Parents' Guide to Boarding

11 + Registration, Coming and Going for Boarders The housemaster and the house staff have a duty to know the whereabouts, and ensure the safety, of the boarders at al l t imes during the term. The following rules are therefore applied: Weekday registration in House: 8.25am each day: Registration in House During the school day all students, day and boarding, are registered in their Tutor Periods and in Period 7. 5.00pm each day: Registration in House 7.00pm each day: Registration in House A register is also taken at “lights out” Weekend registration: Saturday: Registration at 9.30am, 1.00pm and 7.00pm Sunday: Registration at 12.30pm and 7.00pm A register is also taken at “lights out” Boys must ask and receive permission from the housemaster in person for leave of absence from school. Boarding housemasters can approve a boy missing a single day of school. Any longer periods of absence need to be approved by the Second Master. Signing out and signing guests in Any time a boarder wants to go off-site in the evenings or at the weekend they need to sign out in person with the Duty Tutor. If the duty tutor cannot be located, he or she will be contactable on the duty phone. Boys are required to inform the member of staff on duty as soon as they return to the house. Boys can invite other pupils into their house as guests but must ask permission from the duty staff member and sign the guests in and out. Guests should be accompanied at all times by the friend signing them in, and only visit the common areas of the house. Any guests from outside the school will require the housemaster’s permission to come in to the house. All adults, including parents and guardians, are asked to contact the housemaster in advance if they intend to visit the house. If you are not able to get through to the housemaster, please contact the member of staff on duty via the mobile. In or out at weekends? Parents register their sons as either full or weekly boarders at Abingdon. Should a change of status be required, parents should inform the Admissions Registrar by e-mail. Weekly boarders may go home on Friday when their school commitments are complete and should return to the house either on Sunday evening by 9.00pm or on Monday morning by 8.25 am for boarding registration. Boys may choose to stay in school on Friday evening and Saturday morning as they may have matches on Saturdays. Weekly boarders may only stay on Saturday evenings in special circumstances and with the housemaster’s permission. Parents must contact housemasters via email to confirm this is happening or else duty of care automatically transfers to parents at 5.00pm on Friday. Weekend leave for full boarders Full boarders wishing to go away for the weekend or weekly boarders wishing to spend the weekend in the boarding house must get the permission of the housemaster in person. The housemaster will require written authorisation from the boy’s parents and the responsible adult who will be hosting him. Alternatively, the parent of the boy taking leave can specify in their written correspondence that they have spoken to the adult host and confirm that the host is aware of all arrangements. This correspondence should be received by Thursday 9pm.