Parent Handbook
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PARENT HANDBOOK 2017/2018 “ Students are well supported by staff whose “ expertise and dedication help to transform lives. SIAMS May 2016 Archway Learning Trust 1 FOREWORD CONTENTS Central to the success of any Academy is the three way partnership Home Academy Agreement 4 between students, the Academy and you the parents/carers. This Believe Statement 4 handbook is intended to help us to work together so that every student is able to maximise their opportunities. Our hope and Our Day 4 expectation is that our students leave Bluecoat Academy as well Uniform / PE kit 5-6 rounded, happy learners who are able to deal confidently with the challenges of the world around them. Behaviour 6-7 We believe that every student should have access to the best teaching Mobile Phone Policy 8 and learning. That teaching and learning should not just be about passing Attendance 8-10 examinations but should encompass a whole range of skills. These skills should equip them for the world of work in the 21st Century. We also Christian Distinctiveness 10 believe that each young person should develop a wider understanding of the world around them. They should receive clear guidance about the Curriculum 11 spiritual and moral values that flow from our foundation as a Church of Homework & Extended Learning 11 England Academy. Our mission as a Christian Academy is to help students to develop as a whole person, understanding the difference Supporting Students 12 between right and wrong and having respect for one another. Academically More Able 12 From the time your children are first born, you as parents are the main Pastoral Care 13 educators in your children’s lives. You are certainly the greatest influence on their development. Students spend a tiny fraction of their lives at the Lunchtime Arrangements 14 Academy. This means that genuine progress can only be made for every student if there is a real and meaningful partnership between ourselves. Food & Menu 15 Working together we can help your son/daughter to become the person Enrichment 16 they aspire to be. We want our students to be the best people they can be: to be ambitious, compassionate and fulfilled. As our ethos clearly Term Dates 17 states; believe in yourself, in others, in God. ParentPay System 18 This handbook is intended to be one way in which the partnership with Parent Mail System 19 you, the carers and parents, can be built. We hope you find it valuable and that you will help us to make the next one even better. Information Technology 19-20 Virtual Learning Environment 20 Your child’s progress 20 Internet Safety 20-21 Stay Safe 21 Medication 22 Sian Hampton, Executive Principal Travel Arrangements 22-23 Exams & Reports 24 Exams & Assessment Tests 25 Our Governors 25 Parent Council 25 Stuart Anderson, Principal at Wollaton Park Consent 26 Our Sixth Form 26-27 The Jargon Buster 28 Contact Us 29 Cath Rowell, Principal at Aspley Lane (Née McCarney) 3 2 3 discourages the bringing of expensive Calculators form an integral part of the The Academy Agreement Our Day Our Uniform mobile phones. Maths and Science courses and it is By accepting a place at Bluecoat Bluecoat Academy day explained: ACADEMY UNIFORM REGULATIONS Money and any other valuables - must be therefore essential that all students Academy you are agreeing to support 08:30 Registration These regulations have been designed to kept on the person at all times and not left purchase a scientific calculator. the Academy and its policies including ensure that students wearing the uniform in coat pockets, bags or lockers. the Home Academy Agreement. We 08:40 Act of Worship / Believe/Form Time shall continue to be dressed in a manner ALL items must be clearly marked If an article is lost or stolen, the class with the student’s name. want to work with parents and 09:00 Period 1 worthy of the traditions of the Academy. students to provide a high standard We pride ourselves on high standards and teacher must be informed immediately. 10:00 Period 2 All students are expected to carry a of education by offering a balanced curriculum, taught through ask for the co-operation of parents in Articles are more likely to be recovered suitable bag containing the above engaging lessons with achievement being monitored closely. We 11:00 Break ensuring we work together to maintain our quickly if they are clearly named. Any want to celebrate the success of your child and keep you regulations. equipment as well as their subject books articles found must be handed into the informed about your child’s progress and behaviour. We will 11:20 Period 3 and Student Planner to every lesson. Please note the following points: Academy office immediately. provide extra-curricular activities and work to build your child’s 12:20 Lunch and Enrichment