Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter

Wycombe High School

Prospectus for 2018 Entry

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At Wycombe High School, we have a long traditionof providing a high quality education for girls. Weare proud of the excellent teaching, care andguidance that we offer our students, together withfirst class facilities and a wide range of opportunitiesin and beyond the classroom. We have a spaciouscampus with extensive grounds and state-of-the-artlearning facilities. In 2014 we were delighted to bedesignated an Exceptional School, one of only 35Mathematics Hubs nationally and a TeachingSchool.

In June 2012 Ofsted judged us to be ‘outstanding’. In their words:• Wycombe High School is an outstanding school• The quality of teaching is outstanding; studentsmake outstanding progress across all keystages • Behaviour in lessons and around the school isexemplary• There is a clear commitment to the developmentof the whole child and the school providesoutstanding opportunities for students’ spiritual,moral, social and cultural development• A significant strength of the school is the highquality of pastoral care• Students are exceptionally well prepared for thenext stages in their education or employment• The school provides a safe and calmatmosphere for learning where all studentsthrive• While promoting the highest academicstandards, the curriculum has also beendesigned to promote the love of learning

Year on year, our students attain at the very highestlevels and we retain our position as one of the topstate schools nationally. Our examination resultsare outstanding. The significant majority of ourstudents go on to university. They are successful ingaining places at the universities of their firstchoice; these universities are also ranked amongthe best in the United Kingdom, indeedinternationally. Many gain Oxbridge places.Students are exceptionally well prepared to makechoices about their future, whether that is highereducation, training or employment.

We have a strong commitment to the performingand visual arts, and sport. We organise concerts,festivals, musical productions, school plays, danceand gymnastics shows, art and technologyexhibitions and offer leadership programmes forstudents. We have specialist teaching andcoaching staff and offer first class sporting facilities,including a gym, sports hall, fitness studio anddance studio, complemented by extensive playingfields. We regularly reach national and regionalfinals in a range of sports. With around 100 clubsand societies to choose from every term, ourstudents are supported to develop culturally andphysically, as well as academically. We offer anextensive range of educational visits in the UnitedKingdom and abroad. We have international linkswith a range of schools and/or charities including SriLanka. Our students are encouraged to support arange of charities at home and internationally. Insummary, each of our students leaves usacademically extremely well qualified, culturally andglobally aware, and a good friend, a goodneighbour, and a good citizen.

We are a school that does not like to stand still; weare not complacent. We have ambitious plans andthe capacity to move forward at pace. In recentyears we have, for example, constructed a newMusic Centre, a Sixth Form Café, a Learning Centre;refurbished our Dining Hall; refurbished ScienceLaboratories; built a science preparation area andstudent scientific data logging suite and investedsignificantly in information technology. Plans arecurrently underway for a new all-weather pitch.

You can read more about the school in thisprospectus or you can visit our website atwww.whs.bucks.sch.uk, where you will find newsand information about the school, our students andour staff. You are also most welcome to come andsee for yourself. We very much look forward towelcoming you to Wycombe High School.

Mrs S N Cromie Headteacher

Welcome

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Our Aims

Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter (Courageously, Faithfully, Joyfully)

Our school motto summarises our ethos and senseof community. All those who study, work at, or sendtheir children to our school are part of thiscommunity and are role models for our ethos. Weprovide an environment in which each member ofour community can live and learn.

CourageouslyEach student is encouraged to embrace our corevalues of honesty, respect and hard work. She isencouraged to speak out against injustice,supported to take risks, and is not afraid of failure.She learns new subjects and skills. She pushesherself to her personal limits and beyond. She isencouraged to listen to the opinions of others, aswell as to voice her own. She accepts responsibilityfor herself and other students. She leads theschool in partnership with staff and the governingbody. She is independent and innovative in thoughtand action.

FaithfullyEvery student is expected to uphold our schoolrules and traditions. She acts with integrity and istruthful and honest in all she does. She keepspromises and is reliable. She works hard to achieveher full potential. Above all she is a good friend, agood neighbour and a good citizen. Shecontributes positively to school life and society.

