WRIGHT ROBINSON COLLEGE

YEAR 7 PARENT AND CARER HANDBOOK

Wright Robinson College Off Falmer Close, Lane M18 8RL www.wrightrobinson.co.uk5 Headteacher’s Welcome. ……………………… 2

The College Day ……………………………….. 3 Graduation Day ……………………………….. 4 Working Together ……………………………… 5 Keeping In Touch ………………………………. 6 Attendance Matters…………………………….. 7 The Curriculum ………………………………… 8,9 &10 Homework Policy ………………………………. 11 College Clubs ………………………………….. 12 Uniform …………………………………………. 13 College Lunches ………………………………. 14 College Bus Service …………………………… 15 - 19

KEY DATES Graduation Day Your child will be invited to an induction day on Wednesday 2nd or Thursday 3rd September 2020. Further information will be sent nearer the time.

KEY CONTACT INFORMATION Transition Co-ordinator 0161 370 5121 Student Services (To report absences) 0161 826 1032 Head of Year 0161 370 5121 CONTENTS CONTENTS 1 Dear Parents and Carers,

May I extend a very warm welcome to you and your child on behalf of the staff, students and governors at Wright Robinson College. I am delighted that you have chosen to send your child to Wright Robinson College and I am sure you will find that the education we have to offer is truly outstanding. We are a college that demands and achieves the highest standards in all areas leading to a disciplined, safe, caring and inspiring environment. There will be many new and exciting challenges in the years ahead and I sincerely hope that your child takes full advantage of all that the college has to offer. We boast some of the best facilities in the country and the programmes that we have to offer including the many and varied extra- curricular activities ensure that our students enjoy a rich and varied diet in the most productive of settings.

It is extremely important that over the next five years we work closely together to ensure that your child achieves or exceeds their full potential. Your contribution to this partnership is vital and we encourage you to be involved in every aspect of your child’s education at Wright Robinson College. The Transition Team will facilitate the smooth transfer of your son/daughter to Wright Robinson College. The Transition Co-ordinator at Wright Robinson is Ms Khan. Indeed, your child may have already met her at our Open Evening or during primary school visits. You are welcome to ring her with any queries or concerns that you may have on 0161 370 5121.

Your child will be invited to an induction day on Wednesday 2nd or Thursday 3rd September 2020. Further information will be sent nearer the time. On this day, our new year 7 students will be the only year group in attendance. This will enable them to get to know the layout of the building, meet their form tutor and class teachers, in addition to taking part in lessons. It will in some part I hope compensate for us having had to cancel Graduation Day in July due to the challenges we faced with the outbreak of Coronavirus. I look forward to seeing everyone in September. Mr M Haworth

2 TIME ACTIVITY

Library and Learning Resource Centre 7.45 AM (LRC) open to students

College opens for Breakfast Clubs 8.00 - 8.25 AM and Refectory

8.25 AM Students must be on site

8.30 - 8.55 AM Assembly/ Form Time

8.55 - 9.55 AM Period 1

9.55 - 10.55 AM Period 2

Break (20 min) 10.55 - 11.15 AM

Period 3 11.15 - 12.15 PM

Period 4 12.15 - 1.15 PM

1.15 - 2.15 PM Lunch (60 min)

2.15 - 3.15 PM Period 5

College day ends 3.15 PM

Independent learning opportunities in After College LRC and extra-curricular activities THE COLLEGE DAY DAY THE COLLEGE 3 We will hold a graduation day in September for all Year 7 children who will be starting at Wright Robinson College.

The Year 7 children really enjoy graduation day as they get to know the college, their form tutor, their class teachers, make new friends and take part in lessons.

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We operate a key pad system. Your child will be allocated a pin on graduation day. On the graduation day your child may bring a packed lunch or may purchase a school meal. Currently the cost of a school meal is £2.45 per day. This includes a main meal, a dessert and a drink. There are no vending machines and there will be an opportunity to purchase snacks at break time. NB: If your child is entitled to a free school meal, it will be provided. CATERING

During graduation day students are to wear their Wright Robinson uniform.

