Stamford Endowed Schools Boarding Handbook

Stamford Endowed Schools
Boarding Handbook
For boys and girls, aged 7-18 years
Boarding at
Contents
Boarding Principles and Practice
The Stamford Endowed Schools’
Boarding Houses
Promoting Positive Behaviour
and Relationships
Listening to Boarders’ Views
Stamford Endowed Schools
The Management of SES Boarding
Parents: Channels of Communication
Our values
Boarders’ Welfare:
Complaints
At the Stamford Endowed Schools, we have a special commitment to the following six values.
Boarders’ Health and Wellbeing
Guardians
• Intellectual curiosity
Contact with Parents/Carers
Further Information for Parents
• Wealth of opportunities
Security and Safety
• Enjoyment and happiness
Food and Drink
• Well grounded individuals
Provision for pupils with particular religious,
dietary, language or cultural needs
• Extending our community
• Commitment of and to staff
Boarders’ Possessions, Laundry and
Access
to Local facilities
Our aims
Activities and Free Time
To create a happy, exciting and supportive environment in which learning is the priority and where
YOUNG PEOPLE are inspired.
• to achieve their best in all aspects of school life
• to develop their intellectual curiosity
• to have a caring and respectful attitude towards each member of our diverse and welcoming
community.
Through their experiences at the Schools, they perceive no obstacle in life to be. insurmountable
and will exceed expectations in whatever they do.
STAFF feel valued and empowered and are committed to the well-being of the young people in
their care.
PARENTS feel involved with the Schools and work in partnership with us.
ALUMNI feel connected to the Schools and act
proudly as ambassadors for us.
Children of families from all walks of life have
the opportunity to gain a place at our Schools
and the SURROUNDING COMMUNITY enjoys –
and benefits from – the presence, activities and
facilities of the Schools.
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Boarding principles and practice
The Houses
The aim of Boarding at the Stamford Endowed Schools is to provide a safe and secure environment
for the personal and academic development of each boarding student. The ethos aims to reflect, as
far as is possible in a communal environment, the best values of family life. The Boarding experience
encourages tolerance, respect for others, kindness, spiritual and moral awareness and self-discipline.
It develops independence and the strength and ability of the individual to function as part of a team.
St. Michael’s:Mixed Junior Boarders Year 3 to Year 6
Structure of boarding
Boarding at the Stamford Endowed Schools comprises the following Houses:
St Michael’s:
Junior Boarding House, Mixed Y3 -Y6
Welland:
Middle Girls’ Boarding House, Girls Y7 – Y11
Park:
6th form Girls’ Boarding House, Girls Y12 & Y13
St Michael’s House is a co-educational house for
children aged 7-11 years. The house is headed by
the resident Houseparents, who are supported by
a resident Assistant Houseparent and House Tutors.
St Michael’s is a beautiful house, located in the grounds
of Stamford Junior School, with easy access to many
sports facilities. Boarders are encouraged to make
full use of these and have regular evening activities in
the indoor pool and Sports Hall. There is also a large
garden with an adventure play area and extensive
grounds where boarders can play.
Care is taken to ensure a similar ethos and atmosphere across the Houses, whilst at the same time
maintaining the individual character of each House and ensuring a progression of responsibilities
and privileges commensurate with the different age groups.
St Michael’s comprises private accommodation for the resident houseparents and family with separate
accommodation for the Assistant Houseparent and House Tutor. There are 6 bedrooms for boarders,
accommodating 3-6 children, and separate bath and shower facilities for boys and girls. The boarders
have a sitting room with television and other media facilities, and a dining room where boarders have
breakfast and dinner. Children-friendly meals are prepared on-site by the cooks in the St Michael’s
kitchen.
Admission criteria
In addition there is a games room with pool table and table football and a number of computers
which are linked to the school network. (NB All boarders have their own e-mail address)
Boarding pupils are offered places in accordance with the academic admission criteria for their age
and school and the availability of spaces within the Boarding House.
St Michael’s has a “medical room” where basic medicines can be dispensed, and the school doctor
visits the House regularly. There is also a laundry room, where laundry is coordinated for the boarders.
The Schools offer full boarding, weekly boarding, 3 night boarding, and flexi-boarding for Junior
School pupils and Y7 & Y8 pupils, if appropriate space is available.
