Useful information

Registering with Police

Citizens of certain countries will need to register with the police. If so, your passport will be stamped with 'police registration within 7 days of arrival' when you first arrive in the UK. Find out if you need to register here. It is extremely important to register promptly if you are required to do so. Click here for more information.

Looking for a job

Arriving in London without knowing where to start looking for a job can be complicated and often confusing. Job agencies often specialise in particular industries, such as retail and hospitality, and once you have registered with them they will assist you with your job search and notify you of any vacancies. If you are looking to work in smaller individual bars, restaurants and shops then the best way to do this is:

  • - Go into the place yourself and ask about any potential vacancies
  • - Send your CV to them or give them a copy when you go there

 

Local libraries

Watney Market Library

30-32 Watney Market, Stepney,

London, E1 2PR.
Tel: 020 7790 4039

 

Stepney Library

Lindley Street, Stepney,

London, E1 3AX.
Tel: 020 7790 5616

 
Bethnal Green Library

Cambridge Heath Road, Globe Town,
London, E2 0HL.
Tel: 020 8980 3902

Dorset Library

Diss. St, Bethnal Green,
London, E2 7QX.
Tel: 020 7739 9489

 

Idea Store Whitechapel

321,Whitechapel Road
London E1 1BU
Tel: 020 7364 4332

 

The Alpine Club Library

55 Charlotte Road, Shoreditch,

London, EC2A 3QF.
Tel: 020 7613 0745

Places of prayer and worship

There are many different places to pray and worship within easy reach of the school. We have listed some below.
Church of Our Lady & St Catherine of Siena  Roman Catholic Church in Bow

177 Bow Rd, London E3 2SG
020 8980 3961

http://parish.rcdow.org.uk/bow/

The Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Mile End

377 Mile End Road
London E3 4QS

http://catholicdirectory.org/

The Methodist Church in Tower Hamlets

1 Merchant Street, Bow,
London E3 4LY

Bow Central Mosque and Bow Muslim Cultural Centre

246 Bow Road, Bow
London E3 3AP

http://www.mosquedirectory.co.uk/

 

West Ham and Upton Park Synagogue

 93-95 Earlham Grove, Forest Gate, London E7 9AR

Post Offices

Letters in the UK are priced by both size and weight so check before you post anything.

The nearest post office is Mile End Post Office:

1 Burdett Rd, London E3 4TU

Tel: 0345 6112970
 

Banks

Santander Bank 

38 Boradway, Stratford,

London E15 4QN

 

NatWest Bank 

Gradley House

1-11 Broadway, Stratford

London, E15 4BQ

 

Barclays Bank 

611 Roman Road,

London, E3 2RR

 

 

Mobile phones

To get a sim card to use in the UK you need to go to a mobile phone store. Lots of companies do 'sim only' deals. Look in Tesco and O2 stores for more details.