
School Life
Student Expectations:
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All students will work in an A4 format - either an A4 textbook with a plastic wallet for loose sheets or a ring binder.
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Students may have a notebook for planning and a best book for final, neat work or a clear separation within a single book.
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Students are expected to manage their daily requirements for lessons with increasing self-responsibility. Many Year 7 students will carry all of their books in a binder all of the time. By Year 11, students will have graduated to individual subject folders and their own ways of recording, storing and accessing their work.
Essential equipment:
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A good quality writing pen, a pencil, a rubber, pencil crayons and a ruler (all with spares).
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A scientific calculator and for Years 7 and 8, a small dictionary.
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A school bag must be brought to school every day. The bag must be safe, sensible and functional, capable of holding A4 exercise books, textbooks, stationery, PE kit and personal property.
At the End of Every Year
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Existing and old work must be stored securely at home within Years 7 and 8.
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At the end of Year 9, work may be disposed of unless teachers direct otherwise e.g. French books will need to be maintained for vocabulary if it is chosen as a GCSE option; core subjects may direct students to retain Year 9 books as these are important for revision in Years 10 and 11.
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Within Years 10 and 11 all work must be stored safely at home for revision. Students may need to keep relevant work for A Level Study after Year 11.
The School Day
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Students are expected to be on the school site and in their Tutor Room by 8:25 each morning.
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Students arriving after 8:25 will be marked late in registers.
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Students have 3 double lessons per day, of 100 minutes duration, with a small number of 50 minute lessons in particular subjects.
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Assemblies normally take place during Tutor Period.
Rewards
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In every lesson, the issuing of a red coin rewards excellent work. Students bank these with their tutor.
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A Red Lion Badge is awarded after the first 20 coins. This is worn on the blazer lapel.
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Over time, we expect all students to gain many more badges.
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After 240 coins a Governor badge is awarded and then a second tier starts all over again with larger badges.
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Badges are awarded in assemblies and then by the Headteacher and Governors in person
