At St. Nicholas School we believe that our pupils work best in a safe, secure, and stimulating environment where Teachers, Care and Support Staff and Parents work together for the benefit of the pupils.

In order to do the best for each pupil we believe there should be an agreement between the School, Parents and Pupils over the key aspects of that mutual support. Throughout this agreement the School will promise to provide for your son’s needs in certain important ways and will guarantee as far as possible to provide you with information to keep you properly informed. In return the School asks all Parents and Pupils to make a promise in return. By making this mutual commitment we believe that your son will be better supported and any problems can be more readily solved.

• To welcome and encourage Parental interest and involvement in school life.
• To respect all matters of a confidential nature given to the School by Parents.
• To aim to provide a safe and secure environment for all pupils both within the educational and boarding elements within the school.
• To ensure that all medical matters relating to particular pupils are managed efficiently, sympathetically and in confidence.
• To ensure that there is a planned programme of work suitable to meet the individual needs of your son.
• To ensure that there is a planned programme of work aimed at offering every pupil a broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum.
• To mark work regularly and give your son constructive feedback.
• To ensure that your son has a Keyworker who will provide opportunities for you to discuss your son’s progress on a regular basis.
• To deal with problems calmly and fairly having listened to your son’s point of view.
• To inform you by letter or telephone if there are any problems or difficulties of a more serious nature.
• To contact Parents if there is a problem with attendance, punctuality or equipment.
• To contact Parents if there is a problem with transport arrangements.
• To provide a written report about your son’s progress each year and to provide opportunities for that report to be discussed through the Annual Parents Evening and the Annual Review process.
• We agree to provide homework for your son as and when requested by the Parents and we further agree to ensure that all homework is checked and correctly marked by staff.
• To send you a termly Newsletter about school life.

Signed: _______________________ Date: ____________________

Headteacher

• To ensure that as far as possible your son attends school.
• To inform the School if your child is not going to attend and to give the reason for the non-attendance.
• To ensure that your son is ready and waiting for his transport when it arrives and to ensure that there is a responsible adult to receive your son when he returns from school.
• To try to ensure that your son is healthy enough to come to school and to participate in all usual lessons.
• To provide the school with appropriate home/work telephone numbers and emergency telephone numbers.
• To provide your son with sufficient clothing to meet with the School Dress Code.
• To provide your son with sufficient clothing, pocket money and toiletries if he is a boarding pupil at the school.
• To name all items of school and casual clothing (including PE Kit).
• To inform the School as soon as possible if there are significant problems occurring at home which might affect your son’s behaviour and progress at school.
• To inform the School of all medical matters relating to your son.
• To support the Behaviour Management Policy of the School particularly with regard to our stand against violence, intimidation, racism, bullying and inappropriate language.
• To support the School’s Anti-Smoking Policy by discouraging their son to engage in smoking activities if and when such behaviour occurs.
• To make every effort to attend the Annual Parents Evening to discuss your son’s progress with the Teaching and Child Care Staff.
• To attend other such meetings called by the School to discuss the welfare, discipline or work of your son.
• To support the homeworking tasks set for your child.

Signed: __________________________ Date: ___________________

Parent/Guardian

• To attend school regularly and on time.
• To bring all the equipment I need every day/week.
• To wear the School Dress Code and be tidy in appearance.
• To do all my class work and homework as well as I can.
• To behave appropriately and to be polite and helpful to others.
• To obey the school rules.
• To behave appropriately when I am transported to and from school or out on school trips.

Signed: ___________________________ Date:____________________