SECONDARY SCHOOLS/FE COLLEGES IN TORBAY
FIRST DAY OF TERM & UNIFORM/DRESS CODE INFORMATION
Torquay Girls' Grammar School
Wednesday 4th September - girls should arrive 8.30 - 8.45 for an 8.50 start. This is an induction day for Year 12; there will be no formal lessons and students can wear casual clothes. The day will be a chance for you to meet your form group, get your timetable and other information and take part in team-building activities. There are 6 forms that you need to print, complete and give to your form tutor on the first day - you must do this before you leave your home country as some will require a parent's signature. The forms can be downloaded here: http://www.tggsacademy.org/sixthform_year12docs Lessons proper begin on Thursday 5th September and you should arrive in sixth form dress code equipped to study. Students are expected to provided their own lined paper and writing equipment, and some departments will require you to buy your own textbooks. Dress Code From Monday to Thursday, all Sixth Form students are required to abide by the code and wear:
Torquay Academy
Wednesday 4th September - Report to the 6th Form Centre at 8.25 am; on this induction day you should report to the Sixth Form Centre at 8.25am. This first day will be a non-uniform day. Please bring your passport so that we are able to complete your enrolment into the school. You will meet the Sixth Form Team and your new tutor. We will also firm up your subject choices if that has not already been done and confirm your timetable. This is a full day and so you will be here until 3pm.
Thursday 5th September - students must arrive in uniform. The school day is 8.25 - 15.00, with a lunch break from 13.15 to 14.00. Uniform The official stockist of the Academy Sixth Form uniform is Riviera Schooldays, 186 Union Street, Torquay TQ2 5QP (01803 293650). Shop online at: http://www.rivieraschooldays.co.uk/webshop/by-school/torquay-academy/ The following items must be bought from Riviera Schooldays:
Students are strongly advised not to wear expensive items. The following are considered inappropriate:
The Spires College
Tue 3rd September - Enrolment: you should arrive at the school at 13.00 with your passport. Enrolment should take about an hour and a half. Wed 4th September - Students will be expected to attend registration on that day, and every other day, at 08:30. Dress Code There is no uniform or strict dress code for the Sixth Form, so jeans, t-shirt, etc. are acceptable. Skirts should not be too short, and tops should not be too low. If you do wear something which is deemed inappropriate you will be asked not to wear it again. |
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Tue 3rd September - First day of school - report to reception at 8.40. Dress Code There is no uniform in the sixth form, but a 'smart casual' dress code as follows:
Churston Ferrers Grammar School
Wednesday 4th September - Students should arrive at 8.50 for a 9.00 start. The school day is 9.00 - 15.40, with a lunch break from 13.25 to 14.20. Every student is provided with a Google Chromebook which they keep for the duration of their time at school, taking it home and back each day. Dress Code Dress should be neat, appropriate and safe for the activities in school. For example, exceptionally wide and long trousers, very high shoes or flip flops and sharp jewellery are not permitted. Hats are not to be worn indoors. Earrings may only be worn in the ear lobes and are limited to a maximum of one in each ear lobe. No other visible body piercing is permitted. The following are considered inappropriate:
If students are inappropriately dressed, they will be asked to remove or cover what is not acceptable, and if this is not possible they will be sent home to change. 
Brixham College First day is Wednesday 4th September - students should arrive at 8.40. Dress Code You are expected to dress in an appropriate manner, avoiding extremes of fashion. 
Coombeshead Academy (Templer 6th Form)
First day is Tue 3rd September. Please go straight to the study café for 8.45 where you will meet the sixth form team and your new tutor. You will then go to your tutor room and will be given all the information you need about sixth form and your timetable. Please ensure that you have the following information with you: Your full address including postcode, home telephone and mobile number; Contact 1 - the name and address of the person who will be the main point of contact during your time at Sixth Form. We will also need their email address and daytime telephone numbers (home/work/mobile) in case of an emergency; Contact 2 - a second person that we could contact during the day in case of an emergency (and their email address if possible) During the afternoon there will be a BBQ lunch for everyone followed by team building activities to end the day. Wednesday 4th September: You should go straight to your tutor room for 8.45am on Wednesday morning to hand in any forms that needed to be signed at home. Your first lesson will be period 2. Dress Code There is no uniform or strict dress code for the Sixth Form, so jeans, t-shirt, etc. are acceptable. Skirts should not be too short, and tops should not be too low. If you do wear something which is deemed inappropriate you will be asked not to wear it again. 
Monday 2nd September: There will be a welcome meeting for our international students at 2.00pm, where you will meet Miss Grierson (Head of Sixth Form), recieve further information and have a tour of the college.
Tuesday 3rd September: Your first full day; the college day starts at 08:45 and finishes at 15:05; timetables will be issued on your first day. You will be required as part of your programme to take part in all College specified activities, which includes our tutorial and enrichment programmes. Dress Code There is no uniform or strict dress code for the Sixth Form, so jeans, t-shirt, etc. are acceptable. Skirts should not be too short, and tops should not be too low. If you do wear something which is deemed inappropriate you will be asked not to wear it again. |
