WELCOME BOOKLET 2021 - 2022

Trinity is a Catholic learning community devoted to

the common good

Integrity Aspiration Respect Resilience

School Motto: Equal by means of God’s image

Guy’s Cliffe Avenue, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 6NB Tel: (01926) 428416 Email: tcs-office@tcs.lourdesmac.org.uk Website: www.trinity-school.org.uk

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CONTENTS

Section Page

1. Key Contact Information 3

2. Mission, Core Virtue and Values, Ethos, Objective and School Motto 4/5

3. School Life 5/6/7/8

4. Internet Access and E-mail Accounts - Students 8/9

5. Financial Information and Support 10/11

6. School Term Dates 12

7. Uniform and Dress Code 13/14/15

8. Rewards 16

9. Engagement Descriptors 17

10. Behaviour Management 18/19

School Prayer 20

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Section 1 KEY CONTACT INFORMATION

Guy's Cliffe Avenue Leamington Spa CV32 6NB

Tel: 01926 428416; Fax: 01926 462928 Email: tcs-office@tcs.lourdesmac.org.uk

Website: www.trinity-school.org.uk

Social Media Communication Twitter @catholictrinity

Facebook @trinitycathschool

Key Staff

Head of Year Email Mr P Dempsey pdempsey@tcs.lourdesmac.org.uk

Miss L Hanson lhanson@tcs.lourdesmac.org.uk

Miss J Malle jmalle@tcs.lourdesmac.org.uk

Mr E Musson emusson@tcs.lourdesmac.org.uk

Mr A Willis awillis@tcs.lourdesmac.org.uk

Mr S Marr smarr@tcs.lourdesmac.org.uk

CHAPLAIN

Fr Patrick Mileham

LAY CHAPLAIN

Mrs E Rayment

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Section 2 MISSION, CORE VIRTUE AND VALUES, ETHOS, OBJECTIVES AND SCHOOL MOTTO

Trinity is a Catholic learning community devoted to the common good

We seek to develop the values in students that we hope they will impart on society and hence bring peace, understanding and harmony in an increasingly fractious and misguided

future. We live within a religious, spiritual, and moral imperative to ensure that all in our community commit to respecting all they encounter as perfect.

Core Virtue and Values Integrity

• We aim for all of our students to understand the importance of acting in a truthful manner and being perceived as being a reliable member of our school community.

• We impress upon them that their actions are one of the key means by which our school is judged.

• Each time that they interact with their peers, teachers and people outside school, represents an opportunity to demonstrate what it means to be a member of a Catholic community.

Aspiration

• We set ourselves ambitious targets and encourage our students not to compromise.

• We do not regard aspiration as only being about personal achievement but having a broader importance.

• We aspire for a fairer world where the rights of those that are unfortunate and vulnerable can also be protected. Hence our mission as being a learning community devoted to the common good.

Respect

• For Trinity Catholic School respect is a core value quite simply because we are made in God’s image and therefore when we show respect to one another we demonstrate respect for God’s creation.

• We also teach our students the value of self-respect as well as mutual respect and of how this can enable them to fulfil their ambitions and goals more readily.

Resilience

• Life presents challenges and some are those are not anticipated.

• We aim to equip our young people with the capabilities and skills that can help them overcome obstacles.

• We have an important responsibility to help students succeed whilst they are with us. In addition, the skills that we provide them with, underpinned by our Catholic faith, prepare our students for the journey that they embark on when they leave us.

Ethos • We are all created in the image of God and are of unique value. We affirm the

importance of each student with due regard to their social, ethnic and linguistic background, gender, sexuality, various gifts, needs and abilities and will actively combat discrimination. We nurture a sense of purpose, confidence, self-understanding and concern for others. Students are enabled to explore issues freely and frankly in the pursuit of truth and justice.

• We are a caring and inclusive community of learning, which respects all individuals and aims to help all students to achieve their best.

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• We set very high standards for students. We expect them to respect the needs of others, to anticipate consequences and to justify their actions. We encourage students to develop self-discipline with regard both to learning and to behaviour, within and outside the school community.

• Partnerships are the foundation of learning and involve a sense of common purpose, mutual respect, tolerance and partnership.

• We educate the whole person through the formal curriculum and through a wide range

of cultural, sporting and social events.

