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point you in the right direction. If you do use a
commercial company, always ensure that they are
accredited by AEGIS. For more information, please
refer to their website www.aegisuk.net
At Pocklington, we take our responsibility to
guardianship very seriously and will run frequent
checks on contacts provided by families. We
value the partnership of supportive and parent-
minded guardians – we may approach them
for travel confirmations, emergency or holiday
accommodation, and general academic or
pastoral support. If English is not your first
language, or if you do not have much English at
all, a strong and trustworthy guardian to
act as a communication bridge between
yourselves and school is vital. We want the
families of our international boarders to feel just
as much part of life at Pocklington as the young
people do themselves. Please take this part of
your admission seriously and ask us for help if
you need it.
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Trips/Excursions
Pocklington School days are packed with activities
and events, so students don’t really have to work
‘outside’ the boundaries of school. But extra
activities can be valuable, to shed extra light
on a topic or to broaden cultural and
intellectual horizons.
Pupils may join subject-related field trips during
the normal school day, for example. Boarding staff
will sign all consents needed and make sure any
medical issues are taken care of. If there is a cost,
then it will be small and will be added to the end
of term school invoice.
Trips further afield – such as overseas exchange
trips, theatre visits, sports tours, music excursions,
cultural visits – will be well advertised in school
and international boarders can apply for places in
the same way as anyone else. Again, these will be
invoiced separately.