the school's latin motto, "faber est quisque suæ fortunæ", means "every man is the maker of his own fortune". the school has a strict uniform policy, which involves the use of a "uniform and conduct card". students are required to have this card with them at all times. however this is mainly prevalent in the lower years, from year 9 onwards rarely being used by teachers or students. every time the student violates the code of conduct, the card is signed by a member of staff (or sixth form). in theory failure to produce the card results in an immediate after-school detention, but this very rarely happens, with teachers tending to be lenient if the student is not a repeat offender. the official school hymn, jerusalem, was traditionally sung on the afternoons of the individual year group award ceremonies but this practice has been rarely observed since 2006 (when john harrison became headteacher).