Information Handbook FOR PARENTS 2020 - 2021 Contents Page Welcome from the Principal _________________________________________________________ 5 Background Information _________________________________________________________ 6 The Council of Trustees and The Board of Governors _____________________________________ 7 Mission Statement _______________________________________________________________ 8 Curriculum Policy _______________________________________________________________ 9 Whole School Structure __________________________________________________ 10 Operational Hours __________________________________________________ 11 Contact Details and Email Addresses __________________________________________________ 12 Staff Email Addresses _____________________________________________________________ 13–16 Communication between Home and School __________________________________________17–18 • Meetings • School Reports • Communication with Home • Publications • Methods of Communication • Notice Boards Admission and Withdrawal Procedures _______________________________________ 19–20 • Passports and Visas • Change of Address and Contact Details • Email Address • Temporary Guardianship • Withdrawal Notice • Provisional Withdrawal Notice • Refund Policy • Capital Levy Contribution (CLC) • Contact Person Emergency and Security Procedures _______________________________________________ 21–22 • Security • Parking and Collecting Students by Private Car • Visitors • Visits from former students to the School • Intruder/Lockdown Procedure • Fire Drill Procedure • Earthquake Procedure BSJ Information Handbook for Parents 2020 - 2021 I Page Page Parent Involvement in the School _______________________________________________ 23 • Primary Parent Liaison • Secondary Parent Liaison • Parent Workshops • Parent Help in School Activities _____________________________________________________________________ 24 Parent - Teacher Association ________________________________________________________ 24 Homework Learning Policy ____________________________________________________ 25–31 • Definition • Purpose • Rationale • Expectations • The Importance of Discussion • Optional Home Learning Activities • Home Learning Journal • Recommendations/Guidance • Online Resources • Core Apps/Websites • Crucial Role of Parents • Homework in the Secondary School • The Purpose of Homework • Homework Loadings • Homework Timetable and Deadlines • The Role of Parents and Carers Student Wellbeing __________________________________________________________ 32–33 • Aim • Student Wellbeing in the Primary School • Student Wellbeing in the Secondary School • The Role of the Tutor • Counselling Support for Students • Buddies in Secondary • Workshop for Parents • Home School Agreement II | BSJ Information Handbook for Parents 2020 - 2021 Page Page Library and Information Services _____________________________________________ 34–35 • Resources in the Library • How the Library Operates IT Services _________________________________________________________________ 36–37 Arts and Theatre Events ____________________________________________________ 38–39 • Instrumental Music Lesson at BSJ • Hiring of Orchestral Instruments • Endangered Instrument Programme • Elite Music Programme • Application for Tuition • Contact Person • Performance Clothing • Ticket Reservations for Concerts and Perfomances Physical Education and Sport ___________________________________________________ 40–41 • Curriculum–Physical Education • Extra–Curricular Sporting Activities • Extra–Curricular Competitive Programme • PE Uniform • Watches, Earrings, Mobile Phones, Laptops, Tablets and Other Valuables • Participation Extra-Curricular Activities ________________________________________________________ 42 • Choosing your Activity • Cancellation • Community Events • Charity Work at BSJ BSJ Information Handbook for Parents 2020 - 2021 III Page Bus Service _________________________________________________________________ 43–45 • Pick Up and Drop Off • Chaperones • Discipline on the Bus • Communications with the Bus Office • Change of Address • Bus Routes • Activities Bus • School Departure Times • Responsibilty • Fees • The Fleet • Bus Users • How to Apply • Bus Office Medical Service __________________________________________________________ 46–50 • Keeping Children at Home • Prescription Medication Administration • Allergies • Contact School Uniform _____________________________________________________________ 52–53 • Compliance • Clothing Labels • School Shop Food Service ________________________________________________________________ 54–55 • Kindergarten and Key Stage One • Key Stage Two and Up • Daily Lunch Choices • Food Allergies and Dietary Requirements • Cashless Payment System • Contact IV | BSJ Information Handbook for Parents 2020 - 2021 Page General Information __________________________________________________________ 56–57 • Birthday Celebrations • Care of Personal Items and School Lockers • CCTV • Designated Toilets • Lost Property • Photographs of Students • Pets in School and on the Premises • Safeguarding and Child Protection • Students Leaving the Campus during School Hours • Smoking Age / Year Group Placement for Academic Year 2019–2020 _________________________ 58–59 School Site Map ________________________________________________________________ 60 Notes ________________________________________________________________________ 61–62 BSJ Information Handbook for Parents 2020 - 2021 V VI | BSJ Information Handbook for Parents 2020 - 2021 Welcome from the Principal Dear Parents It is my privilege, as Principal, to extend to you all a warm welcome at the start of this new academic year to The British School Jakarta. In particular, I offer a special welcome to all new families joining the community of the school for the first time. BSJ not only has a reputation for high academic standards, but it is also well known for being a very caring community. I am certain that you will quickly experience the warm and caring ethos nurtured by the school over many years. It will not take you long to realise that there is something rather special about BSJ. Everyone here is important and valued no matter what role they play. In particular, we aim to have a strong relationship between school and the home. Education does not begin and end at school. I consider the role of parents alongside the school and the students to be vital for effective education and BSJ promotes this concept as a crucial ingredient of the ‘learning community’. At BSJ, your children will be encouraged to take some responsibility for their learning, be independent and support others in their efforts. Together, as a learning community, we will continue to set and achieve the high standards for which BSJ is famous, whilst producing well balanced, successful and happy citizens of tomorrow. We have a large number of activities planned for the year to supplement our formal curriculum. These include many clubs and events in school, outdoor learning visits in Indonesia and abroad and activities which include parents and the PTA. I do hope you feel able to take full advantage of all that is on offer and help us to enrich the education and experiences of our community. I am as excited as you must be by the prospect of the challenges and joys of a new year and I look forward very much to meeting you and wish everyone at BSJ a very successful and happy year. David Butcher Principal August 2020 BSJ Information Handbook for Parents 2020 - 2021 5 Background Information The British School was first established in Jakarta in 1973 under the auspices of The British Embassy. In 1975 the committee of parents responsible for the School approached a group of British businessmen for the purpose of setting up an enlarged facility in specially-built premises in Permata Hijau. In 1976, The British International School was established as a Yayasan or Foundation, in keeping with the laws of Indonesia. The Foundation is led and legally represented by the Council of Trustees. The objects and purposes of the Foundation include the provision of education according to the British curriculum for the children of British nationals and other nationalities committed to the same system. The Council delegates certain executive responsibility for the administration of the School to the Board of Governors. The Board is made up of members appointed by the Council and two members elected directly by the parent body. In 1990, when there was much pressure for spaces in the school, market research surveys and feasibility studies led to the decision to find a new site on which to build a new school for an enlarged intake and an extended age range - what became known as the Relocation Project. That Project reached its climax in the school year 1993-94 when the Permata Hijau site was closed and the School took over its new facilities on a 13 hectare site in Bintaro, southwest of Jakarta.The new BIS was officially opened by HRH, Prince Edward in March 1994, and the first full stage of the project completed in the summer of 1994. Campus Phase Two, which started in 1997, included the addition of the Cafeteria, the Art and Technology Block in the Secondary School and several smaller projects to improve and develop the campus. In 1999 the school opened a new Early Years Education Centre in Pondok Indah in response to growing demand for places in Pre-School and Reception classes. However, in 2008 it was decided to relocate to Bintaro in order to complete the ‘Whole-School’ campus. In February