Welland House: Girls Year 7 to Year 11
Byard: Lower School Boarding House, Boys Y7 – Y10
Browne:
Senior Boys’ Boarding House, Boys Y10 – Y13
Religious worship
All full boarders, unless of other faiths, attend Chapel at Stamford School each Sunday morning.
Once a term there is an evening service, which the whole boarding community attend. Students of
other faiths are given the opportunity to attend services of that denomination wherever possible.
Regular assemblies are held at each school, and attendance at other services for particular festivals
often takes place.
Welland is headed by the resident Housemistress and her family. They are supported in the daily
running of the House by a resident Deputy Housemistress, House Tutors, who are members of the
SHS teaching staff, and resident Gap students. Together the House Staff encourage each girl to
develop her personal happiness, academic achievement, individuality and independence.
Welland House is situated in its own beautiful grounds facing the River Welland, has its own car park,
and is only a short walk from the Main School
and the Drama Studio.
It offers private accommodation for the
resident Houseparents and family, the Deputy
Housemistress and Gap Students. There are
12 bedrooms, each accommodating up to
5 girls. There are study bedrooms for the older
girls, which sleep 2. All rooms are carpeted,
have wardrobes, a desk for each girl, more than
enough cupboard space and lockable lockers
are also available.
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On the ground floor, the House has 2 sitting rooms, each with a television (including satellite
facilities), video and DVD, a library, a Wii Fit, a pool table, table tennis and a piano. There is a quiet
reading area in the Hall with a selection of daily newspapers. A further recreational area can be used
for music practice, private study or entertaining friends. This room also houses 6 computers linked to
the school network. In addition, there is a kitchen where the girls can prepare hot drinks and snacks
and use the washing machine and tumble dryer for games and swimming kit only. The Staff office is
also on the ground floor. All meals are taken together with Staff in the main dining room at school.
Byard: Boys Years 7 to 10
The Houseparents aim to provide a safe, friendly and happy environment in this family-run Boarding
House. They are supported by a resident matron, 2 resident house tutors and a non-resident tutor.
The boys are accommodated in rooms of 3, 2 or 1. Boys in shared rooms are with friends from the
same year group. All of the rooms are carpeted and double-glazed. Each boy has a wardrobe,
bedside locker and under- bed storage.
The House has two TV rooms with VCRs and DVD players, a games room that has a snooker table, a
pool table, a table-tennis table and table football pitch. It also has a library with reference books and
computers and a House piano/music room. The computers are linked to the school network and are
available for work and email. There are also kitchen facilities for boys to make snacks.
The boarding house is located centrally in the boy’s school and so has easy access to the school’s
facilities such as the Music School and gym. The boys are encouraged to use all the school facilities,
which include the sports hall, floodlit Astroturf, and cricket nets.
Personal laundry is taken to the school laundry on a rota basis. In addition, we also have in-house
laundry facilities.
All meals are taken in the main dining hall and are supervised by House staff.
Browne:Senior Boys’ Boarding (Years 10-13)
Browne House is a purpose built boarding house accommodating those boys studying for GCSE, AS
and A2 examinations. The House accommodates 54 students and is situated centrally in the school
campus, adjoining the main cricket, rugby and athletic fields.
Due to its older age range, Browne House has a distinctive ethos. This aims to build on, and continue
with, the extended family atmosphere of Byard and St Michael’s, but with an increasing level of
expectation of independence from the young men in the House. As all are undertaking and preparing
for public examinations, the priorities are focused towards academic effort and a gearing towards
self-motivation and strong study skills. Homework is done within study bedrooms and under the
supervision of a duty Tutor.
Strong participation in the extra-curricular aspects of life at Stamford School is also encouraged
at every level and the older pupils act as Prefects within the House, assisting in the running of the
routine. Every member of the House has something to contribute to School and House life. There is
a positive and friendly atmosphere!
The Housemaster lives on site and is assisted by the House tutors. The Matron lives in the School
Medical Centre next to Browne, looking after the domestic arrangements and the team of cleaning
staff.
The House offers single and double studies to all students, some with en-suite facilities. The studies
have modern furniture and are all equipped for study as well as sleeping and recreation.
The young men in the house have access to snooker, pool, table tennis, table football, and Sky
television across three recreation rooms. There is also a Quiet Room, with networked PCs and colour
printer, which is heavily used and three communal kitchens.
