Choosing House Life the right subjects for GCSE DURING THE NIGHT Knock on Your son/daughter willTIME: make initial GCSE choices in the Houseparent’s or resident tutor’s door …long enough to wake someone up! February so that next year’s timetable can be blocked and staffing planned. They will confirm their choices at Your will be There contacted if you are ill theparents end of this term. is the opportunity to and add have to be confined to House for a number of days or need to spend time convalescing at home. any supporting comments on both initial and final option-choice forms if you feel particularly strongly Matrons canchoices usually take you tomade. medical appointments outside school if your parents are unable to. about the that have been Once the final options form is submitted, the allocation of options will be made based on the information supplied on
DENTAL APPOINTMENTS: These should be made during the school holidays whenever the form. possible. Emergency treatment can be arranged via Matron. Once choices have been made, the College reserves the right to withdraw any courses for which there is insufficient demand.
MINIBUS (Link with train We try to accommodate allstation) subject choices within the prescribed framework. However, subjects are A minibus is oversubscribed available to take pupils to Hook Station on Saturdays at 12.00pm or at 4.30pm on Fridays sometimes and availability of staffing onprevents exeat oradditional half term weekends. A minibus also classes. If this is the case, we will picks up from Hook Station at 7.25 pm on Sunday evenings. If you wish use this service you need to sign up on the booking sheet in Reception by contact you to discussto alternatives. Friday lunchtime, or by Thursday lunchtime for an exeat/half term weekends. This service is also On the following pages, you will of find moreterm. information available at the start and end each about each subject, as well as some useful advice from the Head of Careers and Higher Education, Sharon Allmark. These will helpBANK you when weighing up the MONEY AND HOUSE various factors involved in making the most appropriate choices. We are cashless. Any money for tuck or events can be added to the school bill or money can be
transferred to the House account. Please ask your Houseparent for the House Bank details. NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES Stephen Badger Newspapers and magazines are delivered regularly—they are for everyone to enjoy. Please do not Deputythem Head from (Teaching & Learning) remove the quiet room or cut bits out of them! The House council will decide which magazines they would like to subscribe to.
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