Parents’ Information Evening June 2017 Miss Morrison- Head of Year 8 Wednesday 28th June Year 7 & 8   Quick introduction by NMB at 5.30 5.30 – 6.15           Internet Safety presentation 6.15 – 6.20           GF to announce where parents are moving to 6.20 – 6.30           Relocation to areas for HoY presentations 6.30 – 7.00           HoYs presentations and questions The areas for the HoY presentation will be: Year 7 – remain in the main hall (GF, NMB, PTW) Year 8 – Performing Arts Block (AFM, MF, SAH) – AFM please liaise with John and Mona re screen set up etc.

Head of Year Overview of 2016/17 Harvest Festival Anti-bullying team workshop at Benson Academy Remembrance Day Service Penny Appeal Christmas Carol Service Crystal Palace Football Club Foundation Enterprise Project Aim Higher Football Mentoring Scheme Maths Challenge Concert on the Green Basketball club Rounders team Sports day- 12th July Activity day to Blackland farm or Bognor Regis – 14th July

SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL CORE VALUES We expect all students to follow our GOLDEN RULE: Shirley High School students are expected to show consideration and respect to all members of the school and local community at all times. So that we have a Safe, Happy and Successful school Our school ethos is based on the ABC to Success. Our students will be successful if they focus on the following areas: Attendance, Behaviour, Commitment

ATTENDANCE

Attendance for the cohort currently stands at 95.91% Lates stand at 2.62%

Attendance and Punctuality The biggest barrier to achievement at school is non-attendance and poor punctuality. Students are expected to achieve 96% attendance in an academic year. (This means no more than 8 days off in the whole year.) Students are expected to have less than 3% lates in an academic year. (This means no more than 6 late arrivals to school in the whole year.) Students should aim to be in school by 8.15am but by 8.25am at the very latest. They will be marked late if they arrive to their form room after the 8.30am bell and their names are recorded by the SLT member of staff on duty at the gate. You will receive texts from school if your child is not registered during morning registration. Communication is key in ensuring that the school is aware of any absence for your child. The attendance office should be contacted on the first day of absence and then every subsequent day. On return to school an absence slip (available to cut out from your child’s student planner) should be completed and handed in to their form tutor or direct to the attendance office.

BEHAVIOUR

Behaviour Good behaviour in and out of school is important please support us and your child in this area. Your child will be rewarded for good behaviour in school via our rewards system. You can see what rewards your child is receiving via the student planner and letters home. Poor behaviour disrupts teaching and learning as well as students’ social time out of the classroom. Sanctions in line with our behaviour policy will be used to address behaviour breaches. Behaviour out of school is equally as important. We expect our students to conduct themselves appropriately and not engage in anti social behaviour that may bring our school into disrepute. Sanctions will be applied to any student involved in anti social behaviour out of school, including asking parents to make arrangements for students to be dropped off or collected from school if they can’t be trusted to behave in the way we all expect. We have been asked by the Police to remind parents that children should not be in Croydon Town Centre after school unless they have a valid reason to be there or they are accompanied by a responsible adult, as there are dispersal orders in place which they will enforce. Our behaviour policy is on the website and behaviour rules and procedures are in the student planner.

Bullying We take bullying VERY seriously however we can only address it when we know about it. Bullying should ALWAYS be reported (to the form tutor in the first instance). Cyber bullying is a serious issue! Legally, students should not have Facebook, Twitter etc accounts until they are 13. We ask you to enforce this for their own safety, check what your children are accessing and use parental controls as appropriate for their age.

Uniform – main points Our uniform is supplied by Hewitts of Croydon. We ask you to follow the school uniform policy to ensure uniform is consistent throughout the school. If there are any changes you will be officially informed. Our skirts and trousers colour is mid grey. This will be strictly enforced from September. Please ensure your child’s skirt / trousers is the correct colour and style to avoid the unnecessary expense of replacing incorrect items. Hair accessories should be plain navy, black, grey or white only. We do not allow excessive makeup, coloured nail polish, extreme hairstyles or jewellery. Please note: We do not allow piercings at all, even if covered with plasters. Students will be asked to remove piercings, irrespective of when they have had them done. PLEASE NAME / LABEL YOUR CHILD’S PE KIT UNIFORM, AND ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT!! Our students lose stuff and if it is named it can be found and identified more quickly. Sew in name tags, iron on name tags, permanent marker - whatever you wish. Lost property items are usually handed into reception or the medical room. PE kit may be handed into the PE office.

COMMITMENT Commitment to education will ensure success. Attitude, effort and application is key to our student achieving and enjoying in their time at SHS.

Are your children prepared for their day and ready to learn? Students are expected to have their planner with them at all times. They must be produced immediately if requested by any member of staff. The planner is the simplest form of home/school communication. Please check and sign it weekly and contact your son/daughter's form tutor if you have any concerns. Students are expected to have a school bag that is of reasonable size to fit in their planner, pencil case, personal reading book, other school books as required and any other equipment that they may need for school. Being unprepared for lessons wastes valuable learning time for everyone. Students must get into the habit of having good personal organisation.

Pencil cases are compulsory not optional! All students must have a pencil case containing: Pens (at the very least - 2 x black, 2 x green, 2 x red) Pencils x 2 (minimum) Rubber Pencil sharpener Ruler Glue stick

Homework Please support your child in completing their homework to the best of their ability and on time. Details of homework / hand in dates / overdue items etc can be checked on SLG. All students have the option of completing their homework at Homework Club which runs daily from 3.00 – 4.30pm and is staffed by Student Support Assistants, on hand to help where required. Computer facilities and printers are available also. The homework schedule is on the website.

Particular events to be aware of as your child transitions from Year 8 to Year 9 Year 9 will mean the start of KS4 and GCSE courses as you are aware; If you or your child feels a course is not for them, please inform us straight away. Subjects will be using the 9-1 grading system

Expectations We expect ALL our students to be successful and achieve their potential by the time they leave Shirley High School at 18 years. This can only be achieved if we all (students, staff and parents/carers) work together. Please do email me on morrison@shirley croydon.sch.uk if you have any questions, queries or concerns. (tune@shirley.croydon.sch.uk- from September)

Thank You Nothing Less Than Good