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School House

Clifton College

A guide for boys, parents and guardians

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WELCOME TO SCHOOL HOUSE Built in the 1860s, School House is the oldest house at Clifton College and was the home to the school’s first boarders and the headmaster, John Percival. By the 1920s this dual role of headmaster and housemaster ended. In the early days the House used to play the school at cricket and rugby! Field Marshal Haig was in School House in the 1870s and his statue stands in front of the House today. During the Second World War Clifton was occupied by the American First Army, and General Omar Bradley had his headquarters in School House. Bradley and General Eisenhower used the housemaster’s current study as their planning room for D-Day.

School House is primarily a full boarding house, although we welcome some flexible boarders and even occasional de-facto day boys who have changed status since their arrival. No matter what their boarding status, the boys are very proud of belonging to School House: it is their home for most of the year. A sense of belonging is encouraged through House activities but most importantly the boys are true stakeholders. Boys lead, organise and run teams, events, plays and competitions. Responsibility and opportunity are encouraged and boys learn through participating in the life of the House. We truly believe that School House is not a building but it is a collection of people with the boys being central to the community. Consequently the sense of comradeship and togetherness is very strong indeed and boys often find that their ‘best friends’ in life are those who they shared their time with in School House Upper 6th formers have single rooms and the Lower 6th form have single or double rooms. GCSE year groups are normally in a room of three and the Third Form are normally split between two larger rooms (both of which can take a maximum of six boys).

The House motto is in Latin at the top of this page - the translation is:

“Hope is the Anchor of Life” This is something that the boys are encouraged truly to believe – that if they really have faith in their own abilities and have self-confidence then everything is possible. I hope that you will find School House to be welcoming and friendly and that you will settle here quickly and form long-lasting friendships. Boarding Principles and Practice Statement School House aims to create a high quality boarding environment which promotes the welfare of each individual and encourages his all-round development. School House wants each pupil to be fulfilled and to have the courage to be themselves. School House provides an outstanding degree of pastoral care for pupils, fostering the wellbeing of pupils and providing excellent facilities.

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At Clifton College, we aspire to: 1. Offer a safe environment for all pupils, both physically and emotionally. The wellbeing of the pupils is central to everything we do at Clifton. 2. Provide excellent facilities in the boarding houses and throughout the college. 3. Provide our boarders with the opportunities needed to fulfil their potential in all areas of school life. 4. Create an environment where leadership, responsibility and self-reliance are fostered. 5. Establish openness in communication between staff, pupils and parents, trusting in a collaborative culture to bring about the most positive outcomes for the boarders in our care. 6. Promote tolerance, inclusiveness and a liberal outlook in all that we do, ensuring that all members of our boarding community feel valued and respected. It is important that all members of the College community are aware of these guiding principles and are able to make a contribution to the achievement of them. Mr O’Sullivan and Mr Swanwick 06/01/17 Who’s Who in School House: Housemaster Mr Jonathan Hughes (i.e. me): I teach Geography as well as looking after the boys in School House (academically and pastorally). I am an officer in the Army Section of the CCF (and Contingent Commander), coach and referee rugby and I help lead the mountain bike activity. I can be found on ‘private-side’: when the door is open knock, shout ‘hello’ and wait to be invited in. I am likely to be in our kitchen/living room or in my study. When the door is closed (signifying that the Assistant Housemaster is on duty) if it is urgent, knock and shout ‘hello’ but wait to be answered. Ultimately, I know that on occasions, no matter what I am doing, you might need assistance – don’t be shy to ask for help. My family My wife (Ruth) and I have two children: Bethan who will have left Clifton College for university in July 2018 after being in West Town (girls’ day house) for five years and JJ who will be in the Y12 (September 2018) in North Town (boys’ day house). We also have two dogs (Mako and Baka – both Hungarian Vizslas). Assistant Housemaster My assistant who is also resident is Mr Nick Luker. He is an Economics and Business Studies teacher. He is involved in lots of games coaching (rugby, football and cricket). He is tutor to all the 3rd Form (Y9) in School House. Other Tutors There are tutors who come in for evening duties and take responsibility for the House – they are at present: Mr Stephen Cross (Maths), Mr Jay Gardner (Chemistry), Mrs Ronnie Ardrey (Maths), Mr Alan O’Sullivan (Senior Master and Economics), Mr Gil Simmons (Deputy Head Academic and Maths) and Mr Simon Tait (History). All are very active in the co-curricular life of the school. Matron Zillah D’Cruz is the full-time School House matron. Zillah runs the House in my absence during office hours. She co-ordinates the domestic side of the House (laundry, cleaning, maintenance, linen changes etc.) and looks after you when you are feeling unwell. Her office and surgery is on the basement level close to the Assistant Housemaster’s flat.

