Parents-Information-Handbook-2016-2017

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Access to and Exit from the School Campus
Section 1d - General Information
In the interests of safety, all vehicles are required to access the School campus from the A46, follow
the appropriate road system and out to the back drive. It is not possible to exit the campus from the
entrance drive directly onto the A46.
The exit road adjacent to the Sports Hall car park, is only to be used as an exit.
Travel to and from School
In the interests of safety, we strongly recommend that pupils travel to and from School using School
buses or parents’ cars or (with appropriate permission) a student’s car. This permission can be
obtained by a written request to the Assistant Head, Mr G Sharpe, identifying the driver, make and
registration number of the car and the passenger(s) to be carried. The School has specific rules
relating to students who are old enough to drive a car or ride a motorcycle. These are set out in the
section about School rules. We strongly advise against students cycling to the School owing to its
remote location.
Safety Relating to Ratcliffe College’s Access and Proximity to a Public Highway (A46)
Parents should be aware that at the School’s main entrance there is a public footpath crossing the
A46 dual carriageway trunk road. We urge parents to remind their children to exercise extreme
caution if using or crossing this busy public highway. In the light of the School’s strong
recommendations for travel to and from School outlined above, there should be no need for any
student to be near this road on foot.
Car Parking
Security, Travel to and from School
Parents are asked to use the main car park near the netball/tennis courts and not the front of the main
School. In the interests of safety, parents are requested always to escort their children to and from
car parks. If parents are simply dropping off children they should do so at the waiting/dropping off
areas in front of the Preparatory School or alongside the netball/tennis courts or along the South
Terrace. Parents must ensure that any younger siblings are properly supervised at all times. A car
park attendant is on duty between 3.30pm and 6.20pm to assist parents in making safe use of all
parking areas.
To avoid traffic jams and to ensure the safety of everyone on the campus, parking is not
allowed at the front of the main School, on the grass verges or outside the temporary
classrooms at the back of the School. Double-parking alongside the waiting/dropping off area
is also not allowed.
In the interest of all, parents are also requested to turn off their car engines when dropping off
or collecting their children.
Section 1d - Security, Travel to and from School