Behaviour
The NCS is committed to creating an atmosphere of mutual respect and shared values where effective learning can take place and all students can flourish. Students must take responsibility for keeping the shared work areas and social spaces clean and tidy, leaving all teaching and communal areas as they would wish to find them. This includes the obvious rules of no food or drink in the buildings and no mobile telephones outside of the social space. Students are allowed to listen to music in private study as long as it cannot be heard by anyone else.
Dress Codes
Male
Black suit
Formal white collared shirt
NCS Tie (visible at all times)
*Black formal shoes
Detail:
- V-neck black jumper which shows the shirt is optional, but no roll and/or crew necks, hoodies or sweat shirts. This should be worn as well as the blazer, not instead of. NCS tie must be visible at all times.
- No t-shirts or polo shirts. No logos or vivid patterns.
- Jackets should be blazer/suit style. No casual, leather or denim styles.
- Outdoor winter coats/jackets must be a plain dark colour and smart (professional). Outdoor coats must not be worn in any of the NCS buildings. Hoodies must not be worn on the Sixth Form campus.
- Trousers must be smart and business style (no shorts, tracksuit bottoms, jeans or chino style).
- Piercings – a small, discreet ear stud may be worn, but no other ear and facial piercings are allowed (no nose and/or eyebrow rings).
- Hair – extreme hairstyles are not allowed and for the avoidance of doubt, unless for medical/religious reasons shaving one’s hair is deemed an extreme haircut. Patterns, stripes or logos must not be shaved or cut into hair or eyebrows. Hair must not be dyed unnatural colours.
- Hats – no hats to be worn in the NCS buildings.
- Head coverings – no head coverings, other than for religious reasons, can be worn. Any religious head coverings must be black, blue or white.
- Face coverings – no face covering must be worn on the Sixth Form campus site and on school trips. A student’s face must be visible at all times.
- Footwear* – a plain black formal shoe must be worn. Any shoe that resembles trainers are not permitted. Boots are not allowed.
- Tattoos must not be visible.
- ID Badges and lanyards– students are required to wear an ID badge which must be visible at all times. Where a student has lost or misplaced their ID badge, they must inform reception immediately.
- Badges – no badges must be worn except those awarded to students by a teacher.
*Trainers or Shoes that resemble trainers are not permitted in the Sixth Form. Some businesses advertise shoes as ‘school wear’ which can resemble a trainer and these are not acceptable. For the avoidance of doubt, if unsure whether footwear is appropriate, please email a picture to enquiries@sixthform.london before purchasing.
Female
Black formal trouser/plain black formal skirt/black jilbab with a black, blue or white headscarf
Black formal jacket/blazer
Formal white collared shirt
*Black flat formal shoes
Detail:
- V-neck black jumper which shows the shirt is optional, but no roll and/or crew necks, hoodies or sweat shirts. This should be worn as well as the blazer, not instead of.
- No t-shirts or polo shirts. No logos or vivid patterns.
- Jackets should be blazer/suit style. No casual, leather or denim styles. Blazers must also be worn on top of a jilbab and no long blazers will be permitted. Pinafores are not permitted.
- Skirts – skirts must be tailored and knee length. Black or flesh coloured tights should be worn. Knee length socks worn with a skirt is not permitted.
- Trousers must be smart and business style (no shorts, tracksuit bottoms, leggings, jeans or cut off styles).
- Jilbabs must be ankle length to prevent a health and safety risk.
- Outdoor winter coats/jackets must be a plain dark colour and smart (Professional). Outdoor coats must not be worn in any of the NCS buildings. Hoodies must not be worn on the Sixth Form campus.
- No bare midriffs or low tops.
- Piercings – a small ear or nose stud may be worn but no other ear and/or facial piercings are allowed (no nose and/or eyebrow rings).
- Hair – extreme hairstyles are not allowed and for the avoidance of doubt, unless for medical/religious reasons shaving one’s hair is deemed an extreme haircut. Patterns or logos must not be shaved or cut into hair or eyebrows. Hair must not be dyed unnatural colours.
- Head coverings – no head coverings, other than for religious reasons, can be worn.
- A religious headscarf must be plain black, blue or white with no designs, logos or sequins and the student’s face must not be obscured.
- Face coverings – no face covering must be worn on the Sixth Form campus site and on school trips. A student’s face must be visible at all times.
- No hats to be worn in the NCS buildings.
- Footwear* – a plain black formal shoe must be worn. Any shoe that resembles a training shoe is not permitted. Boots are not allowed.
- Make-up – minimal make up is allowed and must be in the spirit of the sixth form dress code/professional work environment.
- Tattoos must not be visible.
- ID Badges and lanyards– students are required to wear an ID badge which must be visible at all times. Where a student has lost or misplaced their ID badge, they must inform reception immediately.
- Badges – no badges must be worn except those awarded to students by a teacher.
*Trainers or Shoes that resemble trainers are not permitted in the Sixth Form. Some businesses advertise shoes as ‘school wear’ which can resemble a trainer and these are not acceptable. For the avoidance of doubt, if unsure whether footwear is appropriate, please email a picture to enquiries@sixthform.london before purchasing.
Judgements on acceptability can only be made by staff at the NCS. Students with inappropriate uniform, hair or make up will be temporarily withdrawn from lessons and/or sent home to change.