Open Day Tour Guide | October 2020

Open Day Tour Guide Saturday 3 October 2020

Contents

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About our Open Day

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Welcome from the Headmistress

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A message from the Registrar

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About Pipers Corner

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Pre-Prep | Yellow Route

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Prep | Red Route

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Senior and Sixth Form | Blue Route

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The Enrichment Programme

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Site Map

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FAQs

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Wifi access Name | Pipers Guests Password | openmorning2020

About our Open Day As we seek to keep visitors, staff and Sixth Form student volunteers safe from Covid-19, this year’s Open Day will follow a different format to previous years. Tours will be self-guided, using this brochure as a point of reference.

We will keep you feeling safe by:

✓ Giving you a warm welcome at a social distance ✓ Using one-way systems, where indicated ✓ Following cleaning, handwashing and hygiene procedures What we ask of you in return:

✓ Keep two metres away from other visitors and staff ✓ Use the hand sanitiser dispensers at every opportunity ✓ Wash your hands for 20 seconds after using the toilet facilities ✓ Avoid touching surfaces and objects around the school site ✓ Follow our designated tour routes

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Welcome from the Headmistress I am very sorry that we are not able to welcome you today in our usual way, but I am delighted that you have chosen to come and see Pipers Corner for yourself. Our Open Days are always busy and, although our students love to guide you, at this time we did not feel that we could bring them all in to show you around the school in person. I hope that at least having them speak to you through our audio clip links, will make up for this a little.

I’ll be talking to you again later but, for the moment, enjoy your visit.

Mrs Helen Ness-Gifford Headmsitress

A message from the Registrar We are delighted that you are considering Pipers Corner for your daughter and are looking forward to supporting you throughout the admissions process.

If you have any queries or would like to register your daughter please call us on 01494 719810 or email us at registrar@piperscorner.co.uk.

Mrs Zoe Galvin | Registrar Mrs Emily Harris | Assistant Registrar

Please follow one of three routes around the site. A strict one-way system is in place.

• Pre-Prep | Reception – Year 2 • Prep | Year 3 – Year 6 • Senior School & Sixth Form | Year 7 – Year 13 Audio clips of students explaining their subject or department area will be available via QR codes throughout the tour. These can be accessed in this brochure. Simply open your smart phone camera and hover over the QR code. You will be taken to the corresponding audio file. Simply press play. Alternatively, a QR Code Reader App can be used.

So that we can monitor the numbers on site – we would appreciate it if your visit lasted no longer than one hour and fifteen minutes today.

Please note that our playground equipment are out-of-bounds during Open Day. Children should be supervised at all times and are the responsibility of their parents.

Once you reached the end of your tour, you will be directed to the Arts Centre where we ask you to drop off your lanyards and badges and exit the site back to the Car Park via the designated route.

Young Visitors Can you spot all of the stars around the school site? Keep count and tell us your answer when you leave. There’s a prize for every correct answer!

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Please begin your tour. Visitors should follow the same coloured route throughout the tour.

Pre-Prep – Yellow Route Prep – Red Route Senior School & Sixth Form – Blue Route We would appreciate it if your tour does not exceed 1 hour and 15 minutes.

About Pipers Corner History of Pipers Corner

Pre-Prep | Yellow Route | 0900-1200 hours Forest School

Arts Centre (Drama)

Welcome to Pre-Prep

If you would now like to visit Prep, please follow the yellow arrows to our Prep Department and begin the Prep Tour at ‘Welcome to Prep’.

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Prep | Red Route Forest School

Arts Centre (Drama)

Arts Centre CafĂŠ

Pre-Prep start here Prep Drama

Welcome to Prep

Dance

Physical Education

Food Technology

Art

Please exit the foyer, turn left and re-enter the building at the Rainbow Crossing and begin the Senior Tour at Design Technology.

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COLOUR KEY

Senior School & Sixth Form | Blue Route

SENIOR SUBJECTS SIXTH FORM SUBJECTS SENIOR & SIXTH FORM

Arts Centre (Drama)

Arts Centre Café

Pre-Prep & Prep Design Technology start here Senior Library

Design Technology

Library Classroom

Sixth Form Centre

Second in English and School Magazine Coordinator (0900-1200 hours) Teacher of English and Pipers Radio Academy Coordinator (1200-1500 hours)

Available by Zoom

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Design Technology

Psychology

Sociology

Walk through Sculpture Studio

Available from 0900-1200 hours

Available from 0900-1200 hours

Textiles

Art

Textiles

Art

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Senior School & Sixth Form | Blue Route (cont.)

