Pupil Welcome Guide 2019-20

Contents

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Welcome to the GFM The GFM are delighted to welcome your child to Bay House School and Sixth Form

The Gosport and Fareham Multi‐Academy Trust (GFM) is a group of local schools (Bay House School and Sixth Form, Brune Park Community School, Gomer Junior School, Rowner Junior School and LWS Academy) that work together to champion the needs of Gosport and Fareham learners across all phases of education – Secondary, Primary and SEN. The GFM recognises the need to work in partnership with Hampshire County Council and all local schools to build better outcomes and opportunities for the young people of Gosport and Fareham. It is through our collective endeavour that we can make a difference, with Gosport and Fareham learners’ achievement being greater and aspiring them further. The local commitment to this initiative is overwhelming – schools and communities see this as an opportunity for a group of schools to become greater than the sum of their parts.

Dr N Matthias Associate Headteacher Bay House School and Sixth Form

TO BE GREATER AND TO ASPIRE FURTHER

Welcome message from Head of Year 7

Hello and welcome to Bay House School.

My name is Mrs Arnold and I will be the Head of Year during Year 7. My job is to oversee transition from primary school and monitor your academic progress and personal well‐being whilst you are in Year 7. I will work in the year office alongside the Deputy Head of Year and the Pastoral Support Officer for Year 7 and we are very much looking forward to meeting you. We have already started visiting junior schools and I am hearing lots of amazing things about you. We believe you are all are going to make an awesome year group.

When you arrive at Bay House in September, on your first day you will be allocated to a tutor group. Your tutor will be a very important person to you as they will see you every single day. If you have any concerns or problems, then you need to let them know straight away so we can work to resolve them. Do not worry if you are not in a tutor group with your friends, you will still see them and you will make lots of new friends.

You can come and see us in the year office whenever you need to, we are here to support you. We particularly like to hear your good news and achievements. Together with all the teachers and support staff of Bay House School, the Year Team will work hard to provide you with an exciting and enriching school experience where you are encouraged and motivated to achieve your very best. We promote kindness and respect for everybody and encourage you to get as actively involved in your school life as possible. There are lots of amazing opportunities available.

You will be a crucial member of the Year 7 team. Every single one of you has something valuable to contribute that will make us the incredible team we are going to become. We look forward to hearing your ideas about how to make the year group truly awesome. This is an amazing time for you, full of fresh starts and new opportunities. You can learn new skills, discover hidden talents and make friendships that could last a life time. 4

Tutors and the School day

What tutor group is my child in? The School Day All pupils will find out their tutor group 8.30 Move to Tutor on their first day in September 8.35‐8.55 Registration

What does a Tutor do? 8.55‐9.00 Move to Lesson

 Your child will spend 25 minutes 9.00‐10.00 Period 1 with their tutor at the start of each 10.00‐10.05 Move to Lesson school day 10.05‐11.05 Period 2  Together with their subject teachers, a tutor will monitor the 11.05‐11.20 Break progress of your child 11.20‐12.20 Period 3

12.20‐1.00 Lunch Break  The first point of contact is your child’s tutor. Where possible, your 1.00‐1.05 Move to Lesson son/daughter will remain with the 1.05‐2.05 Period 4 same tutor from Year 7 to Year 11 and they will get to know each other 2.05‐2.10 Move to Lesson very well. The tutor will help your child settle in and will help them 2.10‐3.10 Period 5* work to their full potential. 3.10 Dismissal

We operate a two‐week timetable so the lessons in Week 1 will not be the same as the lessons in Week 2.

In order not to get marked as ‘late’, pupils MUST be in their tutor base BEFORE the late bell which rings at 8.35am 5

The Virtual School

What is the Virtual School? To help us meet the needs of every learner at Bay House School, we have teams of colleagues within our ‘Virtual School’ who work together with pupils and with parents. If pupils require support they will be immersed in the ethos of inclusion and equality. The aim is to enable all pupils to access the curriculum. Support is available for literacy, numeracy, language as well as developing social and emotional skills and will vary according to individual pupil needs. Pupils may work individually or in a small group and for some lessons there may be additional adult support within the class.

