Parents & Pupils

Forms for parents

New Parent’s Guide

Choice of senior school intended (form for advising the Heads of intentions for the future)

Cyberbullying. Our pupils receive regular lectures and workshops on e-safety. The government has produced a useful document   Advice for Parents and Carers on Cyberbullying

Written policies are shown on the Centralised register of policies page.

Medical forms – completion essential in respect of each pupil needed for ALL pupils, or all ages 

• Medical Entry Form 
• Medicines Parental Consent Form 

Available on request from the school office:

• The School’s policy on and arrangements for admissions (see separate Admissions and Attendance policies), misbehaviour and exclusion (see policy on Behaviour, Rewards and Sanctions educational and welfare provision for pupils with EHC plans and pupils for whom English is an additional language (see separate EAL and SEN policies)  and Disability Policy;
• Curriculum Policy;
• Policy to promote good behaviour and set out sanctions (Behaviour, Rewards and Sanctions Policy)
• Anti-Bullying Strategy, Health and Safety Policy and First Aid Policies;
• Academic performance during the preceding school year, including the results of any public examinations; and
• The school’s Complaints Policy, and the number of complaints registered under the formal procedure during the preceding school year;
• A copy of the report of any inspections of the school and its boarding provision.
• The school’s Safeguarding Policy is available to the public via List of Policies page of the school’s website: www.brockmarl.org.uk, and by request to the school office.

Sickness

If your son or daughter is ill, please allow 48 hours after the last of any symptoms of sickness, diarrhoea, contagious conditions or high temperature before allowing them to return to school. If you are unsure contact me, Jackie Torrie j.torrie@brockmarl.org

If your son or daughter appears unwell at the start of the day please keep them at home but do not hesitate to bring them in later if they are clearly fine.

If your son or daughter becomes unwell during the school day a member of Ridge House staff or I will call you.

In the event of an emergency, treatment and care of the pupil will be our priority and someone will call you as soon as possible.

Ridge House parents are asked to fill in a ‘medicines form’ if they wish their son or daughter to have a particular medicine during the day. These are available on request from the Ridge House staff. This is a legal requirement.

Off Games

Please speak to your son’s or daughter’s class teacher.

Headlice

Please be aware that the ‘dreaded’ headlice rear their ugly head very regularly! Some parents use a ‘Nitty Gritty’ comb everyday and this is working for their children. www.nittygritty.co.uk is highly recommended. I quote (from their website)

“The Nitty Gritty mums will always offer you either a full refund of your purchase price or a brand new replacement – your choice, of course – if you are ever, at any time, less than delighted with the way your Nitty Gritty product performs”.

Please feel free to contact me or call in to discuss any health concerns about your child.

Jackie Torrie

j.torrie@brockmarl.org  01635 200293 Ext 225

Sickness

If your son or daughter is ill, please allow 48 hours after the last of any symptoms of sickness, diarrhoea, contagious conditions or high temperature before allowing them to return to school. If you are unsure contact me, Jackie Torrie j.torrie@brockmarl.org or 01635 200293 Ext 225

If your son or daughter appears unwell at the start of the day please keep them at home but do not hesitate to bring them in later if they are clearly fine.

If your son or daughter becomes unwell during the school day a member of staff or I will call you.

In the event of an emergency, treatment and care of the pupil will be our priority and a member of staff will call you as soon as possible.

Medicines

If your child requires a medicine to be administered during the school day, please deliver the medicine to the surgery.  A permission to administer medicine form will need to be completed.

Off Games

Please remember that a note or an email, stating the reason, is required from parents whose son or daughter needs to be off games. However, children frequently feel better as the day goes by and ‘games’ might well be beneficial rather than otherwise. If you wish to leave me to discuss with your son or daughter whether they feel sufficiently ‘better’ just before games, then please say so in the note.

Headlice

Please be aware that the ‘dreaded’ headlice rear their ugly head very regularly! Some parents use a ‘Nitty Gritty’ comb everyday and this is working for their children. www.nittygritty.co.uk is highly recommended. I quote (from their website):

“The Nitty Gritty mums will always offer you either a full refund of your purchase price or a brand new replacement – your choice, of course – if you are ever, at any time, less than delighted with the way your Nitty Gritty product performs”.

If you need any advice about dealing with head lice please speak to me.

Periods

Some girls start their periods in Form 3 or earlier and some will not have started before they leave at 13.  The school’s biology lessons deal with the changes during puberty in a way appropriate to the age of the pupil and my role in these lessons is to have a fairly informal but structured talk with the girls during each of their senior years (in Forms 3, 2 and 1) and, most importantly, to answer their questions.  Surgery is, of course, suitably stocked to provide practical assistance if necessary and to offer help and support.

Please feel free to contact me if you wish to discuss any aspect of your child’s health.

Jackie Torrie

j.torrie@brockmarl.org   01635 200293 Ext 225

Filtering

Brockhurst and Marlston House use the educational filtering software Surf Protect. 

Montioring

All internet use is monitored by ABTutor which provides live monitoring as well as keyword recognition, recording and screen shots.  The logs are reviewed multiple times a day.

2010-2022

Since 2010 all children have gained entry to their first choice Senior School.