Welcome

Welcome to the Brighton Hill web-site, and thank you for showing interest in our school. Following two terms as interim Headteacher, I am delighted to have been appointed as the school’s permanent Headteacher from 1 April 2012. I am working very closely with our Interim Executive Board to generate and maintain high quality, sustainable improvements for the benefit of students and all members of our community. Since starting here at Brighton Hill I have really enjoyed getting to know students, parents, staff and other stakeholders, and I am looking forward to continuing to build these relationships in order to secure the very best outcomes for our learners.

We have introduced a number of significant changes during the current academic year, and whilst I fully acknowledge the importance of the work ahead, we are nevertheless extremely proud of the many existing strengths of our school community. I am looking forward to rigorously exploring the huge capacity for our school’s continuous improvement which is a cornerstone of any good learning community.

I hope that we have conveyed something of Brighton Hill’s qualities on this web-site, and that we have provided the information you require. If there is anything else you need to know please feel free to telephone the College or e-mail us. All our contact details can be found here.

We believe in equality of opportunity and want you to be able to participate fully whenever you visit the school. Please let us know beforehand of any special arrangements that may need to be in place for this to be the case. We have two designated parking bays for disabled people; one at the main reception and one at the community reception.

New School uniform policy - Effective Sept 2012

As you will be aware the Brighton Hill uniform has been under review since November 2011. The review has included a lengthy period of consultation with Parents, via the online questionnaire as well as with Students from the School Council and also with our supplier Skoolkit.

We are very happy to report that the policy has now been agreed by the IEB and can be viewed by following this link.

This uniform policy and the changes it involves will take effect from September 2012 for all year groups.

Although there are many existing features which will remain, such as the expectations regarding appearance, (appendix C) there are also new additions to the uniform which we hope you will agree will assist us in raising and maintaining standards of dress across the whole school, which in turn will help to impact on good behaviour and learning outcomes.

Following research of availability, price and quality of uniform items within the area, we have decided that our current supplier, Skoolkit will continue to provide uniform for the school. We are very confident that they will provide excellent service and value for all Parents and Students.

Your local Skoolkit store can be found at;
15 Church Street, Basingstoke RG21 7QG Telephone 01256 817284
The appendices A and B clearly show the items which will be available to purchase from Skoolkit directly.

There are currently two mannequins on display in Reception which we hope will provide Parents, prospective Parents and Students with a clear example of our uniform standards and expectations.

For new Intake parents there will also be an opportunity to see these items at first hand on the New Induction Evening on the 10th July.

As always we seek your support in ensuring that your child conforms to the new school uniform standards and in the event that we consider there to be a problem with your child's uniform, we will contact you to engage your support in helping us to resolve the issue promptly.