Home school parent/carers code of conduct
As the parent/carer of a child at Hall Mead School I shall:
- See that my child goes to school regularly, on time and properly equipped
- Telephone before 9.00 a.m. if my child is absent and provide a written note of explanation for the absence on their return
- Make the Academy aware of any concerns or problems that might affect my child’s work or behaviour
- Support the Academy’s policies and guidelines for behaviour
- Support the Academy’s policies for uniform and appearance
- Support my child in homework and other opportunities for home learning and sign their homework diary weekly
- Attend parents’ evenings and discussions and reply to communications about my child’s progress
- Get to know about my child’s life at school
- To be reviewed: September 2019
The role of students
The Academy expects that students will:
- Show independence in and develop control over his/her own behaviour and learning
- Display maturity in all relationships, marked by mutual respect
- Enjoy confidence in oneself as a learner
- Act as an active partner in the design, implementation and evaluation of their education
- Take responsibility for his/her own behaviour and learning
- Be engaged with learning and the life of the Academy
- Students can expect to be informed of positive effort through verbal praise, the homework diary and our range of certificates and rewards
- Tutors will be able to celebrate success by using data produced on a regular basis
- Poor behaviour will be shared with parents/carers who are our best supporters in helping to correct such matters
As a student of Hall Mead School I shall:
- Attend the Academy regularly and on time
- Bring all the books and equipment I need every day
- Follow the Academy rules on behaviour, uniform and appearance
- To be reviewed: September 2019
The role of the Academy
The Academy will:
- Care for your child’s safety and happiness
- Ensure that your child achieves their full potential as a valued member of the school community to enable them to progress successfully beyond Hall Mead School
- Provide a balanced curriculum and appropriate teaching and learning groups and strategies to meet the needs of your child
- Set, mark and monitor classwork and homework and provide guidance to promote improvement
- Achieve high standards of work and behaviour through building good relationships, developing a sense of responsibility, promoting tolerance and implementing rewards and sanctions fairly
- Provide a range of extracurricular activities
- Keep you informed about general school matters and about your child’s progress in particular through reports and parental meetings
- Contact parents if there is a problem relating to attendance, punctuality, progress, behaviour, appearance
- Welcome parental involvement in Academy events