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PUPILS IN SCHOOL HOUSE HAVE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Your Rights Personal The boys in School House have the right to be treated with courtesy and respect by others and to have their personal privacy respected. They also have the right to adopt and celebrate the faith of their own choice and to live in a safe environment. Opportunities Everyone in School House has the right to develop life skills, including teamwork and leadership. They have the right to be considered by others to represent their peers on the House Committee or be considered by the staff for leadership responsibilities. Pastoral The boys in School House have the right to expect their confidentiality to be respected and maintained wherever possible, unless the safety of the individual is considered at risk. The pupils have the right to be welcomed into a family community which is free from intimidation, bullying or rejection. Your Responsibilities Personal You are expected to respect the rights of others and their property and abide by the House Rules. You are also expected to treat others the way in which you would expect to be treated. The responsibility lies with you to be broad-minded, courteous and compassionate towards others in the House. You are expected to take care of the House property which is in your care during your time at School House and to treat it as if it were your own. You are also expected to be enthusiastic, motivated and eager to become involved in School House activities, events and issues. Pastoral You are responsible for ensuring that new members to School House are made to feel welcome and part of the ‘School House family group’. You are responsible for ensuring that others are looked after when in need and that they have a ‘friend’ when they need one. USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS Remember that, if you are dialling an external number rather than an internal extension from a school phone, you must first dial 9 to get an outside line. Main School Number: 0117 315 7000 School House: Daytime office 0117 315 7300

Housemaster 0117 315 7301 Tutor’s Flat 0117 315 7302 Matron 0117 315 7303 Payphone 0117 315 7307 (accepts incoming calls and positioned on boys’ side) Health Centre: 0117 315 7637 or 0117 315 7638 Head Master’s Office 0117 315 7106 Deputy Head’s Office 0117 315 7175 The Pastoral Deputy Head & Designated Safeguarding Lead (Mr Swanwick) 0117 315 7180

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The Marshal (Mr Chris Hughes) 0117 315 7181 Local Social Services 0117 969 3929 Childline: 0800 1111 IN A REAL EMERGENCY, ALWAYS DIAL (9) 999. If you think someone is in danger, find an adult. Don’t allow fear of the consequences to delay you or lead you into covering things up because school rules or the law may have been broken. Staff email addresses are: Mr Jonathan Hughes jhughes@cliftoncollege.com Mr Nick Luker nluker@ cliftoncollege.com Mrs Ronnie Ardrey rardrey@cliftoncollege.com Mr Stephen Cross scross@cliftoncollege.com Mr Gil Simmons gsimmons@ cliftoncollege.com Mr Jay Gardner jgardner@ cliftoncollege.com Mr Simon Tait stait@ cliftoncollege.com Mr Alan O’Sullivan aosullivan@cliftoncollege.com Ms Zillah D’Cruz zdcruz@cliftoncollege.com HOUSE ROUTINE - WEEKDAYS 07.15 Breakfast 08.10 Callover/Registration 08.30 Assembly/Tutor Group/Chapel 08.45 Lessons 11.00 Break 11.30 Lessons 12.40 3rd Form lunch 12.45 4th and 5th Form lunch 12.55 6th Form lunch 13.25 Callover/Registration 13.30 Either Games or Lessons depending on day Various Times Tea 18.15 Supper 19.10 Callover/Registration 19.20 Prep 21.00 End of Prep

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HOUSE ROUTINE – WEEKDAYS continued 21.45 3rd Form Lights Out 22.00 4th Form Lights Out 22.30 5th Form Lights Out 22.45 L6 in studies 23.00 U6 in studies HOUSE ROUTINE - SATURDAY 07.15 Breakfast 08.10 Callover/Registration 08.30 Chapel 08.45 Lessons 11.00 Break (Brunch for away teams only) 11.30 Lessons 12.15 Lunch PM Games and Activities – details on Games Noticeboards

in the Cloisters or the House noticeboard 17.00 Match tea or early supper 19.10 Callover/Registration From 21.30 Head check on Private Side

