Parents’ Handbook Senior School 2020-21 1 2 Contents Message from the Headmistress ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Absence ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Additional Materials ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 Aims of the School ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 Assessment of Work .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Bad Weather ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Beginning of the School Day ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Carol Service ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Charities ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Communications ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Diversity Monitoring Form .................................................................................................................................................. 9 Educational Visits .............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Extra-Curricular Activities ................................................................................................................................................ 10 Fees ................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Friends of Hollygirt School ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Games ............................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Healthcare ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Holidays / Term Dates ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 Homework ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Houses ............................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Lunches ........................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Music and Speech and Drama Private Lessons .............................................................................................................. 14 Parents’ Forum ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Parking ............................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Pastoral Care ................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Personal Possessions ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 Photographs and Videos ................................................................................................................................................. 15 Policies ............................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Prefects ........................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Privacy Notice .................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Prize Giving ..................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Safeguarding and Child Protection .................................................................................................................................. 18 School Buses ................................................................................................................................................................... 19 School Day ...................................................................................................................................................................... 20 School Rules ................................................................................................................................................................... 20 School Uniform ................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Security Box .................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Signing In and Out ........................................................................................................................................................... 23 Special Educational Needs .............................................................................................................................................. 23 3 Appendices Appendix 1 Senior School Uniform List - Girls ................................................................................................................................ 25 Senior School Uniform List - Boys ............................................................................................................................... 26 Appendix 2 Music Lessons Request Form ..................................................................................................................................... 27 Appendix 3 Speech and Drama Lessons Request Form ................................................................................................................ 29 Appendix 4 Termly Lunch Pass – Autumn Term 2019 ................................................................................................................... 31 Appendix 5 Friends of Hollygirt School – Giftaid ............................................................................................................................. 33 Appendix 6 Diversity Monitoring Form ............................................................................................................................................ 35 Appendix 7 Consent / Checklist Form ............................................................................................................................................ 37 4 Message from the Headmistress Dear Parents We are looking forward to your child joining Hollygirt School. I hope they will settle quickly, make friends and enjoy being part of our community. I hope too that you will be delighted with their progress, as they grow in confidence and acquire more knowledge and understanding. The school is well known for the high standards of courtesy, conduct and appearance achieved by our pupils both inside and outside school. Parents and pupils are aware of the standard we aim to maintain, which we can achieve only with the co-operation of all parties. This handbook has been prepared to help you, as a parent, understand the routines and the ways in which we work. It will also serve as a handy reference should you be uncertain about something in the coming months. In order to help your child know what to expect, it will be helpful if you spend time going through some of the points with them. However, it is important not to overwhelm them. We aim to form