Information Guide to the Senior School

Key Academic and Pastoral Staff

Acting Head

Deputy Head, Pastoral

Acting Deputy Head, Academic

Director of Boarding

Head of Year 7

Head of Years 8 and 9

Head of Years 10 and 11

Mr Hadrian Briggs h.briggs@rhsb.gdst.net

Mrs Elizabeth Cunningham e.cunningham@rhsb.gdst.net

Mr James Moyle j.moyle@rhsb.gdst.net

Mrs Allison Spillman a.spillman@rhsb.gdst.net

Dr Anna Jenkin a.jenkin@rhsb.gdst.net

Ms Emily Goy e.goy@rhsb.gdst.net

Ms Rebecca Hollingsworth r.hollingsworth@rhsb.gdst.net

School Governing Board

Chair of Governors

Vice Chair

Mr Richard Hall BSc Hons, FRSA

Mrs Stella Pirie OBE, FCA, FCT, BA (Econ) Hons

Miss Lynda Bevan BA Hons, PGCE

Mrs Marilyn Cass MA, BA Hons, PGCE

Mrs Peta Dyke

Miss Alexandra King

Mrs Samantha Newton, LLB Hons, LPC

Mrs Imogen Puddock

Dr Chris Stephens

Mrs Arlene Stone

Welcome

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to Royal High School Bath and I hope that this booklet contains all the information you need to make a smooth transition into the School community. I know that moving up to Senior School, or joining a new school, can be a daunting experience, but we will do everything we can to make this transition as seamless as possible.

There are plenty of events throughout the acdemic year for you to get involved in, and this will help you to feel part of our friendly community. You will receive a weekly bulletin with further details of important dates, so do look out for these over the coming months.

At Royal High Bath, we pride ourselves on our excellent pastoral care, but the key to our success is having excellent communication between the school, parents and students. Please do get in touch with either me, the Head of Year or Form Tutor if you have any concerns or questions throughout the year; we are always happy to help.

I am looking forward to meeting you all during what I am sure will be a busy, exciting and rewarding year!

With best wishes,

Mrs Elizabeth Cunningham Deputy Head, Pastoral

Term dates

Autumn Term 2024

Wednesday 4 September

Thursday 5 September

Friday 6 September

Friday 27 September

Sunday 29 September

Friday 11 October

Friday 18 October

Sunday 3 November

All Boarders arrive after 12:00 midday for a Welcome Tea with Head, and Key Staff at 15:30

Autumn Term begins for Prep, Year 7, 12 and all new Year 8, 9, 10 students in the morning

Autumn Term begins for all Students

Exeat begins at 17:30

Boarders’ return at 17:30

Staff Inset Afternoon. School ends at 12:30 (Prep & Senior)

Half Term begins (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)

Boarders’ travelling day (Boarding open from 09:00)

Monday 4 November Term resumes

Friday 22 November

Sunday 24 November

Exeat begins at 17:30

Boarders’ return at 17:30

Thursday 12 December Autumn Term ends (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)

Friday 13 December

Staff Preparation morning until 12:30 (including online Boarders’ Academic Morning and catch-up academic sessions for students)

Spring Term 2025

Sunday 5 January

Monday 6 January

Friday 24 January

Sunday 26 January

Friday 14 February

Sunday 23 February

Boarders’ travelling day

Spring Term begins for all students

Exeat begins at 17.30

Boarders’ return at 17.30

Half Term begins (15.30 Prep, 15.50 Senior)

Boarders’ travelling day (Boarding open from 17:30)

Monday 24 February Term resumes

Thursday 3 April

Spring Term ends (15.30 Prep, 15.50 Senior)

Summer Term 2025

Monday 21 April

Tuesday 22 April

Friday 2 May

Monday 5 May

Friday 23 May

Sunday 1 June

Monday 2 June

Friday 4 July

Boarders’ travelling day

Summer Term begins for all students

Bank Holiday Exeat begins (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)

Bank Holiday

Boarders’ return at 17:30

Half Term begins (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)

Boarders’ travelling day (Boarding open from 17:30)

Term resumes

Summer Term ends (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)

Communication

Please remember to let the main office know if your contact details change at all. This includes your address, email address and telephone numbers. It is essential that we have your up to date details at all times.

New parents will be issued with account login details to our Parent Portal, current parents will keep existing login details. Login via the link at the top right hand corner of the school website home page.

If you are unaware of your account details, or need a password reset, please e-mail servicedesk@rhsb.gdst.net.