The House is close to the SES Sports complex, Art/Design blocks, Music School, and CCF offices/
shooting range. Boys make good use of all these facilities especially after the school day and at
weekends.
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management and review of the staff who work with them. All the staff involved in boarding are
encouraged to attend CPD courses run by reputable organisations such at the Boarding Schools’
Association, the Independent Schools’ Inspectorate, HMC and GSA, as well as other pastoral courses.
A list of relevant courses attended by current staff is available on request.
Houseparents and the Heads of Boarding are also responsible for ensuring that all necessary records
are maintained and monitored as appropriate
Boarders’ welfare
Boarders’ induction
Because the first days and weeks of boarding life are so important in ensuring that the boarding
experience is a positive one, we take great care in ensuring every new boarder receives a full
induction and guidance.
Park House: Sixth Form Girls
Park House is led by the Resident Housemistress, supported by the Deputy Housemistress, and two
Assistant Housemistresses.
Park House comprises private accommodation for the Housemistress and her family, and 13 single
and 5 double study bedrooms. All rooms have their own washbasins or en-suite bathrooms. Some
rooms also share a small kitchenette, complete with sink and electric points where the girls may
make themselves drinks or a small sitting room for relaxing with friends.
In addition, there is a computer room linked to the school network, a large Common room with
satellite TV & DVD, and a piano. The communal kitchen on the ground floor has a microwave oven,
a cooker, fridge-freezer, washing machine and tumble dryer. All meals are taken in the School
Dining Hall with the exception of Saturday and Sunday breakfast, which are provided in-house.
Park House has a small garden and is adjacent to Burghley Park.
Management and development of SES boarding
Management
Members of the SES Governing Body take a keen interest in the development of boarding and visit
all Boarding Houses at least annually. One governor has a specific responsibility for boarding, and
liaises with the Heads of Boarding and Houseparents as required.
The Principal has overall responsibility for boarding at the Endowed Schools, leads its development
and has meetings with the staff involved as appropriate.
The Heads of each School play an active part in all aspects of boarding and have an overall
responsibility for the welfare of the boarding students in their care.
The Heads of Boarding meet at least termly with the SES Housemasters/mistresses to develop SES
boarding and to discuss common issues. In addition they meet weekly with the Houseparents.
The Houseparents are responsible for the day-to-day running of their Houses and for the
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Before a prospective boarder joins the community, they are encouraged to visit the House (or
Houses), meet the staff and some of the boarders. We offer taster “overnights” for those who
wish to experience what being a boarder means. Wherever possible, close contact between the
Houseparents and the new Boarding family is established early on, and prospective pupils can be
put in contact with current boarders.
Boarders who are new at the start of the academic year follow the induction procedure together,
and are encouraged to seek help and advice from older boarders, gap students or members of staff.
Boarders who join at other times are generally paired with a “buddy” who will contribute to the
settling–in process. Flexi or short-term boarders are always given a briefing by the Houseparent
prior to or on their first evening in the House and are also paired with a “buddy”.
Each House keeps a record of the induction process, and staff ensure every new boarder has a copy
of the relevant handbook(s) and the “Worries and Concerns” leaflet.
Further details are to be found in the individual House Handbooks and are also available on request.
Boarders’ support
Boarders have a wide choice of staff to whom they can turn for personal guidance or for help with
a personal problem. It is hoped that the ethos of the Boarding Houses enables students to voice and
discuss any concerns or problems openly with any of the House staff.
In addition the Heads of each School are available to
boarders as for all students in their school.
Boarders also have direct access to the Heads of
Boarding, who are independent of the Houses and
specifically available to Boarders before school and
often late afternoon, as well as throughout the day.
The pastoral structures of the schools offer open access
to any of the teaching staff, as well as the school nurses
and matrons, whom the students may visit with medical
problems, but who also lend a listening ear.
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The telephone numbers of an independent listener are also available to the students, as well as
confidential access to the School Doctors, who hold regular surgeries at the schools. How to raise
matters of concern as well as the telephone numbers of the Children’s Rights Director, Childline and
other helplines/information and advice centres are displayed in all boarding houses. If necessary,
confidential meetings with outside counsellors can also be arranged. The Boarders’ handbooks and/
or the “Worries and Concerns” leaflet (see appendix) also give advice.