Mrs Dale is the Virtual School Director of Operations and is normally the first point of contact for any concerns or enquires about the support for learning.

Mrs Smithbone is the SENCo for Bay House School

Useful website links: https://www.gov.uk/children‐with‐special‐educational‐needs https://www.hants.gov.uk/socialcareandhealth/childrenandfamilies/specialneeds/sen 6

Contacting the School

We believe the best way to support our pupils and achieve their best at school is through the partnership between school and home. There are times when you will need to get in touch with us at school ‐ this might be to talk through a subject worry, to talk about home learning, to share things that are happening at home, to flag a concern or simply to update your contact information. *Please note, if you would like to meet a member of staff in person, you must always arrange an appointment beforehand as we cannot always guarantee staff availability due to teaching commitments. Each pupil and Tutor group is attached to a Year Office, with a Head of Year and a Deputy Head of Year, and an extended team of colleagues who provide a wide range of pastoral expertise and experience.

You can contact your child’s year office and pastoral team by phone, email, via the MyEd app or by contacting the school reception who will ensure your message will be responded to as promptly as possible. It is our partnership with parents and carers that we actively encourage at all stages of a child’s time with us at Bay House. We know that it is this partnership that makes the most difference to a child be happy, well and successful. Please visit our website for further information on contacting the school

Main reception hours are 8.00pm – 4.00pm. If you are visiting the school for any reason, please ensure you report to Reception on arrival 7

Communication/MyEd

The My Ed app shows you up to date What information can I see on information about all aspects of your child’s MyEd? school life. All parents with parental responsibility are able to download the  Pupil Timetable MyEd app to view information about their  Attendance child.  Behaviour/Achievements  Progress Data  Homework Set (via ‘Show

my Homework tool) What is parental responsibility?  Key Dates and information Parental responsibility means the legal rights, Can the app be used for duties, powers, responsibilities and authority a anything else? parent has for a child and the child’s property.

A person who has Yes—the app includes a free parental responsibility for a child has the right messaging service that can be to make decisions about their care and used as a method of contact upbringing. between yourself and the Who automatically has parental school. The app will also notify responsibility? you of any communications that * All birth mothers have been sent via SMS, email or app messaging * Fathers married to the mother at the time the child was born * Fathers who are not married to the mother, but are registered on the child’s birth

certificate. The registration or re‐registration must have taken place on or after 1 December 2003

* Civil partners and partners of mothers registered as the child’s legal parent on the birth certificate.

Please visit our website for further information regarding MyEd. Alternatively, please email [email protected] with any questions

Attendance

For a child to reach their full educational achievement a high level of school attendance is essential.

At Bay House we want every child to have every opportunity to achieve to their full potential; we stress the importance of attendance and punctuality at all times, and have very high expectations for excellent attendance and punctuality.

Promoting Good Attendance

The foundation for good attendance is a strong partnership between the school, parents and the pupil. To support this focus we:

. Provide information about the importance of excellent attendance

. Report to you on how your child is performing in school and what their attendance and punctuality rate is.

. Celebrate good attendance and reward good or improving attendance

. Set attendance targets for year offices and tutor groups, and display them around school

. Set individual attendance targets for pupils to help them focus on improving their attendance.

The Pastoral Hub team work alongside Tutors and the Year Offices to support pupils achieve excellent attendance, and consistently monitor pupils’ attendance and punctuality. If attendance falls below the expected levels, colleagues with an expertise in ‘attendance support’ work with the young person and their family.

A range of strategies are deployed to support improvements in attendance and include: . In school support . Home visits . In school attendance panel . Legal interventions (as outlined in Hampshire County Council’s code of conduct.)

If you need support or advice with attendance, please contact your child’s Tutor or The Pastoral Hub.

