Hill Top Home School Agreement

What is a Home-School Agreement?

A Home-School Agreement is a statement explaining:

• the school’s aims 
• the school’s responsibilities towards its pupils who are of compulsory school age
• the responsibility of each pupil’s parents
• what the school expects of its pupils.

This is a simple agreement between the school, pupil and parent which outlines effective ways in which we can agree to work together to foster and maintain respectful and pro-active relationships as your child moves through school.

AS A SCHOOL WE WILL….               

• Consistently apply and promote the school core values.

•  provide a positive, stimulating, caring learning environment where each student feels, safe, happy, secure and valued.

•  ensure Safeguarding policies are adhered to at all times.

•  “Catch our pupils doing good”

• provide a broad, balanced, differentiated, and relevant curriculum, which prepares pupils for life beyond Hill Top.

• ensure that your child works to achieve his/her/their potential as a valued member of the school community.

•  maintain regular and effective communications with parentsprovide opportunities for parents to discuss any concerns they have about their child.

•  welcome and respond to parents’ contributions about any aspect of school life.

•  work with your child on meeting EHCP targets.

• use Restrictive Physical Intervention (Team Teach) when necessary to ensure the safety of staff and pupils.

WE ASK PARENTS/CARERS TO …

•   make sure that my child attends school regularly and on time.  If school transport is used, I will ensure that my child is ready for the transport each morning.

• notify school if my child is going to be absent from school by 9am on the morning of any absence.

•  promote the school core values

•  make sure that my child wears full school uniform (adapted version) and do my best to ensure that my child has suitable equipment, including clothes for all school activities e.g., PE kit.

• attend and contribute to EHCP review meetings. Attend parent’s evenings.

•  make the school aware of anything that might affect my child’s well being, behaviour or work.

• make sure that school has up to date information about my child e.g. contact numbers, medical information.

• support the school’s policies and guidelines for behaviour/de-escalation techniques/Team Teach principles.

• support school community events whenever possible.

• work with your child on meeting EHCP targets.

• support your child to make informed decisions about their future.

AS PUPILS WE WILL…

•  follow and work towards the school core values in everything that we do.

• attend school regularly & on time

• wear school uniform/adapted school uniform

•  come to school prepared e.g. equipment/diary/PE kit

•  be safe in & around school

•  take part in annual reviews/work towards EHCP targets

•   reflect on behaviour and make good/better choices

•  try new things (you might even like it!)

•  celebrate your own and other successes