Should parents have any questions or concerns about any of their child's lessons it is best if they up these concerns with the relevant subject teacher.  They will always be grateful if potential difficulties are raised with them at the earliest opportunity, so that they have time to address any issues before they become serious.  Subject teachers are also best-placed to suggest ways in which parents can help and support their child in their academic studies.  The School's senior staff are always happy to speak with parents if there are any concerns.

The School is organised into six Houses, each with a house colour, prefect team and House Leader:

Years 7-11 have one tutor group per house, each of about 30 students.  In the Sixth Form there are two tutor groups in each House; each Sixth Form tutor group consists of students from both Years 12 and 13.  House Captains and House Prefects are selected on an annual basis and represent their House in a number of ways as well as being role models for their House members. 

During the year the Houses compete against each other in a number of activities throughout the year.  The annual House Competition culminates in the school’s Sports’ Day, which normally takes place in July.  The students take great pride in their House, and all competitions are fiercely (and fairly) contested!  Each year, students in each House choose a charity to support.  Each House is assigned a week in the school calendar for fundraising, with the prefects taking the lead in organising events such as cake sales, sports tournaments, talents shows and discos.  It is not unusual for a House to raise over £2,000 for their chosen charity.

Through the House system older students are encouraged to mentor and support younger ones.  The support offered ranges from that which is very subject specific to simply being someone to talk to and share a concern.

We take great care in allocating students to their tutor groups. Many pieces of information are taken into account, including the advice of primary schools. We aim to keep students with others from their primary school; we normally allocated students to the same house as any older siblings. 

These allocations are made after careful consideration, and the final decision is made by the school. We are unable to accept parental requests regarding tutor group allocations. Once allocations have been made, we are not able to make any changes.

The school has a highly effective Individual Learning Needs (ILN) department, which includes our Special Educational Needs section and which is overseen by the school’s SENDCo, (Special Educational Needs Disability Co-ordinator) Mrs R Issott, with the support of the lead teaching assistant, Mrs S Coveney. If you have specific enquiries regarding our provision, please contact Mrs Coveney directly. 

A young carer is someone under 18 who helps look after some in their family, or a friend, who is ill, disabled or struggles with addiction. There about 700,000 young carers in the UK, which is about 1 in 12 secondary-aged pupils. We do everything possible to support the young carers in our community, and ask you to contact us if your child is a young carer.

As a school we buy in the services of an accredited careers advisor.  This ensures that our students have access to impartial and independent careers advice and guidance from a professional and up to date source.  Our Careers Advisor also undertakes tracking and monitoring of students who have left Bournemouth School, either post 16 or post 18, and can help to ensure that they are being properly supported through their next phase in their career.  Appointments to see a Careers Advisor can be booked through our Work Related Learning Coordinator, Mrs Barnard-Dyson.