Boarding Handbook 2023-24

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Contents

Page Content

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Telephone Helplines

4-6 Boarding Team

7 Student Leaders & Committee

8 Your Details

9 Boarding Contact Details / Boarding Houses

10 Boarding Statement / SGS Mission Statement

11 Aims of the Boarding Community (practice) / Learning Characteristics

12/13 Times / Routines / Weekends

14/15

The School Day / Term Dates

16-20 Medical & Wellbeing

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Body Piercing and Tattooing / Hair Guidance / Laundry / Clothing

22 Lost Property / Luggage

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

24 Visits to friends’ houses / Leave during the school day

25 Signing out to town / Chaplaincy

26 Co-curricular (enrichment)

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Money Matters / Parent Pay 28-34 A Quick Guide for Boarders 35 Process: Complaints in Boarding 36 CCTV in Boarding 37 Boarding Privileges 38 Self control in Boarding 39-40 Student Voice 41

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Raising a minor issue, idea or query / Advocates 42 Home Learning in Boarding 43-49 Boarding Behaviour Contract 50 Boarding Site Map 51 Did you know? 52/53 Notes for Boarders from Boarders 54

Useful Information for Boarders written by Boarders 55 Useful Apps 56-59 Brighton & Hove Bus Timetable

Telephone Helplines

Childline 0800 1111

Cruse Bereavement Care 0808 808 1677

Samaritans (someone to talk to who isn’t family) 116 123

Doctors (Steyning Health Centre) 01903 843400

Drinkline 0300 123 1110

B-eat (beating eating disorders) 0800 801 0711

Frank (national drugs helpline) 0300 123 6600

Talk To Frank (illegal drugs help & advice) 0300 123 6600

NHS Quit Smoking Helpline 0300 123 1044

Rape & Sexual Abuse line (national) 0808 802 9999

Rape & Sexual Abuse line (Brighton) 01273 720110

Pregnancy Advisory Service 03457 30 40 30

Sexual Health Helpline (advice on emergency 0845 111 3456 contraception, pregnancy, abortion advice, sexually-transmitted infections)

The National AIDS Helpline 0300 123 7123

Sussex Mental Healthline 0300 5000 101 (stress, anxiety, feeling suicidal)

SANE (mental health charity, emotional support) 0300 304 7000

MIND (self-harm) 0300 123 3393

Cyber Bullying 0808 800 2222

Sexuality (The Mix: essential support for under 25s) 0808 808 4994

Childline (CSE: child sexual exploitation) 0800 1111

Office of Children’s Commissioner 0207 7838 330

Children’s Commissioner Office: Help At Hand 0800 528 0731

Boarding Team

Student Leaders & Committee

Your Details

Name:

Boarding House:

Houseparent:

Boarding Tutor:

School Year:

Head of Year:

KS4 Form Tutor /

KS5 Learning Mentor:

SGS Boarding Contact Details

Tel: 01903 817601

Fax: 01903 879273

Email: sgsboarding@sgs.uk.net

Web: www.sgs.uk.net

Post: SGS Boarding. Lower School, Church Street, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3LB.

Assistant Headteacher (Director of Boarding)

Mr T Leighton Tel: 01903 817602 Email: tleighton@sgs.uk.net

Registrar (Admissions)

Mrs S Plimmer Tel: 01903 817601 Email: sgsboarding@sgs.uk.net

Administration and Finance Assistant

Mrs A Law Tel: 01903 817601 Email: alaw@sgs.uk.net

Medical

Ms Katharine Miller Email:sgsboardingmedical@sgs.uk.net

Boarding Houses

Bennett House - bennett@sgs.uk.net

Duty Office: 01903 817650

Duty Mobile: 07720 975113

Students’ Phone: 01903 817609

Bennett House Staff Ms A Templeman

Resident Tutor: Ms M Wilkinson

Wykeham & Dormer House - wykeham@sgs.uk.net

Duty Office: 01903 817651 (Please call for students’ phone)

Duty Mobile: 07720 975110

Houseparent: Mr T Treadwell

Resident Tutor: Mr T Iles

Bolton House - bolton@sgs.uk.net

Duty Office: 01903 817619

Duty Mobile: 07720 975112

Houseparent: Miss A Peake

Resident Tutor: Mrs N Cazot

Boarding Statement of Principles

Steyning Grammar School offers full and weekly boarding opportunities for families who want peace of mind in securing their children’s education in a safe, rural environment. The boarding experience contributes to the development of positive, independent and fully engaged citizens of our global community, equipped with the character to flourish in their future (website/handbook detail our practice with a translation facility).

At SGS we

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Character strengths that help us ENJOY are:

Character

help us RESPECT are:

Aims of the Boarding Community (practice)

1. To create a community that ensures the safety, safeguarding and welfare of its pupils in an environment where they can Enjoy, Respect and Achieve.

2. To provide an environment in which pupils can develop their intellectual academic, sporting and creative potential through well structured routines, access to staff and other pupils in an atmosphere which values effort.

3. To provide a range of activities related to age and maturity that will assist in the personal, social, moral, spiritual and cultural development of each pupil.

4. To provide accommodation that is comfortable and suitable to the needs of boarders according to their age and which provides appropriate levels of privacy.

5. To provide an atmosphere that allows pupils to develop an acceptance of others and to celebrate diversity in all of its forms.

6. To develop each boarder’s responsibility for self, for others and for their environment.

7. To develop pupils’ qualities of leadership and their ability to work as a team.

8. To develop close links with parents in the support of pupils’ development within school.

9. To provide ample opportunity for pupils to talk to staff about their day to day concerns.

Learning Characteristics

SGS believes that students will flourish and be more successful if they have a growth mind-set. People with growth mind-sets see their characteristics as things that can be developed through hard work and purposeful practice. They understand that successful people achieved their success through years of practice and learning. People with this mind-set believe that a person’s true potential is unknown and can be cultivated through learning. The list below shows the ‘learning characteristics’ that psychologists have proven enhance your potential to succeed.

KINDNESS

Routines

Time Activity

07.30

Wake up call – weekdays

All Boarders are expected to wake up on time and prepare themselves for school

7.50 - 8.20 Breakfast

08.30 NAMES (registration) and depart for school

16.00 - 17.45 Enrichment activities or Tutor Group Meetings

17.45 Supper – Dining Room

*Students are allowed to have ‘seconds’ from 18.10

18.30 NAMES (Registration)

19.00 - 20.00

Supervised Home Learning for Year 9 students, followed by free time

20.00 - 21.00 Supervised Home learning for Year 10 students in the computer room, followed by free time

19.00 - 21.00

Home Learning for Year 11 and Sixth Form students (Year 11 students will be supervised until the first data window, Sixth Form are allowed to study in their rooms with their doors propped open)

Followed by free time.

During free time, students should be engaged in purposeful activity, this may include extra Home Learning. Permission to leave Boarding must be given by Duty Staff and students must always sign out and back in.

21.00

Friday

Snacks (SLOGS) in Dining Room

15.30 - Bedtime There is no official Home Learning and students should be engaged in purposeful activity, this may include extra Home learning or enrichment.

Sunday

18.30 - 19.30 HOUSE CLEARING

Students will tidy/clean their rooms and houses as well as prepare themselves for the following week at school, this may include extra Home Learning.

Bedtimes

Sunday - Thursday

Year On site In house

In rooms Lights out/Quiet

9 20.30 21.00 21.30 21.45

10 21.30 21.30 21.45 22.00

11 21.30 22.00 22.15 22.30

12 22.00 22.15 22.30 22.30

13 22.00 22.15 22.30 22.30

Friday and Saturday

Year On site In house

In rooms Lights out/Quiet

9 21.00 22.00 22.15 22.30

10 21.30 22.00 22.15 22.30

11 21.30 22.30 22.45 23.00

12 22.00 22.30 23.00 23.00

13 22.00 22.30 23.00 23.00

Weekends

If you intend to be away on Friday & Saturday nights, you should complete a Green Leave-out Form by Thursday at the latest.

Weekend Meals

Saturday Brunch 10.30 - 12.00*

Sunday Brunch 10.30 - 12.00*

Saturday Supper 17.45 - 18.15*

Sunday Supper 17.45 - 18.15*

*Please note, meal service will close 10 minutes prior to the end of meal times. Please speak to the Kitchen Team at breakfast if you will require a late meal on that day.

The School Day

Years 9-11

All students must be in their form room for registration at 08.50 so you need to leave the Boarding House after 08.30 NAMES.

08.50 - 09.05 Registration

09.05 - 10.05 Period 1

10.05 - 11.05 Period 2

11.05 - 11.30 Break

11.30 - 12.30 Period 3

12.30 - 13.30 Period 4

13.30 - 14.15 Lunch

14.15 - 15.15 Period 5

Years 12-13

Sixth Formers must register in school on Mondays & alternate Fridays.

Students may return to houses if they have no timetabled lesson after break time.

While in house during the school-day, students may use all facilities, may visit friends’ rooms (of the same sex), may listen to low-level music and may choose to watch News & Documentaries on TV.

Students may be asked to vacate rooms for cleaning.

Students must sign-in and sign-out of houses at all times when returning early from school.

Boarding Term Dates - 2022/2023

Autumn Term 2022

Term starts Monday, 5th September Boarding will reopen to ALL students on Sunday, 4th September

Students may arrive from 10 am onwards. Welcome Buffet for parents & boarders between 5pm – 6pm

Monday, September 5th - Year 9 and Year 12 start school Tuesday, September 6th - Years 10, 11 and 13 start school

October Half Term (Boarding is closed) Friday, 21st October Sunday, 30th October

Students may depart from 3:30 pm Students must return between 2pm – 7pm Supper is served at 5pm. Names at 7pm Lessons start on Monday, 31st October

Term Ends Friday, 16th December Students may depart from 12.35pm

Spring Term 2023

Years 9 - 13 Boarders Return Tuesday, 3rd January

February Half Term (Boarding is closed) Friday, 10th February Sunday, 19th February

Term Ends Friday, 31st March

Summer Term 2023

Years 9 - 13 Boarders Return Sunday, 16th April

May Long Weekend (Boarding is open) Optional Thursday, 27th April Monday 1st May

May Half Term (Boarding is closed) Friday, 26th May Sunday, 4th June

Term Ends Friday, 21st July

Students must return between 2pm – 7pm Supper is served at 5pm. Names at 7pm Lessons start on Wednesday 4th January

Students may depart from 3:30pm Students must return between 2pm – 7pm Supper is served at 5pm. Names at 7pm Lessons start on Monday, 20th February

Students may depart from 3:30 pm

Students must return between 2pm – 7pm Supper is served at 5pm. Names at 7pm Lessons start on Monday, 17th April

Students may depart from 3:30 pm Lessons start on Tuesday, 2nd May

Students may depart from 3:30 pm Students must return between 2pm – 7pm Supper is served at 5pm. Names at 7pm Lessons start on Monday, 5th June

Students may depart from 3:30 pm

• Sixth Form students may depart Boarding following their final lesson on the day of departure

• On departure days the Boarding Houses will close at 5 pm

• On return days all Houses will be open from 2 pm

End of Summer Term Arrangements

Please be aware that only students in Years 11 and 13 may leave before the end of the Summer Term.

ALL other students should be in school until the end of the term Friday, 21st July 2023.

