Your first day

Your first day will be Wednesday 4th September 2024.

Please arrive at the school between 8:20 and 8:30 and report to a member of staff in The Grove (at the front of the school by the Totum Pole). Please do not arrive any earlier than 8:20. You will spend the morning with your TRACK mentors who will explain the school routines and help you to understand your timetable and school expectations. If you have any questions, they are the best people to ask as they will be with you on your first two mornings.

Support

Miss Brick (your PSM) and Miss Harris (Head of Year 7) will be around during the day and they, alongside your teachers, will do everything they can to help you settle into your new school. Remember, if you have any concerns or difficulties you can approach any member of the school community to help you. Don’t worry about any questions that you may have: we would prefer to answer lots of questions than have you feeling anxious.

Lunch and Snacks

You are advised to bring along a bottle of water. The school tries hard to be as ‘plastic free’ as possible so we prefer you to bring a re-fillable bottle. It’s also worth having a snack to eat at break time to keep your energy levels up. In order to purchase food in the school restaurant, parents and carers will need to set up a ParentPay account and add money to this account. Further instructions about this will be sent out once the new school year has started. Until then, please bring a packed lunch to school with you.

During break and lunchtimes, teachers and Mentors will be on hand to give you any help you may need. Our older pupils are looking forward to meeting you too and there will be opportunities for you to see sisters, brothers and your friends from other year groups once they return to school on Thursday. 

End of the day

After your lessons, at 3:10pm you will be escorted to the Year 7 exit (Totum Pole). Parents and siblings can wait for you outside the building, or you can walk home with friends. 

Equipment list

● a bag large enough to carry an A4 folder and equipment
● Pencil case
● 2 working black pens
● 1 green pen
● 1 handwriting pen 
● a pencil
● a rubber
● a ruler
● a scientific calculator (recommended Casio FX-83GTCW)

Uniform

We want our pupils to wear their uniform with pride, ties are red or blue depending on what house you are in. We will tell you which house you are in before you start.

Click here for more information about uniform. Barnums in Herne Bay sell our full uniform range.

PE will take place on Tuesdays for year 7, and on these days they will be asked to come to school wearing their PE kit and remain in that all day. There will be no changing needed onsite.