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Choosing the right subjects for GCSE Daily Routine

EVENING ROUTINE

Your son/daughter will make initial GCSE choices in February so that next year’s timetable can be blocked Activities may run at any time in the evenings between 4.00pm and 9.00pm. These may be academic, and staffing planned. They will confirm their choices at cultural or sporting. These are voluntary, but pupils (including day pupils) will be expected to attend the end of this term. There is the opportunity to add some specified compulsory enrichment or school events, and are expected to attend rehearsals, etc. any supporting comments on both initial and final to which they are committed. option-choice forms if you feel particularly strongly about the choices that have been made. Once the final You may be collected at any time in the evening, but you must sign out and turn your T Card before options form is submitted, the allocation of options you leave. will be made based on the information supplied on the form. 6.50 pm Registration in House with the duty tutor

Once choices have been made, the College reserves the right to withdraw any courses for which there is 7.00-9.00 pm Quiet time in House in which prep is to be completed. insufficient demand.9.00 pm 6th Formers may go to 6th Form Centre until 10pm We try to accommodate all subject choices within 9.30 pm 3rd Form should be in rooms ready for bed with a book to readthe prescribed framework. However, subjects are sometimes oversubscribed and availability of staffing 9.40 pm 3rd Form lights out prevents additional classes. If this is the case, we will 4th Form should be in rooms ready for bed with a book to read contact you to discuss alternatives. 9.50 pm 4th Form lights out

On the following pages, you will find more information 5th Form should be in rooms ready for bed with a book to read about each subject, as well as some useful advice from the Head of Careers and Higher Education, Sharon 10.10 pm 5th Form lights out

Allmark. These will help you when weighing up the 6th Form must be back in house various factors involved in making the most External doors are locked. appropriate choices.10.30 pm 6th Form should be in their own rooms and be quiet

Stephen Badger

Deputy Head (Teaching & Learning)