Inset Days

• Thursday 1st September 2022

• Friday, 2nd September 2022

• Friday, 23rd September 2022

• Wednesday, 30th November 2022

• Tuesday, 3rd January 2023

• Friday, 28th April 2023

• Tuesday, 27th June 2023

Medical Care and Welfare

Monday to Friday

Drop in times - 07:45-08:30 and 15:30-16:00

Overseen by our Health and Wellbeing Lead

16:00 - Bedtime

Students report to Boarding Care Staff for medical matters.

Weekends

Students report to Boarding Care Staff for medical matters.

All staff on duty in Boarding have up to date First Aid Qualifications. Senior Staff are on call for weekend emergencies.

All medication must be kept in the The Medical Centre, with the exception of asthma inhalers and epipens. You are not allowed to keep any medicines, including paracetamol tablets, in your room unless this has been approved and risked assessed by the Health and Wellbeing Lead. We can only accept medication that has been prescribed for the child, in its original box or container along with an accompanying letter from the parent/carer. If the prescription is not in English, a legible translation must be provided by the prescribing doctor. Boarding Houses keep a supply of some ‘over the counter’ (OTC) remedies and medication should a boarder need this when the Medical Centre is closed. All Boarding Tutors have additional training in administration of medication.

Reporting Sick During the School Day

If you are unwell during the school day you should report in person to the medical rooms in the day school. Boarding staff will then be informed. If you are given the permission to return to Boarding on medical grounds, then you must check in with boarding staff and sign back into your house.

Dentist, Optician and Medical Appointments

Owing to the shortage of NHS dentists we are unable to offer NHS dental services. Boarders are advised to have regular check ups and treatment by their own dentist during their holidays at home. The local dentist is a private practice but will offer emergency treatment if necessary, which must be arranged by Boarding Staff.

There is an optician in the village.

Self-harm

Wellbeing

Wellbeing

Mental

Boarding Health and Well-being Lead: Katharine Miller

BA Hons, RGN, RSCN, MOSA

I have been a registered nurse for 35 years, having qualified at Carshalton School of Nursing. I held positions of Staff Nurse in hospitals in Surrey and Inverness before emigrating to Australia.

As a Clinical Nurse I worked in General Hospitals in Perth and Rockingham, responsible for care of adults and a breadth of medical needs with time spent specializing in domiciliary hospice care . In more recent years on returning to the UK a focus of my nursing has centred around young people transitioning from paediatric health care to adult care and care for veterans with complex and chronic conditions, both of which have involved liaison with multidisciplinary teams and families.

For boarding students at Steyning Grammar School, physical, emotional and mental health and social well-being are closely interconnected. I provide wrap-around care and support for students as part of the pastoral care team, linking with Houseparents and the day school Welfare Officer. Any health care provided is in the best interests of the child. Close contact is maintained with parents throughout. In addition to daily clinics and personalized care for students who are unwell I oversee the well-being programme that helps students to take good care of themselves promoting the importance of their mental and physical health.

Our Health and Wellbeing Lead will:

• Provide First Aid, advice and/or treatment of minor illnesses or injuries.

• Support boarder’s access to and other healthcare agencies, working closely and collaboratively with the Day School Medical Officer, Houseparents, Director of Boarding and parents.

• Provide help and support to promote emotional health and wellbeing.

• Be discreet and respect confidentiality.

• Offer healthy lifestyle advice including issues surrounding smoking, alcohol, sexual health, sleep and healthy eating.

• Provide individual medical care plans for pupils with known health care needs to staff involved in the care and welfare of boarders.

• Oversee the safe administration of medicines and adherence to the School Supporting Students with Medical Condition Policy.

• Work with Boarding Staff to promote a happy and healthy boarding environment.

Confidentiality:

Confidentiality is maintained in accordance with the school Doctor’s and Health and Wellbeing Lead’s professional obligations. Medical information about pupils, regardless of their age, will remain confidential. However, in providing medical care for a pupil, it is recognised that on occasions the doctor or Health and Wellbeing Lead may liaise with parents or guardians, the headteacher or Director of Boarding, Houseparents and other staff. Information, ideally with the student’s prior consent, will be passed on as appropriate.

The Health Centre Doctor and Wellbeing Lead will respect a student’s confidence except on the very rare occasion when, having failed to persuade a student or their authorised representative to give consent to divulge, the medical staff consider it in the student’s best interest, or necessary for the protection of the wider school community, to breach confidence and pass on information to a relevant person or body in line with statutory safeguarding obligations.

Keep calm and speak to Tanya

I have a Diploma in Humanistic Counselling and a Certificate in Substance Misuse Counselling from the University of Chichester. I hold a full membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I have worked as a School Counsellor providing counselling and play therapy to children, young people and supervision for staff in 5 different schools in West Sussex. I am a fully qualified Supervisor and fully trained in adoption and attachment focused therapy with parents and families.

Since 2012, I have been privileged to oversee the Counselling service for students in boarding to explore any difficulties they may be experiencing in their lives, both in school and out. I offer weekly scheduled sessions

or drop in chats for students who would like a taster experience before committing to more sessions. Counselling is entirely voluntary and students are never pressured to take part unless they feel ready.

At the first session, I explain what the therapeutic process might entail, cover safeguarding responsibilities and the limits of confidentiality and explore the clients expectations in light of these.

Referrals can be made by Boarding Staff or by students by contacting me directly.

Contact details: tanyamitchell@protonmail.com / 07795 693369

Body Piercing and Tattooing

Under no circumstances are boarders allowed to undergo body piercing or tattooing whilst staying in boarding. There are health issues associated with these practices and tattooing is an irreversible process. Boarding staff are therefore unwilling to agree to either. It is illegal to ink a tattoo on anyone under the age of 18. We reserve the right to ask students to remove piercings we deem unacceptable.

Hair Cutting, Colouring, Dying and Styling

Boarders may only re-colour or dye their hair with the express permission of parents and with the agreement of their Houseparent. Any such date, time and location must be made in consultation with their Houseparent.

For reasons of hygiene, neatness and ease of management, the basic rule is that hair should be clean and well groomed.

In extreme cases you will be instructed to have your hair restyled. Boarders may not cut their own hair or the hair of other boarders.

Laundry Routine

Monday - Friday

Put clothes in bins BEFORE breakfast and by 08.30 in the morning or by 18.00 in the evening.

Tuesday (in addition to personal laundry) Bedding & Towels

REMEMBER:

• Please bring all your laundry before 08.30

• Please collect all laundry before 16.00 - Sixth Form boarders can collect their laundry after break time on weekdays

• If you are not present due to school commitments you need to arrange for a friend to collect your items

Saturdays/Sundays

LAUNDRY CLOSED

Please do not ask staff to open the laundry outside these times.

• Do NOT put clothes in for laundry unless they can be tumble-dried

• We cannot be responsible for damage to unusual / delicate items put in to general wash

• ALL clothing MUST be NAMED

There are domestic (not heavy duty) washing machines available in the Boarding Houses for which you will need your own washing tablets or liquid.

Naming Clothing

Please ensure that all of your clothes, including those bought during term-time, are clearly labelled with a woven name-label or approved sticky clothes label. This includes your bedding and towels.

Please bring 25 extra labels with you at the start of the year.

Be mindful of how many clothes you bring to school with you as space is limited.

Excessive items may be removed to the laundry until you are able to take them home.

Lost Property

Lost property is displayed on a table in the laundry during term time. Un-named clothes, if not claimed from lost property, will be donated to local charity shops or disposed of at the end of each term.

Luggage Store

Over the summer holidays boarders can store some of their belongings in the Boarding Houses. As space is limited we ask that you store a medium sized suitcase. This must be clearly named. Please ask your house parent to complete the luggage storage form. Luggage is stored at your own risk. SGS cannot be held responsible for loss or damage.

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.

Leave Travel

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.

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.

Visits to Friends’ Houses

You may visit the homes of day-pupils with the permission of your Houseparent or member of staff on duty. Permission will be granted if:

1. The member of staff on duty has had contact with the friend’s parents for permission;

2. The friends’ name, address and home telephone number has been left with the duty-staff;

3. There are no mitigating circumstances (eg academic-issues, sanction or discipline issues, Health and Safety issues) that would lead to permission not being granted.

Permission is at the discretion of the member of staff on duty.

Leave - during the school day – Sixth Form

You are allowed to return to the Boarding House after break time. If you return to the Boarding Houses before 15.15, you must sign-in. Should you wish to leave the Boarding House at any time, you should sign-out in the normal way.

You must sign-out and back in if you go anywhere other than school.

If you know you will miss a lesson, a Yellow Absence Form must be completed and signed by the Sixth Form Management Team. Parents must fill in an online absence request form.

If you are unwell, permission to miss school may only be given by the Boarding Health and Wellbeing Lead or Houseparents.

Leave - during the school day – Years 9 - 11

All students must be in school between 08.50 and 15.15.

If you know you will miss a lesson, a Yellow Absence Form must be completed and signed by your Head of Year. Your parents must fill in the online absence request form.

If you return to the Boarding Houses before 15.15, you must sign-in.

If you are unwell, permission to miss school may only be given by either the medical room staff or Ms Templeman. You will then be expected to stay in-house or in The Medical Centre for the remainder of the day and evening.

Signing out to Town - Weekdays and Weekends

(30 minutes maximum for years 9 – 11 and 60 minutes for Sixth Formers)

Years 9 10 11 12 / 13

Years 9 - 13 15.15 - 20.45 15.15 - 21.15 15.15 - 21.45 15.15 - 22.00

Years 9 & 10 may not go into the town by themselves after dark - 2 people are a minimum, 3 is ideal.

There will be time restrictions during winter months when it gets dark early; students must be accompanied by at least one other student and ideally in a group.

Students may not visit Steyning during meal times nor Home-Learning times.

You must sign-out of house when going into town, give an estimated return time and sign-in on your return.

After 7pm, signing out forms are taken into duty offices and all students must see a member of staff in person to sign out. If you cannot find a member of staff, you must not sign out. This is a serious offence and you will be sanctioned.

Chaplaincy

In Steyning there are congregations comprising of The Church of England - Steyning Parish Church of Saint Andrew and Saint Cuthman; the Methodist Church and the Roman Catholic Church.

There are occasions when all boarders gather to attend celebrations of our boarding family in the Parish Church.

The opportunities for Sunday worship services are as follows:

Steyning Parish Church - Church of England 09.30 Sung Eucharist 18.30 Evening worship: Choral Evensong; Iona Evening Prayers

Roman Catholic Church 10.30 Mass

Methodist Church

11.00 Family Worship

Chaplaincy is a central focus within boarding. As well as his weekly surgery, the Chaplain is available throughout the week.

Specifically Faithbook is an opportunity for current affairs to be discussed and debated in an open and respectful environment. Ranging from discussions on philosophy and ethics to topical news items, these take place on a Thursday and are arranged largely by the students.

Boarders are invited to attend or take part in Sunday Church services and trips and outings are organised throughout the year to celebrate our faith. Please see the Chaplaincy Noticeboard for upcoming events, prayers and group worship, including arrangements for baptism and confirmation.

Boarders have the opportunity to attend Boarding Prayers each half-term which is designed to meet their social, moral, cultural and spiritual enrichment needs.

Co-curricular (enrichment) within Boarding

We are extremely proud to offer a comprehensive programme of weekly clubs and enrichment activities which are availa ble to view on the Boarding section of the school’s website. Weekend, evening trips and social events are published on the enrichment notice board in Boarding reception and in the Boarding houses.

