We expect all students:
To be ambassadors for our College
This means wearing uniform correctly, having respect for the College’s reputation at all times, having respect for the local community and being proud to be members of our College community.
To be respectful to staff
This means speaking quietly and politely, thinking before you speak, speaking when it is appropriate to do so and using polite and respectful language. It means doing as you are asked or told without argument, entering and leaving classrooms quietly and sensibly, accepting that members of staff have authority over students because they have responsibility for your welfare, treating staff as professionals and co-operating with them and showing that you want to learn
To be respectful to other students
This means speaking politely to other students, thinking before you speak, keeping quiet if you have nothing pleasant to say, keeping ‘street language’ out of College and working co-operatively with other students when asked to in lessons. It means showing consideration on the corridors, moving around College in a sensible, thoughtful and responsible way, carrying bags carefully, queuing properly, avoiding physical contact with other students, respecting other students’ space, sitting where you are asked to in class and telling a member of staff if there is a problem with another student
To respect the College environment
This means putting rubbish in bins, looking after and having pride all classrooms, keeping the College tidy, clean and free from graffiti, sticking to the standards regarding rooms and equipment, reporting any damage to a member of staff, making sure you are in the right place at the right time, including at lunchtimes, eating and drinking only in the designated areas and not chewing gum or drinking energy drinks anywhere in College
To have respect for your own learning
This means wanting to succeed and valuing success, being on time to College and to lessons, having excellent attendance, having the correct equipment, doing the work to the best of your ability, recording homework in your Planner and doing homework and handing it in on time
To have respect for other students’ learning
This means working hard in class without disturbing others and celebrating other students’ successes as well as your own