A full uniform list, to be worn in September can be found on page 13.

MCS Stores - Fog Lane, Didsbury M20 6EL Tel: 0161 445 7740

Panache - 90 Market Street, Droylsden M43 6DE Tel: 0161 301 5570 UNIFORM

Please inform the Student Services Office of any absence during the Graduation Day by phoning the college on

0161 826 1032 (answerphone) ATTENDANCE

College starts at 8.25am and finishes at 3.15pm GRADUATION DAY DAY GRADUATION 4 We aim to work in partnership with our parents/carers. There may be times when you wish to speak to a member of staff directly. Wright Robinson is a large college and therefore we ask you to consider which person is best placed to deal with an issue. To help you decide, a summary of the main responsibilities of various staff is set out below. Please note emails must not be used to raise concerns about your child.

FORM TUTOR On arrival at graduation day, your child will be placed into their form group and will have the opportunity to meet with their form tutor each day. Form tutors spend 25 minutes every day with their form during registration. The form tutor should be your first point of contact with the school. You can write to them through your child’s planner or ring and leave a message and they will get back to you.

YEAR 7 PASTORAL TEAM The Year 7 Team consists of a Director of Pastoral and Academic Progress who is the Head of Year, an Assistant Head of Year and a Behaviour Mentor. You can contact them if you have any concerns about your child. The Year 7 office can be contacted via the main college reception. 0161 370 5121

SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS & DISABILITIES COORDINATOR The role of the SENDCO is to ensure that all students with additional needs have these needs met. You can contact Mrs Cooper if you have any concerns based on your child’s additional needs.

LOST PROPERTY We ask that all students’ belongings have their name clearly labelled on them. In the event of any items being found they will be taken to lost property, but will not be kept indefinitely. Students are reminded during assemblies about the need to collect lost property.. WORKING TOGETHER TOGETHER WORKING 5 STUDENT SUPPORT OFFICERS The role of our Student Support Officers is to liaise between you, your child and our Pastoral and Curriculum Teams to ensure your child achieves consistently high levels of attendance. We strive for 100% attendance from all of our students. FORM

Students are placed into a form based on numerous factors. We will always attempt to ensure that each student is placed with at least one other person from their primary school. If your child is the only student coming from a particular primary school, we will try to place them in a form with other students who are in the same situation.

PLANNERS

Student planners are supplied to all students at the start of Year 7 free of charge. Planners are used for the following purposes: • To enable students to plan and manage their day and work. • For students to record their homework. • To provide a medium of communication between parents/ carers and teachers. Form tutors sign the planners weekly and we ask you to do the same. Planners also contain useful information such as tips on how to complete homework, term dates and other procedures. Students who lose their planners are expected to purchase a new one for £3.50.

LOCKERS

Students will be allocated a personal locker when they arrive in September and rent their locker for 5 years at a cost of £3.50. If they lose their key they must pay for a replacement key at a cost of £3.50. KEEPING IN TOUCH TOUCH KEEPING IN 6 MEDICAL & DENTAL ABSENCE

Parent / carers will be asked to provide supporting medical evidence for their child’s absence if their attendance falls below 95%. Medical appointments should be taken outside of college hours where possible. If a medical appointment is taken during term time, students are expected to attend before and/or after the appointment. A medical card will be required to authorise the absence. Parent/carers are expected to contact college to advise of all medical appointments.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE HOLIDAYS

Leave of absence during term time is ‘not a right’. At Wright Robinson College we do not grant leave of absence during term time unless there are extenuating circumstances, that are agreed prior to the leave being taken. ‘Leave of Absence Application Forms’ can be collected from the college’s Student Services Office. This should be completed at least 4 weeks in advance of the absence, otherwise the absence will automatically be recorded as unauthorised.