Please visit our website for further information and guidance on Attendance.

School Uniform

Acceptable Uniform Unacceptable Uniform

Polo Shirt – short sleeved, dark blue with Any items visible above the button school logo opening on the collar or below the sleeve edge V‐Neck Jumpers or sweatshirts – dark blue Non‐school items, hoodies with or without with School logo. Prefects are presented a zip, cardigans, track suit tops or other with a grey V‐Neck branded items Trousers – plain black or dark grey, ankle Brushed denim, cord, canvas, jeans, length work style. Skoolkit girls Products leggings, fashion zips or other extremes of 3831 “Westbury” or “GPR” or identical. fashion Boys products ST1 “Senior” or identical Skirts – plain black or dark grey, knee Extremes of fashion in terms of length and length work style. Skoolkit products style SSK242 “Senior” or SK303 “Charleston” or identical Outdoor Coat – plain, dark single colour Denim, camouflage, leather, knitwear, cardigans, bright colours, hoodies or anything with obvious markings or logos Shoes – plain black work style shoes ‐ Trainers, plimsolls, leisure wear, canvas, leather or faux leather non‐leather style, brand named footwear, any combination of black with other colours, sequins or decorations, thick platforms, heels higher than 6cm or any other extremes of fashion Socks – black, grey, white or dark blue Coloured, frilled or patterned socks Tights – plain black Grey coloured or patterned tights

School Uniform ‐ PE Kit

All pupils must have the following items for their PE Lessons:

 A Red School Rugby top  Black Shorts

 Red Socks  Sports Trainers

The following items are optional and although not compulsory, please note they do not replace the items listed above;  A Red School Polo Top

 Black Under Armour*  Black Sports Leggings (girls only) *

 White Sport Socks * These items are supplied by Skoolkit and they are the approved items

Our school uniform and PE kit items can be purchased from Skoolkit, 149 West Street, Fareham, PO16 0YA. Phone: 01329 822509. You can also

order online at www.skoolkit.co.uk/skoolkit_fareham

Please visit our website for further information and guidance on School Uniform

Show My Homework

Homework at Bay House

All homework set at Bay House is listed on Show My Homework. Parents and students can both login and see the homework which is accessible on https://www.showmyhomework.co.uk and also through Android and iOS Apps.

The logon details will be issued once your child starts with us.

Cashless Catering

In order to make life easier for you and your child, we do not accept cash for food and drinks within the school.

Instead, you are able to upload money onto your child’s account using a credit or debit card through Tucasi ‐ our online payment facility. This can also be used to pay for music tuition and school trips. The system also means that you can monitor how much your child is spending and what they are purchasing. On your request, we can also set limits on how much a child can spend from their account.

Alternatively, money can be loaded onto a pupil account by using the cash loaders within the school.

Pupils use their fingerprint to purchase items or load money onto their account. However, a parent or carer must sign the permission form before we can take a child’s fingerprint. This will be sent with the admission forms

If your child is eligible for free school meals, money will be loaded into their account. If you wish to apply for free school meals, please complete a form.

Aramark is committed to ensuring the pupils at Bay House School have an exciting, nutritious and constantly evolving food offer available to support their day to day learning.

Our offer includes wide variety of freshly prepared sandwiches, hot & cold snacks, salads, breakfasts, nutritious freshly made meals, concepts, freshly made cakes and refreshments from three outlets. This ensures that whilst the pupils are either starting the day or out of lesson there will always be a wide offer available to them. Our menus are constantly reviewed using local and national feedback. This ensures we always have new and exciting offers available such as ‘Mexico’ our fresh Chicken Mexican wrap concept, ‘Home style’ traditional favourites, ‘Fresh Pizza’ or ‘East’ including authentic tastes from around the world.

