Goffs-Churchgate Academy Year 8 Parent Information Evening

Year 8 Team SLT Link – Mr Emmott Director of learning – Mrs Kamara 8HIL – Mr Hinchliffe 8EBP – Mr Ebanks 8CHC – Miss Charles 8EDJ – Mr Eddon JOL

Our role Ensure a suitable learning environment To ensure the year group is successful Create independent and resilient learners JOL

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 JOL

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 – no trainers ROS

PE Kit For all PE lessons students must have: T-shirt Shorts / Skorts Black Socks Suitable sports trainers Plain black swimming costume/trunks Jumper (optional) Rugby Shirt (boys - optional) No leggings ROS

Equipment Pens(3 of each at all times, black, blue, red) Pencils(writing and a small selection of coloured) Ruler, rubber, sharpener, glue stick Geometry set (protractor, compass etc) Scientific calculator (must have fraction button) Pencil case (do not store equipment in blazer pockets) Age appropriate reading book (mixture of classical texts which are vocab rich and modern fiction) School bag Planner ROS

It is essential that all students are in school and on time every day Attendance It is essential that all students are in school and on time every day If your child is having any difficulty at school, please do not keep them off school. It stops our ability to resolve the problem, can increase anxiety and cause further issues. JOL

Attendance Your attendance must stay in the green zone. Our acceptable attendance rate is 96% and over. Mrs Maton, our attendance officer, will stringently monitor your child’s attendance. If your child has an unauthorised absence, you will receive a home visit from Mrs Maton. As a school, we do issue Fixed Penalty Notices for persistent and unauthorised absences. We do not authorise holidays during term time. All medical appointments must be confirmed with evidence, letters, appointment cards etc. JOL

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The school day Students should arrive in school by 8.25am. Lessons start at 8.35am, if they are late they will be issued a C3 detention There is a 5 minute changeover between lessons, students must get to their next lesson on time School finishes at 3.05pm Detentions finish at 3.50pm for C3s and 4.35pm for C3+ ROS

Students will get an R1 every lesson Behaviour - Rewards 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 = R2. Exceptional/continued good quality homework = R3 Students will get an R1 every lesson ROS

The rewards support students to be the best that they can be! Behaviour - Rewards R4s are for consistently exceptional effort across a term or100% attendance across the term. Awarded by Head of Department or your Director of Learning R5s 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! ROS

Goffs Churchgate 365! Behaviour Behaviour expectations apply in and out of school Social media – any activity which is inappropriate (inc. posting pictures of students without their permission) or bringing the school into disrepute will receive severe sanctions, up to and including exclusions. ROS

Trips We have a LOT of trips planned this year! They are all available to view on the school website with an approximate breakdown of costings where applicable. Attendance on these trips, including reward trips, depend on behaviour being fantastic and being role models outside of school.

Behaviour Headphones are not allowed in school under any circumstances 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 during school hours. Aerosols are not allowed in any form. If your child needs deodorant in school, a roll on is allowed. ROS

Behaviour - Consequences C1/C2 for poor behaviour – resulting in break or lunchtime detention (15 minutes) with class teacher C3 repeated poor behaviour/more serious incident, afterschool, the following day (45 mins) recorded in your child’s planner/C3 slip and on classcharts. C3+ (90 minutes) ROS

Behaviour - Sanctions Failure to attend a C3 will lead to 90 minute detention after school next day Any incident over C3+ will lead to one or more of the following: time in Return to Learn Disrupted Day Saturday Detention Fixed Term Exclusions ROS Remember behaviour is a choice Wrong choices will lead to a sanction!

There is a link to this site from the school website: Home learning GOC There is a link to this site from the school website: Goffschurchgate@herts.sch.uk

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How to support your child JOL

How to support your child Each department has an entry in the booklet to explain how you can support your child at home with their studies Contact your child’s teacher or the Head of Department if there are any concerns JOL

Independent Learning

Careers

Emotional Wellbeing Some students find the challenges of life quite stressful. Our dedicated Student Support Team are here to help. Julie Bradley is our learning mentor, who will be on hand to support students and families. Mrs Allum and Mr Clune are Mental Health First Aiders Student support and Directors of Learning are experienced and available to support students. JOL

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

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. JOL