• We endeavour to develop a critical understanding of and respect for the beliefs of all within school and within our wider society.

• We encourage students to exercise choice and initiative. We recognise that students will make mistakes and need guidance as they rediscover their way.

• We consider worship, prayer and the liturgy to be part of our daily life. The primary focus of Religious Education is the Catholic faith, but students are expected to understand and respond to different values and beliefs sympathetically.

Objectives • We aim to demonstrate the message God loves us and insists we love others.

• We aim to provide an outstanding education, through the provision of a broad and balanced, challenging and exciting curriculum for all students.

• We aim to help students to enjoy learning, to value it as a life-long experience and to understand the world of work and wider society.

• We aim to nurture an interest in all subjects.

• We aim to develop effective partnerships with the students, staff, parents, governors, parishes and all those concerned with the welfare of our school.

• We aim to support the health, education, wellbeing and safety of every child.

School Motto

• Our school motto is ‘Equal by means of God’s Image’. It is a reminder that our equality as people, and our duty to support our neighbours, derives from the fact that we are all created equal, in the image of God.

Trinity Catholic School is a member of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC, soon to be Our Lady of the Magnificat Catholic MAC. The multi academy is a family of schools across both Warwickshire and Worcestershire that is committed to providing the best quality Catholic education for young people.

Section 3 SCHOOL LIFE

Attending School If, for any reason, your child cannot attend school we ask you to inform us by telephoning the Attendance Manager on our absence line 01926 462929 every day that your child is absent. Please leave a message stating your child’s name, Tutor Group and reason for absence. If, for any reason, your child is late for school in the morning, then they must go to the school office and register. Please stress to your child the importance of regular attendance and of punctuality. We expect them to be punctual throughout the day. Apart from helping them to take advantage of all the opportunities available at school, punctuality is a mark of consideration for their friends and teachers. (Please note that except in the case of an emergency the office staff cannot pass on messages to your child).

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Leave of Absence during Term Time It is school policy to refuse permission to parents wishing to take their children out of school during term time as this interrupts the child's individual learning and is detrimental to group or class learning. If there are exceptional emergency circumstances, we ask parents to discuss them with us in advance of making arrangements.

Daily Act of Worship

Trinity is a Catholic educational community and as such students and staff are invited to reflect daily on the importance of Christ’s teaching in our lives, and on the ways that we can utilise our separate gifts to realise our aspirations. As such, it is essential that space be provided during registration time for contemplative prayer and reflection to take place.

Home-School Communication - Bromcom From September 2021, the school will use Bromcom, a school information management system, as the main method of communication with parents/carers. Through this system you will receive messages, newsletters, letters and details of homework etc. It is, therefore, vital that we have current email address for all parents/carers. It is important that all parents/carers ensure that all data for their child is kept up to date via Bromcom. More information will follow in September.

Homework Homework helps children become independent learners by encouraging them to develop study and information handling skills. It also enables them, gradually, to assume responsibility for their own learning. As homework is intended to develop a range of skills, the following are some of the tasks that will be set: reading; observation; writing; practice of language skills (oral and listening); illustration; memorisation; investigation; research and planning.

It is important to develop good working habits from the start and so homework is set from the beginning. The amount of homework will increase as the student progresses through school. Homework is set via Bromcom. Each student and parent will be issued with a log-in for this system. This will help parents to support and encourage their child.

We believe that students need time to develop a variety of healthy interests and activities. School is not the whole of a child's life and valuable learning takes place outside school. We aim to help students find a balance in their lives.

School Lunch We have a Canteen or your child may prefer to bring a packed lunch and eat this in the Dining Hall. If you would like your child to have a school meal, you will need to make sure you have completed and returned the letter regarding our Canteen biometric system.

Lockers Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions lockers are not currently available.

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Buses Buses are provided by Warwickshire County Council and you can contact them on 01926 410410 and ask for schools transport.

Parking

In the interests of health and safety and safeguarding, no parking is allowed on the school site either before or after school.

Bicycles If your child comes to school on a bicycle, please make sure that it is well maintained and has a good lock. We recommend a 'D' lock. It is a good idea to insure the bicycle, as professional bicycle thieves make periodic attacks on school bicycle parks. We strongly recommend that children wear cycle helmets and avoid the main roads.

