amounts of food or sweets as this encourages the girls to snack on biscuits and treats of which we are unaware. Students at the College are not permitted to order food online for delivery to the boarding houses and we would be very grateful if you would refrain from placing any online orders on their behalf. However I am able to place an occasional online order for the girls for delivery to St Aidan’s on a Friday. The girls have been asked to check with their parents for permission to use this service as all food and drinks ordered on their behalf will be added to the end of term bill. If you would like to place a limit on the amount your daughter is permitted to spend in this way, e.g. a maximum weekly spend of £10.00, please would you email me as soon as possible to let me know. NUT FREE POLICY
We have several nut-allergy sufferers in St Aidan’s. For them even the slightest contact with nuts or nut products will cause a severe physical allergic reaction which can be life-threatening. For this reason and to ensure that we provide a safe living environment for these individuals all nuts or nut products are forbidden in St Aidan’s. Labelling Please label all belongings and personal items including all clothes, bedding, shoes, sports kit, pencil cases, computers, mobile phones, chargers, adapters, and hairdryers as it can be very difficult to reunite unnamed items with their owners. Toiletries I keep a stock of sanitary requisites, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc in case the girls run out and the cost of these items will also be added to the end of term bill. Postage Often the girls will ask me to post letters and parcels and again the postage charges will appear on the bill. Laundry The girls’ laundry is collected once a week to be washed in the College Laundry and is usually returned the following day. Please bring a large laundry bag with you. A small, white, named net bag costing £4.56 will be given out at the beginning of term and is used for laundering underwear. A larger bag costing £5.40 is also given out for laundering socks and tights. Clean laundry will be sorted and placed on the laundry room shelves where each girl has a named place. Please ensure that all clothes and bedding are clearly labelled. Medicines It is Ampleforth College Policy that all medication brought in from home is handed in to Matron or the College Infirmary. This includes vitamins, homeopathic, herbal and complimentary remedies. All prescribed medication should be labelled with the student’s name and the prescribed instructions. A letter from the prescribing doctor is also required.
