Boarding Handbook

10 pairs of socks and underwear 2 changes of nightwear Own clothes for evenings and weekends Slippers / flip-flops 2 bath towels and personal toiletries Single duvet, a pillow, two duvet covers and two pillow covers Naming clothes Name tapes for labelling all clothes are required and parents should order these in good time. Spare labels should be given to your child’s house matron. Please ensure everything is named prior to your child arriving at Abingdon. Clothing requirements Boarders wear School uniform until 5.00pm when they may change into their own clothes. School uniform can be purchased online from our uniform supplier, Stevensons. In addition to school uniform, we suggest that boarders should have: For new boarders, uniform and other essential items may be purchased online and sent to your child at the Faringdon Lodge address (available on page 1). 17 Personal belongings Laundry All School laundry is done on site. Boarders will have a named shelf on which to store spare clothes and matrons will place clean laundry on the shelf. Bed linen is changed weekly and boarders place used sheets and pillowcases in the laundry baskets by 8.30am on change-over day. Socks are packed into sock bags (please note, these are provided by the School and charged to your account). How much to bring? Please do not send your child with excessive amounts of clothing and personal items. As a guide, your child should be able to fit all their luggage in one suitcase and one holdall.

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