Valuable Items/Mobile Phones

We strongly discourage students from bringing valuable items to school. The school has no insurance to cover the loss or damage of such items. Furthermore, they work against the spirit of relationships and dialogue at the heart of this school and are inappropriate within our learning context.

To ensure a more productive, focused, and engaged community, mobile phones are not permitted on the school site. If your child is seen using a mobile device on school, it will be confiscated by a member of staff and can be collected from the school office at the end of the day.

If valuable items have to be brought into school for special reasons, they should be handed in to the school office, for safe-keeping at the beginning of the day.

The school does not accept responsibility for any valuable items at any time.

First Aid

In the event of any reported accident your child will be seen by a First Aider who will determine if further medical treatment is necessary. It is the school's policy not to give oral drugs without a prescription and the express permission of parents.

If your child regularly needs to take medication, then it should be in a clearly labelled box with the prescription.

Reading Reading skills are fundamental to all areas of learning and we encourage students to read regularly. Students are expected to have a reading book at all times in school. Books can be borrowed from the school Library. We always welcome contributions to the school Library.

Music If your child wishes to take part in peripatetic music lessons please complete, sign, and return the contract letter by September.

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Extra-Curricular Activities We have an extensive range of extra-curricular (out of hours learning) activities for students, (eg sports, musical, artistic, cultural, social, etc.). Some are offered during the lunch time, but most happen after school. Students can gain immense value from these activities. Being a member of a team, a group, or taking part in an activity requires dedication, commitment, loyalty, hard work, and teamwork. Attendance at practices, rehearsals, and performances, is a must if the activity is to be wholly successful. We appreciate the time and trouble that many parents take ferrying children to and from matches, fixtures, and other out of school hours activities.

Careers, Work Experience and Employability (Parent/Carer Engagement)

We run a very successful Careers, Work Experience and Employability programmes in school. Our students are prepared from Year 7 for the future and assisting with the period of transition from school to adult working life.

Your child will use the various opportunities to engage with local and national employers as they progress through the school which will to enable them to:

• Understand more about the adult working world

• Develop the key skills, appropriate attitudes and personal qualities which together make for work readiness

• Increase their knowledge of particular jobs or careers

• Expand their awareness of their skills and talents

• See the relevance of work that is done in school

• Gain confidence and responsibility for themselves and others

It is our school policy in Year 10/Year 12 that students undertake a week of Work Experience with a local or national employer. This should take into account a student’s area of vocational interest wherever possible. It has become increasingly competitive to find good placements. Therefore, if you have a contact that we could use or if, as an employer, you are able to offer a placement to a Trinity student, please provide the details to the Careers department via e-mail to mlaspisa@tcs.lourdesmac.org.uk at an early date so that we can ensure a suitable candidate is matched to the placement.

Section 4 INTERNET ACCESS AND EMAIL ACCOUNTS - STUDENTS

When your child joins Trinity they will have an internet and e-mail account set up for them. Through their account they will be able to:

• Use educational websites as research tools, to support work across the curriculum.

• Make links with other schools across the world.

• Communicate with family and friends.

• Follow topical news stories across the internet.

Our service provider is Lourdes IT. They have a team of people checking websites and removing access to those they consider potentially damaging to children. We also have our own filtering system which controls access to the outside world and blocks websites deemed unsuitable. However, no filtering system is perfect, and your child will need to take care when accessing the internet.

Students have considerable out-of-lesson access to the school network and the internet. They need to treat these privileges responsibly. Using the internet at school

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is different from using it at home. We have limited bandwidth and so downloading files, playing games or listening to music are not permitted.

Code of Conduct for Internet and E-mail Access

Your child’s internet account is for his/her use only. It should be used for educational purposes and used responsibly with thought for other network users. It may be used to download pictures for school use only.

Be aware that it is strictly forbidden to:

• Try to make changes to the configuration of the network or the local PC, or both the hardware and the software or breach the confidentiality of personal data.

• Infringe licence (software, etc.) and copyright (downloading of music, games, etc.) laws.

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• Students have been allocated a LOGIN and a PASSWORD which allows them to access the school’s computer network through all connected PCs and to browse the Internet.

• Only students’ own LOGIN and PASSWORD should be used.

