Higham Lane North Academy will:

• Create a safe and welcoming school where your child feels a sense of belonging and inclusion
• Treat your child with the dignity and respect that they deserve
• Provide consistently high standards of teaching at all times
• Demand excellent behaviour from pupils at all times
• Set challenging targets for your child to achieve
• Have high expectations for your child’s future
• Provide you with timely information about your child’s progress and provide you with opportunities to talk to your child’s teachers
• Keep you informed about school policies
• Notify you if your child receives a same-day reflection (up to 3pm of the same day)
• Contact you if there is a problem with your child’s attendance or punctuality
• Inform you of any concerns regarding your child’s behaviour, work, or health

Families, Parents and Carers will:

• Ensure my child attends school every day and on time, fully equipped in correct uniform
• Ensure that holidays are taken outside of term time
• Avoid medical appointments in school time
• Inform the school of any concerns regarding my child’s learning or welfare
• Ensure that my child upholds school values
• Support the school’s policies and guidelines on behaviour, uniform, reflections, and school uniform
• Check Class Charts daily to monitor my child’s rewards and behaviour
• Attend all parents evenings and meetings about my child
• Support my child in participating in the North Star guarantee
• Return all reply slips within 72 hours
• Ensure that mobile phones/electronic devices are checked and monitored regularly and that my child has a healthy balance between using devices and other ways of relaxing
• Ensure my child reads for 20 minutes per day and completes all home learning on time
• Ensure that my child goes to bed at an appropriate time for a child and has breakfast before coming to school.
• Pay for the replacement of any books, equipment or school property my child loses or damages within 48 hours

Pupils will:

• Attend the school every day and on time, arriving at school by 0835 latest
• Wear the school uniform with pride and be fully equipped with all equipment
• Follow all school rules and treat everyone with compassion and respect
• Try my hardest in all lessons, show compassion to all and be confident because you are fully prepared
• Complete all homework on time and to the best of your ability
• Say that you are proud because you know when and how to do the right thing and why this is important
• Tell a member of staff if you feel unsafe, unwell or are worried about something
• Accept all demerits and reflections without defiance/argument and attend all reflection times
• Respect our school building and environment
• Take care of all school equipment
• Share feelings honestly and politely with respect and compassion for everyone
• Think independently and take responsibility for actions
• Think actively about future careers

Be a positive role model and ambassador for Higham Lane North Academy when in the community