JoyfullyAll our students contribute to making our school thehappy and joyful place it is. Each studentdemonstrates mutual respect and empathy for alland is proud of her own achievements and those ofothers. She shows commitment to a fair andpeaceful community and embraces diversity. Ourstudents are happy and positive in approach, andsupport others to be the same.

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Founded: 1901

Motto: Fortiter, Fideliter, FeliciterCourageously, Faithfully, Joyfully

Number on roll: 1347 (as at June 2017)

Headteacher: Mrs S N Cromie

Chair of Governors: Mr Gerry O’Hagan

Classification: Academy Status (May 2011)

Year 7 Admission number for 2017-18: 192

External admissions into Sixth Form: Minimum of 20

Current number of Sixth Form students: 396 (as at June 2017)

Times of school sessions: 8.50 am – 1.35 pm and 2.40 pm – 3.40 pm(excluding lunchtime):

Lesson time: Total of 25 hours each week in lessons

Assemblies: House / year group assemblies take place on a weekly basis

School term and holiday dates for the academic year 2017-18Open on morning of Close at end of afternoon of

Autumn Term 2017 Wednesday 6 September Friday 20 October Monday 30 October Tuesday 19 December

Spring Term 2018 Thursday 4 January Friday 9 FebruaryMonday 19 February Thursday 29 March

Summer Term 2018 Monday 16 April Friday 25 MayMonday 4 June Wednesday 18 July

May Bank Holiday 2018 Monday 7 May

Spring Bank Holiday 2018 Monday 28 May

Absences 2016-17These are reported on a termly basis. Below are the statistics for the Spring Term 2017:

Total number of students on roll in Years 7 to 11 951

Percentage of sessions missed through authorised absence: 3.55%

Percentage of sessions missed through unauthorised absence: 0.26%

AdmissionsThe Admissions Policy for September 2018 is on the school website: www.whs.bucks.sch.uk/admissions/admissions-process

SafeguardingWycombe High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staffare required, before taking up post, to undertake a criminal record check through the Disclosure and Barring Service(DBS).

General Information

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Our Curriculum

At Wycombe High School we always remember thatthe girls we teach today are the women who willshape tomorrow. Our curriculum is broad, flexibleand responsive to the needs of these future citizens.

Your daughter will be welcomed into a friendly placeof learning where she will grow in knowledge andconfidence and be encouraged in her efforts andpraised for her achievements. In the classroom shewill experience a variety of teaching strategiesintended to inspire and challenge.

We aim to foster a love of learning as your daughtermoves through the school and to provide her withboth the motivation and the skills for independentand lifelong learning. So, for example, she will learnhow to research, how to work individually and withothers, and how to use various forms of media.

Learning takes place as much outside as inside theclassroom. Subjects extend into the community -through fieldwork and visits in the UK and abroad,theatre and film, expert-led workshops, outdooreducation and competitions. We provide a widerange of enrichment opportunities to nurtureintellectual, social and physical development,irrespective of ability or level of skill.

Students are encouraged to take part in music,dance, drama, debate, sport, community events and,as they grow older, to take on roles in which theylead younger members of our community in suchactivities. We encourage all students to takeadvantage of this wider curriculum with itsopportunities for adventurous learning and activecitizenship.

In the pages that follow, we give details of thecurrent curriculum throughout the school, anddescribe the subjects that your daughter willencounter in her first years at Wycombe HighSchool. Our staff and students will be delighted totell you more when you visit.

The Key Stage 3 Curriculum

The school runs a two-week timetable, with fiveteaching periods of one hour each day. In addition,students have a tutor time of twenty minutes perday which may be spent in assembly, or engaged intutorial activities with their form tutor.

Students joining the school in Year 7 follow a two-year curriculum during which they will completeprogrammes of study for Key Stage 3. In Year 9they begin Key Stage 4.

In 2017-18, the curriculum for students in Years 7and 8 will be as follows.

Please note that this information was correct atthe time of print for the year 2017-18. Changescan be made to the curriculum year to year. Ifyour daughter enters the school in 2018-19, thesubjects offered may differ from those shownhere.

