Home School Agreement

Newbridge School is committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for all students and recognises the importance of positive partnership with parents/carers for achieving this.

Newbridge School commitment:

• Show all students respect and unconditional positive regard
• Care for all students’ safety and wellbeing
• Set high expectations for students
• Explicitly teach what we recognise to be acceptable behaviour and role model appropriate behaviour in every interaction
• Provide a broad, appropriate curriculum
• Provide an appropriate, stimulating learning environment
• Deal with any cases of harassment or bullying promptly and firmly
• Listen to both students and parents/carers, always aiming for the best possible levels of communication between school and home

Parent/Carer commitment:

• Support Newbridge’s aims and policies
• Ensure that my child attends regularly and punctually
• Expect and encourage my child to behave appropriately at school and engage with learning
• Recognise that if my child’s behaviour is unacceptable this may result in detentions or outside agency intervention
• Recognise that if my child displays certain challenging behaviours this may result in appropriate physical intervention being used (for my child’s safety, the safety of others, or to prevent/stop damage, disruption or criminal activity)
• Celebrate my child’s achievements with praise and encouragement
• Communicate openly with Newbridge
• Ensure that Newbridge always has current emergency contact number(s), answer calls and respond to texts promptly
• Ensure I collect my child promptly if they become unwell, require medical attention or are engaging in unsafe behaviour
• Understand that if my child does not follow school rules they are at risk of exclusion

Student commitment:

• Make safe choices
• Be where I should be
• Respect the school building and resources
• Show respect for other students and staff
• Engage with learning
• Hand in any possessions that should not be in school (including mobile phone) to be locked away for safety
• Recognise that if my behaviour is unacceptable this may result in detentions or outside agency intervention
• Recognise that if I display certain challenging behaviours this may result in appropriate physical intervention being used (for my child’s safety, the safety of others, or to prevent/stop damage, disruption or criminal activity)
• Understand that if I do not follow school rules I am at risk of exclusion