School House Handbook

Choosing House Life the right subjects for GCSE You may also speakwill tomake or email Your son/daughter initialsuggestions GCSE choicesto in the HOH or DHOH, if you have any good ideas or concerns.

February so that next year’s timetable can be blocked and staffing planned. They will confirm their choices at Each in House have ato Peer the year end ofgroup this term.

There iswill the also opportunity add Mentor that they can speak to, to voice concerns or any express feelings.

Each Mentor (including all supporting comments on both initial and final 6th formers) will have mentor training and guidance beforehand, provided Chaplain. option-choice forms if by youthe feelCollege particularly strongly about the choices that have been made. Once the final PREP (Homework) options form is submitted, the allocation of options will be made based on the information supplied on Prep thetime form. is a time for individual work. You will start it off with 15 minutes of compulsory reading. This can be fiction, non-fiction, articles, newspaper etc.

Once choices have been made, the College reserves the right tohave withdraw anystationery courses for and which there is You should all the equipment ready to start prep on time. insufficient demand.

Throughout prep time you shouldchoices be working We try to accommodate all subject within at your desk or on one of the House computers. the prescribed framework. However, subjects are It is a quiet time and therefore you are not allowed to be chatting or wandering around the House. sometimes oversubscribed and availability of staffing 3rdprevents & 4th Formers may listen to music on headphones.

5th & 6th Formers may play music on stereos additional classes. If this is the case, we will quietly, so long as it is not audible outside your room. contact you to discuss alternatives.

On the following pages,your you will find moreon information Make sure you record prep tasks an e-calendar so that you do not have to wander around to about each subject, as well as some useful from be set on the VLE, but do not rely on it every time, find out what work has been set. Prepsadvice may also the Head of Careers and Higher Education, Sharon make a note of it as well.

Allmark. These will help you when weighing up the various factors involved in making the most appropriate choices.

LAUNDRY

MATRONS LOOK AFTER ALL THE LAUNDRY IN THE HOUSE

You should take your dirty clothes every day to the laundry room and ensure you put things in the Stephen Badger correct baskets.

Deputy Head (Teaching & Learning)

You will find your clean clothes in the named laundry boxes in Matron’s room.

Full boarders put all their casual, sports kit and uniform clothing in for washing.

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