***image5*** Parent's Guild - All North London Collegiate School parents are members of our Parent's Guild which organises social events for the school community, supports school activities, manages good as new uniform sales, musical instrument exchanges and babysitter lists. Parents readily help in the school libraries, on trips and in special activities.

Coach routes - Girls can take advantage of our extensive coach network on their journey to school once they have settled into school from Reception onwards. In the First School the Senior School girls act as 'chaperones' as they escort the youngest girls from the coach to their classrooms. This often results in lasting friendships. First School girls have to be collected at the end of the school day but from Year 3 onwards girls travel home on the coach with their friends.

Termly Ca lendar - selected highlights of the First and Junior School term to be listed here, and updated each term. 

Class size - In the First School there are two classes in each age of the three years. In each class the 20 girls are taught by a class teacher supported by a full time teaching assistant.  The class groupings tend to remain the same throughout the First School. When girls move up to Year 3 there are two classes in each year with about 24 girls in each class. Each class is  made up of girls who have come up from our First School and new girls who join at  7+.  At the end of Year 4 the girls are mixed up before they go into Year 5.

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Settling in - New parents are invited in to school to meet each other and the form teacher in the Summer Term. The girls joining Reception and Year 3 are invited to come into school for an afternoon in the second half of the Summer Term when they meet their form teacher and new classmates. Girls who join at other times are invited to spend a day in school before they join the Junior School. In September girls act as buddies to help and support the new girls.

Home / School Contact - All girls have a message book in which teachers and parents exchange messages and girls write their homework assignments. In the First School this book is checked each day for messages. Parents are always welcome to have a word with the form teacher at the end of the day; appointments are not necessary. If you do not collect your daughter and want to speak to the class teacher, you are welcome to phone and if the teacher is not free she will return your call later.

There are Curriculum Evenings at the beginning of the school year and Parents' Evenings in the Autumn and Spring Terms. Parents receive a full written report in the Summer Term. After the reports are sent out, parents are welcome to come in to discuss the report with their Form Teacher if they wish. 

Homework - Girls in the First School have a small amount of reading homework on a daily basis. In addition girls will have some other language or maths or finding out activity for homework once a week in Reception and Year 1. In Year 2 they have three 20 minutes homeworks per week.

Girls in the lower part of the Junior School have about thirty minutes of homework in an evening and this rises to about forty minutes at the top of the Junior School. We are always interested in quality rather than quantity and ask that parents cast a helpful eye over their daughter's homework.  The school does not set homework over the holidays. Girls need the time to rest and relax!

Individual Music Lessons - Girls can request lessons on any instrument from Year 3. In Year 2 some girls choose to learn the recorder or violin after school.  Instrumental lessons take place during a class music lesson, or a PE lesson, though not swimming. There is a waiting list for some instruments but girls are usually accommodated within the year.

Languages - Girls have two French lessons a week in Year 6 in readiness for the Senior School. In fact by the end of Year 7, the first year in the Senior School, the Modern Languages Department has all of the girls reaching a similar high standard. Some girls choose to learn Chinese as an after school activity.  Languages are an important part of the curriculum in the school. All girls in Year 7 take Latin and French and in Year 8 they may add German or Spanish. At GCSE there is the opportunity to choose Russian or Greek and in the sixth-form Italian is also available.

After-School Activities - From Year 3 onwards girls choose from a wide range of after school clubs which run until 4.00pm. They may choose from a wide range of activities including chess, drama, netball, football, dance, design technology or Chinese. In addition to the sport clubs the squads train after school and compete in matches against other schools.

A late room is set up each day for girls who are waiting for older siblings or a 4.00pm coach. They may read quietly or start their homework.

Transfer to North London Collegiate Senior School - Our expectation is that all girls will naturally progress on to the Senior School. Occasionally the school, in conjunction with the parents, will decide that our Senior School is not the best option for a girl. This however is unusual.