3rd and 4th Form stay in House 5th Form may go out & are back by 21.30 L6 may go out & are back by 22.30 U6 may go out & are back by 23.00 23.00 3rd and 4th Form Lights Out 23.30 5th Form Lights Out Midnight 6th Form Lights Out HOUSE ROUTINE - SUNDAY 09.00 Early Breakfast Various times Starred (Compulsory) Chapel Service –

about 4 times a term 11.00 Callover/Registration 11.00 – 12.30 Brunch 13.00 Callover/Registration

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HOUSE ROUTINE – SUNDAY continued PM Free time 19.10 Callover/Registration 19.30- 21.00 Prep 21.45 3rd Form Lights Out 22.00 4th Form Lights Out 22.30 5th Form Lights Out 22.45 L6 in studies 23.00 U6 in studies Useful Information ACCESS There is one door into School House that you can use during the day, plus others that are emergency exits only. All doors are alarmed so that use at inappropriate times is controlled. This is very much for your safety as well as my peace of mind! If you have permission to be out beyond lock-up, then access to the house is via my (or the Assistant Housemaster’s) front door, by arrangement. ALCOHOL This is forbidden in the House with the following exception. At some House events such as House Supper (Christmas Dinner), Sixth Formers may be given up to two bottles of beer by the House (pupils are not allowed to supply their own). If you do not wish your son to have this privilege then please do inform the Housemaster. BLOCK I and BLOCK II Block I is used to describe both 6th form years (Year 12 and Year 13) whilst Block II is the collective for 3rd, 4th, and 5th form (Years 9, 10 and 11). BOYS’ SIDE Anywhere that isn’t a private-side or public space. BREAKFAST Breakfast is compulsory for all pupils and this starts at: 7.15 a.m. for 3rd form 7.30 a.m. for 4th form and 5th form 7.45 a.m. for 6th form There are breakfast checks taken by House Sixths as this is such an important meal for the day. If you are found not to be attending then you will be asked to come and see me each morning before breakfast to sign in. BULLYING The Anti-Bullying policy at Clifton College refers to the OFSTED definition of this: “Aggressive or insulting behaviour by an individual or group, often repeated over time, that intentionally hurts or harms.” Please bear in mind that bullying cannot be dealt with unless someone does something. If you feel anyone is being unkind to you or someone else, we need to know about it – please tell a member of the house staff.

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CALLOVER This is what we call registration. Morning and evening callovers are always in the House Hall, however weekday lunchtime callover is a ‘drop in’ affair in the Lobby normally taken by Zillah. Call over times: Weekdays: 08.10 13.20 – 13.30 19.10 Saturdays; 08.10 games 19.10 Sundays: 11.00 13.00 19.10 If you have been on exeat and you are late back and missed evening callover, then you must see the duty member of staff on your arrival. If you are returning in the morning and miss the early callover, you must see the matron or the Marshal so as to register. CAMPUS AND OUT OF BOUNDS The area constituting the school campus is shown in your Prep Diary and is also up on the wall by the signing out book. The same map also shows which areas may be visited (with permission) during your free time. Anywhere outside these areas is out of bounds, and may not be visited without specific, individual permission. You will usually be given permission to leave the Campus during the following times: Monday No permission Tuesday 16.00-18.00 Wednesday 17.00-18.00 Thursday 16.00-18.00 Friday 17.00-18.00 Saturday 14.00-18.00 Sunday 13.10-18.00 You would not usually be expected to be away from the campus for more than 2 hours. After evening prep time on a weekday and a Sunday, pupils are not allowed out of the House unless they have specific permission from the duty member of staff. Even with this permission they must stay on the campus and they should only go to the designated location – such as the Library or the Sports Centre. CASUAL CLOTHES You may wear casual clothes after the school day ends. Be careful though that you wait until the official end of the day and not just when your particular lessons finish. COMMUNICATION In each room there is a network point for you to use with a laptop, if you have one and this will give you access to the internet. There is a boys’ public telephone on the basement floor of School House and this is enclosed for privacy. You may use mobile phones within the rules of the school and House. During prep time, mobile phones should not be used. COURTYARD Accessed from within the House – you can play table football and table tennis here. CYBER – SAFETY Never give your mobile phone number to someone you do not know and never pass on another pupil’s number without permission. Be sensible about using Facebook etc. and think very carefully before putting videos of yourself or your friends on the internet. Never get involved in “sexting;” it is dangerous as well as illegal. Remember, once something goes into cyberspace, it stays there and employers are

