GoffsChurchgate Academy Year 9 SLT Link Ms Johnson

Goffs-Churchgate Academy

Year 9 SLT Link – Ms Johnson Director of Learning – Mrs Karama Form Tutor Team: Mr Hinchliffe Mr Ebanks Mr Massey Ms Charles / Ms Charalmbous

Expectations Get to school and lessons on time Organised and ready to learn Focused and ready to work hard in every lesson Follow instructions and listen carefully Show respect to people, property and the community

Uniform Skirt - knee length No jewellery (except 1 pair of small, plain, gold or silver stud earrings/watch) No make-up, false eyelashes, pencilled eyebrows No nail varnish, or false nails Shirts tucked in Ties to be worn at all times Leather School Shoes

PE Kit For all PE lessons students must have: T-shirt Shorts / Skorts Black socks Suitable sports trainers Plain black swimming costume/trunks Optional items: Jumper Rugby Shirt (boys)

Equipment Pencil Ruler Rubber Calculator Pencil case Age appropriate reading book School bag

Attendance It is essential that all students are in school and on time every day

Behaviour - Rewards can be earned by being: On time In correct uniform Having all equipment Good effort in class or with home learning The more significant the work the higher the reward points e. g. good quality homework = R 2. Exceptional/continued good quality homework = R 3

Behaviour - Rewards R 4 s are for consistently exceptional effort across a term / 100% attendance across the term. Awarded by Head of Department or your Director of Learning R 5 s awarded by the Principal for consistently outstanding effort or contribution to the community The rewards support students to be the best that they can be!

Behaviour - Reminders Headphones are not allowed in school Mobile phones must not be seen or heard in school. They will be confiscated if they are seen or heard. Phones will not be returned to students. Parents/carers will have to collect them from the school reception Aerosols are not allowed Behaviour inside and outside of school equally important Social media – any activity which is inappropriate (inc. posting pictures of students without their permission) or which brings the school into disrepute could results in an exclusion

Behaviour - Consequences C 1/C 2 for poor behaviour – resulting in break or lunchtime detention (15 minutes) with the class teacher C 3 repeated poor behaviour/more serious incident or latest to school or lessons – resulting in afterschool detention the following day (45 mins). This will be recorded in your child’s planner/C 3 slip and on Class. Charts

Behaviour - Consequences Failure to attend a C 3 will lead to 90 minute detention afterschool the next day Any incident over C 3+ will lead to one or more of the following: time in Return to Learn Disrupted Day Saturday Detention Fixed Term Exclusions Remember behaviour is a choice Wrong choices will lead to a sanction!

Class. Charts You can view the Reward points and Consequence points issued to your child through the Classcharts site There is a link to this site from the school website: Goffschurchgate@herts. sch. uk Or you can download the App: https: //apps. apple. com/us/app/classcharts-parents/id 1018655566? ls=1 https: //play. google. com/store/apps/details? id=com. classcharts. android

Class. Charts - Behaviour You can view the Reward points and Consequence points issued to your child through the Class. Charts site

Class. Charts - Home Learning You are able to view all of the Home Learning tasks set for your child on the Class. Charts site

How to support your child

How to support your child booklet Ø A booklet for each year group can be found on the school website Ø Each department has an entry in the booklet to explain how you can support your child at home with their studies Ø Please contact your child’s teacher or the Head of Department if there any concerns

Online Resources Ø The school has invested in a number of online revision resources which we encourage the students to use both during school time and at home If your child has forgotten their log in details for any of these sites please contact their teacher who will be happy to help

Emotional Wellbeing Ø Some students find the challenges of life quite stressful. Our dedicated Student Support Team are here to help Ø Julie Bradley is our Learning Mentor, and is on hand to support students and families

Emotional Wellbeing Ø Please visit the following online sites which you may find useful to support your child

We are here to help! Please contact us if you have any concerns, queries or problems The most successful students have a strong partnership between school and home