We ask that you arrive to school no later than 8:30am, your year group will be brought inside shortly after, giving you time to arrive and settle in your classroom for Personal Development Time.

You will break for 20 minutes after your second lesson. The Dining Hall will be open if you would like to get breakfast, a snack or a drink. You will also have a 25 minute break for lunch. During these breaks you are able to go outside to a supervised area for some fresh air (dependent on weather conditions)

You will need to have the following items with you when you come to school each day.

• Student planner - this will be provided by us.
• Pencil case
• Pens (black or blue ink and a green pen)
• Pencil
• Rubber
• Pencil sharpener
• Ruler
• Scientific Calculator
• Protractor
• Whiteboard pen
• Reading book
• Water bottle

Mobile phones can be brought to school, but they must be turned off on arrival and not be used, turned on, seen or heard during the school day.

Rawcliffes in Dewsbury and Smart Uniforms in Batley are the stockists of our school uniform. The full list of school uniform required is available to view here.

You don't need to bring money into school to pay for items. We are a cashless school, so we ask that your parents/carers use the ParentPay account that has been created for you. You can use this account to pay for replacement student planners, revision guides, school lunches, school trips etc. More information on this will be available shortly.

There are a number of lockers available at school. There is a small charge of £6.50 for this which covers the cost of the locker until the end of Year 11. We ask that this payment is made on ParentPay.

As well as your Personal Development tutors and your Head of Year, we have a Wellbeing team at Whitcliffe Mount who look at the social, emotional and mental health needs of students. We have available wellbeing support, this is located in Inspire, on the ground floor.

If you want to speak to any member of the wellbeing team, you can stop us around school, or ask any of your teachers to get a message to us.

You'll also hear from the team in assemblies and tutor time activities, and see us around school popping in and out of lessons. 

Yes! Your planner will be one of your most important pieces of equipment. As well as being used for your homework and deadlines, it's also one of the main ways for teachers and parents to communicate with one another on a regular basis. We ask that a parent or carer signs your planner each week to show that they have received any messages from school. You'll be given your planner when you start here with us. If, at any point, your planner becomes lost or damaged, your parents/carers will be asked to purchase a replacement planner on ParentPay.