Students are expected to attend at least one activity per week on a weekday afternoon and should attend as many weekend trips and social events as they can. Some of these will be compulsory if the student is in boarding.

We are committed to helping you develop your character and communication skills during your time here at SGS, and feel it important that you will be comfortable enough to want to challenge yourself in order to grow as a person.

The Enrichment Activities support the Learning Characteristics (see page 9).

Many of the trips and activities are covered by the boarding fees, though on occasion, the cost may be recharged to parents. In this case, consent will be sought from parents.

Activities outside Boarding

We encourage you to pursue your hobbies, take up activities and join local clubs. Look at notice boards in the Boarding houses, Sports Centre and talk to staff.

Here are some suggestions:

• 1:1 Academic Tuition

• 1:1 Music and Singing Lessons.

• Air Cadets

• Dancing classes

• Driving Lessons

• Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

• Film Society

• Football (Steyning Strikers) for all years during the season

• Guides; Scouts etc.

• Horse-riding

• Kick Boxing

• Prayer Group

• Steyning Athletic Club

• Steyning Cricket Club

• Steyning Tennis Club

• Table tennis on some evenings

• Volunteering

The above is in addition to the range of sporting activities offered by the school - cricket, rugby, hockey, tennis, swimming, badminton, basketball, and netball.

If there is an activity/hobby not mentioned above which you would like to pursue, talk to staff.

Money Matters for Boarders

Mrs Law, Finance Assistant and admin Assistant, will help you with all matters relating to money and finance. Your parents/ carers may have arranged one or more of the following:

1. Sundries Account: money deposited with the Boarding Office for expenses such as taxis, music lessons, school trips or emergencies that may arise. For example, if you have lost your bank card or cash card, we can help. This is not a pocket money account and cannot be used to make a regular withdrawal.

2. Bank Account: If you wish to open a bank account you can apply online and you may need to travel to Brighton. Some banks may require a letter showing proof of address in the UK which the Boarding Office can produce. If a student is over 16 they can open the account themselves but if they are under 16 they will need a parent or guardian present. The Post Office in Steyning can also carry out banking transactions and has a Bureau de Change.

ParentPay

For all day school related expenses such as trips related to a student’s academic subject, parents will be emailed and asked to make payment for this through the ParentPay system. The payment of these items are not dealt with by the Boarding office staff. Parents will be sent details of how to log in to the Parentpay website, but if you have any queries please contact the day school Finance office or the Boarding Office.

Parentpay is not used for any boarding expenses.

Important• We advise against students lending or borrowing money between themselves. We cannot be held responsible for any debts incurred.

• We do not advise you to keep any more than £50 in your personal safe or lockable drawer. Larger amounts of money are best kept in your sundries account or bank account.

• If you wish to sell one of your possessions, you may only do so with your Houseparent’s permission and they may contact parents for approval.

• You must report missing cash, and any missing possessions, immediately to your Houseparent. Where there is reasonable suspicion that a theft has occurred, the police will be informed. We advise all students to lock valuables away in the lockable drawer or safe provided in each room.

REMEMBER:

• ‘Borrowing’ something without asking is theft

• Theft could result in you being asked to leave boarding (See Boarding Behaviour Contract)

A QUICK GUIDE FOR BOARDERS

Bedtimes

Aerosols are strictly prohibited in the Boarding House.

Aerosols Alcohol

Alcohol may be consumed by students 18 years of age or older, on licensed premises only and with permission of the parent and respective Houseparent. We expect students to be able to remain safe at all times. An alcoholic beverage may be served for senior students at formal functions with parental permission.

Bed areas/rooms

• Students are allowed in each other’s rooms provided a person from that room is present. This entitlement may be rescinded for individuals in certain cases. If asked to leave by a resident of that room the visitor must do so and may not return without consulting duty staff.

• Mixed-gender visits are never allowed.

• Visitors (non-boarders) must never go to bedroom areas.

• Students are NOT allowed into each others bedrooms after bedtimes.

• Parents are only allowed in students rooms if accompanied by a member of staff.

• We expect boarders to keep their rooms neat and tidy.

• Candles with a naked flame are strictly not allowed in Boarding. Students may use battery-operated candles and fairy lights only.

Year 9: In-room at 21.30 - lights-out by 21.45

Year 10: In-room at 21.45 - lights-out by 22.00

Year 11: In-room at 22.00 - lights-out by 22.15

Year 12/13: In-room at 22.30

Bedtimes on Friday and Saturday are 30 minutes later for Years 12 & 13.

Years 9, 10 & 11 must be in houses by 22.00, in rooms by 22.15 and have lights out by 22.30 on Fridays & Saturdays.

Before and after School Activities and Contracted

Services, including part time employment

Where the Local Governing Body transfers control or otherwise allows the use of school premises to external bodies (such as sports clubs) or service providers during or out of school hours, the LGB will ensure that these bodies or providers have appropriate safeguarding policies and procedures, and that there are arrangements in place to coordinate with the school on such matters. Such considerations will be made explicit in any contract or service level agreement with the bodies or providers. In Boarding, such activities will be risk assessed in consultation and agreement with parents/carers.

British Values

All schools are required to promote British values, defined as: democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and acceptance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Celebrating diversity is a key aim of our Boarding House.

Broadband, Mobile Phones & Accessing School Email on Personal Devices

You may not use your mobile-phone:

• at formal meal times e.g. Feast Night, Christmas dinner

• during Home-Learning (Years 9 & 10)

• after lights-out except in exceptional circumstances. (Year 9-11 only)

Year 9 -10 students will hand their phones into the duty office 15 minutes before lights out.

For your safety, we will register your mobile phone number so that we can contact you in an emergency. You should also store your House contact numbers on your phone.

All bedrooms have wifi and Ethernet cables to access the internet.

You will need to sign an Acceptable Use Policy when you first arrive.

How to view school email on your personal devices: You can use your school email and password (eg. 12345@sgs.uk.net) using the methods below.

Using a web browser on your computer Email can be accessed by going to: https://mail.google.com

Using an Android device

Download & install the free App called “Gmail” from the Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com. google.android.gm&hl=en_GB

Using an Apple Device

Download & install the free App called “Gmail” from the Apple App store: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/gmail-email-bygoogle/id422689480?mt=8

Bicycles

Students may keep and use a bicycle provided the following:

• The bicycle is stored in the racks provided (unless another arrangement has been authorised by the Director of Boarding);

• It is considered road-worthy (to be judged by the Director of Boarding);

• A helmet is always worn;

• Lights are fitted and are in working order;

• The rider demonstrates a good knowledge of and adheres to the Highway Code and Cycling Proficiency Guidance.

BRApp (Boarding Reporting App)

If you are concerned about another student; their health, wellbeing or safety, you can make an anonymous report using the BRApp. This is an electronic Google Form that will be shared with you in September.

Breakages

Boarders are responsible for any damage in their rooms and must be paid for. Other damage in the Boarding Houses will be paid for by those responsible for it.

Any unpaid costs will be taken from the Security Deposit after the student has left the school.

Bullying

A copy of the School’s Behaviour Policy is available for you to read on the school’s website. We do not accept or tolerate bullying behaviour in any form and it is dealt with very seriously. Please remember there is always someone to talk to - see the Who to turn to section on page 38.

Cars

Boarders may not have cars. Boarders may not travel in the cars of day-pupils unless permissions are in place from both the driver’s parent/carer and the passenger’s parent/carer.

CCTV cameras are used to ensure the safety our students. These are checked by duty staff daily.

Complaints

We take all issues of concern very seriously and would hope that they can be satisfactorily resolved at informal stages of the school’s Complaints Policy following discussions and exploring other resolutions.

Whilst formal complaints are uncommon, we acknowledge that students, parents, staff, any person who has been provided with a service by the school, or a member of the public from the wider community may wish to make a formal complaint.

If a concern cannot be resolved informally and a student wishes to make a complaint, they should speak to a member of staff and fill in a blue complaint form for the attention of the Director of Boarding.

If parents wish to make a complaint about a boarding issue then please contact the Director of Boarding.

If parents wish to make a complaint about the Director of Boarding, please contact the Headteacher.

More information about the Boarding complaints procedure can be found within the School Complaints Policy on the school website.

Electrical Devices

All student electrical devices must pass an electricity safety test at the start of the year. Students must get any new electrical devices tested that they buy throughout the year.

Fairy lights are only allowed if they are LED lights or have passed the electricity safety test. These must be turned off when you are not in the bedroom.

Electronic Devices

The school’s internet is monitored and filtered using a robust firewall which blocks inappropriate searches based on harmful content. The school can access the internet search records of students when they use the internet in school and follow up with parents/carers/ students in the event of any concerns, as appropriate.

The use of 1:1 devices is well established in school and widely used across the curriculum; a Mobile Device Management (MDM) system is used to restrict the number of apps a student can use whilst in school and blocks social media access. The school delivers an annual e-safety training session for parents which includes information about how to control the MDM system at home, general online safety tips and trends, online safety advice about how parents can prepare for any online challenges when students access online sites when away from school or college, and information about where to find help and support.

Students will need to access online resources to support their home learning via official websites and educational platforms.

At Steyning Grammar School, students are taught about online safety in assemblies, Collective Worship, PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education), RSE (Relationships and Sex Education (KS4) and Next Steps (KS5). Boarding students have additional online safety training as part of the Wellbeing Programme.

In Boarding, students do have access to some social media sites/apps outside of school hours.

Students receive annual online safety training which increases knowledge and awareness of appropriate and responsible use of devices. WiFi is turned off at bedtimes for KS4 students who have to hand in their devices which are locked away and charged. Year 11 may be permitted to keep some of their devices as a privilege. Sixth Form students have the privilege of keeping their devices to support their studies and develop their study routine. In the event that a student cannot manage this privilege, then devices will be handed in at bedtime. We reserve the right to perform device searches in line with statutory guidance if there are concerns about the contents therein.

English Speaking Zones

All staff and students must speak English in common-areas of the Houses, with the exception of certain circumstances.

This policy aims to promote excellent spoken English whilst respecting that everybody has the absolute human right to express him or herself, using their mother tongue.

Fire

Please note that curling tongues/hair straighteners may set off fire alarms if left on or in excessive use. In the event of the fire alarm sounding please proceed to the Bennett Playground and line up in House order. You will be given further instructions during drills. Fire evacuations will take place termly and all students will be walked through evacuation procedures during induction. You must be silent throughout the evacuation and when lined up.

Fire evacuation procedures upon hearing an alarm: Vacate the house immediately via the nearest exit.

If at night, ensure you are clothed and wearing footwear.

Leave your room in silence, closing the door behind you.

You should not run but walk quickly and in silence. Line up in your houses and wait in silence at the assembly point- Bennett Playground

Remain in position until dismissed by a member of staff.

Food

In the interest of public safety, nuts or nut-based products are not allowed in Boarding or on any school campus.

No hot food, hot drink, or prepared food is to be taken to rooms. This may only be consumed in designated common-room areas. Confectionery items may be consumed in rooms.

No crockery or cutlery may be removed from the Dining Room or house kitchens.

After school, hot drinks, biscuits and fruit are available in individual houses.

The facilities (eg microwaves, toasters etc) should be used responsibly and not at meal times. Hot drinks and food should be consumed before bed time.

Students are allowed to order ‘take-aways’ on a Tuesday or Saturday only. Deliveries must be taken at the gates by students.