Privacy
All boarders have the right to privacy. Staff and boarders are expected to respect the private space
and property of others, and should always knock when visiting dorms.
Private telephone conversations should not be disrupted, neither should mail be opened by anyone
other than the addressee.
Boarders’ health and wellbeing
Parents are asked to give permission in advance for the administration of first aid and appropriate
non-prescription medication to their children, and to seek medical, dental, optometric and other
specialist treatment when required. Every effort is made to keep parents fully informed if their child
requires medical aid.
Health records
An individual record of a boarder’s health and welfare needs and issues is kept confidentially and
securely in the House office. This includes information provided by parents, as well as details of
illness necessitating consultation with a medical practitioner or sojourn in the sick bay facilities.
These records are consulted by or copied to staff likely to administer medication or treatment.
As appropriate, pastoral and teaching staff are kept informed.
Medical treatment and first aid
Records also include parental and emergency contact details, and parental responsibility information,
should they be needed in an emergency.
(all policies relating to the care of boarders when they are unwell are available on request; individual
house handbooks give further details)
Health education
Each house has a designated sick bay for boarders who are unwell, where they can be separate from
other boarders. The sick bays are supervised by staff throughout the day when boarders are being
cared for there.
Each of the Endowed Schools has a Personal Development programme, which includes age
appropriate education on health issues. These include appropriate advice and guidance on alcohol,
substance misuse, smoking, sex education (including sexually transmitted infections) and personal
safety. Details of this programme are available to parents on request.
All full and most 5 night boarders are registered with a General Practitioner at St Mary’s Surgery,
Wharf Road, Stamford. Two doctors are the medical officers responsible for pupils at St Michael’s,
Welland and Park and for Byard and Browne respectively. They are also the School Medical Officers,
responsible for advising on matters connected with the health of boarders, including those with
chronic conditions. They both hold regular surgeries on the school site, for which boarders can make
their own appointments if they wish.
Three-night boarders and flexi-boarders remain registered with their family doctor, but have
emergency access to medical and dental care if required.
Any urgent treatment can be obtained from the surgery
or a visit by the Doctor, and younger boarders are
always escorted to the surgery. All boarders have the
right to see the Doctor alone, and any boarder over 16
may choose a GP from another practice if they wish.
Each school has trained medical staff on duty during
the school day, who advise house staff on the care of
sick boarders. As well as medical care, access to dental,
optometric and other specialist services is organised, in
consultation with parents, as necessary.
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All house staff receive training in the administration of medicines. Prescribed and “household”
medication is kept securely in the boarding house, and a written record is kept of all medication,
treatment and first aid administered to boarders. Likewise written records are kept of all significant
illnesses, accidents or injuries to boarders.
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In addition students may seek individual advice from pastoral and welfare staff, as well as confidential
advice from medical practitioners.
Management of health and personal problems
Each school and boarding house has pastoral structures in place to support boarders in relation to
any health or personal problems, for example food allergies, asthma, homesickness, bereavements
and other personal difficulties. When necessary, links with outside services provide further advice
and support.
Contact with parents/carers
There are telephones available to students within the Houses, and they are able to use the office
phone if necessary. All students have an individual email address, and there are computers at each
house that are linked to the School network. It is very common for older students to have their own
mobile phone and laptop and we recognise how useful they can be. However, students must abide
by the mobile phone and laptop policies as described in the respective Boarders’ Handbook for their
House and as displayed in the House.
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Security and safety
Dietary needs
Each boarding house has planned responses to a range of foreseeable major incidents or crises in
keeping with School Policies.
Parents are asked to inform the Houseparents of any particular dietary needs. The Catering department
at the Stamford Endowed Schools will always provide appropriate food to comply with those needs.
Fire precautions and drills
Boarding Staff maintain a low-key awareness of boarders’ eating habits, and discuss any concerns
with the pupil to ensure their eating habits are as healthy as possible. More serious concerns are
addressed in consultation with the relevant Head of Boarding and Pastoral staff.
Regular risk assessments with regard to fire are carried out and advice is taken from the Fire Service.
Fire drills are carried out and recorded twice a term, one always as close as possible to the start of the
new year. House staff are responsible for seeing that the boarders understand the procedure in the
event of a fire and these procedures are clearly displayed in each House. Matches, lighters or candles
should not be brought into the Boarding Houses.