ILLNESS

This is a sensitive area. However, the college does have a right to challenge parents as to whether their child is genuinely ill. It is the college which authorises absence for illness not the parent or carer. A parent whose child is genuinely ill should not be concerned as their child will have taken medical advice and this medical advice can be presented to the college.

LEGAL ACTION

If your child is feeling ‘under the weather’ but not sick enough to attend the doctor they should be encouraged to come to college. Medical evidence will be required for all absences where three days or more of college is missed or where attendance is below 95%. ATTENDANCE MATTERS MATTERS ATTENDANCE 7 Comments from the Ofsted report… Ofsted grading “Progress is OUTSTANDING tremendous” “Teaching and learning is exceptional” The Ofsted report can be downloaded from the Department for Education website https:// “Students are proud of reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/105564 their college and or the Wright Robinson website display impeccable www.wrightrobinson.co.uk conduct”

“Team Wright Robinson permeates through the college. It is an oasis of GCSE REULTS 2019 calm and learning for the students.”

SCHOOL “Relationships between staff and students are

ABOVE LOCAL AUTHORITY & exceptional” PROGRESS 8 0.24 NATIONAL AVERAGE “Leadership at every

ABOVE LOCAL AUTHORITY level is OUTSTANDING” ATTAINMENT 8 44.7 AVERAGE

PERCENTAGE OF PUPIL ACHIEVEING 41% ABOVE LOCAL AVERAGE 5+ IN ENGLISH AND MATHS EBACC ACHIEVING 4+ 33% ABOVE LOCAL AUTHORITY & NATIONAL AVERAGE EBACC 5+ 18%

ENTERING ABOVE LOCAL AUTHORITY & 53% EBACC NATIONAL AVERAGE THE CURRICULUM THE CURRICULUM 8 The full range of core and foundation subjects are taught at key stage 3. Students study English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, Religious Studies, Citizenship, Modern Foreign Languages, ICT, PE, Art, Design and Technology, Drama and Music. On entry in September students will be placed into teaching sets depending on ability. These sets will be determined by their key stage 2 SATS results in English and mathematics. However every half term your child’s progress will be monitored and if they are not in the correct set you will be contacted if they are being moved to a class that better meets their needs.

BEHAVIOUR We believe in creating a safe and purposeful working environment where all students can succeed. We have a very

CATERIN successful Behaviour for Learning Policy which all staff follow ensuring consistency across the college for all children.

HOMEWORK The purpose of homework:

‣ To encourage students to develop the skills needed for independent learning. ‣ To consolidate, reinforce and extend the skills, knowledge and understanding developed in class. ‣ To enable students to develop essential time management and organisational skills.

Wright Robinson College recognises that homework is crucial and directly linked to the academic development of students. As a result we have a homework policy that is followed from Year 7 to Year 11. This system is outlined on page 11. CURRICULUM KS3 CURRICULUM 9 WHAT HAPPENS IF MY CHILD DOES NOT HAND IN OR FULLY COMPLETE THEIR HOMEWORK BY THE SET DEADLINE?

A H1 (missing or incomplete homework code) is entered and recorded on our system. At this point a new deadline will be issued.

Homework is still not handed in or completed another H1 code is entered.

5 H1 codes from any subject - Lunchtime homework detention is issued. Letter is is sent home.

Failure to attend a lunchtime homework detention or return to complete all missing homeworks - H3 - 1 hour after school detention is issued. HOMEWORK POLICY POLICY HOMEWORK 10 At Wright Robinson college we provide lots of

opportunities for your child to take part in new and exciting experiences. Many clubs take place before, during and after college.

Students are encouraged to take part in as many different clubs as possible to help widen their interests and make new friends.

