General Equipment

Introduction

For your child to settle into school as quickly as possible, it helps to have the correct equipment for the various subjects. Our Code of Conduct makes it very clear that we expect our pupils to ‘Be READY’ which includes having the right equipment.

We would encourage all pupils to have the following equipment to ensure they are ready to learn in September.

Basic equipment

• a waterproof bag to carry books and equipment
• pencil case
• a selection of pens in blue, black, and green as well as highlighters
• 15cm/30cm ruler
• pencil
• pencil sharpener
• eraser
• colour pencils
• glue
• scissors
• Oxford Mini Dictionary and Thesaurus

Mathematics equipment

• metal compass
• protractor
• scientific calculator (e.g. Casio FX -85GTPLUS)

Art equipment

• sketch book A4 ring bound or stapled
• water colour/paint
• sketching pencil
• paint brushes