They should never give out their PASSWORD to anyone (even their best friends).

• Downloading of programmes is not allowed.

• Students should be aware that their Internet access and use of e-mail may be seen by others.

• When browsing the Internet, if they see something offensive or something that makes them feel uncomfortable, they should report it immediately to a teacher or contact a member of ICT.

• Lourdes IT may monitor closely the Internet sites they visit and any data they communicate.

• They should never give out personal information such as their address, telephone number or the name and location of the school without permission of a teacher.

• They should always log out when they stop using the school network. If they find a computer where somebody has not logged out, they should do it immediately for that person.

• If they do not follow this code they might lose access to the network. Further disciplinary action could be taken.

• All e-mails should be polite, appropriate and sensible.

• Students should never open attachments to e-mails unless they come from someone they already know and trust. They could contain viruses or other programs which could destroy all the information and software on their computer.

• Because certain activities may constitute a criminal offence, external agencies may be involved when our rules are infringed.

• Although these rules are intended to be respected for school-related use of the school-network and the Internet in general, students should discuss these rules with their parents and respect them every time the Internet is used.

• Students will be asked at the beginning of the school term to sign that they have received the ICT Code of Conduct. Inappropriate use may result in network access rights being denied. Please discuss these issues with your child and emphasise their importance.

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Section 5 FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND SUPPORT

Financial Assistance Trinity Catholic School recognises the financial demands placed upon parents/carers. The school wishes to work with parents/carers finding themselves in extreme financial situations with costs of using home-to-school transport (school coaches), uniform, books or equipment needed for school.

Parents can only apply for financial assistance if their child is registered as being eligible for free school meals. All applications must be made to the Senior Leadership Team in writing.

Charging for Visits Funding for off-site activities is provided mainly by parental contributions. The schools Charging and Remissions Policy follows the legal framework for charging voluntary contributions and remissions as set out in sections 449-462 of the Education Act 1996.

The visit leader, after consultation with the Senior Leadership Team, can charge parents/carers for board and lodging on residential visits as well as full costs when a visit is deemed an ‘optional extra’. An ‘optional extra’ is defined as: - Falling wholly or mainly outside normal hours, i.e. a ski visit during holiday periods

- An activity which does not form part of the National Curriculum or the statutory requirements for religious education - Is not part of the syllabus towards a public examination

The parents’ agreement to meet the costs of an ‘optional extra’ visit before the visit is planned in detail will always be obtained in writing. The stated cost of an ‘extra visit’ must not include an element of subsidy for students whose families do not meet the full charge.

Parent Pay

We ask all parents to only use our e-payment method to pay for dinner money, trips, music lessons etc. This can be done online using a very secure website called ParentPay or in cash at local stores where you see the PayPoint logo.

Already have a ParentPay account?

If you already have a ParentPay account, either with our school or another ParentPay school, you can simply login to that account and add your other children via the ‘add a child’ tab on your home page. You will need your activation username and password to do this. New to ParentPay? You have a secure online account, activated using a unique activation username and password; you will be prompted to change these and to keep them safe and secure as your Username and Password for future logins. If you have two or more children at a ParentPay school, you only need to activate

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one account to create your ‘main account’ and then add your other children via the ‘add a child’ tab on your home page.

Your activation codes will be issued before the summer break so you can log in and add money onto your child’s dinner account ready for the new term in September. ParentPay holds an electronic record of your payments to view at a later date. Once you have activated your account you can make online payments straight away. Those parents who do not have internet access and wishing to pay cash should complete the form below to order a PayPoint Card at a charge of £1.50.

Please contact the Finance Department via email tcs-finance@tcs.lourdesmac.org.uk if you need assistance, there is also a form to be signed, completed and returned to school included in this Welcome Pack.

School Fund For some aspects of school life, we rely much more on community funding and as such we maintain a School Fund to support with building projects.

We suggest a contribution of £60 per child. However, we do recognise that some families are unable to contribute as much as this and some may not be able to contribute anything. Therefore, it would help us if those of you who could afford to pay more do so, say £75 or even £100, per child. If you cannot pay the £60 please pay what you can. Our preferred method of payment is on-line using ParentPay.

How these funds are used: It is used to fund other school improvements or projects

as agreed by Governing Body that falls outside of the scope of the funding we receive centrally, as an Academy, from the Education Skills Funding Agency and the Department for Education.

