The Home School Agreement explains the terms under which Prospect House School, Parents and Pupils will engage.
Responsibilities of Prospect House School
Attendance and Punctuality
- Provide a safe, nurturing learning environment for your child to attend.
- Care for your child’s safety and happiness.
- Monitor your child’s punctuality and attendance in line with their achievement, behaviour and wellbeing.
- Inform you when there are concerns about your child’s attendance and punctuality.
Uniform
- Offer a cost-effective, easily accessible school uniform.
- which promotes a sense of pride community and belonging.
Home / School
- Work together in constructive partnership with parents and carers for the benefit of their child.
- Keep you informed of your child’s progress, learning and well-being, through EHCP meetings, learning consultations, parents’ evenings and written reports.
- Keep you informed about general school matters through regular communication.
- Contact you as soon as possible if we are concerned about your child’s progress, behaviour, attendance or well-being.
- Respond to you as soon as possible if you contact us.
Effort
- Plan a meaningful, enjoyable curriculum that engages children, meets their different needs and motivates them to learn.
- Encourage and motivate children to always do their best and enable them to achieve their best in all areas of learning.
- Provide a range of extra-curricular activities designed to enrich your child’s school experience.
Behaviour
- Have high expectations for work and behaviour, fostering respectful relationships and helping to develop a sense of rights and responsibilities.
- Implement positive behaviour management strategies and have a robust policy that supports this.
- Develop children socially, morally, spiritually and culturally within the school values and British Values.
Responsibilities of Parents and Carers
Attendance and Punctuality
- Make sure my child arrives at school on time, correctly dressed in school uniform and ready for the day ahead.
- Fully support the school Attendance Policy. Avoid taking holidays or days out during the school term. Seek authority from the Headteacher for any absences.
- Contact the school each day of my child’s absence.
- Make arrangements for my child’s safe journey to and from school and ensure that they are collected on time at the end of the day.
Uniform
- Ensure my child attends school in the correct school uniform and shoes.
- Ensure my child’s school uniform and PE/Swim kit is smart and clean.
- Ensure my child has the correct PE/Swim kit.
Home / School
- Ensure that the school is informed immediately of any change to contact details.
- Attend learning consultations and discussions about my child’s progress, achievement and social development.
- Reply to any school correspondence.
- Ensure that no negative, personal or adverse comments about children, staff or the school are posted on any social networks or websites, including Facebook.
- Be respectful and considerate towards all members of the school and the local community.
Effort
- Speak to school staff about any concerns or circumstances that might affect my child’s work, attitude or behaviour.
- Help my child to be healthy in mind and body.
Behaviour
- Support my child’s education at Prospect House School under its values and policies by encouraging high standards, a positive attitude and good behaviour.
Responsibilities of Pupils
Attendance and Punctuality
- Come to school every day on time.
Uniform
Home / School
- Look after any books or other school property that I borrow.
- Let an adult know if something is making me sad or angry.
Effort
Behaviour
- Be a good ambassador for the school by following the school rules both in school, during extra-curricular activities and while on off-site activities:
- We look after ourselves and each other
- We look after the things we use in school.
- We come to school to learn.