Accessibility
This page describes the accessibility features that have been incorporated into the website in order to aid usage for all users.
This site confirms to the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C).
Standards compliance
Pages on this site validate as XHTML 1.0 Strict. (The Calendar and the Gallery pages do not at present) Stylesheets on this site validate as CSS.
Images: All content images used in this site include descriptive ALT attributes. Purely decorative graphics include null ALT attributes.
Usage
This site is best viewed using Firefox a web standards browser. If you do use Internet Explorer on a PC adjust text smoothing for a better visual experience. Right click your mouse on the Desktop click on Properties/Appearance/Effects. Change the second drop down menu from standard to Clear Type. This will make the fonts easier to read on screen.
Access keys
Access keys are keyboard shortcuts that replace the need to use the mouse for navigation in browsers that support them.
In Internet Explorer on Windows, you can press ALT + an access key. Then press Enter to activate the link.
On Macintosh, you can press Control + an access key. Then press Enter to activate the link.
The following access keys are available throughout this website:
S – Skip to content
1 – Parents Resources
2 – Teachers Resources
3 – Students Resources
4 – Home
5 – Calendar
6 – Departments
7 – Activities
8 – Gallery
9 – CGS A-Z Guide
RSS Feeds
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication, and provides an easy way to receive updates from websites you subscribe to. So you don't need to revisit those sites for updates because the news comes to you.
On this site RSS feeds are in orange with the word ‘FEED’. 
To use the feed right click your mouse on the orange icon and go to ‘Copy Shortcut’ on a PC on a Mac use ‘Copy link location’ then paste this into your RSS reader.
A news aggregator also called an RSS reader, will check all of your favorite websites and will inform you if new content has arrived. There are readers for both Windows and Mac users. There are also online services that work in most browsers, so you eliminate the need for downloading an application. For more information go here.
Snap Shots
Snap Shots allows for an enhanced way to surf weblinks because links are no longer blind, but a source of information. You will see that most external links on this site use Snap Shots. These links have a small ‘bubble’ icon next to the link. If you roll over the icon with your mouse you will see a image of the website.
Gallery
The gallery uses Flash technology. To view the gallery you will need the Flash Plug-in, which you can download here.
Development of site
The site uses ExpressionEngine a CMS (Content Management System) to manage the website. This site is hosted by EngineHosting. It was hand coded using Textmate and the CSS software was CSSEdit, made on a iMac G5.
Visual design
This website uses cascading style sheets for visual layout.
If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets the content of each page will be readable.
The site has been designed so that text will scale proportionally in relation to the size of text in a browser. Most browsers allow the user to increase or decrease the text size.
On Windows
If you use Firefox, Mozilla or Netscape Navigator version 6 or later, change the text size by holding down the CTRL key and press the plus key (CTRL + plus) or minus key (CTRL + minus) to increase or decrease the text size respectively.
If you use Internet Explorer, on the menu bar choose View > Text Size and then the desired size from the list.
On Macintosh OS X
In all the most popular browsers, excluding Opera, hold down the Command key and press the plus (CMD + plus) or minus (CMD + minus) key to increase or decrease the text size respectively.
In Opera on Windows and Macintosh OS X
Unlike other browsers, Opera uses a 'page zoom' feature to magnify text and images on a web page. To choose a different zoom level, from Opera's menu bar choose View > Zoom and then the percent of magnification you desire.