Subject Hours per fortnight

Year 7 Year 8English 6 7Mathematics 6 7Science 6 6French 3 3Spanish 3 3Latin 2 2Religious Studies 2 3History 3 3Geography 3 3Technology 3 3Art 3 2Drama 2 2Music 3 2PE 4 4Positivity Programme 1

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Our Curriculum

ArtKey Stage 3 Art at Wycombe High School is designed tobe fun, exciting and most of all, creative. Exploration ofthe fundamental principles of drawing is combined withgiving students the experience of working with a varietyof mediums including painting, ceramics, photographyand 3D sculpture. Projects are based around a themeand students have the opportunity to study the work ofother artists and cultures, both traditional andcontemporary. Our Art studios provide fantastic spaceswithin which to work.

Outside lessons we offer a rich programme of extra-curricular activities, including lunchtime clubs and theopportunity to enter competitions, both locally andnationally.

LatinWhere would we be without the Ancient Greeks andRomans?

Cogito We look at the greatest Empire the world hasknown, through the customs and language ofthe people who ruled it. We examine the dailylife and beliefs of the men, women, children andslaves who made up that society.

Ergo An important component of the course is anintroduction to the Latin language, which hasinfluenced so many of the languages of Europe.Students will gain a greater appreciation of therichness of our language, through a study ofgrammar and vocabulary.

Sum As well as providing a basis for learning otherlanguages, Latin also enriches our appreciationof Europe. The study of Latin calls for clearthinking and helps develop discipline and skillsthat can improve performance in other subjects.

Design TechnologyThe emphasis is on acquiring knowledge of materials,equipment and processes in order to design and makehigh-quality products. In Key Stage 3, students workwith wood, metal, plastic, textiles, food and graphicsmaterials. Computers are used frequently forenhancing design work, planning manufacture,CAD/CAM and presentation. Students are taught insmaller groups by specialist teachers throughout KeyStage 3 in purpose-built, well-equipped rooms.

Drama“Drama is hard work but it’s fun!” according to mostWycombe High School students. In Key Stage 3, studentslearn to create plays, present performances and appreciatetheatre. The emphasis is on teamwork, the acquisition ofphysical skills and technical expertise, knowledge ofcontemporary drama and the history of theatre.

We have excellent facilities, including a fully equippedDrama Studio. Students also have many opportunities toact, work backstage and / or visit the theatre, as part of theirstudies or extra-curricular activities. These include Dramaclubs and festivals, the school play and musical productions.

EnglishIn English, we aim to inspire and nurture a love oflanguage and of literature. Students learn that excellentliteracy skills are the key to success in a range of othersubjects. This includes oral communication skills: theywill debate topical issues and develop their presentationskills regularly in the classroom.

Reading is, of course, vital to the improvement of literacyand this is actively encouraged through our readingschemes. In addition, we study poetry, plays and novelsranging from the sixteenth century to the present day.We aim to bring these texts alive for students, bydiscussing how historical and social factors influencedthe writers of different eras, and by encouraging studentsto write their own short stories, plays and poems.Students will also have the opportunity to attend theatreproductions of texts studied.

For those with a competitive streak, we run spelling bees,creative writing and literary analysis competitions. Studentscan join a variety of extra-curricular clubs and societies,including Creative Writing Club, Book Club, and Junior andSenior Debating Societies. Students are also more thanwelcome to start up an English-related club of their own!

GeographyWe aim to open students’ eyes to our world, itslandscapes, its people and to some of the importantenvironmental issues that affect it. We introduce thecolourful and informative world of maps, which we use toexplore and explain the patterns and processes of theEarth’s surface. Students develop the skills to use a hostof other resources - from photographs, the Internet andgraphs to statistics, satellite images and information they

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collect for themselves. We encourage students to beinquisitive and to ask questions about landscapes,people and places; we help them to seek answers andexplanations.

HistoryOur history course is a voyage through time, from theBattle of Hastings to the trenches of the First World War.A range of experiences awaits students - from being amedieval peasant, to trying to argue with Henry VIII tokeep your monastery open, to witnessing EmilyDavison’s actions at the Epsom Derby in 1913. All theseexperiences are taught through a range of techniquesthat aim to inspire and encourage creativity, and to helpstudents acquire a thorough analysis of historical events.

At the end of this journey students will also have learnedhow to be an historian!