You may also like to keep up to date with all our School and Sixth Form news through the news pages on our Website or social sites.

SchoolPost

All letters e-mailed home are sent via SchoolPost which is delivered in one drop on Friday. Copies of SchoolPost messages can also be found on the Parent Portal, where you will also find newsletters, the school calendar, details of sports fixtures, music lessons, reports and timetables.

Classlist

Parent to parent communication is encouraged via ClassList - new parents can register after Monday 1 July when new students are ‘added’ onto the system.

Royal Highlights and Bulletin

Royal Highlights is a fortnightly newsletter which updates parents with the latest news across the whole school. The weekly Bulletin will keep you abreast of notices and upcoming events. Urgent messages may be sent at other times.

Web ww.royalhighbath.gdst.net/news

Twitter @RoyalHighBath

Instagram @royalhighschoolbath

Facebook /royalhighschoolbath

Aims

We aim to:

• Lead in girls’ education and be recognised as providing an outstanding day and boarding education, specifically tailored to the needs of girls in the 21st century.

• Sustain a high performance culture where each member of staff is committed to working towards the vision for the school and is accountable for their contribution.

• Embed social responsibility through strong links with the community and offer a range of opportunities for girls to engage in service and leadership.

• Drive innovation by encouraging and engaging in modern, innovative thinking and the implementation of new ideas inside and outside the classroom.

• Be an exceptional school community which values staff and treats girls as individuals, enabling them to flourish in every area (academic, social, emotional, moral, spiritual and cultural).

• Encourage every girl to be a force for positive change as they take their place in the global environment.

Values

Our values mirror those of the GDST:

• Girls First

• Forward-Thinking

• Fearless

• Family

The Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST)

Royal High Bath is proud to be a GDST school. The GDST is the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools. It educates approximately 8% of all girls at UK independent schools.

There are around 20,000 pupils in 23 schools and 2 academies across England and Wales.

The GDST believes that each girl is unique and that she should be supported, encouraged and channelled to reach her full potential.

RHS is the only GDST school to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) alongside A Levels and is also the only GDST school to offer boarding.

The GDST is the legal proprietor of RHSB and the address of the GDST Head Office is 10 Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DH. The telephone number is 0207 393 6666.

Where girls learn without limits

Boarding

Statement of Boarding Principles and Practice

Within boarding we aim to ensure that all boarders enjoy a living environment which is supportive, caring and safe, and which supports their physical, intellectual, spiritual and moral development. This includes:

• Learning about human nature

• Understanding people with whom they live and work

• Respecting differences, learning compromises and tolerance

• Looking out for one another and caring for each other.

We understand that ‘joined up’ pastoral care underpins personal development. We ensure that there is a strong SchoolHome link so that boarding parents are kept informed of all issues relating to their daughters’ physical, intellectual, spiritual and moral development. We also aim to ensure that boarders enjoy equitable rights of access to all school activities with day girls, and that the School’s ethos and values are upheld within the boarding environment.

Additional Boarding

Our boarding is flexible to suit the needs of every girl. We offer full, weekly and flexi boarding options.

Weekly boarding provides the perfect opportunity for busy families to experience the best of school and home, with girls spending Sunday/Monday to Thursday nights in school and the weekends at home.

Flexi boarding can be arranged to suit your family’s needs, to a maximum of three nights per week.

If you would like to book an occasional boarding night, please email or telephone the Director of Boarding on shstaff@rhsb. gdst.net to check availability, giving as much notice as possible.

Please note that spaces in some year groups are limited, but we will always try to accommodate girls.

Golden Ticket

One free night in boarding! We offer a fantastic opportunity for all day students to join us for one night’s stay for free in Boarding at least once during their school career. Please contact Mrs Spillman for more details.

The School Day

08:00 Earliest arrival for day students

08:25 Students to tutor rooms

08:30-09:00 Tutor Time / Assembly

09:00-10:00 Lesson 1

10:05-11:05 Lesson 2

11:05-11:30 Break

11:30-12:30 Lesson 3

12:30-13:45 Lunch and Co-curricular activities

13:45-14:45 Lesson 4

14:50-15:50 Lesson 5

15:50 End of Day / After School Activities

Please note, students involved in sports teams, fixtures or clubs may be expected to stay after the bus departure time of 16.30.

Before and After School Provision

Before School

The School day begins at 08:30. Day students may be in school from 08:00 when they should either be in Southside, the library/common room or their tutor room. Staff will be available in school but students will not be directly supervised until 08:35.

