Expectations

At SSA we hold high expectations of every member of our school community and continually strive for excellence.

Student Expectations

Arriving at school

• All students should arrive to school by should 08:35.  Any students arriving after 08:35 will receive a late detention which must be completed at the end of the school day.
• Students arriving to breakfast club must arrive between 08:00 and 08:30.
• Students must arrive in full school uniform (see uniform section)
• Students must remove their coat when they enter the building.
• Students must go to their registration room.  They are not permitted to be anywhere else. (Breakfast club is the only exception to this)
• Students must read their reading book until registration starts.
• Students arriving late must attend a late detention at the end of the school day in the assembly hall. Parents will be contacted by text message by midday.

Uniform

• Students must arrive to school in full school uniform. Further details on uniform expectations can be viewed via the Uniform page.

Uniform

Equipment

Students must bring the following equipment each day:

• School bag big enough for an A4 folder
• School planner with timetable inside
• Reading book
• Class work books and any text books
• Pencil case
• Pens (black and green) and a pencil
• 15cm Ruler
• Mini whiteboard and pen – provided by SSA
• Scientific calculator – Casio fx-83GT X
• PE Kit (only required on PE days)

Equipment will be checked regularly by registration tutors

In-Class

• Students must arrive to lessons on time with their equipment
• Students must complete the work set and achieve the success criteria
• Students must do what staff ask them to do the first time they are asked
• Students must make contributions to the lesson and respect the contributions of others
• Students must not disrupt the learning of any other student
• Before the teacher arrives to the lesson all students must read their reading book.
• Students that do not complete the above will be encouraged to do the right thing. If a student continues to fail to meet the expectations, the teacher will give warnings before removing a student to allow the learning to continue for others.
• Students must complete and submit homework as per the instructions of the teacher.

Social Times

• Students must only be in the playground or in the ground floor areas with the purple line
• Students are expected to move around the school and site in a sensible way.
• Students must respect personal space and should never make deliberate physical contact.
• Students must speak in a way that is polite and appropriate for the school setting.
• Students must look after the school and its facilities, including the use of sports equipment.
• Students must wear the full school uniform during social times unless completing a physical activity, at which point the blazer can be removed.
• Students must not wear a coat inside the school building.
• Sports equipment is provided by SSA and therefore students must not bring their own footballs or basketballs into school with them.  Table tennis bats can be brought in but must be kept in bags outside of social times.
• A whistle will be blown 5 minutes before the end of each break and lunch.  At this point students must stop what they are doing and move directly to their lesson.  Student toilets will not be accessible in the last 5 minutes of breaks or lunches.

Food

• Food can be purchased and breaktime and lunchtime from the school cafeteria
• All food purchased from the cafeteria must be eaten inside the school building in the canteen or the allocated area for the year group.
• Students must clear their own eating area after eating.
• Students should not request others to buy food for them.  If a student is unable to purchase lunch, they must speak to their Head of House.
• Chewing Gum and Energy Drinks are banned from the school site. If found on site they will be confiscated and not returned.

Mobile Phones

• Students are permitted to bring their mobile phone to school, however, whilst on the school site student mobile phones must not be seen or heard.
• Headphones must not be used or seen on the school site. Students are also advised not to use headphones when travelling to/from school due to this being a health and safety risk.
• If mobile phones or headphones are seen or heard whilst on the school site they will be confiscated. They will be returned on the next Friday at the end of the school day.
• If mobile phones or headphones are being regularly confiscated from a child, they may be confiscated for a longer period or the Head of House may arrange to hand the confiscated item back to the parent rather than the child.

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