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increasingly checking out your profile to see if you are the kind of person they wish to associate with. DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS All full boarders are normally registered with the Health Centre (which comes under the Pembroke Road NHS GP practice). Any new pupil should register with their own dentist at home. The school does not provide a dental service. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT It is a regulation that all electrical equipment in the House is checked by qualified electricians to ensure that there is no risk to anyone living in the House. This has to take place on an annual basis. This includes items such as desk lamps, speakers, laptops etc. Personal fridges and kettles are not allowed; there is plenty of provision for these in the four kitchens that pupils may use. EXEATS Exeat is the word we use to describe planned absences from school. There are official exeats as listed in the Calendar each term. In the Michaelmas term you will have two weekend exeats and one half term. In the Lent and Summer terms there is is just the one week half term holiday. Please make sure you have noted these as you will need to make arrangements to go home or visit your guardians for these times as school is closed. The House officially opens after an exeat or half term at 18.00. At the beginning of terms, I appreciate that it is not possible to time your arrival precisely, particularly when international flights are involved and the House opens in the morning. Unofficial exeats need to have permission from me and sometimes the Headmaster, depending on the request and the length of exeat you are requiring. It is a good idea to give as much advance warning as possible and certainly at least two days before – anything less than this may be refused. Exeats to stay with friends locally require permission from your parents and the friend’s parents and all parties have to agree on their responsibilities whilst the pupil is not under the care of the school on exeat. This must be arranged 24 hours before the exeat begins or it may be refused. Liaison with team coaches is often required, because you might be too important a player for them to lose that weekend! ENERGY EFFICIENCY and RECYCLING In our attempt to reduce our carbon foot print, electrical items such as laptops and mobile phones should not be left on charging overnight. Laptops should be turned off at night – not just left on standby. Similarly, they should be turned off during the day when not in use. Phones should not be charged overnight as so much energy is wasted this way. Items left on unnecessarily may be confiscated. Light switches should be turned off on leaving your room. Finally, please recycle as much as possible (paper, cardboard and metal recycling bins are found in all the kitchens). There is no excuse for throwing away aluminium drinks cans. GAMES KIT Your games kit can be kept in your room but please make sure that it is not muddy or in need of a good wash. Boots and muddy trainers must be kept in your locker in the boot room. You must have a gum shield for rugby and hockey, plus shin pads for hockey and football. Make sure that all your kit is clearly named. Games afternoons are Monday, Thursday and Saturday for the 3rd Form and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for all other years. There is a special games wash for dirty kit on Fridays.

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GRUBBER Is the name for the school shop which sells uniform, stationery, snacks and drinks. Certain items, such as games kit, can be put on your bill, but not chocolate and coke! GUESTS Friends who either girls or boys are welcome in School House, but because there are lots of people living here and in consideration of the boys who perhaps do not want to have guests wandering around the House – we ask that guests only use the main door and stay in the public areas of the House: i.e. the House Hall and the lobby. On no account are girls allowed to go onto Boys’ side. You must sign all guests in. HEALTH CENTRE (the San) There is always a nurse on call at the school Health Centre and a doctor holds regular surgeries. If you are unwell, please tell Zillah or any other member of the House staff and we will organise for you to be seen. HOUSE ACTIVITIES Each week there are two sessions: an organised House swimming pool session and a House football session beginning at 21.00, after prep. HOUSE BANK Mr Luker runs a House bank where you can deposit money. The opening times are displayed on the noticeboard in the lobby HOUSE HALL This is our main common room for all boys. It is the large hall where we all meet each day for callover and there are a TV and DVD player, pool table and piano here. HOUSE RULES Our rules are based on common sense, the need to consider others and the development of self-discipline. They are displayed in the House lobby for all to see and attached at the end of this booklet. HOUSE SIXTHS There are prefects in the House, called House Sixths. The most senior of these are the Head of House and Deputy Head(s) of House. These sixth formers are there to support you and help you in any way they can, but they also have duties to do to ensure that the House runs smoothly. INSURANCE Please make sure that all your valuables have personal insurance – the school does not take responsibility for any items lost, stolen or broken on school premises. It is in your interest to ensure that this is in place. High value and small items, such a mobile phones and iPads, should be insured, registered with immobilise.com (see security below), named – engraving on iPads really is worthwhile and a record of serial numbers should be kept. INTERNET CONNECTION You will have an internet connection in your room and if you bring a laptop with you we can supply you with a cable for the internet connection. All rooms should have Wi-Fi. There are also computers in the House Lobby which you have access to during the day and evening. Mobile broadband connections, such as ‘dongles’, are not allowed in school. KITCHENS There are three kitchens which anyone can use. In addition, the U6th may use the Klub. Each year takes it in turn to keep these tidy for a week although everyone is

