Our standards and behaviour expectations
Our students are expected to behave to the very highest of standards and to completely apply themselves in each area of their learning. Students are expected to follow our Behaviour Policy. We track our students’ behaviour through the school’s Management Information System.
Our expectations are that each student:
- wears the correct uniform.
- follows staff instructions.
- is respectful to all staff and other students.
- only eats and drinks in the designated areas.
- does not bring a mobile phone onto the school premises.
- moves around school in a calm and sensible manner.
Teachers have the statutory authority to discipline students whose behaviour is unacceptable, who do not meet the school expectations or who fail to follow the Behaviour Policy.
Students can be disciplined for poor behaviour whether they are taking part in any school organised activity, making their way to and from school, or during any occasion when they are in school uniform.
Sanctions can be imposed on students that breach the Behaviour Policy. They include, but are not limited to:
- discussions with a member of staff about behaviour expectations.
- detentions, both during school time and after school.
- being put on report to a designated member of staff.
- exclusions, both internal and external, depending on the severity of the incident.
The following items are banned from the school site. If they are brought into school, they will be confiscated and disposed of. If the school has reason to believe a student has brought a banned item on to the site, a member of staff will search them. Consent is not required for a search; however, any search will be conducted with another member of staff present as a witness.
The following items should never be brought on to the school site:
- knives and weapons.
- alcohol.
- drugs.
- stolen items.
- cigarettes, tobacco, and cigarette papers.
- fireworks.
- pornographic images.
- any article which has been or is likely to be used to commit an offence, cause injury to, or damage the property of any person.