Service points include;

The Kiosk open for breakfast, mid‐morning break and lunch serving hot and cold snacks, drinks, pastries and cakes Bay House Cafe open for mid‐morning break and lunch offering a complete service of drinks meals, snacks sandwiches and cakes The Pod open for mid‐morning break and lunch serving hot and cold snacks, freshly made sandwiches drinks, pastries and cakes

A cashless facility is available to all pupils to pay for their meals with the ability for parents to top up online and have vouchers added. Different year groups have priority queuing on different days of the week to ensure a smooth and quick service for all.

Tucasi SCOpay is very quick to set up, easy to use and we strongly recommend it to parents/carers.

Learning Resource Centre

. All resources (except DVD’s) can be borrowed on a two‐week loan period . Fiction books are arranged according to their genre and then alphabetically by author surname. . Non‐fiction (or information) books are arranged in numerical order according to their subject. . Resources can be searched for by using the LRC system Eclipse.net. . eBooks and audio books can be borrowed free of charge via https://gfm.wheelers.co/ . eResources to help with research can be found on Bay House Learning. . DVDs can be borrowed on an overnight loan (Monday‐Thursday) and over the weekend on a Friday. . A CD music centre is available. . Computers can be used for home learning and there is a black and white printer available to print work. . All resources borrowed from the LRC must be issued by a member of staff. . There is a security barrier and CCTV in operation. . Pupils are asked to respect the resources and to ensure anything borrowed is returned on time. . Parents/Carers may be asked to replace lost or damaged books. . The LRC run a ‘Manga Club’ every Thursday after school [3.10‐4.10]

LRC Opening Hours: 8.15am ‐ 4.00pm – Monday & Friday 8.15am ‐ 4.15pm – Tuesday ‐ Thursday

Follow the LRC on twitter @BayHouseLRC to keep up‐to‐ date with recommendations, events and general information.

Top tips to supporting reading at home

Taking a small amount of time each day to read suitably challenging books makes a real difference to academic progress. At secondary school we aim to support pupils to become independent readers. Here’s how you can help:

Set aside a designated family reading time – at least 15‐30 minutes each day

Support your child with reading material – loan books from the library, buy books as gifts, source books from charity shops/car boot sales

Encourage your child to swap books with friends

Be a reading role model – share what you are reading and show an interest in what your child is reading. Instigate book discussions.

Look out for reading difficulties – if you spot your child having any difficulties with reading, please contact the school so support can be given

Foundations of Learning

The Foundations of Learning is a framework to enable us to help pupils reflect on their strengths and areas for development in four key areas:

Self‐Awareness is about helping our learners understand what motivates them, their strengths and weaknesses and the positive impact they can have on the world around them.

Independence & Resilience is about enabling learners to become confident and skilful enough to take control of their own learning, building on mistakes and persevering to achieve long‐term goals.

Thinking Skills is about exploring the way we process information, from the understanding of a new concept, to making links between new and existing knowledge and ultimately to 'creating' new knowledge and layers of understanding.

Collaboration & Relationships is about developing an understanding of others and how to shape our words and actions to build strong relationships and achieve successful outcomes when working with others.

Please visit our website for further information on Foundations of Learning

Frequently Asked Questions

 My child is unwell ‐ who should I notify?

Please contact the Year Office by 8.00am to notify of any absence. This can be done via phone, email or the MyEd app. Alternatively, please contact the School reception who will ensure the message is passed on. If your child is unwell whilst at School, they will be asked to report to our Pastoral HUB and will then be assessed by one of our trained First Aiders to decide whether they need to go home. If your child has a specific medical need, please ensure all details are clearly recorded on your child’s registration forms and a member of our First Aid team will contact you on a separate basis to discuss medical plans if required.

 My child has a medical appointment ‐ who should I notify? Where possible, please try to make appointments out of school hours. If this is not possible, please notify the Year Office by phone, email or via MyEd who will then ensure the appropriate member of staff is notified (dependant on the time of day).