Modern Foreign LanguagesAll students study French and Spanish through Key Stage 3.

French and Spanish are two of the most important worldlanguages in the fields of business, scientific research,transport and tourism. They are the first or secondlanguage in more than 50 countries and are spoken byover 800 million people around the world.

We cover a range of topics based on students’ daily livesand tourist situations at Key Stage 3. Students learn tospeak, write, listen and read, and do individual research.

MathematicsMathematics is a wonderfully creative subject withfunctional and practical applications. We aim to teach ina meaningful context whilst providing opportunities forstudents to use their skills thoughtfully through problem-solving and investigation. Students learn how to usetheir mathematical knowledge whilst carrying outinvestigations into exciting areas of Mathematics. Theymight look into the Golden Ratio, find out whatpineapples have to do with the sequence1,1,2,3,5,8,13,… or look at how Escher designed histessellating fish. We teach using a mastery style, whichincorporates the ethos of leaving no student behind. Allstudents are entered annually into the UK MathematicsTrust Junior Maths Challenge. We help students work totheir full potential and to experience a real sense of

achievement. We believe that we help them to developas independent thinkers and learners, with curiosity andconfidence.

MusicIn Key Stage 3, Music is taught with a strong emphasison the development of practical, creative and aural skills,aiming to develop a love of the subject alongside self-confidence and personal presentation skills throughgroup work. Lessons take place in a purpose-built Musicblock where the two main teaching rooms are equippedwith a wide selection of classroom percussioninstruments, keyboards and computers. The curriculumcovers traditional styles, contemporary and world music.

In addition to class lessons, students may wish to takeindividual lessons from one of the 21 peripatetic staff.Most orchestral instruments, piano, classical guitar andvoice are taught and students attend these lessons on arota basis. Our extra-curricular activities include fourchoirs, the orchestras, Concert Band, Lower School WindBand, Jazz Band and Guitar Ensemble, and numerouschamber groups.

A number of students play in the County Youth Orchestra,the National Youth Wind Orchestra, the National GuitarEnsemble and several attend junior departments ofnational Music conservatoires. For many years we haveorganised annual European concert tours, involving alarge number of students across all years. These havebeen very successful and enjoyable for all concerned, ashave our School Musicals, in which students from all yeargroups participate.

PEPhysical Education is an important part of school life. InYears 7 and 8 students cover a wide range of sports andactivities in lessons including hockey, netball, dance,gymnastics, health-related exercise, badminton, football,tag rugby, tennis, athletics, cricket, softball and rounders.

We have an extensive programme of extra-curricularclubs and activities that take place at lunchtime and afterschool. Hockey, netball, cross-country, badminton,tennis, rounders, football, rugby, ultimate frisbee, cricket,athletics, dance and gymnastics squads and teamsregularly play fixtures and / or compete at local, district,county, regional and national levels.

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Our Curriculum

We also offer clubs run by external coaches includingzumba, cheerleading, squash, fencing and trampolining.

Additionally, Inter-house competitions are held once aterm, and, towards the end of the Summer term, wehave a Junior Sports Tour, Sports Presentation Eveningand Sports Day.

Wycombe High School also participates in ‘Energize’ atthe Wycombe Swan and Global Rock Challenge.Students from junior and senior dance and gymnasticsclubs, and Dance Performance Group also perform at‘Highlights’, the school’s bi-annual dance andgymnastics production.

Positivity Programme This programme teaches problem-solving skills andincreases emotional resiliency. It enables students todevelop their ability to take risks in their learning, pushboundaries and use every learning experience tomaximise their potential. Students learn how to analyseand capitalise on successes and areas for development,to promote a positive outlook and avoid stress, anxietyand negative emotions. It is taught by specialist teachersin a one-hour session per fortnight.

Religious StudiesIn Religious Studies, we investigate the beliefs andvalues of the six main world religions. Students areencouraged to think logically and to analysephilosophical questions, such as ‘Who am I?’, ‘Why isthere a Universe?’ and ‘Is there a God?’

To develop skills and attitudes in Religious Studies,lessons involve role play, artwork, discussion, debate andthe use of ICT. Students are offered the opportunity tomeet members of the various faith communities, throughspeakers in their RS lessons, and visits to various placesof worship.