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expected to tidy up as they go along. The kitchens are locked at night until break time the next day. KLUB This is U6th’s common room and kitchen. LAUNDRY All your washing is done for you in the school laundry. Please bear in mind that everything goes through the school wash at 40OC and is then tumble dried so make sure the clothes you bring will survive this treatment! It is vital that everything is named, not just your clothes. Boys should use net laundry bags (also named) for their socks and pants. There is a washing machine for emergency use in the House and there is a drying area with an iron and ironing board. General laundry is collected on Monday and Wednesday mornings (back following day) and an additional same day games kit wash can be arranged for Friday. As a general rule, it is better to have more shirts (around 10) that are cheaper than fewer shirts that are expensive. Please ensure that your son has a laundry pen so that they can easily write their name on clothes that they purchase at a later date. LINEN We can provide all bed items. Many pupils do bring their own duvet and pillows and if you do please ensure that duvets and pillows are clearly marked (best with a laundry pen) with your son’s name. We can provide bed linen (our own House linen is pale yellow), although some boys do like their own. If you bring your own bed linen, please could this be distinctive and not cream/yellow (easily confused with the House linen). It is your responsibility to change your bed linen every week. LOBBY The Lobby is one of the public social areas of the House – this is where you come in through the main door. There are some computers and some sofas and you may entertain your friends (boys and girls) here, providing they are signed in. LUNCH This meal is taken in the dining hall and depending on your year group you will be expected to eat at a certain time and on a particular floor – upper or lower. MARSHAL We have a Marshal (Mr Chris Hughes) in the school, who takes care of discipline issues. MEALS All meals are compulsory and are taken in ‘Big School’ (the name for the dining hall in the main school). Take-aways are allowed on a Tuesday evening after 9 pm and once on the weekend for all boys. The Tuesday privilege should not be used instead of Big School meals but in addition to supper. MEDICINES Boys may not keep any medication (including paracetamol and/or homeopathic remedies) themselves. If you need anything it must be administered by house staff or the Health Centre. Special arrangements might be made but only with consultation and permission from the Health Centre. DO NOT BRING MEDICINES FROM HOME WITHOUT CONSULTING THE HOUSEMASTER. MILK etc. Each day the kitchens are supplied with milk, bread, butter, jam, marmite and chocolate spread (the House Prefects (Sixths) check the supplies daily).

