Consultation meetings take place in classrooms, with two teachers in each room, which will let parents / guardians see the learning environment in which the students are being educated.
Appointments need to be made for each individual teacher and students are given an appointment sheet where they need to record the specific time for parents / guardians to see each teacher.
Parents / guardians should keep conversations to 5 minutes only so that the whole evening can run efficiently.
There is one meeting a year in KS3 and two in KS4 and KS5.
Students have a form tutor whom they see for 20 minutes every morning. The form tutor is responsible for the pastoral care of the students and should be the first point of contacts for parents. Personal, Social & Health Education (PSHE) is taught by a specialist teacher for one lesson a week in all year groups.
To help the school prevent and deal with bullying, the Anti-Bullying Committee (ABC) has been created. This committee is formed by students who work together to help the school deal with bullying (See anti-bullying policy).
We expect all students to uphold our high standards by following the school Code of Conduct (see discipline policy) and ask them and their parents/guardians to sign it as an independent agreement between them and the school.
We have a lot of very hard working students and they are rewarded with merits. Once they collected a certain number of merits, they are presented with a certificate. If their effort and level of work are really outstanding, they can be selected to receive a Headmaster’s Distinction (See rewards policy).
Tutors need to keep a record of merits earned by each pupil in their form group. The total should be logged every ½ term on the sheet provided for each form.
There is also a merit record sheet that needs to be named for each student in each form group. The merit record sheets show each multiple of 10 merits collected by each individual (you can tick the box, color it, put a stamp, a sticker…)
Whenever any student collects enough merits to earn a certificate, tutors pass their record to HOS. Students will be presented with the certificate in assembly.
Teachers should be generous in their reward (behaviour and academic).
Students coming from the IISM Junior Department will have received house points. We have agreed to reward the new Year 7 students for their effort in Primary by giving them a certain number of merits for each certificate awarded.
For each bronze certificate, they will get 1 merit.
For each silver certificate, they will get 2 merits.
For each gold certificate, they will get 3 merits.
For each platinum certificate, they will get 4 merits.
This means that they could be collecting up to 30 merits at the beginning of Year 7.
When a piece of work is of exceptional standard, the teacher can submit it to the HM for a Headmaster’s distinction. The distinctions will be presented at assembly throughout the year.
Separately from the merit system, a higher award for exceptional students has been created. For year 6 up to year 11, it is the LEAP (Leadership, Effort, Attitude and Performance) award. The student nominated must be written up by the nominating teacher with a report that covers each of the four areas stated in LEAP. This should then be presented to SMT and a staff meeting for agreement. If the reward is approved it will be presented at the annual awards ceremony.
Students must show positive approaches to all four areas stated and may include academic, extra-curricular, community support, exceptional bravery or unique circumstances but should not simply reflect one academic area or extreme prowess in PE for example.
Students get regular reports on their performances and work closely with their form teachers to set themselves targets which are reviewed every term (see assessment policy). There are also regular parents/teachers consultations and the parents are invited to contact their child’s form tutor if they have any query.
This is an essential part of secondary studies and we very much appreciate parents’ support in ensuring that homework is done properly. In Key Stage 3, students will have one or two pieces of homework per day, which should take up to 45 minutes each. IGCSE students will be expected to do up to two hours of homework a day and take responsibility for their studies for IGCSE. As exams approach, they may have more homework to do and certainly more revision.
Homework is recorded in the homework diary, which parents are asked to sign each week to confirm that the work has been done. The diary is also used as a means of communication between school and parents, so that attention can be drawn to concerns.
All students should be at school, on time, every day the school is open unless the reason for the absence is unavoidable.
It is very important that parents/guardians make sure their child attends regularly and follow the policy that sets out how the school can work with parents/guardians to achieve this.
Attendance is reported every term as well as in end of year reports.
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