If your daughter requires breakfast on her arrival, she may go to the dining room. The charge for breakfast will depend on her choice and will be charged to a pre-paid catering card. The latest serving is at 08:15.

If you are bringing your daughter to school by car, please do not drive onto the school site between 08:00 and 09:30.

After School

If your daughter travels home by bus, she needs to leave school promptly so that she does not miss it. If she does miss her bus, she should return to the school office and ask for assistance.

If your daughter is collected at 15:50, please ensure that she knows exactly where she is to be met. Parents or guardians collecting students between 16:00-17:00 should not drive onto the school site.

No students should be waiting alone for more than a few minutes in unattended areas of the school or outside the school gates, particularly during the darker winter months.

Day students may stay at school until 18:00 to take part in an activity or to do homework, however, they must always be either in Supervised Study or in the library, or in an adult-supervised club approved by the school. If students wish to attend Supervised Study, parents should book this in advance by using the booking form published in each weekly bulletin.

In case of a fire or other emergency, it is essential that students remaining at school after 16:00 are in the care of a member of staff until they leave the premises.

After 18:00

Students may elect to have supper at school if, for example, they are taking part in a school play or concert, and are in the care of the member of staff in charge.

Individual casual supper charge for day girls is £4.60 daily and should be purchased through the students’ pre-paid catering cards.

Day Boarding

After school, a student can become an honorary member of the appropriate boarding house and follow the boarding routine until 21:00 at the latest, by which time they must be collected from school.

This means that they stay at school for supper (at 18:00) and do homework and/ or activities with boarders afterwards. They can be collected at any point after supper by prior agreement with the staff concerned.

Supper is included in the cost of this option, as is the ‘in house snack’ at 16:00. For planning reasons, day boarding needs to be booked and paid for in advance. Please contact the school office for details.

Absence from School

Parents should not make requests to take a student out of school during school time for any other reason than emergencies, and certainly not for holidays. A letter requesting leave of absence must be sent to the Acting Head at least a week before the absence.

Parental requests should be submitted to tutors for absence for medical appointments during the course of the school day. The request must be in writing or by email, a telephone message cannot suffice for legal reasons. Students must sign in and out.

For an absence due to illness, parents should notify the school office by telephone or email to royalhigh@rhsb. gdst.net on the first and each subsequent day of that absence. If a prolonged absence is anticipated, the tutor and Head of Year should be contacted and parents should send a note or email for the tutor when the student returns to school. The tutor or Head of Year may contact parents if absence notes are not forthcoming, or if a pattern of absence is emerging.

If nothing has been heard on the first day of absence or there is concern about a student’s absence, the office will phone home.

Lunch

Lunch for all day students in Years 7 to 11 is compulsory.

The cost of these lunches will be charged by the GDST and will appear on the school fees invoice. Lunch entitles students to the following:

A freshly cooked hot meal - meat or vegetarian option, including pasta or jacket potato with various toppings plus a choice of a hot pudding, cake, yogurt or fresh fruit.

Chilled water is available in the dining room.

All boarders’ meals are included in the fees.

Please note that absences, for whatever reason, cannot be reimbursed by the catering department. When students are requested to have a packed lunch for an off-site trip, these will be arranged by the school.

Education for Life (RSHE) and Citizenship

Relationships, Sex and Health Education and Citizenship aim for all young people to become successful individuals who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve. Our aim is to foster confident young women who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives, and to be responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society.

We employ a wide range of expert speakers to enrich our course, including the school nurse, the police, the GDST Learning and Development Manager, Amnesty International and Just Different (a charity encouraging a positive attitude to people with disabilities). Year 7-11 students will have a dedicated PSHEE lesson for one hour per fortnight.

• Year 7 topics include: identity and friendships; staying safe; community identity and basic finance.

• Year 8 topics include: relationships; risky behaviours (including alcohol, drugs and smoking) and human rights and laws.

• Year 9 topics include: choices and sex and relationship education from the school nurse; government and parliament and economic wellbeing.

• Year 10 topics include: Global citizenship and thinking; managing risk (includes a session from the school nurse); The UN and emotional wellbeing.

• Year 11 topics include: careers; work experience and CVs; further education and finance.

In addition, all years receive input on relationships and sexual education, emotional wellbeing and positive mental health.

Houses

Each girl is allocated to a House as she joins the school. The Houses are led by staff Heads of Houses and Sixth Form House Prefects, and there are House assemblies throughout the year.