Security
Every effort is made to ensure the security of the boarders in our care (e.g. coded locks, CCTV) and
that access to the boarding accommodation is restricted. Boarders are given clear guidelines on how
they can contribute to the security of all.
Health and safety
The Boarding Houses are all subject to 6 monthly Health and Safety audits as required by law.
House staff are responsible for ensuring that boarders follow the guidelines regarding safety.
Food and drinks
All main meals are provided in the School Dining facilities or in the House. In addition, each House
has appropriate facilities for the boarders to prepare snacks and drinks at other times. Fresh fruit and
drinking water are always available.
Provision for pupils with particular religious,
dietary, language or cultural needs
Religious needs
Language needs
We welcome boarders of all nationalities. Individual language needs are addressed through the
EAL department, the Heads of Teaching and Learning and other relevant staff. If necessary the
study programme for an individual student is adapted to take their language needs into
consideration. All of this takes place in full consultation with the boarder and their family.
Cultural needs
Every effort is made to meet the differing cultural needs of the boarding pupils. Festivals, such
as the Chinese New Year, are celebrated and, if possible, other cultural traditions are embraced.
The schools celebrate the opportunity for all its boarders to experience the cultures and traditions
of other nationalities and faiths.
Boarders’ possessions
All possessions and items of clothing brought to the Boarding House should be clearly named.
There are weekly laundry facilities for clothing and bedding, each House having its own procedure
for the collection and distribution of items.
Any necessary personal and stationery items can be obtained on visits to the town, and the Houses
have a small store of basic items in case of emergency.
Valuables and/or money can be handed to the House staff for safekeeping, and each House has
a procedure for distributing pocket money. Parents should check that their insurance covers items
that are kept in the boarding houses.
Boarders are given access to local facilities with provisos according to their age. Each house has
its own regulations and these are included in the daily routines given in the respective handbooks.
The Stamford Endowed Schools are a Christian Foundation.
All full boarders attend Chapel at Stamford School each Sunday morning, unless of another faith. In
that case they are given the opportunity to attend services of that denomination wherever possible.
In addition there is an evening service once a term. Regular assemblies are held at each school, and
attendance at other services for particular festivals often takes place.
If a boarder’s faith requires other provision, those needs would be discussed with the individual
families and every reasonable effort made to ensure the provision.
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Activities and free time
The daily routine of each House (see separate House handbooks) allows students adequate free time.
Boarders have access to a range of activities both within the House and those organised by each
school. We aim to offer a variety of reasonably priced outings at weekends, usually on a Sunday,
which are included in the fees for full boarders. Other boarders may join these trips, the charge for
which will be added to the end of term account. There is a programme of Saturday morning activities
organised by the Endowed Schools.
Boarders are also given age appropriate access to newspapers, television, Internet and email access
in accordance with the Schools’ policy.
Promoting positive behaviour and
relationships
One of the major benefits of living in a boarding community, is that values of tolerance and
understanding of the needs of others are well developed, preparing our boarders well for their
personal and working adult life.
Each House will have its own expectations and code of conduct that is appropriately age and gender
related. These can be found in the respective House handbooks. But there are some expectations
that we have of all our boarders:
Boarding Expectations
The aims of the Boarding expectations are:
• To provide a framework for happy and peaceful communal living, within which students can
develop their individuality and tolerance of the needs of others.
• To allow students to develop increasing responsibility for themselves as they progress through
the different stages of boarding.
• To ensure the safety and security of the students.
Sanctions are imposed when students fail to meet the Expectations. These sanctions are:
• clearly explained and displayed
• commensurate with the transgression
• uniformly and consistently imposed by all the
Boarding staff
• aimed at providing the student with the
opportunity to consider the full implications
of his/her failure to meet expectations
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General guidelines
Students are expected to:
• behave with consideration for others (staff and pupils) and their property at all times
• comply with the routines and procedures of their Boarding House
• play their part in ensuring the safety and security of all in the Boarding House
• to raise issues of concern through the appropriate channels
Listening to boarders’ view
All boarders are encouraged to raise any concerns they have directly with boarding staff at the
earliest opportunity, so that matters can be discussed and addressed as swiftly as possible.