We encourage all boarders to consume a healthy and balanced diet. Students are able to join the food committee to make suggestions for meal choices and are encouraged to share their views with the catering team.

Each house will take responsibility for planning a dinner menu each half term for all the boarders.

You must clean up after you.

Provision is made for students with special educational needs or disabilities, particularly religious, dietary, language or cultural needs. The Houseparent is the key point of contact and will communicate with the parents and child (and staff as required) and make the necessary arrangements.

Guests

All guests must sign-in & sign-out of buildings.

Guests may only visit the common-areas of the Boarding Houses and should be accompanied by a boarder at all times. Guests may not be brought in to Dormer House due to the proximity of student rooms to the common room.

Guests are allowed to have a meal once all boarders and staff have had a serving of food unless previously arranged with the house parent. The guest needs to sign the guest book at the counter.

Guests must leave 15 minutes before bedtime of the person who signed them in.

Under no circumstances may friends stay in boarding overnight. Friends over the age of eighteen who are not Steyning Grammar School students must sign-in as a visitor and display a valid visitor badge.

Leave-out Overnight

You should complete a Green Leave-out Form in advance (usually 24 hours) and your parents/carers must have informed your Houseparent, with details of where you will be staying.

You must sign-out and sign-in as normal.

Meals

• All meals are compulsory for all Boarders unless alternative arrangements have been made with house parents.

• 24 hours notice is required if you are going to miss a meal for any reason (eg school trip).

• Dining-etiquette dictates no phones or music-devices should be used in the dining hall.

Home-Learning Library

Please see the Home-Learning expectations on pg 34.

• Students should dress respectfully in the dining hall, which includes no head-wear (other than for religious reasons) and suitable clothing.

• Students who wish to fast can make arrangements with Houseparents.

If you wish to join the Town Library, talk to your Houseparent.

Leave-out Saturday & Sunday

Year 9

May travel beyond Steyning in a mini-bus only, until they have completed their public transport induction.

Year 10

May use public-transport to go out for the day and return by 17.30.

Year 11

May use public-transport to go out for the day and return by 20.00.

Years 12&13

May use public-transport to go out for the day and return by 22.00.

Duty staff MUST always be informed if you travel beyond Steyning, and you must sign-in & sign-out as normal.

Only Sixth Formers may travel beyond Steyning Monday-Friday, with permission from Houseparents.

• If you require a packed lunch then fill in a packed lunch form and give to the catering team at least 2 days in advance.

• See the catering team in advance if you would like a late meal.

• Provision is made for students with special educational needs or disabilities, particular religious, dietary, language or cultural needs. The Houseparent is the key point of contact and will communicate with parents and child (and staff as required) to make the necessary arrangements.

Please talk to the catering staff about your dietary needs and any other catering needs you may need their help with.

Music

A piano is available for boarders to practise on in Bolton House. This music room can be used between 8am and 9pm. Students also have access to the Music Rooms at Shooting Field. Practice rooms are available at Shooting Field.

Off-site Evenings

Years 12/13 should be back by 22.00 weekdays and 22.30 weekends. If later, permission must be sought in advance.

Years 9, 10 & 11 are back on site at 20.45, 21.15 & 21.30 respectively; 30 minutes later at weekends.

NB Years 9-11 must return within 30 minutes / Years 12-13 must return within 60 minutes.

Part time jobs

Sixth Form students must not exceed 10 hours of paid work each week. Sixth Form students are required to discuss arrangements for part time jobs with their house parent to ensure their safety.

Passports & Identity Cards

All passports & identity cards must be handed in to the Boarding Office at the start of each term and half term.

Personal Hygiene

You are expected to shower daily if not twice daily. It is also an expectation that you clean your teeth twice daily as a muminun. Staff will happily intervene where appropriate to ensure that you practise a healthy lifestyle.

Policies

The Governors of the school have developed a number of policies and procedures which focus on the safety and well being of our students. Policies can be viewed on the school website. Printed copies can be obtained by contacting the school.

Posters

Posters should be non-offensive and only put up on the notice boards provided. Staff will have the final say on appropriateness. Offensive posters will be carefully removed from walls without warning.

Private Tutors

Boarders may wish to have a Private Tutor to help them with their studies- this is private contract between their parents and the professional and Boarding reserves the right not to be involved in this agreement. Students may ask a member of any aca demic department at school but it may not be their regular classroom Teacher. If the Private Tutor is from outside of school then they must have a valid DBS check and sessions must take place in a public area within Boarding.

Public Houses

The Local Landlords have asked that NO under 18s should enter their premises. This applies to all pubs and bars. Over 18s may use the local pubs on Fridays and Saturdays only, but parents must give written permission for this. You have to report back by 22.30 unless permission has been granted to stay out later. Special permission may be granted to visit a pub on any other evening of the week on a case-by-case basis.

Boarders under 18 may visit licensed restaurants with special permission, but this must not be in a shared bar area. The dining area must be distinctly separate.

Room Checks Security

There are regular room checks to ensure your sleep ing environment is tidy to assist the Domestic Team to do their jobs effectively. Beds and rooms must be kept tidy with limite clutter on the floor. Staff may also undertake a room search if they have any safeguarding, behaviour or health and safety concerns. Room searches are authorised by the Head teacher or the Director of Boarding.

The Boarding site is secured by electronic or manual code locks. The codes are only shared with borders and those staff who need to know- please do not give out the codes to anyone. The door codes are changed each term for safety. Please do not let strangers into the site or houses; this includes delivery drivers, contractors and unknown adults. All visitors should wear a red visitor badge around their neck. If you have any concerns, please see a member of staff immediately.

Shared Bedrooms

In years 9, 10 and 11, it is likely you will have to share a room; this is an important rite of passage of the boarding experience and helps to develop resilience, community feeling and friendship. In the Summer term, your Houseparent will discuss rooming with you for the next year and you will be able to express a preference about whom you share with. We will do our best to accommodate your preferences.

Smoking Policy

Boarders must not smoke as outlined in the Boarding Behaviour Contract.

Social & Private Areas

• All boarders may visit any of the common areas in or around any of the boarding houses. This is at the discretion of the house parent. Female students may not enter Dormer House due to the proximity of bedrooms to the common room.

• Guests may also visit common areas but must sign in and out of buildings.

• Boarders may visit same-sex sleeping areas in any of the buildings when invited.

• Guests must never visit sleeping areas with the exception of parents & family members if supervised by a member of staff.

• In Bolton House, alarmed doors separate students of the opposite sex which sound in staff accomodation if breached.

• No male-student must ever visit a female student’s sleeping area and vice-versa.

Staff Accommodation

No boarders have access to staff residential accommodation or private gardens, other than in exceptional circumstances and authorised by the Director of Boarding. Such an example would be in a medical or welfare emergency.

Most rules are about common sense. All rules are designed to protect you and your community. If in any doubt at all about anything, ask duty staff.

Study Leave Expectations

• Morning Names at 08.30 is compulsory, then you may return to your rooms to study.

• No sleeping in bed during the day or sunbathing around Boarding.

• The domestic staff may ask you to step outside of your room so they can clean - this should take no longer than 15 minutes.

• You may use the Bolton computer room during the day.

• Study booths are available for use in the Bolton Quiet Room.

• Day school guests are allowed in any boarding common areas for group study during the school day.

• You must sign in and out at all times.

Surgery: The Medical Centre

Other than for emergencies, there are set times for visits to The Medical Centre. No one may enter the medical bays (rooms) without permission.

Televisions Valuables

Students may not have TVs in their rooms, unless provided by the school or form part of their computer. TVs are provided in designated areas. Games consoles are not allowed in student rooms.

Passports, identity cards, sums of money etc. must be handed in to the Boarding Office.

Visitors

Visiting parents must sign in at the duty office and wear a visitor badge for the duration of their visit. Visitors are not allowed in common areas or students bedrooms without a member of the boarding staff. All visitor ID badges must be returned when leaving Boarding. Please refer to the Boarding Visitors Policy on the school website for further information.

Complaints process in Boarding

Process: Complaints in Boarding

Student raises a concern, issue or query verbally or using the QR code ( Stage 1)

Serious complaint that cannot be resolved informally by discussion or compromise? Blue form completed

Yes Resolved?

Director of Boarding reviews and responds to your complaint (Stage 2) within 10 school days

Deputy Director of Boarding reviews and responds to your concern within 5 school days

Panel Hearing (Stage 4) See here for more informationNo

Headteacher reviews and responds to your complaint (Stage 3) within 10 school days No Yes

Resolved? Yes No

Yes

Complaint

Complaint closed: Record in complaints file in DoB Office

Resolved?

Yes Resolved? No No

Minor day to day matter in Boarding using the QR code

Yes

Houseparent reviews and responds to your concern within 5 school days

Concern closed: Record in complaints file in DoB Office

CCTV in Boarding

Steyning Grammar School takes seriously its moral and legal responsibility to protect, promote and safeguard the welfare of all students in its care, as well as the staff, who reside in Boarding. The use of CCTV is an essential part of the solution to achieve this objective because it provides 24-hour internal coverage in all of the boarding houses and some external coverage of the campus. This policy seeks to promote an individual’s rights and respect their dignity in line with GDPR guidelines.

CCTV MYTH BUSTER

Staff do not sit and watch the cameras

Staff do check the cameras every day

The cameras cannot record sound

The footage is automatically deleted after 30 calendar days

There is a Boarding CCTV policy on the school website

The policy has a Privacy Impact Assessment

The cameras provide 24 hour coverage

The cameras cover: corridors, most common areas as they are for everyone, exits/entrances, some outside areas

Student voice is gathered each year about CCTV in boarding

Footage may be viewed if evidence is required of a serious behavioural incident

Signs inform individuals that CCTV is in operation

Boarding Privileges

Rewards

The principal premise underpinning the system of Rewards is that staff expect high standards of students at all times, and students in return can expect to have their efforts recognized.

Students’ efforts (academic, community & effort) reflect not only on the individual and day school but on the whole boarding community.

A Rewards & Sanctions record is kept on the school’s Management Information System.

Rewards include;

• Special Commendations from the Director of Boarding and a letter home to parents

• Each house operates their own rewards system surplus to the ERA (Enjoy, Respect, Achieve) points system. Boarders can talk freely to their House Parents about Rewards they find motivating. Other rewards include tokens for room of the week, acts of kindness gratitude and other examples of excellent behaviour.

• A Commendation of Character from the Director of Boarding for embodying the schools’ learning characteristics.

Exceptional effort and achievement in academic, community and environmental fields will always be recognized.

Closed Status

• Various infringements of the Boarding expectations and the Boarding Behaviour contract can lead to Closed Status *See ‘Self Control in Boarding and with others ‘

• Boarders must remain in school during school-hours (08.50 - 15.15)

• Boarders must remain in their own boarding house from 15.25; when they return from school. (other than to attend school commitments, enrichment activities, meals & Home-Learning)

• Students on Closed Status will carry a Closed-Status Card with them at all times to be signed by staff at specific times during the day.

• Students will not normally be on a Closed-Status over a weekend, though this will be used in more serious cases as outlined in the ‘Self Control in Boarding and with others’ flow chart.