Activities ACADEMY SHOP confidence and ability to form positive personal relationships. The Academy cannot accept liability THE ACADEMY UNIFORM Opportunities to purchase various items of 13:00 Period 4 for the loss or damage of property We will actively promote the importance of staying healthy and Skirts Academy uniform will be available at the 14:00 Period 5 Navy blue formal knee length skirt. No brought into the Academy by students. safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and Aspley Lane campus. The shop will be 15:00 Main Closure for KS3 & most of KS4 students fashion skirts allowed. Plain black/navy developing economic wellbeing. We will also ensure your child SUMMER UNIFORM open on Tuesdays (12-4pm) and blue tights. is given opportunities to develop spiritually. 15:00 Period 6 Students are allowed to wear short- Thursdays (2-6pm) during term time. sleeved regulation shirts, which button up 16:00 End of Academy day Trousers In addition and in order to facilitate the We expect all parents to work with us in achieving excellent to the neck. Also knee length navy blue / Girls: Navy blue, formal, (no skinny leg increased number of parents purchasing outcomes. You can show this by being actively involved in your white socks are permitted. At times of trousers). uniform, a shop will be open at the Aspley child’s education by attending parents’ evenings, checking the Thursday afternoon arrangements extreme heat the Principal will tell students Boys: Charcoal grey formal trousers. Lane Campus during the Summer planner, Go 4 Schools, attending review appointments and Year 7: Students will be taking part in a wide range of when ties and blazers may be taken off in (no skinny leg trousers). holidays, where all items of uniform may be ensuring that your child makes the most of every opportunity by enrichment activities and will be dismissed from the Academy at the Academy. purchased. attending the Academy every day. In partnership with us, you 3.00pm. Students may have the option to stay until 4.00pm if Shoes will support the Academy’s policies including the behaviour These must be black and formal. No NECESSARY EQUIPMENT their activity is led by an external provider. It is not compulsory NEARLY NEW UNIFORM policy. In order to support your son / daughter’s for students to stay until 4.00pm but it may be necessary given canvas, boots or sports shoes allowed. Each year the Academy holds a sale of learning please ensure that they are their chosen activity. This will change on a half termly basis. nearly new uniform items that are sold at a Hair equipped with the following items: Pens, The Academy Believe Statement reduced price. This event normally Year 8 & 9: Some students will be offered the chance to Hair should be of natural colour. Multiple pencils, eraser, ruler, pencil sharpener, happens during the last week of the Our belief is that every student is unique and valued by God and participate in enrichment activities should numbers allow. Those hair colours or non-natural colours are not compass, protractor, pocket dictionary Academy summer holidays. by Bluecoat. This is critical to the relationships and personal students wishing to remain in the Academy are able to use the allowed. Only navy blue or black (English or other language studied) and a approach to the curriculum that we take with every young study rooms available to complete work but are free to study accesssories are allowed. ( No bandanas, calculator. Please contact the Academy to find out person in our care. We develop confident students that have a independently away from the Academy should they choose to fashion acccessories, large ribbons or more details. good character. We encourage students to develop belief in do so and will be dismissed at 2.00pm to continue their work clips). themselves in order to be the best they can be. Our students and develop their self-study skills. are resilient, can work independently and have a good IDENTIFICATION OF UNIFORM All items of clothing, including PE kit, must understanding of where they have come from and who they are. Year 10 & 11: Students will be dismissed from the Academy at 2.00pm. Students will undertake a package of independent be clearly marked with the owner’s Our belief is that we should value and care for each other. This is careers training and selected groups of students will remain at surname, preferably by nametape. These reflected in the harmonious community that makes up Bluecoat. the Academy to participate in additional study support groups may be purchased through the Academy Students will feel part of a local, national and global community, which support achievement. These include coursework support shop during the summer. Items will be believing in others and working together towards a common and subject revision sessions.