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The Sections and sub-sections are listed here to give an indication of the full content.
Please note that the prospectus includes an analysis of public examination results in Appendix IV.
1. Introduction and Aims of the School
2. Arrangements for Care of Pupils
- 2.1 Tutor Groups
- 2.2 Induction of new Year 7 Pupils
- 2.3 Houses
- 2.4 Monitoring of Pupils’ Progress
- 2.5 Code of Conduct
3. Arrangements for the Curriculum
- 3.1 Teaching Arrangements (including Grouping and Special Educational Needs)
- 3.2 National Curriculum
- 3.3 Lower School Curriculum
- 3.4 Upper School Curriculum
- 3.5 Sixth Form Curriculum
- 3.6 Facilities for Learning
- 3.7 Information and Communication Technology
- 3.8 Examinations (and Examination Entry Policy)
- 3.9 Pastoral Curriculum
- 3.10 Religious Education, Assemblies and Collective Worship
- 3.11 Sex Education
- 3.12 Work-related learning
- 3.13 Sporting Aims and Provision
- 3.14 School Clubs and Activities
- 3.15 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme
- 3.16 Charging Policy
- 3.17 Pupil Welfare (Child Protection and arrangements for disabled pupils and parents)
4. Home-School Links
- 4.1 Reports and Parents’ Meetings
- 4.2 Correspondence between home and school
- 4.3 Homework and the Student Planner
- 4.4 The Ashcombe P.T.A.
- 4.5 The Ashcombe Trust
- 4.6 School Uniform
- 4.7 The School day
5. Additional Information
- 5.1 Arrangements for School Meals
- 5.2 School Governors and Staff
- 5.3 What now? - Admission Procedure
APPENDICES
- Appendix I The School Governors
- Appendix II Staff Directory
- Appendix III Useful Names and Addresses
- Appendix IV Examination Results and other Official Statistics
- Appendix V Official and Administrative Arrangements
- Appendix VI The Ashcombe School Aims
Note: The content of this document relates to school year 2009/2010. The information was believed correct as at September 2009, subject to errors and omissions. It should not be assumed that there will be no change affecting the arrangements described in this document before the start of, or during, the school year in question, or in relation to subsequent school years. The examination results are provisional and subject to the approval of the Director for Schools.