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The Hathershaw College recognises that the successful development of its students depends on effective partnerships. Our College will provide a caring, positive, safe and stimulating environment in which students can learn and which promotes the spiritual, moral, social and cultural wellbeing of them.

As a College we will:

• Recognise and respond to your child’s individual needs
• Provide a safe, well‐ordered and inspiring environment for learning
• Offer all students a broad and balanced curriculum
• Provide high quality teaching, expecting your child to work to the best of their ability at all times
• Ensure work is marked with targets for improvement
• Set regular homework
• Keep you informed of your child’s progress, attendance and punctuality
• Listen to and respond quickly to any concerns raised by you or your child
• Offer a range of extra‐curricular activities

As a Parent/Carer I will:

• Make sure my child attends in correct uniform, arrives on time and is properly equipped for lessons
• Encourage my child to work hard and support them in completing homework
• Attend parents’ evenings and any meetings about my child’s progress
• Support the College’s policies
• Inform the College if I do not agree to my child’s photograph or video footage being used
• Encourage my child to participate in the extra‐curricular opportunities offered
• Not take my child out of College to go on holiday during term time

As a student I will:

• Follow the Hathershaw way by:
• Speaking respectfully …
• Behaving respectfully …
• Respecting the school environment …
• Having respect for your own learning …

The Hathershaw Way

 Speak Respectfully

Speak respectfully by...

• Speaking politely to others
• Thinking before you speak
• Keeping quiet if you have nothing pleasant to say
• Keeping 'street language' out of the College

 Behave Respectfully

Behave respectfully by...

• Doing as you are asked by staff, without argument
• Listening carefully and following instructions
• Wearing your uniform properly and with pride
• Walking calmly around the building and keeping to the left on corridors
• Treating others as you would like to be treated
• Never using social media in a way that could create problems in the College
• Never bullying any other student

 Respect the School Environment

Respect the school environment by...

• Putting rubbish in bins - in and out of the classroom
• Looking after and having pride in your College and its equipment
• Keeping chewing gum out of the College
• Keeping any form of cigarette out of the College

 Respect your own Learning

Respect your own learning by...

• Trying to do your best at all times
• Valuing and celebrating success
• Being on time to school and lessons
• Bringing the correct equipment, including your PE kit
• Doing your homework on time
• Asking for help if you need it
• Not using your mobile phone in lessons unless asked to do so
• Not drinking any fizzy drinks before or at any time during the school day

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