Where expected standards of behaviour are not met students will be referred to the ‘Self Control in Boarding and with others’ flow chart:

Self Control in Boarding

B1

• Being inconsiderate

• Failure to follow simple instructions / house procedures

• Lateness (names, bedtime, meeting)

• Wearing incorrect uniform to breakfast / school

• Not working effectively in HL

• Making a mess in the house

B2

B1 behaviour repeated

Disruptive behaviour

2 lates in a week (names, bedtime, meeting)

Out of bed after lights out

Not handing in correct phone

HL late or absent. Missed BT meeting

Swearing

B2 behaviour repeated

B3

Incomplete closed status (weekday)

B4

Not attending HL

Consistent B3 behaviour

Serious inappropriate behaviour

Vandalism

Cyberbullying / Bullying

Incomplete closed status (2 day)

B5

Consistent B4 behaviour

Incomplete closed status (weekend)

Visiting sleeping area of a student of the opposite sex

Theft

Possession of dangerous article

Verbal assault to student or staff

Physical assault

Use/ possession of tobacco / alcohol offsite

B6

Extreme B5 behaviour

Engaging in sexual activity

Possession of tobacco / drugs / banned substances / alcohol on site

Supply of alcohol to another student

B1

Verbal guidance by staff

Inappropriate uniform confiscated Moved in HL

Correct the B1 behaviour

B2

Verbal guidance and warning by staff

Extended HL

Early bed time

Extra duties

Early wake up Closed Status (weekday))

B3

Privileges removed (green form, enrichment, late bedtime)

Closed Status (2 days)

B4

Formal verbal warning by DOB / HOY with parents on the phone

Privileges removed

Boarding Report

Closed Status (weekend)

B5

Formal written warning by DOB

Formal warning by Deputy Head / Head teacher

Privileges removed Boarding Report

Closed Status (Fixed duration)

B6

Fixed Term Exclusion

Formal warning by Head teacher

Transferred to a different SGS boarding house

Boarding Report

Ask to leave Boarding after formal exams

Permanent Exclusion from SGS: Second offence of anything in B6 or supply of drugs / banned substances

Boarders will sign a Behaviour Contract when they enter boarding. This document details the more serious infringements and the consequences that boarders and their families must expect.

Student Voice

Boarders contribute to the boarding family in many ways. Central to the boarders’ ownership of boarding is Student Voice.

Each year group and gender group in each house is represented by a Student Representative on each of the following committees;

Boarding Council

Remit: whole boarding issues, protocols, procedures, expectations, student initiatives. From September 2022, this committee will meet termly.

Chaplaincy Committee

Remit: maintain the high profile of chaplaincy activity and co-ordinate ways in which to make Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural issues relevant to boarders. From September 2002, this committee will meet half termly.

Equalities Committee

Remit: students and staff representatives discuss and organise events to celebrate diversity in all its forms. From September 2022, this committee will meet half termly.

Food Committee

Remit: presenting boarders’ views and written comments to the catering manager, discussing and coordinating initiatives to improve the boarders’ dining experience. From September 2022, this committee will meet half termly.

Sunday Evening 18.15 - 19.30

Directed time on a Sunday evening is intended to be student led and addresses the Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural issues relevant to our boarding family. This time includes;

• House Meetings

• Houseparenting Time

• House Assemblies

Student Leaders

• Boarding Services

• Boarding Assemblies

The Head Girl, Head Boy and their Deputies will meet with the Director of Boarding fortnightly to discuss various issues and matters arising from the student body.

You said, We did: What student voice changed in 2021/22

• Removed vehicles from Bennett Playground as an additional play space at all times.

• Consulted widely with students about WiFi to understand the specific connectivity issues across the houses -15 Wireless Access Points installed.

• Increased academic subject support clinics: Art, Maths and Science for KS4 and KS5.

• Continual upgrades to mattresses to memory foam mattresses.

• Use of QR code forms for maintenance issue reporting and speedy actions.

• Reinstated a much broader enrichment programme since Easter 2022.

• Introduced a daily food feedback form to spot trends and act upon immediate concerns about food.

• May Half term study week in response to student and parent voice.

• Redecorated Bennett Common room to reinforce homely feel - students choose colour scheme and soft furnishings.

• Reinstated weekly house menu choices.

• Reinstated the Boarding Camp for induction.

• More self catering options for Sixth Formers Updated: during study leave.

Student Voice

Other Student Voice Channels

We encourage students to talk to other students and any member of staff with key issues they want to raise. The Director of Boarding will offer an open ‘drop in’ session from 20.00-22.00 on Wednesday evenings for any student. Students also have access to our Boarding Counsellor for further support. If you wish to speak to her then please contact Mrs Miller. The SGS Boarding Helplines are published on every noticeboard with phone numbers for specific advice students may need. Boarders can also contact our Independent Person, Peter Butchers (07557 901147), if they want to speak to someone who is totally independent to Boarding.

Boarding Health and Well being Lead/Board ing

Who can I talk to?

How do I raise a minor issue, idea or query?

Follow this QR code for the Google Form

Student raises an idea / issue / query

Houseparent or member of staff | Student Leader

Student directed to appropriate committee leaders

Committee Meeting

Student’s idea / issue / query discussed

Action points from minutes

Student informed of action taken

Advocates

Student unclear of the action/resolution

Minutes displayed on Committees’ Board Director of Boarding

Boarders are provided with appropriate advocacy support where necessary and are made aware of what advocacy services are available, how they may access such support and any entitlement they may have to advocacy provision, and that advocacy provision adheres to the National Standards.

Advocacy is about speaking up for children and young people. Advocacy is about empowering children and young people to make sure that their rights are respected and their views and wishes are heard at all times. Advocacy is about representing the views, wishes and needs of children and young people to decision-makers, and helping them to navigate the system. The standards in this document cover advocacy for children and young people (including those leaving care) up to the age of 21. Advocacy Services provide independent and confidential: • Information; • Advice; • Advocacy; • Representation; • Support.

It is important that children and young people have an advocate of their choice. This may include, for example, parents, other adult relatives, carers, social workers, teachers, friends or Connexions personal advisers. This is called informal advocacy. It may also include friends or relatives who are the same age. This is called peer advocacy. Such people may look to advocacy services for advice and support in their role as advocates.

In addition to the Independent Person and the Boarding Counsellor you may wish to contact:

Children’s Commissioner Help at Hand Service: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/help-at-hand/ 0800 528 0731 (freephone) help.team@childrenscommissioner.gov.uk

National Youth Advocacy Service: https://www.nyas.net/ 0808 808 1001 (free phone) help@nyas.net

Home Learning in Boarding 2021 - 2022

Year Group Time Venue

9 19.00 - 20.00 Bolton Computer Room

10 19.00 - 20.30 Bolton Computer Room

11 19.00 – 21.00 Own room*

* Supervised Home Learning will be put in place following progress grades or if further support is identified as a supportive measure by Boarding Staff.

Expectations

• You will be supervised by a member of staff.

• Students may not use phones and they will be collected in.

• Students must log onto Show My Homework so staff can see what tasks you have to complete.

• Headphones may be used to listen to music. Staff will confiscate these if they become a distraction - you will be given a warning.

• Year 11 students will be allowed to work in their rooms if they are on or above target in their first report. We will make decisions on a case by case basis if students’ character data illustrates that they have high self-control with learning.

• Staff will issue you with additional tasks if you have completed all Home Learning.

Year Group Time Venue

12 & 13 19.00 - 21.00 Bedrooms

Expectations

• Staff will drop into rooms to ensure students are working.

• Students may listen to music with headphones only.

• Students on intervention will work in study booths in the Quiet Room.

• Students who are on or above target in their first report will be allowed to remain in Boarding to study in the Quiet Room.

• Students who are severely below target will be placed on supervised intervention in the Quiet Room.

All Students

• Students may only miss Home Learning to attend DofE, the Wellbeing programme when required and approved external clubs.

• Although there is no official Home Learning on Friday, students will have to carry out additional study between 16.00 and 17.00 in the Computer Room with Mr Leighton if they fail to meet the expectations of them in Home Learning.

• The arrangements for Home Learning may change during the year to best support students’ needs.

Boarding Behaviour Contract

Boarding Behaviour Contract

This document supports the Guidance given in the “Information for Boarders & Parents” document which all boarders and their families receive each year in September.

“Student behaviour is exceptional. The rules make sense, they are reasonable, and students feel no need to rebel against them. On rare occasions that staff use sanctions, they are proportionate, relevant and have the desired effect.” Ofsted November 2018

While we hope that a student ’s time in boarding will be positive and enriching academically, pastorally, socially and emotionally, there may be an occasion when a student breaks one of the more serious rules. This contract is designed to make it clear to students, parents/carers and guardians what to expect should an infringement take place In the event that a student does not feel able to sign this document, nor their parent(s )/carer(s) able to support this document, the student will be deemed unsuitable to board and the boarding place may be revoked.

On all such occasions, the Director of Boarding will discuss the circumstances with either the Head of Year, Assistant Headteacher KS5 or Head of Key Stage after obtaining a written account from the students involved and after holding an initial interview with the students. Recommendations will be made to the Senior Deputy Head and Head Teacher based on the following guidelines

This contract is not definitive in the range of incidents and sanctions that may occur in boarding throughout the school year The majority of behavioural issues are far more minor in nature and will be managed accordingly This contract legislates against the more serious incidents which we hope will never occur during your stay with us

PLEASE NOTE:

● ALL BOARDERS MUST OBEY THE LAW OF THE LAND AT ALL TIMES

● ALL BOARDERS MUST ABIDE BY THE SCHOOL’S POLICIES, ACCESSIBLE ON THE SCHOOL’S WEBSITE.

● ALL BOARDERS MUST FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE PUBLISHED IN THE DOCUMENT “INFORMATION FOR BOARDERS & PARENTS”

● ALL BOARDERS MUST FOLLOW ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEDURES DURING QUARANTINE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY IN THE EVENT OF ANY INFECTIOUS DISEASE AS DETAILED IN OUR SEPARATE PROTOCOL.

I confirm that I have read and full y understood this contract, and have been given an opportunity to clarify expectations with a member staff before signing. I will abide by specific procedures regarding off site enrichment activities and signing out times and procedures

Signed (Boarder)

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Healthy relationships, consent and the Law

Behaviour & Relationships between Residential Students Policy

The school acknowledges that close and personal relationships will develop between students. The following is enforced to protect and safeguard the security and comfort of all students Please be aware all students and staff have the right to feel comfortable in the boarding houses; students will be challenged if their interaction with another stu dent makes others feel uncomfortable.

Staff pay particular attention to relationships between students where there is a significant age difference or power imbalance

The Boarding Well Being programme provides additional advice and guidance about healthy relationships, consent, the Law and how to report relationship issues or concerns Sussex Police also deliver an annual healthy relationships training session for boarders

Consent

Consent means that you have given permission, and that someone has given you permission to engage in any intimate activity for sex. A person consents if they agree by choice, and have the freedom and capacity (ability) to make that choice Consent has to be given freely and no one can be made to consent to something Consent can be withdrawn at any time

Anybody under the age of 13 is not legally capable of consenting to sexual activity This is an offence under the Sexual Offences Act 2003

Any sexual contact without consent is illegal regardless of the age of the people involved. In the UK, the age of consent for sexual activity is 16

Sexual Activity

I understand that I must not engage in any sexual activity with any other student either on or off school property during term time, regardless o f my age.

