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Academy: Co-op Academy Hillside

Policy owner: Ryan Lewis

Date: September 2023

Date shared with staff: September 2023

Date shared with governors: September 2023

Date of next policy review: September 2025

*To be reviewed every 2 years and following any changes in school policy

The School will:

Provide a safe and happy environment for all children.
Encourage children to do their best at all times.
Provide an appropriate curriculum to meet the needs of all children.
Achieve high standards of work and behaviour by providing opportunities for children to develop positive social relationships, self-esteem and a sense of responsibility.
Ensure that all pupils are made aware that unacceptable behaviour will not be tolerated.
Be open and welcoming and offer opportunities for parents to be involved in the life of the school.
Report formally on your child’s progress each term.
Provide homework to support the curriculum, as necessary
Demonstrate commitment to Cooperative values and the ‘Ways of Being Co-op’

Parents will:

Ensure that their child attends throughout each school term, and arrives on time. This includes not taking trips or holidays without seeking the approval of the Headteacher
Ensure that their child wears the correct school uniform, and the correct uniform for PE.
Inform the school if their child is absent by telephone on the first day of absence.
Make the school aware of any concerns that might affect the child’s work or behaviour as soon as they become apparent.
Support their child’s homework, and read with their child regularly (our recommendation is daily, for ten minutes or more)
Attend parents’ evenings about their child’s progress and school information evenings.
Support the school’s policy for behaviour.
Respect all members of the school community, abiding by their policy of zero tolerance towards rude and aggressive behaviour.
We will support the school approach to online safety and not deliberately upload or add any images, video, sounds or text that could upset or offend any member of the school community.
Ensure our children only have access to age-appropriate games.
Ensure my child gets enough sleep before school.
Demonstrate commitment to Cooperative values and the ‘Ways of Being Co-op’

The pupils will:

Come to school regularly and on time.
Wear school uniform and take pride in their appearance.
Do their school work and homework as well as they can and finish on time.
Look after their school and surroundings, behaving with consideration and respect at all times.
Treat adults and peers with respect, demonstrating good manners, and safe behaviour at all times
Ensure that any property of the school which is taken home, is looked after, and remains in good condition, including reading books
Follow class agreements and school rules.
Demonstrate commitment to Cooperative values and the ‘Ways of Being Co-op
Show commitment to our co-operative values and Ways of Being Co-op

Our Ways of Being

The four Ways of Being Co-op guide our future – no matter what we do, they’re how we do it.

Our Co-op values

We demonstrate our commitment to these values and principles in everything we do.