ScienceKey Stage 3 Science gives students the opportunity toexplore and discover more about the world around usthrough discussion, practical work and analysis of results.Building on students’ primary school experience, we extendtheir understanding of a wide range of scientific ideas. Alllessons take place in one of our 13 labs; students usespecialist equipment to carry out all sorts of interestingscientific experiments.

Activities are designed to help students think more effectivelyin a scientific and technological manner.

Personal, Social, Health and EconomicEducation Students experience a number of PSHEE Days andevents where the normal timetable of lessons is replacedby a themed approach. The PSHEE curriculum iscovered in this way, together with the development ofThinking Skills. In Year 8, there is an increasingemphasis on self-reflection in relation to pathways tofuture careers and higher education.

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The Key Stage 4 Curriculum

All students in Key Stage 4 take the following subjects to GCSE level:

• English • Biology

• English Literature • Physics

• Mathematics (and possibly Additional Mathematics) • Chemistry

Students also choose five other subjects to study to GCSE in Year 9, which they will refine to foursubjects in Year 10 before sitting their GCSE examinations at the end of Year 11. One option must be alanguage*. In 2017-18, the available subjects include:

• Ancient History • Geography • Physical Education

• Art • Product Design: • Religious StudiesGraphic Products

• Business Studies • History • Spanish*

• Drama • Latin • Product Design: Textiles

• French* • Music

* A modern foreign language is required by some universities.

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHEE), PE, Careers and work-related learning areimportant elements of our curriculum in Key Stage 4 and aim to broaden the girls’ skills, experience andunderstanding.

• Students experience a number of ‘PSHEE Days’ where the normal timetable of lessons is replacedby a themed approach. The PSHEE curriculum is covered in this way.

• Work-related opportunities are available during Key Stage 4.

• Year 9 students follow an Enrichment Carousel for five periods per fortnight, including a Positivity Programme, First Aid, Food and Spirituality. This teaches problem-solving skills and resiliency.

• All students have two hours per week of Physical Education (non-examined).

• All students in Year 10 and 11 have two hours per fortnight of Religious Education and Citizenship (non-examined).

Please note that this information was correct at the time of print for the year 2017-18. Changes canbe made to the curriculum year to year. If your daughter enters the school in 2018-19, the subjectsand options offered may differ from those shown here.

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The Sixth Form Curriculum

Choosing A Levels at Wycombe High School

At Wycombe High School we currently offer 26 subjects at A Level. Most of these are subjects studied atGCSE, although there are several ‘new’ subjects. Students choose three A Levels plus an Enrichmentcourse. Those students with a very high GCSE point score may choose four A Levels.

The options on offer for 2017 are as follows:

• Biology • Latin• Business Studies • Mathematics• Chemistry • Mathematics – Further• Computing* • Music• Dance** • Philosophy & Ethics • Drama & Theatre Studies • Physical Education • Economics • Physics• English Literature • Product Design: Graphic Products with Materials Technology• Fine Art • Product Design: Fashion & Textiles• French • Psychology • Geography • Sociology• German* • Spanish• Government & Politics• History

* This subject is studied at a neighbouring school (John Hampden Grammar School)** This subject is offered at a neighbouring school (Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School)

The Enrichment subjects on offer for 2017 are:

• Arts Award Gold• Core Maths• Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award• Extended Project Qualification• Sports Leaders• Young Enterprise

Please note that this information was correct at the time of print for the year 2017-18. Changes canbe made to the curriculum year to year and the subjects offered may differ from those shown here.

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Supporting Students’ Learning

We support learning in many ways, helping ourstudents to make the most of themselves andtheir abilities and all that the school has to offer.