Being part of a House encourages our students to work together with other year groups, promoting teamwork and a healthy, competitive spirit.

The Houses, led by their House Leaders, take part in a wide range of events including a House Dance and Drama performance, Sports competitions, House Choir competition and a termly House Quiz. Everyone is involved and the winning Houses gain valuable House points.

Another way of getting House points is by being rewarded with Merits and Commendations. At the end of the school year the House with the most points is awarded the highly prized House Shield.

Co-Curricular Programme

One of the real strengths of Royal High Bath is that we recognise student life is about much more than academic success and we encourage our students to balance their academic work by taking part in our wide range of exciting enrichment, extension and co-curricular activities.

Students are expected to sign up to a certain number of co-curricular activities that are run during the school day and after school.

Our extensive co-curricular programme offers a diverse range of activities which allows our students to develop their skills in areas of strength, try new things and be creative to find new ways of expressing themselves. Our RHB ACTIVE programme encourages them to be courageous and stretch themselves by taking risks in a safe and friendly environment. It also enables students to communicate and develop friendships outside of academic lessons and to make mistakes and learn from them in order to develop commitment, compassion, perseverance and organisational skills.

If you have any questions, please contact Miss Imogen Cornick, Co-Curricular Coordinator: i.cornick@rhsb.gdst.net.

Music

Music plays a major role in our school. Our Steinway Music School opened in 2020 and provides students with exceptional musical opportunities.

A wealth of information about the Music curriculum, Music scholarships, individual instrumental lesson, clubs, ensembles and performances can be found on our Parent Portal.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr Mark Bradbury, Director of Music: m.bradbury@rhsb.gdst.net.

Drama

Drama makes a unique contribution to life of our school. Beyond the excellent classroom provision, the girls are given numerous opportunities to become involved in a range of drama activities including Speech and Drama lessons, workshops, performances, annual school productions and regular theatre trips.

With the support of highly experienced teachers and technical staff, girls are encouraged to explore new possibilities as creators, designers, technicians, directors and performers.

If you have any questions, or you would like to arrange peripatetic lessons in Speech and Drama, please contact Mrs Leanne VincentNorgate, Head of Drama: l.vincent-norgate@rhsb.gdst.net.

Sport and PE

Sport and PE are a key part of life at Royal High, from our wide curriculum which offers students of all ages the chance to try a great range of different physical activities, to the vast variety of competitive opportunities enabling girls to train at a higher level and represent our school. All students must take note of the following:

Changing Rooms and Kit

• Students should bring the appropriate kit for lessons.

• Students should take pride in their appearance for all lessons.

• Kit bags should be left in lockers or in the specifically designed cubby-holes in locker rooms. In lessons, hair should be tied back and all jewellery, including fitbits, should be removed.

• Any student who is unable to take part in PE for any reason should bring a note from her parent or boarding staff. She will still be involved in the lesson, even if she cannot take part in the physical activity. She will be required to change into kit for the lesson.

Sports Fixtures

It is both a privilege and an honour to represent your school in a Sports team.

It is expected that all students uphold this commitment, representing the school with pride and showing good sportsmanship at all times.

Students are expected to attend all fixtures in their correct kit, travelling in their school tracksuit at all times.

Please note that unavoidable circumstances sometimes lead to the re-scheduling of some fixtures. Please always check the weekly timetable on Parent Portal to ensure you have the most up to date fixture information.

If you have any questions please contact Miss Heidi Baber, Director of Sport: h.baber@rhsb.gdst.net.

The Medical Centre

The Medical Centre is run by our team of three School Nurses, who are supported by the School Doctor, a local female GP. It consists of a treatment room, quiet area, kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms.

If you wish to speak to the Nurse on duty regarding a student, you can contact them by telephone on 01225 731007, via the School Office, by letter, or in person, by appointment. Out of hours the parents of boarders can also contact the medical staff via the housemistress.

The Nurse is available during Surgery Hours:

• 08:15-08:45 for boarders

• 13:00-13:30 for boarders and day students

• 16:00-16:30 for boarders

• For emergencies at other times.

No student may go to the Medical Centre unless they have been to the School Office first. No student may leave a lesson except for an emergency.

Boarders

Boarders are registered with the School Doctor for the duration of their time at the School. If a boarder needs treatment during the school holidays she will be able to visit her local doctor, but will have to register as a ‘temporary resident’.