Voluntary Donations

As the school funding crisis has deepened, it has been necessary to cut spending on a number of key areas and capital spends. The contributions from parents to a separate school fund support considerably in ensuring that the school is able to maintain a healthy diversity of subjects and keep essential projects going. At times, the Senior Leadership Team will write to parents/carers and the Parish community with specific projects and we ask that you support as best you can.

Gift Aid

The school is a charity and so, if you are a taxpayer, your contribution to the School Fund can be treated as a Gift Aid donation. This means that we can reclaim the tax on your donation (currently 25p for every £1 you give). This is a very important source of income for us. Therefore, urge every parent who pays income or capital gains tax to complete the Gift Aid Declaration at the back of this booklet and send it to us with the first contribution. There is further information on the form but if you have any questions about your School Fund contribution or Gift Aid please contact the Finance Department via email tcs-finance@tcs.lourdesmac.org.uk.

Please make your contribution early in the year and please complete the Gift Aid Declaration if you are a taxpayer. This does not involve any extra cost but adds considerably to the sum which the school receives.

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Section 6

Our school term dates are as follows:

SCHOOL TERM DATES 2021–2022

AUTUMN TERM 2021

Teacher Training Days (No students) Thursday 2nd September & Friday 3rd September

Terms Starts (For students) Monday 6th September

Half Term Monday 25th to Friday 29th October

Term Ends Friday 17th December

SPRING TERM 2022

Teacher Training Days (No students) Tuesday 4th January

Term Starts (For students) Wednesday 5th January

Half Term Monday 21st to Friday 25th February

Term Ends Friday 8th April

SUMMER TERM 2022

Term Starts Monday 25 th April

Half Term Monday 30th May to Friday 3rd June

Term Ends Wednesday 22nd July

Please note: Two further Teacher Training Days will be allocated at a later date. Parents/carers will be informed in advance.

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Section 7 UNIFORM AND DRESS CODE

Trinity Catholic School relies on parents/carers to provide the strongest possible support in maintaining our high standards of dress. Students will wear the full school uniform as set out in the uniform list. Our uniform is smart and functional and can often prove the most economical way of clothing students whilst enabling them to positively identify with our school community.

Students in Years 7 to 11 are required to wear the school uniform as detailed below.

Students who infringe these rules may have items confiscated. They can be

collected at the end of the school day from the member of staff concerned.

1. The school Blazer must be worn in the corridors and areas inside the school

building. Teaching staff may allow students to remove blazers in the classroom.

2. Shirts must always be tucked in. Shirts must have a collar button.

3. Ties must be worn at all times and be a clip on.

4. Jeans or western style trousers (jean imitations) of any description are not

allowed as part of uniform. Skinny trousers are not allowed.

5. Leggings are not to be worn in any circumstances.

6. Tights must be black or transparent without visible detail.

7. The Trinity branded skirt is the only skirt that is to be worn by students,

8. Jumpers must be a v-neck and either black or grey.

9. Footwear must be black shoes in leather or leather style. Trainer or pump styles

are not permitted. There must be no branding of the shoe in any other colour than black. The soles of the shoe must be black (guidance below).

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10. Mini socks with frill detail are not to be worn. Socks must be black.

11. Hooded tops are banned from inside the school. This includes hooded tops with and without zips. Should they be worn, these may be confiscated by members of staff.

12. Students can only have one ear piercing and this must be a stud. Facial

piercings are not permitted.

13. Necklaces should not be visible.

14. Belts should be black with no branding or emblems.

15. Make up should be discreet and not applied in school.

16. False nails and eye lashes are not acceptable.

17. In certain circumstances, students, if inappropriately dressed, will be placed in

internal exclusion.

18. The definition of what is discreet, tasteful, appropriate and acceptable rests

ultimately with the Senior Leadership Team.

PE Kit Purchase the black PE top and shorts or skorts, black PE socks and suitable trainers.

School Uniform Supplier Our uniform supplier is Stitch-Tech Ltd, 7C Jenton Road, Sydenham Industrial Estate, Leamington Spa, CV31 1XS, Telephone 01926 883366, email sales@stitchtech.co.uk, website address http://www.STITCHTECH.co.uk/contact-us/

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TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL - UNIFORM

Black trousers (not denim or fashion trousers)

School branded skirt (straight or pleated)

Plain white shirt with stiff collar.

