buildings, and remote access to your School email and apps via Microsoft Office 365. You can download the latest version of Microsoft Office to your own devices. This means you can work flexibly and securely wherever you are on campus – in Halls, study areas or on the move. The School’s Audio Visual Department provides audio and video production facilities, as well as an industry-standard recording studio (see page 33). Students’ Union
union@gsmd.ac.uk The Guildhall Students’ Union actively represents the student body. Led by a full-time President (elected annually), the Union acts as the communication channel between the student and staff bodies. From its office on the campus, the Union offers advice on all manner of topics, and can provide useful information on Guildhall School, its surrounding area and student life. Alongside its representative function, the Union is responsible for extra-curricular activities throughout the year and is at the centre of Guildhall’s social scene. It organises clubs and societies and a variety of social events, many of which take place around the well-established Basement Bar, located in Sundial Court.
Accommodation
accommodation@gsmd.ac.uk Once you have been offered a place at Guildhall, you will be given details of accommodation options. Whether in private lodgings, rooms to rent in shared houses or through local letting agencies, you will find something to suit your needs. We will also give you information about Sundial Court, the School’s Hall of Residence, located in Chiswell Street just around the corner from our two main buildings. Sundial Court has 39 flats, each with between three and six bedrooms, with 176 rooms in total. For music students, there is the added advantage of being able to practise in your bedroom during agreed hours. Local amenities, including supermarkets, bars, restaurants and sports facilities, are all within walking distance. There are two underground stations close by, and down below is the Basement, which houses the Students’ Union bar, a self-service laundry, practice rooms and a communal television room. Sundial Court has Wi-Fi access throughout. Security is provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition, a team of Residential Wardens lives in the Sundial Court building to provide pastoral support and respond to any emergency situations outside of office hours. A key part of their role is to encourage a sense of community among residents, and throughout the year they organise social activities such as market trips, museum visits, film nights and exercise clubs. If you are accepted onto a full-time course at Guildhall School (lasting at least one academic year), you are entitled to apply for a place at Sundial Court. Although we can’t offer a room to every student, we do try to provide accommodation for first year undergraduates.
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