It is a simple motto which, with great clarity, invites us to move forward, not look back with regret or wasted energy to what cannot be changed, and to be persistent and courageous in our moving forwards.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ DIGITAL LEARNING St Catherine’s believes mobile technology plays an integral part in the way education is delivered and consumed in the 21st Century. We have a site-wide wireless infrastructure, designed to manage the constantly growing population of wireless devices. Apple TVs in every classroom, and a virtualised server infrastructure enable St Catherine’s to honour its status as an ‘eco-school’ by reducing the number of servers in use and the associated electricity and cooling requirements. It is compulsory for all girls from LII (Year 5) to U5 (Year 11) to have an iPad which must be used, along with all other mobile devices, in accordance with St Catherine’s ICT Code of Practice which all girls and parents must sign (see the Code of Practice under policies on the School website). The School also supports the use of Apple iMacs across Senior and Prep School sites, allowing students to experience a diverse IT environment. St Catherine’s also utilises the latest educational tools from Google, and parents are offered support with their daughters’ mobile devices via focused school events as well as a comprehensive Parent’s Guide to the iPad, delivered via iTunes U. We are fortunate to benefit from a Google-certified practitioner as Digital Learning Co-ordinator.

ensure the continued success of St Catherine’s by developing the School’s strengths and attracting the very best girls and staff. We have prioritised future developments with a Sixth Form Centre The 6, The CATalyst, a science, technology and maths space and an Art and MakerSpace. We also aim to build on our bursary provision. If you would like to discuss a gift to St Catherine’s – to our Create the Future Campaign, the Annual Fund or the Bursary Fund or to leave a gift in your will - please contact Pippa Carte, Development Director, on 01483 899 754 or to learn more about our fundraising needs visit www.stcatherines.info/Development.

THE PTA Both the Prep and Senior School PTAs play an important part in school life and offer invaluable support to all parents. In the Prep School several parents from each year group act as class PTA Representatives who are co-ordinated by The Chair and a small Committee. Class Reps organise regular social events for parents and children - from coffee mornings to camping. The Committee also offers whole school events such as a May Fair and annual Autumn Picnic.

The Director of Digital Technologies is always available to discuss the purchasing of mobile devices by parents on behalf of their daughters to ensure compatibility with the St Catherine’s network. He will also advise on security issues and online safety.

The Senior School PTA continues to act as an important channel between parents and the School. The PTA offers a range of events throughout the year, including a lively quiz night, a very popular Christmas party and curry suppers for the parents of the Middle School years. The Committee comprises parents and teachers from across the year groups, who offer their time on a voluntary basis. In both schools, all funds raised are donated to the School via the Annual Fund to spend on equipment and facilities that will enhance the girls’ education.

THE ST CATHERINE’S ASSOCIATION

SCHOOL SHOP

The Association was founded in 2004 with the aim of drawing together all the constituent groups making up the broad community of St Catherine’s: current and former pupils, parents, staff, Governors, members of the local community and other friends and supporters of the School. There is a vibrant annual programme of events including a public choral concert performed by the Association Choir, Association Day, regional lunches and drinks plus full scale alumnae reunions at school, special interest trips overseas, careers forums, lectures, archive displays and even wine tasting! There are always events in our programme for current parents as well as former pupils and staff. Current pupils benefit enormously from a global network of contacts with former pupils and parents for career and university advice together with work experience opportunities.

Term Time Opening Hours: Please refer to the School Website: www.stcatherines.info/school-uniform

DEVELOPMENT The School is very grateful to all those who choose to support St Catherine’s financially. The generosity of our govenors, parents, PTAs, teachers past and present, alumnae and current girls enriches our School community. Today’s girls enjoy a legacy of giving throughout the School’s history. These range from one of the first gifts of £1,000 which enabled our precious Chapel to be built to more recent gifts to The Chapel Fund and the outstanding Anniversary Halls. We continue this legacy of giving today with our Create the Future Campaign, our goal is to

For details of holiday opening hours, appointments and orders contact 01483 899709 or school.shop@stcatherines.info The St Catherine’s school uniform is sensible, practical and of excellent quality which makes it long lasting and simple to launder. The vast majority of items on the school uniform list can be obtained from the St Catherine’s School Shop. For those buying uniform for the first time or if you require a large number of items we strongly recommend that you book an appointment. The shop accepts cash, cheques (payable to St Catherine’s Enterprises Ltd.) and credit/debit cards. Parents may also order and pay over the phone using a credit/debit card. Boarders can purchase uniform and have the costs added to their bills with the approval of their Boarding Housemistress.

SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOPS The Second Hand Shops are run by volunteers from the Prep and Senior School PTAs. Profits from the second hand uniform shops are kindly donated to the St Catherine’s School Development Fund. Please refer to the website for further details.

TRAVEL St Catherine’s enjoys a wonderful, spacious campus in the Surrey Hills, just three miles outside Guildford in a delightful rural location, with all its facilities on the school site. Transport to and from School can be managed in several ways and we encourage girls to become more independent about travelling once at the Senior School. In line with our School Sustainability Policy, we encourage all prospective day pupils to explore carefully the public transport options to reach school. Regular public bus services run between Horsham, Cranleigh and Guildford before and after school. The bus stops are immediately outside the school gates. These buses can also link up with the train services to both Guildford and Shalford stations. The School operates a bus service to and from Guildford Station each morning and evening. There is also a bus service for boarders which operates on Friday evenings to London. To book a place please on these bus services email schoolshop@stcatherines.info

Parents may request a list of the contact details of other St Catherine’s families living in their or adjacent post code areas so that lift shares can be set up. Finally, parent volunteers organise buses to and from popular locations such as Farnham, Woking and Haslemere etc, including some late buses after activities end at 5.30 p.m. You may wish to email the Senior School Registrar for contact details of these buses. The organisers also ask all parents opting to use these routes to be ready to take a turn in helping co-ordinate the bus route during their daughter’s time at the School. It is always wise to check the website for current travel information.

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HOW TO FIND US BY AIR Heathrow and Gatwick (both 45 minutes by road) are within easy reach of Bramley. Both have regular scheduled flights to all parts of the United Kingdom, Europe and international destinations.

BY RAIL There are regular trains from Waterloo to Guildford every 15 minutes and the journey takes approximately 40 minutes. There are also frequent stopping trains via Wimbledon and Weybridge.

BY ROAD St Catherine’s is situated three miles south of Guildford on the A281, Horsham Road. Using your SAT NAV key in Station Road, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey GU5 0DF.

FROM THE NORTH If travelling from the M25, exit at junction 10 and join the A3. From other northerly directions head for the A3. Leave the A3 south of Guildford taking the turning to Godalming following signs for the B3000. Drive through Compton village until you reach a roundabout. Take the first exit onto the A3100. At the second roundabout take the second exit onto the A248 crossing the canal. At the T-junction turn left (no right turn) and then almost immediately go right around the roundabout following signs towards Horsham on the A281. On entering Bramley, after about 2 miles, turn left by the BP petrol station at the mini roundabout onto Station Road. St Catherine’s Senior School is the first entrance on the left hand side, and the Prep. School entrance is second on the right.

FROM THE SOUTH COAST Join the A24 and travel for approx 18 miles to Horsham. Exit the A24 by the slip road and at the roundabout take the first exit left onto the A264. Continue straight across the next roundabout and at the following roundabout take the second exit joining the A281, signposted Guildford. Travel along the A281 for approximately 15 miles and on entering Bramley at the roundabout near the petrol station turn right onto Station Road. St Catherine’s Senior School is the first entrance on the left hand side, and the Prep. School entrance is second on the right.

BY BUS Regular public buses from Guildford Bus Station to Cranleigh stop outside the School.

ON ARRIVAL Visitors are requested to report immediately to Reception. Visitor car parking is available at the front of the main buildings of both Prep. and Senior sites.

ST C AT H ERI N Eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S S CH O OL Bramley, Guildford, Surrey GU5 0DF School Office: +44 (0)1483 893363 Senior School Registrar: +44 (0)1483 899609 or admissions@stcatherines.info Prep. School Registrar: +44 (0)1483 899665 or prepadmissions@stcatherines.info

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