Plain grey or black v-necked pullover. (optional)

Dark coloured socks, white socks are not acceptable.

Black, non-canvas shoes without logos. Maximum heel height of 2”. (not platform, boots or trainers)

Black blazer with school badge School tie

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Section 8 REWARDS

As a community of faith and learning, students are encouraged to aspire to their very best, supported by their peers, parents/carers and teachers. The school community seeks at all times opportunities to reward behaviours that are truly exceptional.

Within this framework, the school community will encourage and reward behaviours that align not only with exceptional student achievement, but with the virtue and values that we encourage as a Catholic educational community.

The virtue and values are:

Integrity Aspiration Respect Resilience

All members of staff at Trinity can reward achievement points for behaviours that exhibit the school’s virtue and values.

Reward Examples:

• Further your learning without being told.

• Asking how to improve then acting on

advice.

• Completing practice papers for tests or

exams in your own time.

• Complete extension work if you have

fulfilled all set tasks.

• Asking about and attend practice groups

for exams or just subjects.

• Understand others views and your own.

• To go above and beyond the

expectations of the school ethos.

• Welcome new people and improve the

community feeling of the school.

• To understand the Catholic faith and

show respect to people with religious

beliefs.

• To answer a difficult question in a discussion.

• To contribute information to help solve a

problem or to move a discussion

forward.

• Volunteer to help others.

• Carrying out extra research for a project.

• Participating in events without being

asked.

• Being a mentor/or ambassador.

• Being a member of the school or year

council.

• Organising fundraising events.

• Representing the school in an event.

• Stand up for what is right eg a bullying

situation.

• Running a club.

• Keeping the Prayer box/journal

• Organising form Prayer time.

• Leading a Liturgy.

• Helping out in a Mass.

• Performing in a Mass/service.

• Offering to say a Prayer.

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Section 9 ENGAGEMENT DESCRIPTORS

These levels of engagement indicate a student’s involvement and commitment to learning. They are an ‘assessment’ of their degree of engagement over a school ‘term’ taking into account six areas as defined below.

Box 1: Learning Box 2: Participation Box 3: Attitude Box 4: Preparedness Box 5: Homework Box 6: Responding to advice

5 OUTSTANDING “ ALWAYS“ means 100%* You ALWAYS do your best and are actively engaged in learning. You ALWAYS offer answers to questions in class or you formulate your own questions. You ALWAYS ask for assistance, or actively seek further work when you have completed

a task, or are stuck. You ALWAYS act on advice to improve your work. You ALWAYS complete homework on time and to the best of your ability. You ALWAYS come prepared for lesson (equipment, punctual, settle quickly and ready to

learn).

4 GOOD “NEARLY ALWAYS“ means ≥80%* You NEARLY ALWAYS do your best and actively engage in learning. You NEARLY ALWAYS offer answers to questions in class or formulate your own questions. You NEARLY ALWAYS ask for assistance; actively seek further work when you have

completed a task, or are stuck. You NEARLY ALWAYS act on advice to improve your work. You NEARLY ALWAYS complete homework on time and to the best of your ability. You NEARLY ALWAYS come prepared for lesson (equipment, punctual, settle

quickly and ready to learn).

3 SATISFACTORY “USUALLY“ means ≥60%* You USUALLY do your best and actively engage in learning. You USUALLY offer answers to questions in class, but rarely formulate your own questions. You USUALLY ask for assistance when you are stuck or have finished, but occasionally

don't tell your teacher. You USUALLY act on advice to improve your work if encouraged to do so. You USUALLY complete homework on time to a reasonable standard for your ability. You USUALLY come prepared for lesson (equipment, punctual, settle quickly - ready to learn)

2 POOR “GENERALLY DO NOT“ means ≥40%* You GENERALLY DO NOT do your best and not actively engaged in learning. You GENERALLY DO NOT answer questions in class unless you are asked and

rarely formulate your own questions.

You GENERALLY DO NOT see it as your responsibility to learn, but the teacher's responsibility to teach you.

