Provide a safe, orderly and supportive environment in which all pupils are encouraged to achieve their potential;
provide an appropriate curriculum for all pupils, including a wide range of extra-curricular activities;
contact parents if there is a problem with behaviour, attendance, punctuality, uniform, equipment, homework or coursework;
let parents know about concerns or problems that affect their child’s work and keep the parents informed about the achievements of their child;
provide parents with regular information on pupils’ progress and school courses through the Parent Handbook, annual reports, parents’ evenings, letters and meetings;
keep parents informed about the life and activities of the school via the school newsletter and website; provide and promote the use of the homework diary/planner and monitor its use in lessons;
regularly set and mark homework for all pupils in line with the homework timetable and policy;
provide an open and welcoming environment at school and offer opportunities for parents to become involved in the life of the school via the Devizes School Parent Group.
As a parent, I will:
support the school aims, policies and guidelines and encourage my child to follow them;
make sure that my child attends school regularly, on time and is properly equipped;
inform the school promptly of any circumstances that may affect my child’s progress;
encourage my child to respect others and their property;
support the school’s behaviour and anti-bullying policies by encouraging high standards of conduct;
support the school’s policy on uniform by supplying the uniform and encouraging my child to wear it; attend parents’ evenings and respond to reports and letters as requested;
support the school’s homework policy by providing a suitable place and time for my child to complete homework, take an interest in his/her work and sign the homework diary/planner each week.
As a pupil, I will:
attend school, be punctual and be properly equipped;
wear the school uniform correctly; use my homework diary/planner properly and show it to my parent(s) regularly;
show respect to all staff and pupils; complete all my classwork, homework and coursework as well as I can;
accept the authority of all staff at school; talk to my parent(s) and/or my teachers about my successes and problems at school;
