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FAQ - St Richard Reynolds Catholic College HomeAbout the CollegeOur VisionParent Information - PrimaryParent Information -UpperSchoolPrimary School Policies & StatementsHigh School Policies & StatementsCurriculum, Teaching & Learning Primary School Curriculum, Teaching & LearningUpperSchool Safety and wellbeingParents and friendsUniformMusicLocationReligious life and ethosCalendarThe Principal and StaffGovernanceAbout St Richard ReynoldsTerm datesCollege Travel PlanThe College MottoSportBritish Values & CommunitySupportGovernors FundGDPRSixth FormAdmissionsPrimary School AdmissionsHigh School AdmissionsSixth Form AdmissionsNewsSupportRecruitmentContact UsFAQDaily BulletinLocal Info FAQ Support test FAQ Support test Q. How can I add my child to the waiting list? A. To enquire well-nigh a place or to register your child on the waiting list for Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 or Year 10, Year 11, Year 12 contact the College through the 'Contact Us' tab or telephone 020 8325 4630. Q. Can non-Catholics wield to the College? A. Yes, applications are invited from all parents who wish their child to receive a Catholic education. TheUpperSchool welcomed into its first cohorts of pupils a number of children of other faiths and traditions, and some of no supposed faith. In the Primary School, 10 of the 30 places in Reception matriculation are allocated without reference to relgion. Children who have these places will have priority should they wish to transfer to the upper school without Year 6. Catholic schools in England and Wales educate over 800,000 children and young people; over 25% of whom are non-Catholic. The College seeks to be increasingly than just a place where pupils are equipped with learning and skills for the workplace and responsible citizenship. Rather, to be a polity where the spiritual, cultural and personal worlds within which we live are harmonised to form the roots from which grow our values, motivation, aspirations and the moral imperatives that inform our choices and deportment as persons (Gravissimum Educationis).   Q. How will the buildings be developed? A. The College site has been ripened over recent years as the roll increased. The first stage of towers work was completed on time and within upkeep in 2013. The former Curriculum and Teacher Centre was completely refurbished to provide new classrooms, science labs, music rooms and so along with modern IT facilities and soft and nonflexible play areas. Everything one should expect in a school. The RACC towers (former grammar school) came into the possesion of the College in 2014. It was completely refurbished and provides all the accomodation the College required until September 2017. A new teaching block, the ElizabethTowerswas completed at the end of 2017 and includes a dining hall, primary and seocndary classrooms, a hall, library and a sixth form centre. It moreover has a sports hall shell which will be completed when sufficient funds have been raised to imbricate the forfeit of the work Q. What sports are offered and where will PE and sport take place? A. The College has indoor and outdoor sports facilities and  benefits from a partnership with St Mary's University College together with other Sports Clubs in the local zone via the Richmond School Sports Partnership. The College offers a wide a range of activities within the school day and without school including rugby, Association Football, netball, basketball, rowing, fencing and cheer leading. The College offered 20 sports overall during the last wonk year The College values competitive and social sport to encourage and develop health related fitness habits in our young people. Q. Is the Primary separate from the upper school? A. The Primary School is located within the new Elizabeth Building. It is self-contained and has its own nonflexible and soft outdoor play area.  Q. How will my child be taught? A. The College seeks excellence in all subject areas. In the upper school, the College teaches children in groups of up to 25 through a wide and engaging curriculum. Religious Education is the cadre subject to which all other subjects relate. The College seeks excellence in all subject areas: Mathematics, English, Sciences, Modern and Classical Languages, the Arts, the Humanities, Physical Education and competitive sport, and a particular specialism in Music will be developed. Every pupil will have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument.. The governing soul has scheduled a highly talented, experienced and defended teaching and support staff to ensure that each pupil reaches his or her full potential wideness a wide and engaging curriculum. The staff places unconfined accent on pastoral superintendency and seeks to inculcate in the pupils kindness, consideration and respect for others. See Curriculum, Teaching and Learning through the 'About the College' tab or increasingly details. Q. What are the term dates and when will the school day start and finish? A. Term dates can be found under 'About the School' on this website. The school day timings are moreover detailed there. The upper school and primary school have variegated start and finish times. Q. Where can I purchase the uniform? A. Uniforms help pinpoint the ethos of a school and the standards expected. They help requite pupils pride in their school and make them ambassadors for their school in the community. The Pupils will be expected to wear the official College uniform at all times. The primary school will have a variegated uniform from the upper school but they will share the same token and colour scheme. Stevensons is the official uniform supplier. Stevensons has a workshop in Twickenham only a few hundred yards from Clifden Road. Uniform is available  instore and online at www.stevensons.co.uk. The various items were selected without consultation with a panel of parents and pupils. Personal fittings can be serried for each child. (See 'Uniform' under 'About the College'). Q. What is the governors’ fund? A. All Voluntary Aided Catholic schools must find a proportion of their wanted upkeep through voluntary contributions. This is normally raised through parental contributions and donations from parishioners and the wider community. Parents at the College are expected to contribute to this fund although this is not compulsory and the details of any donations are highly confidential. Some parents requite considerable sums, some a few pounds a week but every penny is spent on improving the educational facilities at the College. As the College is part of the Diocese of Westminster and, as a charity, it is unliable to requirement when tax through Gift Aid. The College needs to raise considerable sums in order to well-constructed the towers project and a series of fundraising events and planned giving schemes will operate over the coming months and years. Most of the 400+ Catholic schools and colleges in London were built through the generosity of generations surpassing us. Q. When are the unshut days? A. Open days for theUpperSchool and Primary School will be held inthe autum term. Detials to be announced. See Admissions. 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