You GENERALLY DO NOT act on advice or listen during demonstrations, but often

have to be reminded to complete routine tasks. You GENERALLY DO NOT do your homework on time and you rarely complete it to a

reasonable standard for your ability. You GENERALLY DO NOT come prepared for lesson (equipment, punctual,

appropriate uniform, settle quickly and ready to learn).

1 VERY POOR “You RARELY“ means <40% You RARELY do your best and you are unwilling to learn. You RARELY participate and your attention is mainly focused on 'non-learning' activities;

out of your chair/doodling/chatting.

You RARELY stay on task and are off task for large parts of the lesson, and you are very easily distracted or distract others.

You RARELY act on advice to improve work. You RARELY do your homework on time and often 'lose' your books or work. You RARELY come prepared for lesson (equipment, punctual, appropriate uniform, settle

quickly and ready to learn). *% is a threshold proportion of time or amount

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Section 10 BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT

All members of staff are expected to actively promote and model the following Learning Habits.

Learning Habit 1: Deadlines

Students who wish to be successful complete homework on time; completing work outside of lessons is very important to consolidate and master learning. It also helps students to develop their organisational skills and it shows that they are hard working. Deadlines have to be met with work that is done to the best of their ability. Students who fail to meet a deadline are issued with a C2 Detention when the deadline is missed.

Learning Habit 2: On-Task Behaviour

Students who wish to succeed are always on-task in every lesson and behave in a purposeful manner outside of lessons. Sometimes, it will be hard work for students to remain on task but we will remind them that they learn best when they are concentrating. It also means that other students can learn without disruption and allows the teacher to teach what s/he has planned. We expect all students to track the person who is talking to demonstrate that they are listening carefully. When in whole year liturgies, masses or lessons students are expected to remain in silence until they are invited to speak by the member of staff leading the session.

Learning Habit 3: Punctuality & Attendance

Students who wish to succeed always attend and are on time. We are trusting that students will arrive at Trinity for 8.50am each day so that they are ready for the day’s learning. Persistent failure to be on time for registration or a lesson will result in a C3 Detention given on the day the lateness occurs. Students who arrive late to school are expected to sign in at the front gate or reception.

Students are expected to attend school every day of the academic year. Anything less than 96% is not good enough and we would expect this only to be the case for students with serious medical issues. If students are ill, then parents/carers must contact the school on the morning of each day of absence. Any planned absence should be requested using the Trinity Absence Form and passed to the Attendance Manager. Any holiday request during term time will be refused. We trust that parents will only request leave of absence in exceptional circumstances. Students who are persistently absent will be subject to absence procedures as detailed in the Attendance Policy.

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Learning Habit 4: No Answering Back

We know that students who wish to succeed do not answer back and trust that teachers’ instructions are to help them be successful. We know it is important that students learn self-discipline. If a member of staff gives a student an instruction, we expect it to be carried out straight away. If students fail to demonstrate this learning habit this may result in a C3 Detention, isolation or exclusion.

Learning Habit 5: Perfect Uniform

Students who wish to succeed wear perfect uniform. It is important that our students take pride in themselves and in our school. It is important all members of our school are treated fairly. If students breach any one part of our uniform code then they will either be given a C3 Detention, maybe sent home to change, or maybe isolated until their uniform is perfect. We will do this to ensure that all our students take pride in their appearance and to make sure that our students are treated fairly. It is unfair if some students keep to our dress code and some don’t. In addition to perfect uniform, students are expected not to wear coats, non-uniform jumpers, hooded tops or jackets inside the school building. Repeated failure to adhere to this rule will result in a C3 Detention.

Learning Habit 6: Equipment

Students who wish to succeed always bring the right equipment to the school, for the right lessons, each day. We wish to develop our students’ organisational skills for success in future life. For any important role in life, we need the right equipment and students need to make sure they provide it. In cases where students repeatedly fail to equip themselves properly for lessons, they will be given a C3 Detention.

We would strongly recommend students do not bring a mobile phone into the school. If parents want their child to bring a phone to school for safety reasons, they need to be switched off and kept in lockers (we cannot accept any responsibility for lost or stolen possessions). If a member of staff sees a mobile phone in lessons it will be confiscated and can be collected from reception at the end of the day. Students should not be using mobile phones inside the school building.

A copy of the schools Behaviour Policy can be found on the school website.

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