We provide:• a broad, balanced and flexible curriculumsuited to the needs, interests and abilities ofour students

• a forward-thinking and coherent Personal,Social, Health and Economic Education(PSHEE) programme, including expert guestspeakers, delivered through a series of PSHEEDays

• a wide-ranging programme of EducationalVisits in the UK and abroad

• extensive extra-curricular and enrichmentprogrammes

• exciting opportunities for leadership andteamwork development

• community-based activities• personal guidance - and a Student Planner - tohelp your daughter manage her time and workeffectively

We organise:• personal tutoring to celebrate successes andachievements and set targets for improvement

• student and parent conferences• activities to provide additional challenge andenrichment for our most able students

• intervention and mentoring programmes forstudents experiencing difficulties

• individual and group sessions for students withspecific learning difficulties

We have a wide range of people who shareresponsibility for supporting your daughter’slearning.

• Your daughter will have daily contact with herForm Tutor. She will have a Head of Housewho has overall responsibility for her academicprogress and well-being.

• She will be taught by well-qualified, specialistSubject Teachers, working in departments ledby Subject Leaders who are responsible forthe quality of learning and teaching.

• The Headteacher, with the LeadershipGroup, has overall responsibility for all aspectsof school life.

• Our Student Support Services Centreprovides support for students on a day-to-daybasis. The team comprises:

• three Student Managers, who workclosely with Form Tutors and Heads ofHouse on attendance, medical andpastoral matters, and deal with all kindsof pastoral and organisational queriesand concerns

• a School Counsellor.

Additionally, the school has strong links with arange of external agencies and healthprofessionals.

• Our Charity and Curriculum EnrichmentLeaders coordinate the wider learningopportunities within the school.

• Our Individual Needs Leader overseesprovision for students requiring additionalsupport and those with specific learningdifficulties.

• We have a knowledgeable and supportiveGoverning Body, fully involved with allaspects of school life, and an enthusiastic andactive Parents and Friends Association.

• As a parent you have a key role in supportingthe school to help your daughter to achieve herpotential.

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Uniform Policy

Our uniform policy and dress codes have been drawn upin consultation with students, parents, staff and membersof the local community, including faith groups.

AimsA high standard of personal appearance is expected of,and from, all students. Through our uniform policy anddress codes we aim to:

• encourage pride in the school;• encourage a sense of equality and cohesion;• protect students from social pressures to dress in aparticular way;

• ensure that girls of different social, religious andethnic groups feel welcome;

• support teaching and learning;• provide a safe and secure environment in whichstudents learn how to dress appropriately.

In these ways, the uniform and dress codes support theoverall aims of the school.

Uniform - Years 7 - 11 Regulation items of uniform must be purchased from theschool uniform supplier. The current list is as follows:

• Regulation blue, revere collared short or long sleevedblouse;

• Regulation, v neck jumper with embroidered schoolbadge, blue for Years 7, 8 and 9 and burgundy forYears 10 and 11 (other jumpers may not be worn);

• Regulation black skirt, worn close to the knee orregulation black hipster trousers;

• Plain black socks or black / flesh coloured tights;• Dark-coloured flat and low-heeled shoes suitable forwearing during the day and to and from school;

• Plain, dark blue or black coat (not gilet or PE hoodie)suitable for wearing to and from school, (denim,leather and suede jackets are not permitted);

• Plain, dark coloured scarf and / or hat;• Outdoor clothing, including coats, hats and scarves,must be removed on arrival at school;

• Hair should be worn away from the face or tied upand back (for students in Years 7 to 9) using ascrunchie, hairband, clip or ribbon;

• Hair accessories for all year groups must be plainblue, black or in a colour that naturally blends with thehair;

• Unnatural hair colouring is not permitted; the

interpretation of 'unnatural' is as follows: - a colour that is not found within the natural hair

colour spectrum, i.e. a bright, extreme or vivid colour;

- a combination of colours that is easily visible or stark in contrast.

• If hair extensions are worn, no beading is permitted.Extensions must also be in a colour that naturallyblends with the hair;

• Jewellery is not permitted; however, a lightweight goldor silver chain with a small religious symbol ispermissible;

• One small, single, plain gold or silver stud in each earis permitted; the stud must be worn in the lower part ofthe earlobe and should be removed for PE and dancelessons. Students wearing studs in their ears, otherthan their lobes will be expected to remove them;

• Other body piercings or tattoos / body paintings arenot permitted;

• Make-up and nail varnish are not permitted;• Fingernails must be short and nail extensions of anykind may not be worn;

• Garments covering the face or whole body are notpermitted;

• Muslim students who wish to wear hijabs may do soprovided that the fabric is plain, lightweight and darkblue or black;

• A plain, dark-coloured, medium size rucksack shouldbe used to, from and within school.

