St George's Home School Agreement

St George’s Home-School Agreement

Our home school agreement is underpinned by our school mission statement:

’Nurturing our community with opportunities, innovation and love.’

As a school we will:

• Provide a safe, happy place for children to learn and thrive..

• Promote positive relationships, routines and expectations as the foundation of a happy school.  We are a  respectful community.  We are a community where children and staff have respect for others

• Ensure our children’s lived experience at St George’s reflects our RESPECT values.
• Nurture Positive attitudes to learning that are the foundation of ou children’s future.   

• Develop resilient, independent learners.  At St George’s Primary School, we will develop ‘smart’ learners who understand that hard work, progress and resilience are the essential ingredients for a successful future.
• Deliver a curriculum that fosters a passion and love for learning.  Our children should access a curriculum that inspires and motivates them.  Learning will be a process of exploration and wonder that develops interest and understanding in all areas of learning.
• Teach our children to be part of a community.  We want our children to view themselves as part of a community.  We will help our children find their voice and allow them to understand to contribute to our local and global community as positive citizens.

• Teach and encourage pupils to do their best and achieve their full potential as a valued member of the St George’s community.
• Ensure that we allow every child to thrive through a high quality curriculum and the highest quality support to meet needs of every pupil.
• Offer opportunities for parents to become involved in the daily life of the school.
• Contact parents as soon as concerns are raised about a pupil’s work, behaviour, attendance or punctuality.
• Recognise your children’s strengths and celebrate their achievements as foundation for thriving at St George’s.
• Have a fair, clear and consistent approach to rewards and sanctions for pupils, as set out in the school’s Behaviour and Relationships Policy.
• Communicate between home and school through our Compass parent app, newsletters, the school website, emails and family events or meetings.
• Keep parents informed about their child’s progress, conduct their termly curriculum.
• Welcome parental input and communicate openly and respectfully.
• Allow pupils safe and secure use of the internet and online devices through a combination of site filtering, supervision and by fostering a responsible attitude in all pupils, in partnership with parents to implement a whole-school approach to online safety.
• Promote good attendance and punctuality.
• Ensure that our safety ledge is underpinned by a rigorous approach to any rare instances of bullying.
• Provide home learning that is manageable, purposeful and achievable.
• Provide an affordable and reasonable school uniform policy. 

As a parent I will:

• Accept and support the school’s aims, values, policies and procedures.
• Ensure that my child attends school punctually during term time, unless there is a good reason for absence.
• Notify the school by Compass parent app, letter or telephone in the event of absence.
• Support the school’s policies and guidelines on learning, behaviour, attendance and uniform.
• Support my child with core homework that is set and ensure that this is completed on time according to school arrangements.
• Promptly inform the school of any concerns or problems that may affect my child’s learning, conduct or happiness at school.
• Promptly inform the school of any medical needs that may affect my child’s well being.
• Stay informed and up-to-date with the school community by regularly reading notices, newsletters, the school website and emails.
• Support the school in the teaching of safe and secure internet use at home.
• Attend parent meetings with teachers to discuss my child’s achievements and progress.
• Inform the school immediately of any changes to my emergency contacts details.
• Support the school’s anti bullying policies.

  As a pupil I will:

• Ensure that my actions help everybody stay safe, be happy and learn. These are our 3 pledges.
• Try my best, listen and seek help if I am unsure.
• Attend school in the correct uniform.
• Attend school regularly and on time.
• Follow my class charter expectations for classroom and playground conduct.
• Behave in line with the school's Behaviour Policy at all times to maintain the safety of myself and others.
• Stand up to bullying behaviours that may cause physical or emotional harm.
• Show RESPECT behaviours to all children and adults.
• Tell a member of staff if there is something I am not happy about.
• Do my reading and homework regularly and return it to school on time.
• Take good care of the school environment.