Policies

 

The Golden Rule

Everyone must show courtesy, respect and consideration to others at all times and must show a care and respect for our school and its surroundings
To maintain this rule and for everyone’s well-being, a number of other rules have to be complied with. These are:

School Rules

  1. In and around school, on the streets and in public vehicles you must behave in a reasonable, sensible manner and be considerate of other pupils and members of the public. Bullying will not be tolerated.

  2. Smoking, solvents, alcohol or any form of illegal substance or substances purporting to be illegal substances are not allowed.

  3. Wear the approved school uniform including winter coats, scarves and carry complementary bags.

  4. Do not bring cigarettes, chewing gum, matches, lighters or valuables such as personal stereos, mobile phones, pagers, laser pens or offensive or dangerous weapons into the school.

  5. Extremes of haircut or hairstyle are not allowed and the colour of your hair must be natural (NB extremely short hair may lead to exclusion).

  6. Boys are not allowed to wear earrings; girls can wear one pair of sleepers. No jewellery may be worn as other body piercings. Pupils can wear a religious medal underneath their blouse or shirt. No rings are to be worn.

  7. Make-up (including nail varnish) must not be worn.

  8. Look smart and clean.

  9. Queue quietly and orderly when waiting for buses, entering buildings or classrooms.

  10. Keep the school clean and tidy and use the litter bins.

  11. Do not consume food or drink outside the dining halls.

  12. Do not deface walls, desks, textbooks, exercise books or any other school equipment

  13. Do not abuse/misuse any ICT equipment or the network.

  14. Keep away from areas that are out of bounds; perimeter fencing, staff car parks, the lawned area in front of the school and at the back of the Science blocks. Keep to the school side of the centre island up to the school gate in the bus turning circle. Do not play anywhere that may cause damage to other people’s property

  15. Ensure you are aware of fire regulations.

  16. If the headteacher, a deputy headteacher, head of year or a visitor to the school enters a classroom, you must immediately stand in silence..

  17. Co-operate with the prefects.

  18. Do not leave money or valuables in your bags or blazers when doing PE. Make sure you use the valuable boxes provided.

  19. Try not to bring large sums of cash into school. If there is no alternative, leave it with the office or your form teacher. The school accepts no responsibility for money lost at school. Cheques for dinner money should be deposited in the box in the dining room before school starts.

  20. Be careful when entering or leaving blocks or classrooms. Wait for people to leave before entering. Do not push or run.

  21. Walk in a single file and on the left hand side of stairs, corridors and ensure you carry your bags by your sides and not over your shoulders.

  22. Do not leave the school at any time during the school day without permission from your Head of Year or one of the Deputy Headteachers.

 

Policies

 
Policies available in full
The following policies are available in full from the Administration department.

 Admissions

NQT policy

Charging policy

Pupil discipline

 

Collective worship

Pupils well-being

Complaints procedure

Performance management

Disaster and Crisis management

 

Uniform

Drug policy

 

Use of digital devices

Food

Safeguarding children policy

 

Health and Safety (inc. risk assessment) 

School visits

Home –School agreement

Special educational needs

 

Instrument of government

Travel plan

 

Looked after children

Whistleblowing policy

     
 
 
 

School Complaints Procedure

For information on the school complaints procedure, click here


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