School Rules

The rules which follow set out the code of conduct pupils are expected to follow during school activities. They should be regarded as a framework for the smooth running of the School and the prevention of major difficulties to pupils, and the promotion of a caring society in which there is a place for all and in which all are valued for their contribution, in whatever form that might be.

1. Arrive punctually at lessons, properly dressed, fully equipped and prepared to learn
2. Follow directions first time, especially those relating to safety
3. Listen with respect to the teacher, and to other students when appropriate
4. Respect the property of other pupils, of staff and of the School
5. Allow students to learn, teachers to teach
6. Take personal responsibility for learning

• Wear the approved school uniform, including house badge, as well as when travelling to and from school.
• Only leave the premises with permission
• Treat with care all school property, furniture and effects
• Report any accidents, emergencies or breakages, at once, to a member of staff
• Play ball games only on the sports hall yard or back yard
• Cross Exeter Street with great care and by using the Pelican crossing
• Use the underpass at the Harnham roundabout when travelling to and from the field
• Obey any special rules that apply e.g. in laboratories, workshops and the Dining Hall
• Follow the Ground Rules for Classroom Management and the Use of Rooms
• Accept the authority of all members of staff
• Accept the authority of prefects

• Bring to school or use or promote in school any solvent-based or tobacco products, alcohol, drugs (unless prescribed) or other banned substances
• Wear jewellery of any kind when involved in school activities
• Bring to school valuables, electronic equipment etc. that are not required for lessons
• Leave money, watches, calculators unattended at any time
• Loiter in the changing rooms
• Play gambling games
• Go into the following areas unless instructed to do so by a teacher:- laboratories, workshops, biology garden and kitchen
• Play any games in car parking or construction areas
• Play unsupervised ball games with hard balls
• Retrieve lost balls by climbing boundary walls or roofs of buildings
• Eat or drink in laboratories or resources area
• Ride bicycles, motor cycles or drive cars onto the site without permission

• Conduct themselves politely at all times, both in and out of school
• Treat others with respect and tolerance
• Protect the good name of the School by not creating or publishing any offensive material, either in digital (computer) or paper format
• Represent the School in the evenings and at weekends whenever required, given reasonable notice
• Submit work that is their own and not copied – unless copying up has been authorised by a teacher