Each House also organises more formal opportunities, generally through House councils and
meetings, where all boarders are encouraged to express their views and make suggestions on
how boarding provision can be improved, as well as to raise matters of concern. Details of how
the canvassing and expression of views are organised within the separate Houses are included
in the individual House handbooks.
Matters raised are discussed as appropriate by staff and decisions/responses fed back to boarders.
Any suggestions and opiinions raised are given serious consideration, and are responded to.
There are also regular “Food Council” meetings with the Catering Staff to discuss any food-related
matters and to allow boarders to request (sensible) changes to the menu.
Parents: Channels of communication
All staff at the Stamford Endowed Schools aim to work closely with parents to ensure that their
children reach their potential both in personal development and academic achievement. We
recognise the particular needs of parents of boarding students to be kept closely informed of the
welfare and academic progress of their children.
Telephone/fax numbers and email addresses of all staff involved in boarding are supplied to parents
and every effort is made to keep parents informed by their preferred means of communication.
House emails and answer phones are checked at regular intervals, and parents can contact the school
directly during the working day. Parents should feel able to contact any of the staff involved with
boarding as they wish.
At Stamford High School discrete Parents evenings are arranged on the Friday afternoons of halfterms and exeat weekends, so that parents unable to attend regular consultation evenings can meet
subject staff.
Individual arrangements can be made at Stamford School and Stamford Junior School for any parent
unable to attend parents’ evenings.
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Complaints
Further information for parents
We hope that pupils and parents will feel able to raise any matter of concern or complaint with the
member of staff they feel most appropriate. All such matters will be raised and discussed with senior
staff, and parents kept fully and swiftly informed.
Returning to the Houses
However parents and pupils may also contact The Independent Schools’ Inspectorate (ISI), which is
now responsible for the regulation and inspection of Boarding at:
Daisy Madder
Independent Schools Inspectorate
CAP House
9-12 Long lane
London EC1A 9HA
Tel: 020 7600 0100
Email: daisymadder@isi.net
The Children’s Rights Director
Office of the Children’s Rights Director
Ofsted
Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London WC28 6SE
Tel: 0800 5280731
www.rights4me.org
Guardians
It is important that ALL parents appoint a guardian who can be contacted in an emergency if it is
impossible to contact parents directly. For parents living overseas this is doubly important and the
guardian should reside in mainland UK, preferably within easy access of the Stamford Endowed
Schools.
Parents should ensure that the named guardians are fully aware of their responsibilities, and the
School will check that this is so. Guardians should:
• Have in loco parentis authority to sign for medical treatment
• Be able to collect the student from school and care for him/her if he/she is ill for more than three
days and parents are unable to do so
At the beginning of term boarders should not return to the Houses before 5pm (unless they are
involved in induction), and after exeat not before 6pm. If any other arrangements are necessary,
parents are requested to contact the House staff directly.
Policies
The Stamford Endowed Schools have a wide range of policies and procedures some of which are
accessible on the website, and all of which can be made available to parents on request. All policies
apply to boarders both during and out of school hours.
The following excerpts from those policies are worth emphasising here with particular reference to
Boarding:
SES Anti-Bullying Policy (a summary)
The aim of the Boarding Houses and the Schools is to create an ethos where bullying of any kind is
unacceptable, and pupils feel able to report concerns as soon as they occur, whether they or others
are the victims.
Bullying can take a variety of forms, but we consider it to be behaviour, which is:
deliberately hurtful to others, including aggressive or intimidatory behaviour, repeated often over
a period of time which is difficult for victims to defend themselves against, resulting in distress, harm
or feeling of isolation
It can be racial, religious, cultural, sexist, homophobic, disability
Three main types are:
• Physical: hitting, kicking, taking belongings
• Be able to collect and accommodate the student at exeats and half-term breaks, if parents are
unable to do so, unless alternative arrangements have been made
• Verbal: frequent or persistent name calling, insulting, making offensive remarks including racial
remarks
• Be able to collect and accommodate the student
should the school deem it necessary and parents
are unable to do so
• Indirect: spreading nasty stories about someone, exclusion from social groups, being made the
subject of malicious rumours.
• Make travel arrangements for pupils travelling
overseas if this is not done by parents
• Cybersending malicious e-mails or text messages on mobile phones, posting messages and/or
photos on social networking sites
We pride ourselves in the SES Boarding Community that instances of bullying are rare, but every
allegation of bullying is taken seriously and investigated. It is never ignored. The fact that the Schools
will not tolerate boarding is re-inforced to pupils regularly by a variety of means.