 Can my child bring their mobile phone to school? Mobile phones and other mobile technology may only be used in lesson time with the teacher’s permission. All devices and headphones should be turned off and put away before entering the school site. Mobile devices and headphones are likely to be confiscated if seen by a member of staff.  Can my child cycle to School? Yes, but all cyclists must dismount and push their bike on to the site. We have a number of cycle compounds available and we strongly advise that pupils bring a suitable lock. We also strongly encourage the use of cycle helmets for ALL pupils who wish to ride to school.

 My contact details have changed ‐ who should I notify? Please notify the Year Office who will forward the changes on to our data team. It is very important that you notify us of any change to personal details we hold for you in order for you to be able to access information regarding your child.  What happens if my child loses something? We strongly advise that all of your child’s property is clearly labelled with their name and tutor group. All lost items will be stored in our Pastoral HUB until claimed.  How can I check what Homework my child has been set? All homework set is uploaded to our online tool ‘Show my Homework’. Once your child has started with us, pupil and parent login codes will be issued so that you can both see what homework has been set and when it is due. All pupils are also issued with a study planner which can also be used to record Homework as well as other important information. Parents/Carers are advised to check planners on a regular basis.  How are we kept informed of important information?

Each year group issue regular newsletters to communicate important information and key dates. You will also receive communication via email or text and we also encourage parents/carers to check our website on a regular basis for important school news.

 Does Bay House offer any school clubs or extra‐curricular activities? Yes ‐ You will be provided with a full list of school clubs available once your child starts with us  Will my child attend any school trips?

There are a number of school trips available each year although places are often limited. We will keep you informed of any school trips throughout the year.

Useful Information

Essential School Equipment

 a school bag large enough to contain Stationery is available to normal sized text books and an A4 ring‐ purchase from the Finance binder; office for the following prices:  two pens, a pencil, rubber and ruler; Calculator £5.50 Revision Cards £1.14  a private reading book; Small Eraser £0.03p  a transparent water bottle (water only); Highlighter Pens £0.13p Biro Black/Green £0.13p  a scientific calculator; Art Pencils Pk (6) £0.38p Fineline Pen £0.39p  coloured pencils: Pencil £0.07p  a pair of compasses; Coloured Pencils £0.43p Sharpener £0.10p  a protractor Pencil Case £1.00 Protractor £0.05p  A set square Set Square £0.08p Compass £0.21p 15cm Ruler £0.06p 30cm Ruler £0.10p

Pencil case pack (pen, pencil, rubber, 30 CM ruler, protractor, set square, sharpener, highlighter and compass) £1.90

Contact information

Query Department Telephone Email Number

Tucasi/Payments Finance 02392 [email protected] 587931 [email protected] Alternatively, please contact via MyEd MyEd Data 02392 [email protected] or visit Services 587931 our website https://www.bayhouse.hants.sch.uk/parent s‐and‐carers/myed‐app

Show my IT 02392 [email protected] Homework 587931

Bay House Admissions 02392 [email protected] Admissions Officer 587931

SEN/Learning The Virtual 02392 [email protected] support School 587931 [email protected]

Issues in Head of 02392 Please visit our website via the following individual subject Department 587931 link for a list of HOD’s: lessons/questions (HOD) regarding https://www.bayhouse.hants.sch.uk/parent individual s‐and‐carers/who‐contact subjects

All other issues Year Office 02392 Please visit our website via the following 587931 link for a list of Year Office email addresses: https://www.bayhouse.hants.sch.uk/parent s‐and‐carers/who‐contact

Useful website links: https://www.myedschoolapp.com/ https://www.showmyhomework.co.uk/login and https://help.showmyhomework.co.uk/ https://www.scopay.com/login.html https://www.skoolkit.co.uk/

Contact details:

Bay House School and Sixth Form Gomer Lane Alverstoke Gosport PO12 2QP Website: www.bayhouse.hants.sch.uk Email: [email protected] Telephone: 02392 587931

The information contained in this publication is correct at the time of printing (February 2019) but is subject to change.