There is nothing worse than not knowing what to do when you are already nervous about starting at a new school. So here is a list of the daily routine to help you.

7:30 am - Time to wake up
7:40 am - 8:15am - Breakfast
8:30 am - School starts
5:10 pm - School ends
5:30 pm - First Study
6:00 pm - Supper for juniors and Year 9 only
6:15 pm - Supper for Years 10 and above
7:15 pm - Second study
8:30 pm - Milk and biscuits, surgery and tuck shop

The bedtimes vary for the different year groups of the school.

Preps - 8:45 pm
Year 7 - 9:00 pm
Year 8 - 9:15 pm
Year 9 - 9:30 pm
Year 10 - 10:00 pm
Year 11 - 10:15 pm
6th form - 10:30 pm. In own rooms and quiet time. No PC games.

At weekends the routine will change slightly from the week. The bedtimes are put back by 30 minutes, on Saturday brunch is from 9:30am - 11:30am and supper is at 6:00pm. Tea is at 4:00pm.
Juniors have a light lunch at noon. All pupils, except for the Sixth Form, must go to Church or attend the Headmaster's Assembly on Sunday morning.

About Boarding:

You may feel a bit homesick, especially if it is your first time away from home. You can phone your family as often as you want to as there are phones that you can use around the boarding house. You can also receive phone calls, so hopefully this will make you feel better and closer to the people who you miss. You will soon settle down and not feel so homesick. The more involved you get with boarding life the better you will feel. Everyone has to leave home at some point, so getting used to it now saves hassle later! After time it does get better - this is a promise!

If the fire bell is activated during boarding time boys report to the hard court playing area and girls report to the front of school.

Activities:

There are lots of activities going on for all the years within the boarding community.

• The juniors are taken on trips every weekend to places such as the cinema, bowling, Woodlands, swimming and on shopping trips.
• The older boarders can go into town and the Year 10 boarders and above can go into Exeter.
• In the evening during the week the swimming pool is regularly open during the summer.
• On evenings on the weekend the Sixth Form are allowed to dine out in Teignmouth. There are also quizzes held for Year 11 and Sixth Form on some weekends within the boarding house.
• Videos and DVDs are also available on Friday and Saturday nights to keep you entertained.
• You can keep a pet in the boarders' farm.

There are many more activities that are put on for your benefit and if you want to do something you just need to ask. There are other things that you can do like playing football on the hard court, watching the television, or the ICT labs are open almost all the time - so you could even do some work!

Feeling Unwell?

See the School Nurse or talk to Boarding Staff. You will be supervised in the Medical Centre and phones are available to use whilst you are poorly.

Basic Hints to Stay Out of Trouble!

• Stick to bedtimes.
• Do your homework.
• Don't just assume you can do something - ask first.
• Check which areas are out of bounds.
• Ask before you order a take-away.
• If you want to go out - ask first and always sign out.
• Cooking can only take place in Food Tech or the Refectory.
• Keep your room tidy.
  

For more detailed guidelines see the "Boarders' Handbook".

If you are unhappy there are many people you can talk to inside and outside school. See the leaflet "Where do I turn?" for more information. In boarding you can talk to your friends, boarding council reps, senior prefects, Heads of Boarding, boarding tutors, Mr Leech, Mrs Angus, Mr Larkman, Mr and Mrs Coen. The school counsellor, Mrs Leech, also lives on site. The International Tutors can help during the day as well as the evenings.