Warm Strict Kind
Our Warm, Strict and Kind behaviour culture enables our pupils and staff to focus on learning our knowledge rich curriculum.
Our high expectations, strict discipline and excellent pastoral care create a learning environment in which our pupils have the opportunity to be ambitious, aspirational and confident.
We pride ourselves on strong learning routines and take time to train our pupils so that they know what we expect of them at all times.
We have only four easy to follow rules which are:
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Follow staff instructions
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Speak appropriately to all
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Focus on the learning
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Complete an acceptable amount of work
Attendance
Attendance Phases – Student Information
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100% |
Outstanding attendance |
100 Merit Points will be awarded every term Termly raffle draw for a prize for a winner from each House |
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99% - 97% |
Excellent attendance |
50 Merit Points will be awarded every term |
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96% |
Good attendance |
10 Merit Points will be awarded every term |
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Phase 1 95%-92% |
Below satisfactory attendance |
You will be placed onto Attendance Phase 1 Your Pastoral Leader will talk to you about your level of absence and monitor your progress and offer support to help you to improve. |
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Phase 2 92% or below |
Unsatisfactory attendance |
Your patterns of absence are a concern Perhaps you are having regular days off for minor illness, or routine appointments in the school day. We will meet with your parents in a School Attendance Meeting where we can plan appropriate support and make agreements to help your attendance level to improve. |
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Phase 3 Below 90% |
Significantly below satisfactory attendance level |
Education Authority categorise as Persistent Absent We will hold a formal Attendance Review Meeting to discuss the legal requirements for your parents to ensure that you attend school regularly. |
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Phase 4 Failure to improve |
Risk of Local Authority prosecution for irregular attendance |
Your parents may be prosecuted and fined You have low levels of attendance and your parents may be prosecuted and fined. The fines available to the courts if parents are found guilty of the offence include a fine of up to £2,500 and the court can also sentence them to imprisonment for up to 3 months. |
Punctuality
PUNCTUALITY MATTERS! |
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Arrive on time
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What happens if students are late
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Arriving Late to School
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Behaviour
When children do not follow the rules, they get Step 1-chance to change (warning), if they do not change their behaviour then they are given a Step 2-Removal. The sanction for a Step 2 is a 1 hour Detention on the same day, so next day is a fresh start. Parent/Carer are notified by text.
SLANT
Homework
Students always have homework as they are supplied with knowledge organisers (KO’s) which have all the key facts for topics that they need to know.
They need to learn these off by heart by using the Look, Write, Cover, Write, Check method in their KO books.
This is their homework for every subject every week and in Prep too. You can support you child by going over and testing them on these KO’s at home.
Please see the attached letter below in order to clarify any questions you may have relating to homework.