Whilst those who are alleged to be doing the bullying will be treated fairly, supportively and
professionally, serious or long-lasting offences of bullying could result in major sanctions against the
alleged bully, which ultimately could result in permanent exclusion from SES.
The Schools will always attempt to provide support both for the bullied and the bullies, where
necessary using professionals from outside the Schools.
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Safeguarding Children and Young
Drugs Policy (a summary)
People Policy (a summary)
SES recognises that the pressures on young people to experiment with, or conform to, the use of
drugs including alcohol, in their social and personal lives outside school time, are considerable and
increasing.
The Endowed Schools have a Safeguarding
Children and Young People policy, which
includes procedures in response to allegations
or suspicions of abuse. All staff and adults
working at the school are made aware of the
policy on an annual basis and it forms part of
the induction programme for new staff. Older
boarders in positions of responsibility are also made aware of the content of the policy and to whom
they should speak if any concerns are raised with them.
Each school has a trained Designated Person responsible for the safeguarding policy and liaison with
the social services authority.
References are always taken up before interview for a position within the Boarding Houses, and all
staff are subject to Criminal Records Bureau checks before taking up their appointments.
Boarding staff are also given clear guidelines regarding their own behaviour within the House.
Use of Computers
Use of ICT in any part of SES is governed by the principle that it should be for educational purposes
only. Parents and pupils sign an Acceptable Uses Policy on entry to the school.
Outside school hours boarders may of course use the email facilities to contact parents and friends,
and use the computers for recreational purposes according to the guidance given, as long as this
does not prevent another student using them for their school work.
Policy for the use of personal laptops in the Boarding Houses (NB: not allowed at all at
St Michael’s)
SES recognises its responsibility to educate its students, according to age, so that they can make
informed choices about their own life-styles
SES does not condone the misuse of legal drugs nor the use of illegal drugs by students, or the
supply of such drugs.
Under no circumstances are tobacco, alcohol and illegal substances permitted in the Boarding
Houses. Whilst in the care of the Schools boarders are subject at all times to the policies regarding
smoking, drinking alcohol and the misuse of illegal substances, and should expect action to be taken
if these policies are infringed.
The use or supply of illegal and legal drugs (apart from approved over-the-counter and prescribed
medicines) are considered to be very serious matters, which must be referred to the Principal and the
Head(s) for investigation and decision about appropriate action.
SES boarders are not allowed to smoke. Students, including those over 18, are not allowed to
consume alcohol, unless the consumption of alcohol is appropriate to the occasion and agreement
has been given by a senior member of staff. (In all cases where this involves a student consuming
alcohol under the legal age agreement of the parent/guardian must have been gained)
Mobile Phones
Boarders must follow the individual School’s policy on the use of mobile phones during the school
day. Please refer to the individual House handbooks regarding the rules about the use of mobile
phones. Advice on the safe use of mobile phones is given to students via the Personal development
programme.
Students may bring their own laptops into the Boarding Houses only if they follow the procedures
set out below:
• Personal laptops are brought to school at the owner’s risk
• Laptops may only be used at the designated times (see individual House rules)
• If laptops are used for non-academic purposes, then this should be outside designated prep
times, with the full agreement of others in the dorm, and only age appropriate material should be
viewed.
• The use of SKYPE is subject to individual House rules
• Prior to network access being granted, parents/guardians must have signed the appropriate
permission in a letter provided by the ICT department
• Students and houseparents must also complete the required agreement.
• Any breach of the policy and procedures could result in the privilege of being allowed to have
a laptop at the Boarding House being lost temporarily or permanently
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SES Boarding Handbook 2013-14
SES Boarding Handbook 2013-14
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House contact details
St Michael’s House (Girls & Boys 7-11)
Tel: 01780 484410
Welland House (Girls 11-16)
Tel: 01780 484229
Park House (Girls 11-16)
Tel: 01780 484228
Byard House (Boys 11-15)
Tel: 01780 750321
Browne (Boys 15-18)
Tel: 01780 750326
For general school enquiries please call: 01780 750310 or visit www.ses.lincs.sch.uk
www.ses.lincs.sch.uk
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