I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule on the first occasion, depending on the nature of the behaviour, will be either:

● Closed Status (Internal Exclusion) for 4 days

● Fixed Term Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

● The option to be transferred to a different Boarding House at SGS

● Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

● On any second occasion, the con sequence will be;

● Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

Child on child abuse

Children can abuse other children This is generally referred to as child on child abuse and can take many forms. It can happen both inside and outside of school/college and online. It is most likely to include, but may not be limited to: bullying (including cyberbullying , prejudice based and discrim inatory bullying); abuse in intimate personal relationships between peers; physical abuse; sexual violence, such as rape, assault by penetration and sexual assault; sexual harassment; non consensual sharing of nudes and semi nudes images and/or videos; causing someone to engage in sexual activity without consent; upskirting; and initiation/hazing type violence and rituals

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Parents will be informed of any safeguarding concerns regarding relationships between students and normal safeguarding procedures will be followed to report concerns in school, Child on child abuse concerns may be reported to the Police, Social Services or other extenal agencies

If child on child abuse has occured beween students in Boarding , due care and attention will be given to ensure they are safeguarded

This may include but is not limited to:

● Different nominated ‘go to’ members of staff

● Safety plan/risk assessment

● Confiscation of electronic devices

● Room move or move of house

● Change of boarding status full boarding to weekly boarding

● Offer of mental health support such as counselling

● Signposting to helplines and support

● Regular welfare checks

● Restorative Justice if appropriate

● Access to the 1:1 support from the Health and Wellbeing Lead and/or the Boarding Counsellor

I understand that if I am involved child on child abuse on or off site then this could affect my suitability for boarding I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule could be any of the following depending on the circumstances of the incident:

● Closed Status

● Internal exclusion in school

● Final warning letters for specific behaviours

● Fixed Term Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

● Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

● Removal of boarding place if a crime has been committed and the student is no longer deemed suitable for boarding

Theft

It is your responsibility to use the lockable drawer or safe you have been provided with in your room to protect your possessions and valuables We do not

I u nderstand that taking any item belonging to another person without first obtaining permission to do so from that person constitutes theft

I understand equally that being in possession of any item belonging to another student without first obtaining permission from that person also constitutes theft in so much as I am in possession of stolen items

I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule could be any of the following depending on the circumstances of the incident:

● Closed Status (Internal Exclusion)

● Fixed Term Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

● Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

Dangerous Articles

I understand that I may not use or be in possession of any object that could cause harm to myself or any other person, this includes imitation weapons Examples of such objects would include sharp objects, projection objects or objects designed for hitting /striking or items that are toxic if inhaled such as aerosols and high pressure canisters, excluding shaving foam Hair removing implements (male and female) are permissible

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Prohibited and banned items

I understand that I must not possess or bring any of the following items into Boarding or school:

Prohibited items are: Knives or weapons, alcohol, illegal drugs, stolen items, tobacco and cigarette papers, fireworks, pornographic images or any article that the member of staff reasonably suspects has been, or is likely to be, used to commit an offence, or to cause personal in jury to, or damage to the property of, any person (including the pupil)

Banned items are: Aerosols, candles, lighters, matches, E cigarettes/vaping pens and associated paraphernalia, imitation weapons or banned electrical or electronic equipment

I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule could be any of the following depending on the circumstances of the incident:

I understand the consequence of breaking this rule could be any of the following depending on the circumstances of the infringement:

● Closed Status (Internal Exclusion) up to 4 days.

● Fixed Term Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

● Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

● Internal exclusion in school

● Final warning letters for specific behaviours

● Fixed Term Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

● Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

● Removal of boarding place if a crime has been committed and the student is no longer deemed suitable for boarding

We are required by law to inform the police when certain dangerous articles, including knives, are found on any person while on school premises

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

In both crime and law, hate crimes (also known as bias motivated crimes, or race hate) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group. Examples of such groups include but are not limited to: racial group, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity or gender identity and reassignment. Such incidents could be referred to West Sussex County Council for possible police involvement. In addition, boarders are not discriminated against because of their cultural background, linguis tic background, special needs, academic or sporting ability

Verbal Assault

I understand that I must not verbally abuse or insult any other student, member of staff or member of the public

I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule could be any of the following depending on the circumstances of the incident:

● Closed Status Card up to 4 days

● Fixed Term Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

● Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

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Physical Assault

I understand that I may not strike or physically harm any other student or member of staff

I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule could be any of the following depending on the circumstances of the incident:

● Closed Status Card up to 4 days

● The option to be transferred to a different Boarding House at SGS

● Fixed Term Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College.

● Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

Drugs Education & Drug Related Incidents Policy

Steyning Grammar School reserves the right to conduct random testing for drugs and alcohol based on the suspicion that there has been misuse of these or any other banned substances. Random testing will also take place when a student returns from a Fixed Term Exclusion for drugs/alcohol/substance misuse.

Tobacco

Off site Infringements:

I

u nderstand that I must not buy, supply, use or be in the possession of tobacco smoking related materials or Vaping pens/e cigarettes or associated paraphernalia

Students in the Upper School and in the Sixth Form College: I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule will be:

● Closed Status for 2 days, plus an extra day for all subsequent offences until a maximum of 4 days

● A discussion with the Health and Wellbeing Lead about smoking cessation session options and support

On site Infringements:

I understand that the school and all of its premises constitute a non smoking site and place of work. It is illegal to smoke in any of the school buildings, including boarding houses

I understand that I must not smoke anywhere on school property and in the environs of the school I understand that reasonable evidence will be used to support a suspicion that I have broken this rule This will include the possession of smoking paraphernalia

I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule could be any of the following depending on the circumstances of the incident:

● Closed Status Card

● Fixed Term Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule on a second occasion or repeated occasions could be any of the following depending on the circumstances of the incident:

● Fixed Term Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

● Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

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Drugs & other banned substances

Use & Possession

I understand that I must not use or be in the possession of drugs, narcotics, drug related paraphernalia, legal highs and any other banned substances I understand that I must not be in the company of anyone in possession of drugs, narcotics or any other banned substances. I understand that reasonable evidence will be used to support a suspicion that I have broken this rule

I understand the consequence of breaking this rule will be:

● A Fixed Term Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule on a second occasion will be:

● A Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

Supply on or off site

I understand that I must not buy, provide or supply drugs, narcotics or any other banned substances in any form from or to any other student

I understand the consequence of breaking this rule will be:

● A Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

Alcohol

Use or Possession off school premises:

I understand that I must not use or be in the possession of alcohol in any form. I understand that reasonable evidence will be used to support a suspicion that I have broken this rule, including personal consumption (breathalyser) or empty alcohol containers Students over the age of 18 years old may responsibly consume alcohol offsite at a licensed premises with parental permission However, if they return to boarding in an inebriated state, then the following sanctions will also apply:

I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule will be:

● Closed Status for up to 4 days.

I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule on repeated occasions could be any of the following depending on the circumstances of the in cident:

● Closed Status Card

● Fixed Term Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

● Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

Use or Possession on school premises:

I understand that I must not use or be in the possession of alcohol in any form while on school property I understand that I must not be in the company of anyone in possession of alcohol in any form while on school property, unless directly supervised by a member of staff and parents/carers have given permission I understand that reasonable evidence will be used to support a suspicion that I have broken this rule, including personal consumption (breathalyser) or empty alcohol containers.

I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule on the first occasion will be:

● Closed Status for 2 days, plus an extra day for all subsequent offences until a maximum of 4 days

I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule on a second occasion or on repeated occasions could be:

● Fixed Term Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

● Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

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Supply on or off site

I understand that I must not buy, provide or supply alcohol in any form to any other student

I understand the consequence of breaking this rule will be:

● A Fixed Term Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule on a second occasion will be:

● A Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

Exceptional permissions to consume alcohol may be granted by Boarding Staff on extraordinary occasions, when deemed responsible to do and with parent/carer permission.

Filming , photographing and recording others

It is illegal to take, make, possess or share indecent images of anyone under the age of 18

I understand that I must not film, take pictures of or audio record any other students or staff without their express permi ssion.

I understand the consequence of breaking this rule will be:

● Closed Status Card up to 4 days

● The option to be transferred to a different Boarding House at SGS.

● A Fixed Term Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

I understand that the consequence of breaking this rule on a second occasion will be:

● A Permanent Exclusion from the Upper School or Sixth Form College

The school’s internet is monitored and filtered using a robust firewall which blocks inappropriate searches based on harmful content The school can access the internet search records of students when they use the internet in school and follow up with parents/carers/students in the event of any concerns, as appropriate

The use of 1:1 devices is well established in school and widely used across the curriculum; a Mobile Device Management (MDM) system is used to restrict the number of apps a student can use whilst in school and blocks social media access The school delivers an annual e safety training session for parents which includes information about how to control the MDM system at home, general online safety tips and trends, online safety advice about how parents can prepare for any online challenges when students access online sites when away from school or college, and information about where to find help and support

Students will need to access online resources to support their home learning via official websites and educational platforms

Advocates

At Steyning Grammar School, students are taught about online safety in assemblies, Collective Worship, PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education), RSE (Relationships and Sex Education (KS4) and Next Steps (KS5)

Boarding students have additional online safety training as part of the Wellbeing Programme In Boarding , students do have access to some social media sites/apps outside of school hours.

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Did you know?

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Provision is made for students with special educational needs or disabilities, particularly religious, dietary, language or cultural needs. The Houseparent is the key point of contact and will communicate with the parents and child (and staff as required) and make the necessary arrangements.

The Kitchen will prepare you a late meal if you miss supper due to other commitments or during religious fasting. Please fill in a late meal request form with the Kitchen staff at breakfast on the day you would like this

There are over 30 countries represented in Boarding this year

The Steyning Health Centre have smoking cessation advisers to help you give up smoking. Drop in to make an appointment

If you wish to share your feedback, opinions and ideas, please use the BRApp or Quibble QR codes found on the back of your bedroom door

We stock a variety of stationary and personal items should you not be able to purchase these in the village. Ask at The Boarding Office for more details

There are 65,232 boarders in The UK for this school year

There are over 50 boarding schools in the UK and 33 other State Boarding schools like SGS

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Useful Information for Boarders written by Boarders

Pay less, buy more

• Apply for a Boots Advantage Card & Co-op Card

• Go on the Tesco trip (Fridays): it is cheaper than Co-op

• If you are a frequent swimmer, ensure you get your swim card from the Boarding Office. This entitles you to free swim sessions. (Make use of the Gym)

• NUS (National Union of Students) http://www.nus.org.uk/en/Register/ 10% off local Co-op - Ask at the Main School Office for application forms

• Saver Ticket for whole day travelling on Brighton and Hove Buses

• Sixth Formers will need to apply for a Gym Card at the Leisure Centre

• Sixth Formers may also use they gym in the Sixth Form Wellbeing Hub in the College

• Apply for a young person’s railcard to save on rail travel.

How to get around

To go to Brighton & Shoreham you have to take the 2 or 2A

• Bus Travel Service - http://www.buses.co.uk/travel/service.aspx?serviceid=1147

• You can get the bus timetables at the local library or the internet

• To go by Train – take the bus to Shoreham (2A) then catch a train to Brighton

• Get a Citizen card for cheaper fares (the School will supply the paperwork

• For train times go on the National Rail Website – www.nationalrail.co.uk

• Buy the train tickets online (can be cheaper) – www.trainline.org

• Bus stops in Steyning are opposite Springwells and the Clock Tower

• You can bring a bike (remember a lock)

• 16-25 Railcard – Discounts for Trains.