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MOBILE PHONES Mobile phones may be used but not during the timetabled day (i.e. not in or between lessons). They may be used in the House during break and lunch. They may not be used during prep time (19.30 – 21.00) or after lights out. If mobile phones are used inappropriately and at the wrong times they may be taken from you. MUSIC LESSONS You are responsible for your attendance at individual music lessons. Forgetting to go without a valid reason is a costly experience as you will still be charged for missed lessons! The timetable for all lessons is published in the Music School and you must consult this regularly. You should give your academic teacher at least 24 hours’ notice of your intention to miss their lesson – this is a request and on rare occasions (i.e. the lesson has an important test scheduled) you might be denied permission and must re-arrange your music lesson. It is advisable therefore to give your teacher more than 24 hours’ notice. NEWSPAPERS The I is delivered each week day and The Telegraph at the weekend. PARENT PORTAL and COLLEGE WEBSITE The parent portal is now an important communication channel to parents. On-line reports are placed there as are pupils’ grades – published roughly once every three weeks. If you are a new parent you will be contacted by one of the I.T. administrators and given a unique log on number and password. The parent portal can be accessed via the school website which is itself a useful source of information, such as the school calendar. In addition to grades and reports newsletters including the School House newsletter and the Head Master’s can be accessed electronically. Being a boarding house, with many families based overseas, the parent portal is a much more reliable method of sending out reports. However, paper reports can always be requested if access to the internet is difficult. The website address for the Senior School is: https://www.cliftoncollege.com/ The website address for the parent page where you can log into the parent portal is: https://www.cliftoncollege.com/parents-portal/ PIANO There is a piano in the House Hall. Please feel free to practise on it. POCKET MONEY You are responsible for your own money and cards, etc. and you are advised to give large amounts of money and other valuables (such as travel documents) to me for safe-keeping in the House Safe. We cannot take responsibility for lost money, cards or passports. We suggest that £15 - £20 per week is an average amount for Block II (3rd, 4th and 5th formers) for pocket money and £25 per week is average for Block I (6th form). Most of you will probably have your own debit cards and will be dealing with your own finances, but the offer is there and we do not want large sums of money available to others – so please be sensible. I recommend that allowances are drip fed into bank accounts rather than provided in lump sums. It is often better to set up 4 smaller payments for each week rather than a monthly sum because younger boys cannot budget! PRIVATE SIDES This term describes the resident staff accommodation. There are two in School House, the Housemaster’s and Assistant Housemaster’s private-sides. Within these there are areas that you are allowed into with permission (Housemaster’s house: the

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study/dining room, lounge, kitchen/living room and ‘back’ kitchen and in the Assistant’s flat: the kitchen/lounge/dining room). Please see the notices that are displayed on the private-side doors. PUBLIC AREAS These are the House Hall, Lobby and Courtyard. Pupils from other houses are allowed here as long as they have been signed in. Guests must come in via the main door. PUNISHMENTS There are a variety of sanctions given to those who break school and House rules. They are as follows and they are School sanctions not House sanctions: Detentions: These are given for poor academic effort, missing prep deadlines and other disciplinary issues. There is a two tier system; weekday detention (normally on a Friday after school) and Saturday Night Detention (for much more serious matters or an accumulation of Friday night detentions). Gating: You are required to wear your uniform throughout the day – whether weekend or weekday. It requires you to have a signed sheet witnessed each hour and it prevents you from leaving the campus, the house or visiting the Grubber (school shop). It is given for such issues as serious rudeness or insolence; returning back late from an off/on-campus event; not signing out or asking permission to leave.

MED: Marshall’s Extra Duties – this is given for not wearing your uniform correctly, turning up late to lessons and callovers etc.

Satis Card: This requires you to give a form to your subject teacher each lesson and a comment is made with regard to your behaviour and effort on it. At the end of each day it is returned to me for inspection – it is collected from me each morning at 8 a.m. You might be given this for constantly disrupting the class or behavioural issues. Gating: both House and School Gating. These are given for being out of bounds etc. This is about the limit of sanctions in School. Anything more serious (i.e. smoking, drugs, breaking-out and drinking etc.) is passed straight to the Headmaster or Deputy Head (Pastoral) to be dealt with. REVISION AND EXAMS It is a reflection of our times that I include this but it might be helpful when planning holidays as long holidays might be best avoided at key times. Boys who have lots of external examinations need to revise in the holidays in the lead up to their public examinations. The structure of revision should be based around the school week – much simpler than devising complicated revision timetables! Key times for public exam revision are: 5th form Easter holiday and summer half term U6th form Easter holiday and summer half term In addition, younger year groups have exams too. Some 4th form may have an odd GCSE (depending on sets). The 3rd form has school exams in December and in the summer. For these two year groups some revision in the holiday is always a good idea but they do not need to work to the same extent as the 5th form and above. SCHOOL RULES The rules are in your Prep Diary. You are expected to familiarise yourself with them – ignorance is not an acceptable defence!

