Woodhouse dress code?

oh insane im just taking my a levels at woodhouse right now provided you mean the one in north finchley. congrats btw!!!!!
yeah there's basically no dress code, its a very liberal college in many regards. like most of my friends have had dyed hair and i know many people with piercings including eyebrow, nose etc. id even say rules in general are pretty lax because you only have to be on campus for your lessons and also because they can get away with it given that it's high-achieving and people for the very most part are very well-behaved (though theres obv no vaping/smoking on site, they say don't do it within the vicinity of the school but realistically everyone who smokes does it right nearby), however the tradeoff for not having to be in outside of your schedule is that attendance is really important.
for your second question about technology, I used a laptop throughout my time even though i handwrite for exams and didn't have any problems. in humanities subjects like history and politics there's definitely a handful per class who type/use ipad, though in my french lessons i don't notice as many. not entirely sure about maths but when i go into the library it's probably about 50/50 computer/handwritten study, though this is also aided by the fact you can take laptops out for the day. In general i'd say the default is pen and paper but also nobody bats an eye if you use a laptop/ipad.
in general if you have the offer i would take it by all means. compared to my friends' sixth forms (e.g. CSG) I think it's super relaxed despite the high achieving, and people do help each other to do well provided you fall in with the right groups (which is most people). It's been the best place i could have wanted to end up at 6th form and i'd thoroughly recommend it. Good luck on your GCSEs!!

oh insane im just taking my a levels at woodhouse right now provided you mean the one in north finchley. congrats btw!!!!!
yeah there's basically no dress code, its a very liberal college in many regards. like most of my friends have had dyed hair and i know many people with piercings including eyebrow, nose etc. id even say rules in general are pretty lax because you only have to be on campus for your lessons and also because they can get away with it given that it's high-achieving and people for the very most part are very well-behaved (though theres obv no vaping/smoking on site, they say don't do it within the vicinity of the school but realistically everyone who smokes does it right nearby), however the tradeoff for not having to be in outside of your schedule is that attendance is really important.
for your second question about technology, I used a laptop throughout my time even though i handwrite for exams and didn't have any problems. in humanities subjects like history and politics there's definitely a handful per class who type/use ipad, though in my french lessons i don't notice as many. not entirely sure about maths but when i go into the library it's probably about 50/50 computer/handwritten study, though this is also aided by the fact you can take laptops out for the day. In general i'd say the default is pen and paper but also nobody bats an eye if you use a laptop/ipad.
in general if you have the offer i would take it by all means. compared to my friends' sixth forms (e.g. CSG) I think it's super relaxed despite the high achieving, and people do help each other to do well provided you fall in with the right groups (which is most people). It's been the best place i could have wanted to end up at 6th form and i'd thoroughly recommend it. Good luck on your GCSEs!!

Hi im also doing my GCSEs now and I got a conditional offer to Woodhouse.
I was wondering if you could give me some advice as Woodhouse is 45 mins away from my house whilst other decent sixth forms are close by .
Is it worth it going all that way ?
And just out of interest what is the percentage of different ethnicity in Woodhouse ?

hi, i also travel about 45 minutes every day to get to college. for me I consider it being worth the trip given the standard of learning environment and teaching as well as other opportunities that come up - i have known people who travel from walthamstow to get to school which takes even longer so i'm sure they'd say the same thing. on the ethnicity thing i have no idea of precise stats; i dont know if it would be more or less white than where you currently are, but i'd say its probably whiter than the average north london comprehensive due to a fair chunk of the student body coming from private schools. that being said it is a massively diverse student body with people from about every country from here to australia and at least while I've been there the EDI committee has been really active in putting on events like bake sales for e.g. iranian holidays or also culture day to highlight that

Thanks so much that's really helpful and I do think its worth the journey but one last thing how big are the classes and how is your timetable scheduled how many late finishes and early starts do you have ?

in politics and french I have between 20-24 people in my class. i think each room only has space for 24 anyway which caps class sizes. my german class only has 6 people in it but that's because nobody does it LOL
my timetable is actually quite nice in terms of going to and freom college, on monday i have a 9am start and leave at 12.15, with my day beginning at 1.15 (due to different lunch arrangements between lowers and uppers this means i started at 12.15 last year) and i also start super late on Thursday - 2.15 - but finish at 4.20 which is the latest classes can end. i have a long day on friday starting at 9 and going until 3.15 but in the middle i have an hour free next to lunch. Wednesday is different as you never have a lesson after lunch in the lower year but if you're doing 3 a levels, woodhouse plus is compulsory after lunch and runs until around 4. even though i did 4 a levels in lower year i still chose to do it though and it is encouraged, because it's a really good way of trying extracurriculars and expanding skills that you can mention on your personal statement e.g. i did linguistics olympiad practice and could talk about that while applying for languages. but it can also be stuff like running or creative writing, there's a bunch of choices. and you finish with woodhouse plus after easter (i think) so after that you get a half day on Wednesday no matter what. but also my timetable is in a way where I don't have many frees within school, and instead have them either side of my school day. some people might have a 9am and a 3.15 lesson with no lessons in between, and they can leave school or stay in to study if they choose. often though people will have at least 1 early finish and late start each week if they're doing 3 a levels which i really enjoy

Thank you so much you have been incredible helpful and very detailed I really appreciate it and hope you do well in you a levels