EXAMPLES OF COLLEGE CLUBS YOUR CHILD MAY JOIN:

‣ Science ‣ Arts & Craft ‣ STEM ‣ Athletics ‣ Fitness ‣ Chess ‣ Breakfast ‣ Rugby ‣ IT ‣ Spanish ‣ Handball ‣ Cricket ‣ Basketball ‣ Table Tennis ‣ Weight Lifting ‣ Swimming ‣ Book ‣ Badminton ‣ Rounders ‣ Film ‣ Dance ‣ Homework ‣ Drama ‣ Yoga ‣ Vocal Group ‣ Football ‣ Trampolining ‣ Dance

Please encourage your child to join a club and try something new.

The Learning Resource Centre and library is a place where students can complete homework and individual research. It is open at the following times:

‣7.45 am to 8.25 am ‣Lunchtime ‣After school until 4.15 pm

Educational visits are a wide part of the curriculum at the college, these include visits to Manchester Airport, theatres, museums and the local community.

CLUBS AND TRIPS AND CLUBS 11 12 Below is the price list of what the college offers. (v) Vegetarian (h) Halal All items are subject to availability

All main meals are from £1.60

Snack items from 99p

Sandwiches from £1.20

Drinks from 45p to 75p

Fruit selection from 45p

Cakes and biscuits from 55p

Free school meal is £2.45

2 course meal includes main meal, dessert and drink £2.45

View the website for the latest menu www.wrightrobinson.co.uk

COLLEGE LUNCH COLLEGE 13 Students can pay a fare to the Changes to school day driver (see below) for each journey only services from September 2019 or, for better value, purchase a TfGM weekly pass for £7.40. Service 702 will be ‣ Single Ticket (without igo) – replaced by service £1.80 Y23 which will be igo Single Ticket – £1.40 operated via Belle Vue ‣ and start from igo Return Ticket – £2.40 ‣ Levenshulme. All students aged 11-16 must have an ‘igo Pass’ which costs £10 to prove they are entitled to a concessionary (reduced) fare on all Service 703 will be school services. If students do not have an IGO pass, they will have amended to start from to pay a higher fare. Click the igo pass button below for more Monsall and run via Beswick before the information. existing route. The following local bus services run close by… ‣ Stagecoach service 7 – Stockport, Portwood, Reddish, , Service 704 will be Fairfield, Droylsden, Ashton Moss, Ashton amended to start from Additionally, specific school day only services also serve the Harpurhey and run via Moston Vale before the school as follows: existing route. Only one ‣ Stagecoach service 703 – Monsall, Miles Platting, Ancoats, bus will now operate on Beswick, Clayton, Openshaw this service due to low ‣ Stagecoach service 704 – Harpurhey, Moston Vale, Newton usage. Heath, Clayton, Droylsden Service 706 will be ‣ Stagecoach service 705 – Denton, Dane Bank, Reddish, Belle amended to run Vue, Gorton afternoon only, ‣ Stagecoach service 172/706 – Levenshulme, Ryder Brow, students travelling in Gorton (*Fares on this route are set by the operator and not as the morning can use opposite) service 172. ‣ Stagecoach service 768 – Littlemoss, Droylsden

System One Passes System One passes allow use on the school bus services as well as all other bus services within for the duration of the ticket. Tickets may be used after school and at weekends where applicable and offer better value than purchasing additional tickets at the weekend. An IGO card is required. 1 Day Any Bus Junior – £2.90 – available from the driver 7 Day Any Bus Junior – £9.50 – available from the driver 28 Day Any Bus Junior – £34.00 – must be purchased at TfGM Travelshops or Pay Point locations.

Yellow School Bus: Service Y23 – Levenshulme, Longsight, Ardwick BUS SERVICE (Only students with a valid Yellow School pass and a valid IGO 14 pass can travel on this service). 15 16

17 18 FORM CATERIN

Wright Robinson College Off Falmer Close, Abbey Hey Lane M18 8RL

Tel: 0161 370 5121 Web: https://wrightrobinson.co.uk Social: https://twitter.com/WrightRobinson19