All boarders receive a medical examination on entry to the school. This is carried out by the School Nurses and the Doctor.

If your daughter needs to be seen by a Doctor whilst at school, she will normally have an appointment with the School Doctor in the Medical Centre during her

weekly visit to school. However, if she needs to be seen urgently, she will be escorted to the Doctor’s Surgery in the centre of Bath by one of the Boarding Assistants.

We try to keep specialist appointments during term to a minimum to prevent disruption to schooling. However, there may be occasions when it will be necessary for your daughter to attend an appointment during the school day.

If you live locally, you may wish to escort your daughter yourself, otherwise she will be taken by a boarding assistant (until she is 16 years of age, when she is considered old enough to organise travel arrangements herself).

All medicines must be handed to the Medical Centre or the Housemistress for safe keeping. Under no circumstances must students keep medicines in their rooms.

If your daughter is too unwell to attend school, she will be admitted to the Medical Centre. If this happens, the staff will always contact you as soon as possible, and keep in regular contact with you during her time in the Medical Centre.

Day Students

If your daughter becomes unwell during the day, the School Nurses are available to provide first aid and basic care for her and you will be contacted. If you have any anxieties about your daughter’s health that may affect her while she is at school, the medical staff would be happy to discuss them with you and provide the necessary care and support.

If your daughter has a chronic health problem, suffers from a prolonged illness or has to be admitted to hospital, it is essential to let the medical staff know, so that appropriate support can be offered on her return to school.

If your daughter needs to take medication during the school day, she must bring it to the Medical Centre for safe keeping in its original packaging with her name and doctor’s instructions. Please fill out the parental permission form found on the Parent Portal.

No medication should be carried about in school by girls, except for inhalers and epipens. If your daughter suffers from asthma and uses an inhaler or an epipen, please ensure a spare is provided to be kept in the Medical Centre.

We offer all new girls a school health check which is carried out by the School Nurses. The health check comprises a short examination of height and weight, an eye test and the opportunity for a student to express any health worries she may have. Your written consent is sought on the medical records which you are requested to fill in before your daughter’s arrival at school.

Routine immunisations are now undertaken by your GP, apart from some immunisations which take place in school for some year groups as part of Government initiatives. The School Nurses will inform parents when they are due to take place, and gain consent. Please ensure the School Nurses are informed of dates of boosters outside school to be able to keep the student’s school records up to date.

Your daughter should not phone home to ask to be collected if she is unwell. She should be assessed at the Medical Centre and the Nurse on duty will phone home if necessary. Please do not collect your daughter under these circumstances without first checking with the Medical Centre

Nuts

Please DO NOT bring nuts into school - we have students with severe allergies. This includes cereal bars, chocolates and some chocolate products. Just the dust particles that you carry may trigger a reaction which could lead to a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction.

Guest Students

Royal High is happy to welcome exchange partners of students (in addition to those links formally made by the school). Guest students are invited to join us for a maximum of three school days. Please contact the Acting Head or Pastoral Deputy Head to make such an arrangement. The school requires at least two weeks’ notice. Exchange partners (girls only) of boarders are welcome to reside at school for a maximum of three nights.

Expectations of Behaviour

Students are expected to show respect for the feelings and personal property of others, act with consideration for their environment and uphold the highest standards of dress and behaviour at all times.

ICT & E-Safety

Internet access is an integral part of a dynamic learning environment.

We have ‘acceptable use’ guidelines to ensure safe, sensible and responsible usage to protect everyone in school.

Students must:

• Only use ICT (on our systems or on their own devices) in school for school purposes. This includes the use of the internet, email, digital video, mobile technologies, etc.

• Login only as themselves

• Use their school email addresses on school devices

• Respect the privacy and copyright of others’ material

• Not download or install software on school ICT equipment without permission

• Not post or try to access or download offensive, illegal or aggressive material

• Not try to bypass the internet filtering system.

Mobile Devices

Students must take note of the following guidelines regarding mobile devices. In Years 7 to 11 students are required to bring their own mobile device to school. The key requirements for this device are:

• Be able to connect to the school wireless network and the internet

• Have a “standby to operational” time of less than 30 seconds

• Have a keyboard (possibly Bluetooth if using a tablet)

• Have a battery lifetime > 6 hours

• Be able to record photos, video and audio

• Have installed apps for word processing and other office apps to allow offline working (these can be

downloaded for free with the school’s Microsoft licence)

• Have a protective case

Although not essential, there are benefits to touch screen devices and we would advise that a screen size of between 10-14 inches is the most suitable.