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SCR (Senior Common Room) This is where teachers can be found during breaks. You should wait outside the glass doors and ask for the member of staff who you wish to see. SECURITY You will be issued with an access card at the beginning of the year which allows access to the house and all main teaching areas. LOOK AFTER YOUR CARD - you are allowed one additional free card a year, but after that you will be charged £5 for each. It is your responsibility to keep the House secure – if you lose your card, tell me straight away so I can cancel it, do not allow others to “tail gate” into the house and never lend your card to anyone else. Equally important is window security. It is essential that you so not tamper with the windows, locks and restrictors. It is your responsibility to report these if they are damaged, failure to do so will be taken very seriously. Every pupil has the ability to lock their possessions in lockable areas in their desk/wardrobe. A padlock (combination is best) is required per lock. Pupils must use their lockers at all times and not leave iPads, phones and the like out on their desks during the day. Before arrival, personal property such as mobile phones, lap tops and iPads should be registered on www.immobilise.com and they should have the pupil’s name clearly marked on them (in addition they should be marked with a security pen). I recommend that if you have an iPhone or similar that you install a tracker application onto your phone. The police have been able to locate stolen phones by such apps and recovered property, arrested suspects and prosecuted criminals successfully. SIGNING OUT/IN When pupils are going home for the night (or weekend) they should see the member of staff on duty and then sign out. You must sign out when going off campus or when leaving the House after evening callover. Don’t forget to sign back in too. We use a slider board with IN/OUT and pupils simply adjust the board accordingly as they enter and leave the House. SMOKING/DRINKING ALCOHOL Both of these are strictly forbidden on school premises, in school uniform or during the school term. If alcohol or cigarettes etc. are found on your person or in your room you will be treated in the same way as if you have been drinking or smoking. The punishments for these offences are not lenient. Sixth formers may have an alcoholic drink at certain House social events with permission from the relevant member of staff. U6th (Year 13) pupils who are over 18 may have two standard alcoholic drinks (not spirits) on a Saturday night if they seek permission to go to a public house. If you do not want your son to be allowed alcohol in the 6th form, please inform the Housemaster. STARRED SERVICES Clifton has the occasional (around four a term) compulsory chapel service or ‘starred service’ on a Sunday or possibly on Saturday. If you have an important engagement elsewhere such a significant family celebration or a county sport trial then permission to miss the starred service should be obtained from the housemaster. STUDY BEDROOMS/DORMS The younger members of the House will share their studies with others in their year group. There should be plenty of room for all your possessions – if not, then you have brought too much with you! There are coat hangers but it is sensible to bring some with you too. There is a box room in the basement where suitcases/trunks can be stored after unpacking. You should bring with you an alarm clock and desk

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light. During the course of the year you may well be required to move rooms and share with other boys. Each term, you will be asked to clear all your belongings from your existing room. The rooms are normally used by visiting students during the holidays and therefore you will want to be sure that your things are either taken home or stored in the box room. UNIFORM Please make sure your uniform is hung up each evening and is not left on the floor to become creased. Also make sure that all your uniform is named clearly! Your uniform should be clean including your shoes so you must bring a shoe leaning kit (N.B. shoe cleaning to be done OUTSIDE and NOT in dorms!) VISITORS Of course you will want to invite friends and family back to School – it is your home after all. However, it is important that you seek permission and sign in friends and family to the visitors’ book to ensure that we always know who is in the House. This is a legal requirement for us in case of an emergency etc. Parents (and other adults) are welcome to enter the House but please ask them to make themselves known to the duty member of staff and accompany them at all times. Please remember that other boys in the House have a right to privacy so do ask your parents to knock and wait before entering a shared room etc. Hopefully this will prevent a situation when parent or pupil is embarrassed! WORRIED? Ultimately, you can talk to anyone with whom you feel comfortable – this may be me or Mr Luker, another tutor, one of the matrons or a senior boy in the House. The school has two independent counsellors (counsellor@cliftoncollege.com ) both of whom can be contacted (confidentially) through the Health Centre or by email. Indeed, the nurses in the Health Centre are another source of support. Any of the senior management team would be happy to talk to you, especially Simon Chapman, the School Chaplain. The house staff team (matron/assistant and housemaster) are all available to talk to you and any member of the teaching staff will take the time to listen to you. Most things that we know about can be resolved – please do not bottle problems up. Finally, During the year there are many opportunities for you to become involved in House life. These include the House Song competition, House Play, House Art, debates and the School House Arts and Music Evening. There are, of course, many inter-house sporting competitions - rugby, football, hockey, cricket and most other sports. There is never a dull moment in School House and certainly not in Clifton College – the trick is to make sure you are on time with all your own commitments so that you can become involved in the House without it affecting your personal obligations – academic, sporting or musical! We do hope that you will be very happy with us over the next few years and please do come and ask if there is anything at all you do not understand.