Washing

• A washing machine is available in Wykeham & Dormer for Boarders to wash their PE Kit only. Washing machines are available in Bolton in the kitchens

• Bedding and Clothing labels are a MUST

• Laundry is done every day Monday to Friday and bed linen usually on Tuesday

• Purchase a few net laundry bags, for underwear and socks (Nameable)

• Make sure you label everything

• Collect everything immediately from Laundry.

• It is your responsibility to drop off and collect your laundry during the opening times: Monday to Friday 07:30 - 08:30 and 15:30 - 17:00. Weekends: closed. If you need access outside of these times, please speak to a member of staff on duty.

General Know-How

• To use the House phone, ask for a Swift Call Card at the Post Office (you can get one for £5, £10, or £20)

• Taxis are expensive: to Gatwick about £45 and to Heathrow about £70. Try to share a taxi if someone is leaving on the same day as you. Less scary and less expensive

• You have to count on the fact that you might spend around £200 per half term (6 weeks)

• For information on music lessons/sports clubs, bands, go to the Upper School to ask specific teachers

• Every Boarder is provided with a safe or lockable space to keep their valuables and money in

• Because the bathrooms are not all `en suite’ it is better to bring your own dressing gown

• Get to know Heads of Houses, Head Boy and Head Girl

• The internet can be slow–make sure you get an internet cable from boarding when you arrive

• Plastic bags at Co-op will be 10p

• Ask the Heads of Houses, Head Boy and Head Girl for any help

• Will cost £25 to get to Victoria so bring at least that much.

Rottingdean,

Woodingdean,

Woodingdean,

Race Hill,

General Hospital 0553

Old Steine (stop

Churchill

Churchill Square

Hove,

0601 0616 0636 0656

0732 0751 0811 0821 0830 0849 0908 0928 0948

27

1347 1407 1429 1451

0706 0723 0738 0757 0817 0827 0837 0856 0914 0934 0954 13 33 53 1353 1413 1435 1457

0716 0733 0751 0810 0830 0840 0850 0909 0927 0946 1006 24

0845 0855 0914 0932 0951 1011

0916 0934 0953 1013

0707 0727 0727 0748 0807 0826 0846 PQ 0906 0925 0943 1002 1022

1404 1424 1448 1510

1409 1429 1453 1515

1411 1431 1455 1517

41 01 21

Blatchington Road, Co-op 0612 0627 0648 0709 0729 0729 0750 0810 0830 0850 0910 0929 0947 1006 1026 45 05 25

Portland Road/Olive Road 0617 0632 0653 0715 0735 0735 0757 0818 0838 0858 0918 0937 0955 1014 1034

Southern

Shoreham,

opp

Hammy

Shoreham,

Shoreham,

Bramber,

Steyning,

Mondays

1421 1441 1505 1527

1425 1445 1509 1531

Rottingdean, opp White Horse

1534 1556

1805 1835 1905 1935 2005 2035 2105 2135 2205 2235 Longhill School, Grounds 1450 1455

Cowley Drive/Falmer Road 1455 1500 1500 1521 1543 1605 1627 1649 1709 1728 1748 1813 1843 1912 1941 2011 2041 2111 2141 2211 2241

Woodingdean, Cowley Drive, Shops 1457 1502 1502 1523 1545 1607 1629 1651 1711 1730 1750 1815 1845 1914 1943 2013 2043 2112 2142 2212 2242 2327

Woodingdean, opp Downs Hotel 1506 1511 1511 1532 1554 1616 1638 1700 1720 1739 1759 1824 1853 1922 1951 2020 2050 2118 2148 2218 2248 2333

Race Hill, for General Hospital 1518 1518 1539 1601 1623 1645 1706 1726 1745 1805 1830 1859 1927 1956 2025 2055 2123 2153 2223 2253 2338

Old Steine (stop H) 1531 1531 1552 1614 1636 1658 1718 1720u 1738 1757 1817 1841 1910 1937 2004 2033 2103 2131 2201 2231 2301 2345

Churchill Square (stop C) arr 1537 1537 1558 1620 1642 1704 1724 1727 1744 1803 1823 1846 1915 1942 2009 2038 2108 2136 2206 2236 2306 2350

Churchill Square (stop C) dep 1539 1539 1600 1622 1644 1706 1726 1727 1746 1805 1825 1848 1917 1944 2011 2038 2108 2136 2206 2236 2306 2350

Hove, Town Hall, Tisbury Road 1549 1549 1610 1632 1654 1716 1736 1737# 1756 1815 1835 1858 1926 1952 2018 2045 2115 2143 2213 2243 2313 2357

Blatchington Road, Co-op 1553 1553 1615 1637 1659 1721 1741 t 1801 1819 1838 1901 1929 1954 2020 2047 2117 2145 2215 2245 2315 2359

Portland Road/Olive Road

Southern Cross, Old Shoreham Rd

Shoreham, Holmbush Centre Shops

opp Southlands Hospital

Hammy Lane, Middle Road

Shoreham, High Street arr

1601 1601 1623 1645 1707 1729 1749 t 1808 1826 1845 1908 1936 2000 2026 2053 2123 2151 2221 2251 2320 0004

1609 1609 1631 1653 1715 1737 1757 t 1815 1833 1851 1914 1942 2006 2032 2059 2129 2157 2226 2256 2325 0009

1619 1619 1641 1703 1725 1746 1806 t 1823 1841 1859 1921 1948 2012 2038 2105 2135 2203 2232 2302 t t

1622 1622 1644 1706 1728 1749 1809 t 1826 1843 1901 1923 1950 2014 2040 2107 2137 2205 2234 2304 2331 0015

1625 1625 1647 1709 1731 1751 1811 1759 1828 1845 1903 1925 1952 2016 2042 2109 2139 2207 2236 2306 2333 0017

1636 1636 1659 1721 1743 1803 1823 1809 1840 1855 1911 1933 1959 2023 2049 2116 2146 2214 2243 2312 2339 0023

Shoreham, High Street dep 1701 1745 1811 1842 1855 1938 2023 2051 2148 2245 2312 2341 0023

Old Shoreham, opp Red Lion 1704 1748 1814 1845 1857 1940 2025 2053 2150 2247 2314 2343 0025

Upper Beeding, Rising Sun

Bramber, St Marys House

Steyning, Clock Tower

Steyning, Shooting Field

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Holidays

Holidays

1711 1755 1820 1851 1946 2059 2156 2253 2349

1715 1759 1824 1855 1949 2102 2159 2256 2352

1720 1804 1828 1859 1953 2105 2202 2259 2355

1809 1832 1904 1958 2110 2207 2304 0000

Saturdays effective 25th July, 2021

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Rottingdean, opp White Horse 0623 0653 0723 0748 0813 0833 0851 0908 0928

Woodingdean, Cowley Drive, Shops 0631 0701 0731 0756 0821 0841 0859 0918 0938

Woodingdean, opp Downs Hotel 0639 0709 0740 0805 0830 0850 0908 0928 0948

Race Hill, for General Hospital 0644 0714 0745 0811 0836 0856 0914 0934 0954

Old Steine (stop H) 0653 0723 0754 0822 0848 0908 0926 0946 1006

Churchill Square (stop C) arr 0658 0728 0759 0827 0853 0913 0931 0951 1011

Churchill Square (stop C) dep 0658 0728 0759 0827 0855 0915 0933 0953 1013

Hove, Town Hall, Tisbury Road 0705 0735 0806 0835 0903 0923 0942 1002 1022

Blatchington Road, Co-op 0708 0738 0809 0838 0906 0926 0946 1006 1026

Portland Road/Olive Road 0713 0743 0816 0845 0914 0934 0954 1014 1034

Southern Cross, Old Shoreham Rd 0719 0749 0823 0852 0921 0941 1001 1021 1041

Shoreham, Holmbush Centre Shops 0725 0755 0831 0900 0930 0950 1010 1030 1050

opp Southlands Hospital 0727 0757 0834 0903 0933 0953 1013 1033 1053

Hammy Lane, Middle Road 0729 0759 0836 0906 0936 0956 1016 1036 1056

Shoreham, High Street arr 0736 0806 0845 0915 0945 1005 1025 1045 1105

Shoreham, High Street dep 0849 0949 1049

Old Shoreham, opp Red Lion 0852 0952 1052

then as Monday to Friday times Cowley Drive/Falmer Road 0629 0659 0729 0754 0819 0839 0857 0916 0936

Upper Beeding, Rising Sun 0900 1000 1059

Bramber, St Marys House 0903 1003 1103

Steyning, Clock Tower 0907 1007 1108

Steyning, Shooting Field 0912 1012 1113

Sundays and Public Holidays effective 25th July, 2021

route number

Steyning is one the the prettiest Sussex towns. It has more or less everything - a fine high street, historic buildings, good shops and lovely countryside nearby.

Steyning is one of the few places where there seem to be more independent retailers than high street chains. While you might not find many things that can’t be bought elsewhere, shopping in Steyning is easy paced and enjoyable as a consequence of this variety of old-fashioned and more modern small shops.

Steyning Museum in Church Street is interesting and worth a visit.

The interior of the St Andrew’s Church is also interesting with Norman carvings and other treasures on show.

More info visit www.westsussex.info/steyning.shtml

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Rottingdean, opp White Horse 0822 0847 0911 0941 1011 1036 1101 1131 1201 1231 1301 1331 1401 1431 1501 1531 1601 1631 1706 1736 1806 1836

Cowley Drive/Falmer Road 0743 0828 0853 0917 0947 1017 1042 1108 1138 1208 1238 1308 1338 1408 1438 1508 1538 1608 1637 1712 1742 1812 1842

Woodingdean, Cowley Drive, Shops 0745 0830 0855 0919 0949 1019 1044 1110 1140 1210 1240 1310 1340 1410 1440 1510 1540 1610 1639 1714 1744 1814 1844

Woodingdean, opp Downs Hotel 0753 0838 0903 0927 0957 1027 1052 1118 1148 1218 1248 1318 1348 1418 1448 1518 1548 1618 1647 1722 1752 1822 1851

Race Hill, for General Hospital 0758 0843 0908 0932 1002 1032 1057 1124 1154 1224 1254 1324 1354 1424 1454 1524 1554 1624 1653 1728 1758 1827 1856

Old Steine (stop H) 0809 0854 0919 0943 1013 1043 1108 1135 1205 1235 1305 1335 1405 1435 1505 1534 1604 1634 1703 1738 1808 1836 1904

Churchill Square (stop C)

0814 0859 0924 0948 1018 1048 1113 1141 1211 1241 1311 1341 1411 1441 1511 1540 1610 1640 1709 1744 1813 1840 1908

Hove, Town Hall, Tisbury Road 0821 0906 0931 0955 1025 1055 1122 1150 1220 1250 1320 1350 1420 1450 1520 1549 1619 1649 1718 1753 1820 1847 1915

Blatchington Road, Co-op 0823 0908 0933 0958 1028 1058 1125 1153 1223 1253 1323 1353 1423 1453 1523 1552 1622 1652 1721 1756 1823 1850 1918

Portland Road/Olive Road 0829 0914 0939 1004 1034 1104 1132 1200 1230 1300 1330 1359 1429 1459 1529 1558 1628 1658 1727 1802 1829 1856 1924

Southern Cross, Old Shoreham Rd 0835 0920 0945 1010 1040 1110 1139 1207 1237 1307 1337 1405 1435 1505 1535 1604 1634 1704 1733 1808 1834 1901 1929

