Further Information 2019-20 CONTENTS Governors 2 Staff 2 Enquiries & Admissions Procedures 5 Admissions at 11+ 5 Admissions at 13+ 5 Admissions at Sixth Form 6 Overseas Admissions 6 Fees 7 Scholarships at 11+ 8 Scholarships at 13+ 9 Scholarships at Sixth Form 11 Bursaries 13 Academic Philosophy 14 The Curriculum 15 Boarding 17 Code of Conduct 19 College Shop 20 Health & Medical Arrangements 20 Visiting the School 21 Directions to Pangbourne 22 GOVERNORS Rear Admiral R C Lane-Nott CB (Chairman) Mr P Roberts Rev A T Bond (Vice-Chairman) Mrs S Rossiter Mrs C L Butterworth Mr F J Slevin Mrs J Digby Mrs R Tear Mr D P Devitt Mr N Woods Mr R Llewellyn Mrs H M E Wright Dr M Oppenheimer STAFF Headmaster Mr T Garnier Senior Deputy Head & Deputy Head Academic Mr W Williams Deputy Head Pastoral Mrs C Bond Deputy Head Co-Curricular Mr R Bancroft Bursar Mr N Walne Registrar Mrs J Herold Director of Development Miss K Hartshorn 2 Art Mr I Young * Economics & Business Mrs A Buckland * BSc (Aston) BA (Falmouth) MA (Winchester) Mr M Seccombe Miss E Green, BA (Reading College) BSc (Southampton) MSc (Sheffield) Mr R Zawistowski, Mr K De Mulder, BA (Antwerp, Belgium) MA (Wimbledon College of Art) MBA (Vlerick Business School, Belgium) Biology Mrs K Klymow * MA (Cambridge) English Mrs S Poynter * BA (Exeter) Dr I Hart, BSc PhD (Bristol) Ms A Brinkman-Young, BA (Columbia, USA) MA (Oxford) Dr J Hart, BSc PhD (Bristol) Mrs R Dickinson, BA (Bath Spa) Mrs V Richardson, BSc (Aston) Dr C Harraway, BA (Exeter) DPhil (Oxford) Mr J Sims, MSc (Southampton) Mr A Corps, MA (East Anglia) Mr S Thompson, BSc (Hull) Mr B Payne, MA (Oxford) Chemistry Miss F Fordham, BSc (Leicester) English as an Mr E Hardyman, BSc (Durham) Additional Language Mrs J Middleton-Read, BEd (Cambridge) Mr R Pickett * MA (Oxford) Film Studies Mrs R Dickinson, BA (Bath Spa) Classics Mr J Bamforth * MA (Cambridge) Dr C Harraway, BA (Exeter) DPhil (Oxford) Computing & ICT Mr M Palfrey * Geography Mr T Poynter * BA (Exeter) BA (Westminster College, Oxford) Mr R Bancroft, BSc (Brunel) Mr N Pounder, BSc (Glamorgan) Mr R Cruwys, BSc MSc (Reading) Mr A Sumner, BSc (Oxford Brookes) Mr D Metcalfe, BSc (Cardiff) Design Technology Mrs F Cheney, BA (DeMontfort) Mr W Williams, MA (Oxford) Mr T Cheney, BA (Southampton Solent) History Mr J Frost * LLB MA (UWE, Bristol) Mrs R Jewell * BA (Arts University Bournemouth) Mr J Bamforth, MA (Cambridge) Mr M Habusune-Cowdery, BA (Rochester) Mr M Eagers, BA (Exeter) Mr B McLeod, MA (St. Andrews) Drama & Theatre Ms R Atack * BEd (Royal Central, London) Miss H Waller, BA (Bath) Miss R Bland, BA (Cardiff Metropolitan University) 3 * Head of Department Learning Skills Mrs S Cohen * BA (Roehampton) Physical Education Mr R Follett, BA (Liverpool) Mrs C Edwards, BA (Nottingham) Mr A Hawthorn, BSc (Nottingham Trent) Mrs R Metcalfe, BSc (Cardiff) Mr C Sandbach, BSc (Oxford Brookes) Mrs L Stacey, BSc (Open University) Mr S Hewick, BA (Brighton), MSc (Bristol) Mr D Colquhoun, BSc (Cardiff Metropolitan) Mathematics and Further Mathematics Ms K Conroy * BA (Oxford) Miss P Sanders, BSc (Nottingham Trent) Mrs S Greenwood, BSc (Bristol) Physics Mr S McKane * Mrs J Jones, BEd (College of St Paul BSc (East Anglia) and St Mary, Cheltenham) Mr T Garnier, BSc (Bristol) Mr T Walden, BSc (Reading) Dr I Hart, BSc PhD (Bristol) Mr F Yuille, BA (Liverpool) Dr J Hart, BSc PhD (Bristol) Mr M Salmon, BSc (Cardiff Metropolitan) Mr D Paynter, BSc (Oxford Brookes) Mrs A Bowden, BEng (Cambridge) Mrs V Richardson, BSc (Aston) Ms J Clubbe, BA (Royal Holloway) Mr A Sumner, BSc (Oxford Brookes) MEd (Buckingham) Mr M Skidmore, BSc (Newcastle University) Personal, Health, Ms R Atack * BEd (Royal Central, London) Social & Citizenship Modern Education (PHSCE) Foreign Languages Miss A Ellerington * BA (University College London) MA (Middlesex) Psychology Mrs J Hoather, BA (East London) Miss A Cruwys, BA (Bath) Religious Studies Mrs C Bond * Miss C Depeige, MA (Clermont-Auvergne) BA (Hull) Mr M Hernandez, MA (University of Las Palmas) Rev N Jeffers, MA (Oxford) Music Miss E Calver * MA (Oxford) Miss H Waller, BA (Bath) Mr A Thornhill, MA (Salford) Science Mr S McKane * BSc (East Anglia) Mr L Wynell-Mayow, BA (Reading) MA (Open University) 4 * Head of Department ENQUIRIES & ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES Pangbourne College is an independent boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 11 – 18 years. Applications and enquiries for places are made via Admissions. Admissions / Registrar Telephone: +44 (0)118 976 7415 Email: [email protected] Pupils typically enrol at the College at age 11 (Form 1), age 13 (Form 3) and at age 16 (Lower Sixth Form). Admission may be possible at other ages, places permitting. 