School House Handbook

GCSE HouseReforms Life Weekly/Flexi boarders may put in all school uniform and games kit in for washing. Casual clothes besubjects washed atnow home at weekends.

•should All GCSE are graded and assessed using the new 9-1 structure;

• 9 is the highest grade, awarded to the very best candidates in the subject. The official definition of a grade-9 Day boys’ laundry should be done at home. candidate is that they will be ‘in the top 20% of those achieving grades 7-9 in the subject’;

•Washing In every subject, the content is more demanding and the assessment more rigorous than previously; and drying machines are for use by Matrons and resident staff only.

• The assessment will be mainly by exam. In some subjects such as Drama and Art, other types of assessment will Any items forwhere dry cleaning shouldtobe handed toskills.

Matron who will arrange about for them to be cleaned. be used only they are needed test essential For further information assessment, please speak to the relevant Head of Department.

MATRONS Tiering of exams

Matrons are on duty Monday to Friday from 0800 2100 andexam on Saturdays 0800 - 1800 The new GCSEs are only from split into foundation tier and higher tier if- one single paper doesfrom not give all students the opportunity to show their knowledge and abilities. Consequently, exams are tiered in Biology, Chemistry, French, They: Maths, Physics and Spanish.

German, ¨ look after your laundry. ¨ will usually be your first port of call for any medical issues. ¨ are responsible for the domestic side of the House so expect to be chased by them if your room is New Current grading structure dirty/untidy or if you haven’t grading made structure your bed!

9 is awarded to those Most importantly, they are: pupils achieving what 9 · a friend, A* would currently · a listening ear,be 8 a top A*: perhaps at on and · a shoulder to cry A around 96%+ · someone to be a mum if you need7it.

Under the updated

structure, the ‘good 6 which GOOD PASS (DfE) Matrons have their own email address is: schmatron@lordwandsworth.org B pass’ for Maths and 5 and above = top of C and above

5 English is a 5, which is Schools are no longer AWARDING on the border between C 4 and above = bottom of C and above 4 assessed on A*-C MEDICAL MATTERS a C and a B under the statistics, but on ‘9-4’ D old system.

3 statistics. APPOINTMENTS: DOCTOR These can be arranged via Matron, E Houseparent or directly through 2 Health Centre. the

Doctor’s surgeries are held everyFMonday and Thursday afternoons.

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Day pupils should see their own G doctor at home unless they are registered with one of the school U Udoctors.

HEALTH CENTRE : Opening times: 9am —6pm (Mon—Fri) 9.30am —5pm (Sat) 03 17