Shoreham, Holmbush Centre Shops 0841 0926 0952 1018 1048 1118 1147 1215 1245 1315 1345 1413 1443 1513 1543 1611 1641 1711 1740 t t t t opp Southlands Hospital 0843 0928 0954 1021 1051 1121 1150 1218 1248 1318 1348 1416 1446 1516 1546 1613 1643 1713 1742 1814 1839 1906 1934

Hammy Lane, Middle Road 0845 0930 0956 1023 1053 1123 1152 1220 1250 1320 1350 1418 1448 1518 1548 1615 1645 1715 1744 1816 1841 1908 1936

Shoreham, High Street arr 0852 0937 1003 1030 1100 1130 1159 1227 1257 1327 1357 1425 1455 1525 1555 1622 1652 1722 1751 1823 1848 1915 1943

Shoreham, High Street dep 0854 0939 1032 1132 1229 1329 1427 1527 1624 1724 1825 1848

Old Shoreham, opp Red Lion 0856 0941 1035 1135 1232 1332 1430 1530 1627 1727 1828 1850

Upper Beeding, Rising Sun 0901 0946 1041 1141 1238 1338 1436 1536 1633 1733 1834

Bramber, St Marys House 0904 0949 1044 1144 1242 1342 1439 1539 1636 1736 1837

1246 1346 1443 1543 1640 1740 1841

1250 1350 1447 1547 1644 1744 1845

Shoreham

Southern

Steyning,

Steyning, Grammar School

Steyning, Clock Tower 1335 1435 1537 1640 1740 1840 1934 2034 2134 2234 2318

Bramber, St Marys House 1339 1439 1541 1644 1744 1844 1938 2037 2137 2237 2321

Upper Beeding, opp Rising Sun 1343 1443 1545 1648 1748 1848 1941 2040 2140 2240 2324 Old Shoreham, Red Lion 1350 1450 1552 1655 1755 1854 1947 2046 2146 2246 2330

Shoreham, High Street arr 1353 1453 1556 1659 1759 1857 1949 2048 2148 2248 2332 Shoreham, High Street dep 1357 1417 1437 1457 1517 1539 1559 1619 1642 1702 1732 1802 1822 1842 1902 1927 1952 2021 2051 2121 2151 2221 2251 2335 Shoreham Stn=Buckingham Rd 1403 1423 1443 1503 1523 1545 1605 1625 1648 1708 1738 1807 1827 1847 1907 1932 1957 2025 2055 2125 2155 2225 2255 2339

Hammy Lane, Middle Road 1408 1428 1448 1509 1529 1550 1610 1630 1653 1713 1743 1812 1832 1852 1912 1937 2001 2029 2059 2129 2159 2229 2259 2343

Southlands Hospital 1411 1431 1451 1512 1532 1553 1613 1633 1656 1716 1746 1814 1834 1854 1914 1939 2003 2031 2101 2131 2201 2231 2301 2345

Shoreham,Holmbush Centre Shops 1414 1434 1454 1515 1535 1556 1616 1636 1659 1719 1749 1817 1837 1857 1917 1942 2005 2033 2103 2133 2203 2233 t t

Southern Cross, Old Shoreham Rd 1421 1441 1502 1523 1543 1604 1623 1643 1706 1726 1756 1824 1843 1903 1923 1948 2011 2038 2108 2138 2208 2238 2306 2350

Portland Road/Olive Road 1429 1449 1511 1532 1552 1613 1632 1652 1715 1735 1804 1832 1850 1910 1929 1954 2017 2044 2114 2144 2213 2243 2311 2355

Hove, Town Hall, Church Road 1442 1502 1524 1545 1605 1625 1645 1705 1728 1748 1816 1843 1900 1919 1938 2003 2026 2052 2122 2152 2221 2251 2319 0003

Churchill Square (stop H) arr 1451 1511 1533 1554 1614 1634 1654 1714 1737 1757 1824 1851 1908 1927 1945 2010 2033 2059 2129 2159 2228 2258 2326 0010

Churchill Square (stop H) dep 1453 1513 1535 1556 1616 1636 1656 1716 1739 1759 1826 1853 1910 1929 1947 2012 2033 2059 2129 2159 2228 2258 2326 0010

North Street (stop B) 1456 1517 1539 1600 1620 1640 1700 1720 1743 1803 1829 1856 1913 1932 1950 2014 2035 2101 2131 2201 2230 2300 2328 0012

Race Hill, for General Hospital 1513 1534

1636 1656 1716 1736 1758 1818 1844 1910 1926 1944 2001 2025 2046 2112 2142 2212 2241 2311 2339 0023

1747 1808 1826 1850 1916 1932 1949 2006 2030 2051 2117 2147 2217 2246 2316 2344 0028

1736 1756 1817 1835 1859 1924 1940 1957 2013 2037 2058 2124 2154 2224 2253 2323 2351 0035

2105

2200 2230

Saturdays

Steyning,

Steyning,

Bramber,

Upper Beeding,

Old Shoreham,

0930

0839 0935

0843 0939

0846 0943

0853 0935 0950

Shoreham, High Street arr 0621 0651 0716 0758 0842 0856 0938 0953

Shoreham, High Street dep 0621 0651 0716 0741 0803 0823 0842 0901 0920 0938 0958

Shoreham Stn=Buckingham Rd 0625 0655 0720 0747 0809 0829 0848 0907 0926 0944 1004

Hammy Lane, Middle Road 0629 0659 0725 0752 0814 0834 0853 0912 0931 0949 1009

Southlands Hospital 0631 0701 0727 0754 0816 0836 0855 0914 0933 0952 1012

Shoreham, Holmbush Centre Shops 0633 0703 0730 0757 0819 0839 0858 0917 0936 0955 1015

Southern Cross, Old Shoreham Rd 0639 0709 0736 0803 0826 0846 0905 0924 0943 1002 1022

Portland Road/Olive Road 0646 0717 0744 0811 0834 0854 0913 0932 0951 1010 1030

Hove, Town Hall, Church Road 0654 0726 0753 0822 0845 0905 0925 0944 1004 1023 1043

Churchill Square (stop H) arr 0701 0734 0801 0831 0854 0914 0934 0953 1013 1032 1052

Churchill Square (stop H) dep 0703 0736 0803 0833 0856 0916 0936 0955 1015 1034 1054

North Street (stop B) 0705 0738 0805 0836 0859 0919 0939 0958 1018 1037 1057

Race Hill, for General Hospital 0715 0748 0818 0849 0912 0932 0952 1011 1032 1051 1111

Woodingdean, Downs Hotel 0720 0753 0824 0855 0919 0939 0959 1019 1039 1058 1118

Woodingdean, Cowley Drive, Shops 0727 0800 0832 0903 0928 0948 1008 1028 1048 1107 1127

Rottingdean, opp White Horse 0735 0808 0840 0911 0936 0956 1016 1036 1056 1116 1136

Sundays and Public Holidays

route

Steyning, Shooting Field

then as Monday to Friday times

Rottingdean, a Sussex village within the City of Brighton and Hove, developed as a small community around the pond in Saxon times and its name means 'the village of Rota's people'. The domesday book records that the land was given to William de Warrenne the Lord of Lewes as a reward for his support at the Battle of Hastings. For centuries it remained an isolated rural farming settlement and only became accessible as the coastal road from Brighton improved.

Towards the end of the 19th century it offered seclusion and inspiration for many artists, writers and public figures, factors which influence both residents and visitors to this day. The main attractions in the town are Kipling's Garden, Rottingdean Windmill, St. Margaret's Church with its beautiful stained glass windows and some traditional old inns which were once frequented by smugglers in the area.

More info visit www.rottingdean.org.uk

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0757 0917 1015 1115 1215 1315 1415 1515 1615 1715 1825

Steyning, Clock Tower 0800 0920 1019 1119 1219 1319 1419 1519 1619 1719 1829

Bramber, St Marys House 0804 0924 1023 1123 1223 1323 1423 1523 1623 1723 1833

Upper Beeding, opp Rising Sun 0807 0927 1027 1127 1227 1327 1427 1527 1627 1727 1836 Old Shoreham, Red Lion 0743 0813 0843 0908 0933 1033 1133 1233 1333 1433 1533 1633 1733 1842 Shoreham, High Street arr 0745 0815 0845 0910 0936 1036 1136 1236 1336 1436 1536 1636 1736 1844 Shoreham, High Street dep 0745 0815 0845 0910 0938 1008 1038 1108 1138 1208 1238 1308 1338 1408 1438 1508 1538 1608 1638 1708 1738 1812 1846

Shoreham Stn=Buckingham Rd 0749 0819 0849 0914 0942 1013 1043 1113 1143 1213 1243 1313 1343 1413 1443 1513 1543 1613 1643 1712 1742 1816 1850

Hammy Lane, Middle Road 0753 0823 0853 0918 0946 1018 1048 1118 1148 1218 1248 1318 1348 1418 1448 1518 1548 1617 1647 1716 1746 1820 1854

Southlands Hospital 0755 0825 0855 0920 0948 1020 1050 1120 1150 1220 1250 1320 1350 1420 1450 1520 1550 1619 1649 1718 1748 1822 1856

Shoreham,Holmbush Centre Shops 0757 0827 0857 0923 0951 1023 1053 1123 1153 1223 1253 1323 1353 1423 1453 1523 1553 1622 1652 1720 1750 t t

Southern Cross, Old Shoreham Rd 0802 0832 0902 0929 0957 1030 1100 1131 1201 1231 1301 1331 1401 1430 1500 1529 1559 1628 1658 1726 1756 1828 1901

Portland Road/Olive Road 0807 0837 0907 0935 1004 1037 1107 1138 1208 1238 1308 1338 1408 1437 1507 1536 1606 1635 1705 1733 1803 1834 1906

Hove, Town Hall, Church Road 0815 0845 0915 0943 1012 1045 1116 1147 1217 1247 1317 1347 1417 1446 1516 1545 1615 1644 1714 1742 1812 1843 1914

Churchill Square (stop H) 0823 0853 0923 0951 1020 1053 1125 1156 1228 1258 1328 1358 1428 1457 1527 1556 1625 1654 1724 1751 1821 1852 1922

North Street (stop B) 0825 0855 0925 0953 1022 1055 1128 1159 1231 1301 1331 1401 1431 1500 1530 1559 1628 1657 1727 1754 1824 1855 1925

Race Hill, for General Hospital 0837 0907 0937 1006 1035 1108 1142 1212 1244 1314 1344 1414 1444 1513 1543 1612 1641 1709 1739 1806 1836 1907 1937

Woodingdean, Downs Hotel 0842 0912 0942 1011 1040 1114 1147 1218 1250 1320 1350 1420 1450 1519 1549 1618 1647 1715 1745 1812 1842 1912 1942

Woodingdean,

Rottingdean,

1155 1226 1258 1328 1358 1428 1458 1527 1557 1626 1655 1723 1753 1820 1849 1919 1949

1204 1235 1307 1337 1407 1437 1507 1536 1606 1635 1704 1731 1801 1828

Steyning,

Steyning,

Beeding,

Southern Cross,

Hove Park Tavern, Old Shoreham

Hove, George Street

Sundays

Steyning, Shooting

Steyning,

Beeding, Dacre Gardens

Southern Cross, Old Shoreham

Hove Park Tavern, Old Shoreham

Hove, George Street