Food Technology

Science | Physics

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Food Technology

Science | Chemistry

Science | Chemistry

Science | Physics

Science | Biology

COLOUR KEY SENIOR SUBJECTS SIXTH FORM SUBJECTS SENIOR & SIXTH FORM

Dance

Dance

Walk past Outdoor Eco Classroom

English

Mathematics

Mathematics

English

Modern Foreign Languages

Available by Zoom 0900-1200 hours

Senior School & Sixth Form | Blue Route (cont.)

History

Religious Studies

History

Geography

Geography

Religious Studies

Academic P.E

The Director of Academic P.E is available for families wishing to discuss GCSE and A Level P.E.

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Available by Zoom 0900-1000 hours 1300-1500 hours

COLOUR KEY SENIOR SUBJECTS SIXTH FORM SUBJECTS SENIOR & SIXTH FORM

Sport

Sport

Walk past ‘The Good of the Hive’ honeybee mural

IT & Computing

IT & Computing

Individual Learning

Head of Individual Learning will be available by Zoom 0900-1415 hours

Business

Life Skills

Available from 0900-1300 hours

Available from 0900-1400 hours

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Senior School & Sixth Form | Blue Route (cont.)

Music

Music

Please return to the Arts Centre.

You have now reached the end of the tour.

Please return your lanyards and badges in the boxes outside the Arts Centre CafĂŠ, before following the designated route to the Car Park and Exit.

A message from the Headmistress

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The Enrichment Programme Introduction

A diverse range of clubs and activities have long been central to life at Pipers and has a vital part to play in the development of each student as a well-rounded individual.

Below are just a few of the extra-curricular opportunities on offer at Pipers.

Careers

Duke of Edinburgh

Environment

Gardening

LAMDA

Pipers Radio

School Magazine

World Challenge

Young Enterprise

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Site Map

Contact Admissions T: 01494 719810 E: registrar@piperscorner.co.uk

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FAQs How big are the classes/sets?

In Prep the average is 18. In Years 7-8 there are 18-22 but it varies year-on-year. In Years 9-11, subjects are setted into groups of 12-20 depending on the subject and how many students are taking it. In the Sixth Form there are usually between three and 10 students in each A Level group.

How many GCSEs do students take at Pipers?

Most take nine or 10 subjects but some take 11. Core subjects are Maths, English, Science (Trilogy – equivalent to two GCSEs or Triple – separate grades for each Science) and a Language subject. Students select their options in Year 9.

How many subjects do students study in the Sixth Form?

Most students take four AS subjects in Lower Sixth and then three A Levels in the Upper Sixth.

What sort of choice is there at A Level?

Students choose from more than 20 subjects – including all the core subjects as well as subjects such as Dance, PE, Music, Design Technology, Psychology and Sociology.

Is Learning Support offered at Pipers Corner?

Our Individual Learning Department offers advice and support across the school from Pre-Prep right through to the Sixth Form to promote understanding of learning development and provide interventions to support progression, confidence and self-esteem.

Admissions When should I register?

We advise that girls are registered two years prior to the desired year of entry. Our registration form can be found on our website and in the prospectus in your Pipers Bag. The £150 registration fee is most easily paid by bank transfer – please contact the Admissions Team if you have any questions.

When can girls join the School?

Our natural entry points are Reception, Years 6 and 7 and the Lower Sixth. Each year we are also usually able to admit a few girls into Years 1-5. Places in Years 7-10 are subject to availability. Places are usually offered for the start of an academic year, but occasionally mid-year and mid-term places become available.

What are your entry criteria?

We look for a good-average ability level and make our offers in order of date of registration.

How are girls assessed?

At most entry points girls are assessed in Maths and English and there is no formal preparation required.

All students for Prep entry and above will have an interview with the Headmistress or another senior member of staff.

What Scholarship or Bursaries do you offer?

At Year 7 entry we offer a range of Scholarship Awards (Academic, Art, Drama, Music and PE) as well as the Jessie Cross Award (a means-tested Award for a student currently studying at a state school).

Scholarship Awards and means-tested bursaries are also available for entry into our Sixth Form. At Reception entry we also offer a means-tested Jessie Cross Foundation Award.

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