Home School Agreement
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...
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Speaking politely to others
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Thinking before you speak
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Keeping quiet if you have nothing pleasant to say
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Keeping 'street language' out of the College
Behave Respectfully
Behave respectfully by...
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Doing as you are asked by staff, without argument
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Listening carefully and following instructions
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Wearing your uniform properly and with pride
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Walking calmly around the building and keeping to the left on corridors
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Treating others as you would like to be treated
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Never using social media in a way that could create problems in the College
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Never bullying any other student
Respect the School Environment
Respect the school environment by...
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Putting rubbish in bins - in and out of the classroom
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Looking after and having pride in your College and its equipment
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Keeping chewing gum out of the College
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Keeping any form of cigarette out of the College
Respect your own Learning
Respect your own learning by...
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Trying to do your best at all times
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Valuing and celebrating success
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Being on time to school and lessons
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Bringing the correct equipment, including your PE kit
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Doing your homework on time
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Asking for help if you need it
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Not using your mobile phone in lessons unless asked to do so
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Not drinking any fizzy drinks before or at any time during the school day
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