Boarding
About
The community of boarding students at Langley plays a vital role in the life of the school. Their presence sets the pace of the school day and the involvement of resident staff and students is disproportionate to their numbers.
The Boarding Handbook sets out a number of clear aims:
- to create a secure and happy environment with an atmosphere that is relaxed yet purposeful
- to create conditions in which the needs of the individual are recognised
- to encourage students to take increasing responsibility for themselves, and for others
- to create a community in which people are treated with respect, sensitivity and consideration
Accommodation
There is separate accommodation for boys and girls but communal social facilities exist for all. The boys live in the main Hall in rooms which house up to six students, but in individual units. Senior students enjoy single and double study bedrooms. Younger girls live in Salisbury House (the former stable block) and this is almost exclusively single and double rooms. Salisbury has its own common room and limited kitchen and laundry facilities. Senior girls enjoy separate accommodation in the White House, which hosts up to 9 girls (with staff resident). Again, there are kitchen and laundry facilities. The ground floor of the main Hall also has common rooms, games room, music room and quiet rooms where all students can socialise. In the evening, younger boarders have access to the Learning Resource Centre, also in the main Hall, for supervised homework. In addition to library resources there are ten open access terminals for the internet and emails, 'wireless' points allow greater coverage throughout the site and the IT suite is made available regularly.
Staffing
Staffing levels are generous, with 13 resident teachers and matrons. The level of formal and informal contact is high. In addition to supervising the students, resident staff also organise cultural and recreational events and visits at weekends and in the evenings. Matrons play a significant part medically and domestically, and are always there to offer advice, care and solace as befits the occasion! Senior students also assist in the running of the house and the children have their own representatives to promote their views, as well as access to Independent Listeners as approved by the regulatory bodies.
Students
Children board from the ages of 10-19. There are some weekly boarders who live relatively locally, but the majority are full boarders - some of whom come from different parts of the world including the Far East and Africa as well as Europe. It makes for a rich and culturally diverse population with much to give and receive.
Routine
All meals are taken in the dining room and the food is both plentiful and varied. After breakfast students tidy their rooms, collect together the things for the day and attend school in the adjacent classrooms. Each afternoon there is a range of over 80 extra curricular activities to participate in. From 5pm-5.45pm there is a period of free time, followed by the evening meal and supervised prep. The length of prep varies according to age group and at the end of prep the Matrons open up the kitchens for 'tea & toast'. Students are then free to use the facilities of the school until their fixed bedtimes. These range from 9pm to 11pm when seniors are expected to be in their study bedrooms. Weekends move at a slower and welcome pace though there are allocated times for study. Resident staff offer a programme of visits, events and outings to encourage youngsters to make effective use of leisure time. A Chapel service is held on Sunday with a format aimed at the school-age congregation.
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