The following advice applies to all forms of mobile device i.e. laptops, tablets, mobile phones and wearable technology such as smartwatches.

• We highly recommend that parents insure any student devices against loss, theft or breakages as the school insurance will not cover devices.

• They should be locked away when not required and never left in an unattended bag.

• A passcode or password is enabled to prevent other students misusing the device.

Location services are enabled so that if it is lost, it may be tracked or disabled.

• Mobile devices must never be taken into an examination room. Candidates found with unauthorised technology during exams risk facing serious sanctions from the examination board.

• Any pupil found accessing websites with inappropriate content will be dealt with according to the Behaviour Policy.

Mobile Devices: Code of Conduct:

Year 7 - no phones in school, unless for emergency contact.

Year 8-9 - phones allowed but they should be unseen, not used at all.

Year 10-11 - phones allowed for use at lunchtime in the common room.

This code is in addition to the GDST Acceptable Use agreement which governs student online safety and behaviour.

School Uniform

Having a sense of belonging to our school is important, and wearing your uniform is a symbol of pride in our school. Please take note of the following rules regarding uniform:

• School uniform should be named, clean, correct and in good order at all times.

• All students in Years 7-11 must wear their school jacket travelling to and from school and while in school, unless advised by a member of staff.

• Shoes should be black leather look (no trainers or shoes that look like trainers).

• Tights, ankle or knee length socks (not trainer socks) should be plain navy.

• One pair of simple, stud earrings is allowed. No rings, bracelets or body piercings are allowed. Fine chains with a religious symbol may be worn around the neck (but inside the blouse).

• Visible make-up and nail varnish should not be worn.

• Hair should not be obviously dyed and should be a single, natural colour and long hair should be tied back with a plain black or navy hair tie.

• If students wish to wear a coat over their uniform, it must be the waterproof crested navy Sports coat, available to buy through SchoolBlazer.

• When wearing school PE kit to and from school, within the school grounds or to fixtures, students must wear school tracksuit bottoms or the RHSB crested leggings.

• Sixth Form dress should conform to the agreed dress code.

All our school uniform can be purchased from SchoolBlazer. Visit their website via this QR code.

Lost Property

Parents must ensure that all students’ clothing, shoes, trainers and valuables are clearly named.

Students should avoid bringing large amounts of money into school, but if it is absolutely necessary, this should be handed in to the School Office for safe-keeping.

If anybody finds anything valuable, they must hand it into the School Office for safe-keeping and if a student has lost something, she should go there to find out if anything has been handed in. Other items should be returned to the owner or given to a member of staff.

Policies

We have a range of policies in place to provide guidance and assurance to students, parents and staff alike. Should you have any questions about our policies please contact: royalhigh@rhsb.gdst.net

• General (including the Complaints Procedure)

• Curriculum and Extra-curricular Activities (including Health and Safety on Educational Visits)

• Assessment (including Specific Learning Difficulties and External Examinations)

• Pastoral Care (including Safeguarding Young People)

• Discipline (including Alcohol, Smoking and Illegal Substances).

Parents can apply to the School Office for a paper copy of any policy or view on our website via this QR code.

Fina ncial Matters

Royal High Bath operates an internet payment system for parents called ParentPay. This is completely separate from the school fees which are administered directly from the GDST. All chargeable activities that your daughter takes part in must be paid for through our ParentPay portal. It is important that this happens in advance of the activity so that we are able to secure a place for your daughter and ensure that we have all the necessary staffing in place for her safety. Unfortunately, if payment is not made then your daughter will not be able to participate.

Guidelines for School Trips

When a student is invited to go on a trip, parents will receive an email with all the information required. You will be asked to fill in a form to give permission for the student to attend the trip. It is a requirement of the GDST that your response is received, and without this, your daughter will not be able to participate. If a cost is involved, you will also be asked to pay for the trip using ParentPay. Full payment is required before your daughter takes part.

Please keep to the reply deadline as the trip may not go ahead if a response has not been submitted by the given date. Even if the trip is viable, a student may not be able to attend because the reply has not been received on time.

Travel and Transport

Our comprehensive transport network provides girls with quick, trouble-free journeys to school. We have bus routes running across Bath and the wider area including Tetbury, East Bristol, Chew Valley, Midsomer Norton, Frome, Shaftesbury and Chippenham.

Find out more at our dedicated web portal, via this QR code, where you can also make bookings and payments for the service.