Uniform SuppliersOur suppliers are:

School Uniform

PMG Schoolwear5 Church StHigh WycombeBucks HP11 2BN

Tel: 01494 529693Email:highwycombe@pmgretail.co.uk

Opening hours are Monday to Saturday 9.00 am - 5.00 pm

School PE Kit

Hawkinsport & SonUnit 10AWessex Industrial EstateBourne EndBucksSL8 5DT

Tel: 01628 819242Email:sales@hawkinsport.co.uk

Opening hours are Monday to Saturday9.00 am – 5.30 pm

Sixth Form Dress Code There is no uniform in the Sixth Form; however Sixth Formstudents are required to fully comply with the following dresscode and to be dressed in a way that is neat, tidy andappropriate to the school environment.

The following are requirements:

• no excessive exposure of flesh;• no spaghetti or shoelace straps to tops or dresses;• no strapless tops or dresses;• no plunging necklines;• no bare midriffs;

• leggings may not be worn as an alternative to trousers;

• mid-length smart skirts, shorts and dresses may be worn;

• t-shirts which have inappropriate comments / logos on them are not permitted;

• coats may not be worn in and around the school;• visible piercings, other than in the ear lobes, and tattoos / body paintings are not permitted;

• unnatural hair colouring is not permitted; the interpretation of 'unnatural' is as follows:

- a colour that is not found within the natural hair colour spectrum, ie a bright, extreme or vivid colour;

- a combination of colours that is easily visible or stark in contrast.

• if hair extensions are worn, no beading is permitted.Extensions must also be in a colour thatnaturally blends with the hair;

• garments covering the face or whole body are notpermitted;

• Muslim students who wish to wear hijabs may do so.

On formal occasions, for example, when guiding or assistingdepartments on Open Evening and welcoming visitors toschool events, Sixth Formers are expected to wear blacktrousers / skirts and white shirts.

Cost of uniformWe want to ensure that the cost of uniform does not deterany girl from applying to the school, nor leads to studentsfeeling socially excluded or unable to afford othernecessities. Parents who are unable to provide theirdaughter with the required items of school uniform shouldcontact Student Support Services. Such approaches willbe handled with discretion and sensitivity.

Enforcement of the Uniform Policy / Sixth Form Dress CodeIt is the responsibility of parents to ensure that theirdaughter comes to school in the correct uniform (see theHome School Agreement). Form tutors are responsiblefor monitoring uniform / dress code: all staff have aresponsibility for ensuring that students are correctlydressed in lessons and elsewhere on the school site.

A student wearing non-uniform / inappropriate clothingwill be sent to Student Support Services / Head of SixthForm to change. In the event of repeated uniform / dresscode infringements parents will be contacted and thestudent will risk being sent home or other sanctions beingapplied, according to the school’s behaviourmanagement policy. In the case of jewellery and otheraccessories, the student will be asked to remove theitem, which may be confiscated.

The uniform policy and dress code apply to studentstaking part in school-related activities within and beyondtimetabled lessons, on and off the school site, forexample during educational visits, unless otherwisestated.

The Headteacher is the final arbiter in all matters ofuniform and dress.

Issues arising from the policyParents should raise any issues relating to school uniform,Sixth Form Dress Code or other aspects of appearance withthe Headteacher. Requests to vary the uniformrequirements for particular reasons such as medical needswill be carefully considered.

Students should raise issues with their form tutor and Headof House / School; they may also request that uniformmatters, including proposals for change, be put on to theagenda of Year and School Council meetings.

Policy reviewsOur uniform regulations are reviewed annually; thereview includes consideration of uniform items, supply,cost and value for money. Parents, students and staffare consulted regularly and no less frequently than everythree years.

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Wycombe High SchoolMarlow Road High Wycombe Bucks HP11 1TBHeadteacher: Mrs S N CromieTel: 01494 523961 Fax: 01494 510354Email: office@whs.bucks.sch.uk Web: www.whs.bucks.sch.uk

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