Our aim is for boarders
to feel at home as soon as possible. A member of the boarding
staff and a member of the Sixth Form team supports each boarder
either on a one-to-one or in small groups.
We organise a wide range
of off-campus activities with full boarders at weekends. This
level of contact in adventurous environments has beneficial effects
in other areas. For instance, the staff might seek to build on
the growing self-confidence that often comes from these activities
and direct it towards classroom performance or to developing a
greater sense of individual responsibility. Activities include
ten-pin bowling, ice-skating, cinema trips, paintballing, horse
riding, boat trips, pitch and putt golf, moorland walking, dry-slope
skiing and many more. Occasionally we have quieter weekends to
allow for a complete rest and change of pace.
All pupils whose parents are resident abroad must
have an appointed guardian, over 25 years of age, who is resident
in the UK. In addition to the Christmas, Easter and Summer holidays
there is a week's holiday from school in the middle of each term,
known as Half Term, when boarders cannot be accommodated by the
school. If boarders are unable to return home at school holiday
times their UK guardian must accommodate them. The school provides
a guardianship service for those who need it. Weekly boarders go
home after their school commitments on Friday, returning on Sunday
evening or early on Monday morning.