Ellesmere College Handbook for Parents www.ellesmere.com Handbook for Parents Contents Contact with the School .................................................................................................................... 4 Absence ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Address.............................................................................................................................................. 9 Alcohol .............................................................................................................................................. 9 Anti-Bullying .................................................................................................................................... 9 Appointments with Staff ................................................................................................................... 9 Arts Centre ........................................................................................................................................ 9 Buses ................................................................................................................................................. 9 Calendar .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Captains of House ........................................................................................................................... 10 Careers ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Cars ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Chapel ............................................................................................................................................. 10 Child Protection .............................................................................................................................. 11 Clothes ............................................................................................................................................ 11 College Prefects .............................................................................................................................. 12 Concerns.......................................................................................................................................... 12 Correspondence ............................................................................................................................... 13 Counselling ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Examinations ................................................................................................................................... 13 Expeditions...................................................................................................................................... 13 E-Safety Policy, Agreement of Use ................................................................................................ 13 Fees and Insurance .......................................................................................................................... 14 Guardianship Arrangements and College Requirements (for full details, see the College’s Education Guardianship Policy) ..................................................................................................... 14 Health .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Homework (Prep) ............................................................................................................................ 17 Houses ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Housemothers.................................................................................................................................. 18 House Prefects................................................................................................................................. 18 Illness Whilst at School................................................................................................................... 18 Insurance ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Lateness ........................................................................................................................................... 18 Leave of Absence ............................................................................................................................ 18 Library ............................................................................................................................................. 19 Lost Property ................................................................................................................................... 19 Missing Pupil Procedures................................................................................................................ 19 Music Tuition .................................................................................................................................. 19 Lunch .............................................................................................................................................. 20 Off Games ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Old Ellesmerians ............................................................................................................................. 21 Parents’ Meetings ............................................................................................................................ 21 Parents’ Society............................................................................................................................... 21 Progression Through the School ..................................................................................................... 21 1 Pocket Money ................................................................................................................................. 22 Post .................................................................................................................................................. 22 Pupil Flights and Departures From the College ..................................................................................................................... 22 Reporting on Pupils ......................................................................................................................... 23 Scholarship Awards ........................................................................................................................ 23 School Shop .................................................................................................................................... 23 School Trips .................................................................................................................................... 24 Smoking .......................................................................................................................................... 24 Substance Abuse ............................................................................................................................. 24 Textbooks ........................................................................................................................................ 24 Tutors .............................................................................................................................................. 24 Uniform & Clothing Lists .................................................................................................................... 25 Sixth Form....................................................................................................................................... 25 Middle School ................................................................................................................................. 26 Lower School .................................................................................................................................. 27 Valuables ......................................................................................................................................... 28 Web Site .......................................................................................................................................... 28 College Policies............................................................................................................................... 28 Ellesmere College School Rules (as published for pupils) ................................................................. 29 General ............................................................................................................................................ 29 Aerosols .........................................................................................................................................