What equipment does my child need to bring to school?
A pupil’s basic school equipment includes pens, pencils, a ruler, protractor, compass, coloured pencils and/or fibre tip pens and a calculator for Mathematics and Science lessons.
A basic calculator will be adequate for the first two years of secondary education but beyond that most pupils will need a scientific one. Both types are relatively inexpensive and so it may be wise to buy a scientific calculator on the assumption that it will be suitable for the five compulsory years of secondary school.
A more advanced type of calculator (the graphic calculator) is now widely available and may be used in some GCSE examinations. At present these calculators are relatively expensive and it is unlikely that we will recommend their purchase to pupils other than those studying Advanced Level mathematics, at least in the foreseeable future. The school holds its own stock of such calculators for use in lessons.
We do not expect you to buy exercise books or text books. These are provided by the school. However, we do expect pupils to pay for any school property lost, damaged or defaced.