24 - 48 months before - Entry and Registration Stage Admissions at 11+ Parents request a Registration Form from Admissions and pay Registered pupils are invited to sit an entrance test in January a £100 Registration Fee (non-refundable). Parents residing of the year of entry. The computer-based assessment outside the UK pay a £150 Registration Fee (non-refundable). includes tests in Mathematics, English, verbal and non-verbal Families are invited to book an individual visit to the reasoning. College by contacting Admissions. Alternatively, there is an Candidates are interviewed by a senior member of staff. The opportunity to visit the College on one of two Open Mornings College will also contact the applicant’s school for a detailed held each spring and autumn. We also run a Junior House reference in support of their application. Open Morning each autumn. Admissions at 13+ 24 months before - Acceptance Stage Registered candidates will sit the ISEB Pre-Test at their prep Dependent upon a child’s year of entry and following the offer school in the Autumn of their Year 6. The computer-based of a place, parents complete the College Acceptance Form assessment includes tests in Mathematics and English, and and payment of a £1,000 Acceptance Deposit. also includes verbal and non-verbal reasoning. Parents residing outside the UK pay one term’s fees as an Candidates are interviewed by a senior member of staff. The Acceptance Deposit, refunded at the end of the final term, College will also contact the applicant’s school for a detailed less the cost of extras. reference in support of their application. 5 Offers of places are made following the assessment day. Overseas Admissions Pangbourne will need to receive Common Entrance The College welcomes overseas students provided that they (or other end of Year 8 exams) from the candidate’s school. have a relative or legal guardian living in the UK with whom they can stay with for some weekends. Admissions at Lower Sixth Form Overseas pupils are offered places on the basis of recent Candidates will attend an assessment and taster day during school reports, written tests in English and Mathematics, and, their Form 5 (Year 11). Prospective pupils must achieve a where appropriate, an interview. minimum of five grade 4s plus higher marks in their preferred A Level subjects. Tuition in English as an Additional Language (EAL) can be arranged at the expense of the parents. However, before More importantly Sixth Form subjects have individual entry entry, pupils will be expected to demonstrate a sufficient and requirements: Mathematics and Modern Foreign Languages an appropriate level of English Language skill to allow them to require a grade “7” at GCSE, whilst individual Sciences advance in their studies successfully at the College. ask for a minimum of grade “6” at GCSE, but ideally a 7. Individual A Level subject entrance requirements are carefully designed to protect pupils from questionable choices at a crucial juncture of their education. 6 FEES 2019/20 (per term) Junior Boarders £8,620 Junior Weekly Boarders £7,820 Junior Part Boarders £7,540 Junior Day £6,000 Senior Boarders £12,220 Senior Weekly Boarders £11,070 Senior Part Boarders £10,640 Senior Day £8,460 7 SCHOLARSHIPS The deadline for scholarship entry is between October and November of the year preceding entry to the College. Scholarships are awarded awarded at 13+ or 16+. At 11+, the College awards Exhibitions. The 16+ scholarships described here are for new (external) candidates only. A different process exists for current Form 5 pupils moving into the Lower Sixth. 11+ Exhibitions assessment they will need to show competency at a variety of 11+ Academic Exhibitions sports and be a valuable team player. At 11+, entrance for all pupils to the College is via our own The standard we are looking at for this level will be assessment by a computer based ability test and informal outstanding participation in school/club teams which would interview. Outstanding performance in these tests may be comparable with the profile of a county player in their be rewarded by awarding an Exhibition. There will be an principal sport. opportunity for those who do particularly well in Forms 1 and 2 (Years 7 and 8) to compete for a Scholarship prior to entry to 11+ Music Exhibitions the Senior School at 13+. Those pupils applying for a Music Award will have to attend an audition at the College. The audition is an opportunity 11+ Sports Exhibitions to showcase the candidate’s musical and technical abilities Those pupils applying for a Sports Award will take part on two instruments*, respond to aural tests and perform in practical assessments during the day as well as some prepared sight reading: cardiovascular and muscular endurance fitness tests to ascertain their general level of fitness. Pupils will also • Main Instrument Perform two contrasting be assessed on their ability to perform alongside other pieces candidates in small sided games designed to assess their • Second Instrument Perform one piece co-operation within a team, co-ordination skills as well as their • Aural Tests Respond to tests of rhythm awareness of team mates and leadership skills.