Leave / Travel / Extended Weekends / End/start of term travel arrangements

Students must inform a member of staff if they wish to leave the house for longer than an hour.

Weekend Leave

You must fill in a Green Leave-out Form and have it signed by a Houseparent by Thursday at the latest. After Thursday, permission for Leave-out may not be granted. Sixth Form students: if you are to miss any lessons, you must complete a Yellow Absence Form. You must sign-out in person with the duty member of staff. Students in the Lower School - Years 9-11: if you are to miss any lessons, your parents must complete an online absence request form found on the school’s webiste. You must sign-out in person with the duty member of staff. Return from Leave:

You must sign-in in person with the duty member of staff.

Saturday Day Leave:

Year 10-11 may travel beyond Steyning after breakfast and return by 20.00, Sixth Form may travel beyond Steyning after breakfast and return by 22.00 It is not permissible to ask another boarder to ‘give a message’ to staff. You MUST speak to them yourself. You will be asked to tell us if you do not plan to have a weekend meal on the Thursday before the leave. In the event of being delayed you MUST telephone your Boarding House Duty Staff.

Students may not travel in other students’ cars at any time, unless in exceptional circumstances where permission in writing has been given by both the driver’s parents and the passenger’s parents. Where possible, please use school mini-buses as arranged. (Year 9s must use school mini-buses until they have completed their public transport induction) Years 10-13 may travel by public transport (bus, taxi or train) In the event of being delayed when returning to school, you MUST telephone your Boarding House Duty staff.

Travel

Extended Weekends

We do not currently have Extended Weekends (Exeat Weekends) and the Boarding Houses are open throughout the published term times.

End / start of term travel arrangements

The safe departure and arrival of our Boarders is really important to us. Prior to the end of term, your parents will be asked to complete an online travel questionnaire and submit your holiday travel information. Provided that the student is leaving on the last day of term and returning on the day specified for boarders return, the school can then book taxis for your airport transfers, or you can opt to take the free school minibus service to Shoreham-by Sea Train Station or make your own arrangements. Taxis cannot be booked for students who have made early/late travel arrangements.

Payment for airport transfers booked by us is taken from your sundries account so you don’t need to worry about paying the taxi driver on the day of travel, unless this is a private booking made by parents or students when the student will need to pay in cash at the time of taking the taxi.

In the event of being delayed when returning to school, you MUST telephone your Boarding House Duty staff.