Art and Design – Fine Art

Choosing the right subjects for GCSE House Life

Watches that connect to the internet can be worn but notifications must be turned off unless in the Your son/daughter will make initial GCSE choices in boarding house or Sixth Form Centre.

February so that next year’s timetable can be blocked and staffing planned. They will confirm their choices at Mobiles should not be used after ‘lights out’. 3rd Formers are initially not allowed ‘mobiles in school, the end of this term. There is the opportunity to add but thereafter they have to hand their mobile phones and other devices to the staff member on duty any supporting comments on both initial and final before lights out. 4th and 5th Form pupils should hand their mobiles in to Matrons’ room before prep option-choice forms if you feel particularly strongly and before bed time. about the choices that have been made. Once the final options form is submitted, the allocation of options Please have your own battery powered alarm clock. will be made based on the information supplied on the form. House telephones If your parents need to contact you, they should try your mobile or Matron’s phone (01256 860241). Once choices have been made, the College reserves The main House telephone should not be used without specific permission from a member of the the right to withdraw any courses for which there is House staff. insufficient demand.

We try to accommodate all subject choices within the prescribed framework. However, subjects are POST sometimes oversubscribed and availability of staffing prevents additional classes. If this is the case, we will Post is delivered to the House daily and can be collected from Matron’s room. You can leave letters contact you to discuss alternatives. for posting with Matron, you can also buy stamps and hand in letters to post at the main College reception.

On the following pages, you will find more information about each subject, as well as some useful advice from POSTERS the Head of Careers and Higher Education, Sharon Allmark. These will help you when weighing up the We like you to bring posters and pictures to liven up your dorm but please make sure you only various factors involved in making the most pin them to the notice boards provided - do not blu-tack or sellotape any to the walls or furniture. appropriate choices. Prospective parents, staff and other visitors will often be shown around the House and therefore any posters you put up must not cause offence . If a member of staff thinks a poster is unsuitable you will be asked to remove it. Posters containing the following should definitely be avoided; racism, nudity, sex, bad/crude language, blood and gore, anything which sets out to shock.

Stephen Badger

Deputy Head (Teaching & Learning) SATURDAYS

Attendance on Saturday morning is encouraged to enable you to take advantage of the varied array of additional activities and clubs which take place over the two 50 minute sessions. Attendance is optional but it is expected that all those who board on Friday night will wish to benefit from the advertised Saturday programme and day boys will appreciate the later registration time of 9.10am (full