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SCHOOL HOUSE RULES The rules are based on common sense. They are as few and as unrestricting as is consistent with happy and successful co-existence in the House community and the School at large. Respect for others and individual responsibility are key characteristics for a happy community. The School Rules apply. Learn them. Your Room 1. Your room is your private ‘space’. Respect the private space of others. 2. The layout of furniture is largely fixed – please do not change the layout

without permission. Do not take furniture from other rooms. Put posters up with blue-tac or drawing pins, not sellotape. Use the pin-boards wherever possible. Posters should not offend. Tidiness is your responsibility, not the cleaners.

3. Never tamper with electrical fittings. Provide yourself with a desk light which is properly wired and fitted. Don’t waste electricity or heat. Turn off lights and radiators when they are not required.

4. Report all breakages promptly. 5. Don’t hoard dirty washing – put it in the laundry. Communal Matters 6. Courtesy should be observed when dealing with other people; with other

members of the House and guests, House staff especially the cleaners and members of the public. This involves moderation of behaviour and language.

7. Kitchens. The Klub is for the U6. Other kitchens are communal. Do not take food from other people. This would be theft. Clear up after yourself and do not make work for others. Do not accumulate decomposing food.

8. Remove muddy boots on entering the house. 9. Don’t take House newspapers back to your studies. 10. Do leave the toilets in clean state – use the toilet brush! Library/Entrance lobby 11. Because this room is the entry point to the House it needs to be kept tidy at

all times. 12. During Prep and other ‘work times’ it must be silent. 13. Report all faults on the computers promptly. Prep 14. The start of prep signifies the start of one and a half hours of total quiet

throughout the House at all ages. 15. Music, if you must, must not be audible outside the room in which it is being

played. Headphones are preferred. No music at all preferred even more! 16. If you ‘finish’ your prep, revise or read a book. 17. No playing of computer games, telephoning, wandering about or visiting

other studies in prep. Borrowing 18. Never borrow without asking. The lines between borrowing and stealing are

very hard to define. Theft is extremely damaging to a community which relies on trust. Do not leave money lying around – you have a responsibility to help to prevent making theft easy: use the House Bank to deposit cash, however temporarily. Do not underestimate the response of the school if you are caught stealing.

Food 19. You are required to attend all meals at School at BSK (Big School Kitchens).

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not instead of using BSK. Takeaways are allowed for all pupils after prep (9 pm) on Tuesday nights and once over the weekend. 6th form may ask permission to have a take-away on other nights after prep. Takeaways must arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled bed time.

Exeats 20. Ask for exeats 24 hours in advance or more to give the exeat procedure time

to be processed. The adult into whose care you will be placed for the exeat must write, 'phone, fax or e-mail to indicate that all is in order. Always check in when you return.

Dangerous Activities 21. Never climb out of any windows. 22. Report all empty fire extinguishers immediately. 23. In the event of the fire alarm sounding, or of discovering a fire, obey the

instructions on the fire warning signs. The assembly point is by the Kitchen Herb Garden on the path. If the alarm goes off, you must assume that there is a fire until it has been proven to be a false alarm or a practice.

Access to Staff There is always a member of staff on duty. Routine matters should be brought to any of the House staff. The matron is on duty from 7.30 a.m. until 6.00 p.m. every weekday including Saturday. Emergencies

• At night, in an emergency, you should follow the procedure published outside the duty staff’s ‘private-side’.

• The Health Centre can be contacted from my phone on 0117 315 7637. • If for some reason you can’t find an adult and it is an emergency contact Mr

Doran in Watson’s House on extension 0117 315 7340. • To get an outside line from the phone in the study, dial 9 before dialling the

number. Non UK residents may not know that the UK Emergency Services number is 999.

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