Palatine's Home School Agreement
What the school expects of parents and guardians:
- to ensure that students have regular attendance and punctuality
- to provide clear reasons for student absence
- to adhere to the policy of leave of absence
- to make sure that students know they support the school’s policies
- to actively encourage and influence to foster a positive attitude and good behaviour in school
- to support the school in maintaining discipline for the good of all
- to tell the school about any issues that might affect a student’s work or behaviour and provide such information as the school shall require for educational purposes
- to support the school’s homework policy
- to attend parents’ evenings to review progress at mutually convenient times
- to provide full school uniform and necessary daily equipment for their student
- to display a willingness to play a full and active part in the education of their child
- to read reports sent by the school and respond to them and any other school correspondence
- to provide full support for all decisions made by the Headteacher and the Governing Body with regard to the management of the school.
What the school expects of all students:
- to attend school regularly
- to attend school on time
- to remain in school, unless following the procedure to sign out
- to carry a lunch pass if it is agreed by parents that students may leave the premises at lunch-time
- to maintain good behaviour at all times and be respectful to staff
- to keep the Code of Conduct expected in school, responding to teacher instruction without question
- to complete a student planner on a daily basis, recording homework
- to complete homework and coursework as set, within the given deadline
- to accept responsibility to copy up all work missed as a result of absence
- to represent the school both in and outside school in the appropriate manner
- to maintain the correct school uniform throughout the course of the day
- to strive to make individuals targets set
- to take as full a part in the life of school as possible