No problem
- Around 20, 25 minutes. In most assemblies, a member of staff (usually the Principal or Vice Principal) tells some kind of story, or discusses a topical issue. Generally, they're designed to teach you something, and make you think. I've enjoyed them a lot.
- At the beginning of every term.
- On one afternoon per week, it's a dedicated time for everyone to study privately, go to their teachers to get specific help in their subjects, or go to a lecture in school (or do a mixture of all of those things). The lectures are usually given by guest speakers, and they're on all sorts of topics from most every subject.
- I have to confess I don't use it very much, but it has a decent number of books, fiction, non-fiction, reference copies of all the recommended text-books for your subjects, and plenty of other interesting stuff. In terms of size, it isn't enormous.
- I just bring my own food, so I'm not the best person to ask. There is a canteen where you can buy stuff, but I do know a lot of people just get food from shops near the school (in particular there is one called Bamboo which seems to have legendary status at the moment).
- Yes
- Guys who don't have ties on are generally going to be called out, but apart from that it's not very strict. You'd get away with it.
- Chewing gum isn't allowed, because some sillies kept sticking it under tables. But, on the whole most of my teachers have treated us like adults. If you're being super disruptive they're not going to tolerate it but if it's just a bit of banter they're usually going to let it slide. It does vary quite a bit from teacher to teacher, though. Some are a lot more chilled out than others.
- Never really had one, so I wouldn't know.
I know people get detentions for being late really often.
- About 15 - 20 students (I have about 7 people in each of my Physics and Chemistry classes but that's because my year's really small, not going to be the case for you)
- Garrett, Turing, Wilberforce and Somerville.
- This is from the website, it's the Steel House bit.