Handbook for Parents/Carers

Handbook for Parents/Carers

Wingfield Academy TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE

Welcome to Wingfield Academy An extremely special and popular school for students aged 11-16 The Mission ‘Child centred, progress focused allowing our young people to grow and thrive’.

• All students making at least good progress.

• All students respectful, responsible and resilient.

Wingfield is a special place Nurturing, family orientated academy where students come first The academy provides a culture of ambition and high aspiration for students. The academy supports students emotional needs well and the vast majority believe that they can succeed.

Wingfield TEAM qualities: • Heartfelt commitment to children.

• Positive and hard working.

• Unashamedly ambitious for all our young people. • We go the extra mile.

High Expectations We expect all students to: • Make good progress.

• Make learning a priority.

• Be respectful, responsible and resilient.

We expect our staff to: • Provide challenging quality first teaching.

• Have high expectations for standard of work.

• Have a zero tolerance towards low level disruption.

• Assign Independent Learning Tasks (one piece per subject).

• Insist on good manners and positive responses.

Attendance

Research shows that students with attendance of over 95% produce the best results at GCSE. To achieve their best, students must be on time and in the academy every day.

The aim is 97% attendance to ensure good progress. Children should only be absent if they have a really good reason for being away.

Being in lessons will help your child to keep up with their learning. Their attendance will appear in their academy reports and is reported to colleges or employers when your child leaves.

If there is a problem which prevents your child attending there is always someone in the academy who you can talk to. Your child’s Form Tutor, Pastoral Lead, Teaching Head of Year, Health Support Practitioner or the Attendance Officers can be contacted to help you get the support you need.

Academy Day Learning day starts at 8:25am Door open: Monday- Tuesday 8:10am Doors open: Wednesday- Friday 8am All Year Groups (Y7 – Y11) Tutor Time

8.25 – 8.45

Period 1

8.45 – 9.45

Period 2

9.45 – 10.45

Break

10.45 – 11.58

Period 3

11.05 – 12.05 Y8 and Y10

Y7, Y9 and Y11

Lunch

12.05 – 12.55

Period 4a

12.05 – 1.05

Period 4b

12:55 – 1:55

Lunch

1.05 – 1:55

Period 5

2.00 – 3.00

Period 5

2.00 – 3.00

3pm-4pm

Period 6 After school activities/enrichment Extended learning for older year groups

Holidays in term time We will NOT authorise holidays in term time. Any holidays taken will be classed as unauthorised absence from the academy.

Uniform

High uniform standards are indicative of our high expectations for all students All items of the Wingfield Academy uniform are compulsory.

Student Uniform • Formal plain black, flat shoes with a solid sole • White shirt/blouse • Wingfield Jumper/Cardigan with logo • Academy tie • Plain black tailored trousers, with no ankles showing. Trousers must not be tight around the calf or ankle. They must not be a skinny fit.

• Plain black full size socks, not trainer socks

The only items of jewellery permitted to be worn are one pair of small stud earrings that are no bigger than a 5p coin, one signet ring and a watch.

The list below are examples of attire that go against the academy uniform code and must not be worn. This list is not exhaustive.

• Skirts/shorts • Leggings/trousers of a tight fitting style • Bandanas of any colour • Headbands that are not plain black • Training shoes, sandals, flip flops, canvas, plimsolls, ballet style shoes, high heeled shoes or boots.

• Shoe laces other than black.

• Body, facial or tongue piercings including retainers

Uniform, including PE kit, can be purchased from Pinders Schoolwear, 16 College Walk, Rotherham, S60 1QB.

Compulsory Academy PE Kit The PE kit consists of a sports polo shirt, shorts, and black socks:

Below are Optional items: (alternatives are not permitted)

Being Equipped We expect every student to arrive every day to the academy fully equipped. This means they must have: • Timetable and Lanyard (provided by the academy) • 1 bag/ruck sack large enough to carry at least 5 A4 exercise books and a PE kit • 2 Black pens • 2 Green pens • Pencil • Ruler • Eraser • Whiteboard pen • Calculator (Casio fx-85GT X classwiz)

Make Up In Years 7 and 8 students are not permitted to wear make-up. Students in Years 9, 10 and 11 are allowed to wear make-up however it must be minimal and discreet, looking entirely natural. Excessive make-up will have to be removed.

Eye shadow, false lashes, heavy mascara, heavy eye brows and brightly coloured lip stick would not be acceptable for any student. False nails, such as acrylic/gel, and any coloured nail varnish are not regarded as acceptable. Brightly coloured dyed hair which is not natural looking, hair that has patterns shaved into it or other types of extreme hairstyles will not be accepted.

Rewards

“Praise, like sunlight, helps all things to grow” Croft M Pentz Students will have plenty of opportunity to earn achievement points in every area of academy life, inside and outside of the classroom.

From outstanding efforts in learning to showing resilience in overcoming challenges to showing kindness to others.The opportunities are endless for them to shine!

These achievement points will translate in to short, medium and long term rewards on an individual basis and where appropriate, collectively.

What happens if things go wrong as they sometimes will?

If your child does not follow the expectations in relation to being respectful or responsible e.g. disrupts learning, shows disregard for other students causing them distress, non-completion of ILT then staff will record this behaviour electronically.

This will result in a detention or further action which may include phone calls of concern, reports or time in the consequence room. We will also work with your child to help them reflect upon the behaviours which caused things to go wrong in an effort to help them make better choices next time.

Persistent disregard for expectations may trigger education off site for fixed periods of time and in some cases may lead to exclusions requiring parents/carers to meet with us before children are allowed back in to learning.

Safeguarding “Safeguarding is highly effective. Pupils are kept safe because staff know and fulfil their responsibilities.” OFSTED 2017 Student wellbeing and welfare is a priority to us. We are a listening school. Your child’s safety and happiness are our priorities .Bullying and anti-social behaviour is not tolerated.

Working Together

Partnership

You are the most important people in your child’s life. Strong parental and academy links are vital. We are now both responsible for the future success of your child. Our expectations should be supported to ensure the best educational experience. Working together will make us stronger.

Staying Connected We communicate with parents/carers electronically via the My Child At School (MCAS) app. You will receive important communications from the academy and will be able to find daily information about your child’s behaviour, attendance and periodic progress.

You can also follow us on Social Media

@WingfieldAcad Further information about academy policies and procedures can be found on our website. www.wingfieldacademy.org

Wingfield Academy, Wingfield Road, Rotherham, S61 4AU Tel: 01709 513002 | wfa-office@nclt.ac.uk | www.wingfieldacademy.org