A WARM WELCOME
On behalf of the Governors and staff at The Kingsway School, I would like to welcome you as the parents of the class of 2030. I am delighted that you will be joining our school community.
At TKS we are committed to providing an education that allows your child to be ambitious for their future, articulate about their learning and that helps them to achieve to the best of their potential.
Our values Opportunity, Achievement, Respect and Compassion underpin all that we do in school and all that we expect of each of our students in our community. We care about providing a learning environment that celebrates and recognises the different starting points and passions of our students and allows each individual to find rich experiences that prepare them for their future.
We want our students to be curious in their learning, about how they can contribute to our local community and how to be socially responsible young people. We seek to ensure our students are compassionate in their understanding of themselves and their own wellbeing and towards others both in and outside of school.
Achievement at school is not only about GCSE results, it is about the lifelong friendships made and the experiences to make mistakes and learn from them in our journey to understanding who we are, our place in the world and how we can contribute to improving it for everyone.
We look forward to working with you in partnership to help nurture and enrich your child’s achievement and learning experiences in school over the next five years.
Mrs A. Fowler, Headteacher
TRANSITION
Starting high school is a very exciting step in the lives of young people in our community. At TKS, we understand that the transition from primary to secondary school is hugely important and we have defined programmes and experiences that enable all of our new Yr 7 students to make a positive start to their time at TKS.
Our transition team at TKS, Mrs Dunn and Miss Dean, work closely with the Education Learning Trust partnership team to create a unique offer for our local feeder primary schools. POP (Primary Outreach Programme) is a sector leading initiative which helps pupils, parents and out primary colleagues build strong relationships over the transition period, allowing our new Year 7 students to arrive at TKS knowing staff and understanding our core values of Opportunity, Achievement, Respect and Compassion.
As part of our POP offer, our Step Up to Secondary programme runs throughout the summer term and focuses on Year 6 students as they navigate the final term preparing for their transition to TKS. We deliver a bespoke 11 week transition curriculum, delivered both in primary schools and then at TKS, in which we focus on developing the skills and confidence your child needs to approach their first weeks at secondary school. In addition, every new Year 7 student participates in a full induction day programme to work closely with their new form and form tutor, building new friendships and connections with each other.
We recognise that this time of change can also be challenging for some parents/carers and with this in mind, we have added an additional layer of shared experiences within the transition curriculum where pupils and
Step up to Secondary
parents have a chance to work collaboratively. Our new community of parents will also have the opportunity to meet with our senior team, specialist practitioners and form tutors.
Once our new Year 7s arrive, they take part in Kickstart to Kingsway and will have the entirety of Broadway Campus to themselves on their first day, to enable them to acclimatise to the wonderful new environment at an appropriate speed. During Kickstart to Kingsway, students spend a great deal of time in form groups further developing relationships and ensuring they have the chance to feel happy, confident and excited about stepping up to secondary and starting their fantastic TKS journey with us.
Further information about transition to TKS can be found on our website.
“The Kingsway Step Up to Secondary POP (Primary Outreach Programme) Transition sessions have been really beneficial for our pupils so far and have added carefully thought through planning and structure to transition in general.
We have not had this level of planning and structure in place before, where communication between ourselves and forwarding high schools has been this strong, so we are very pleased with the offer and support our pupils are receiving in order to be ready for life at The Kingsway School.
The sessions have been very clear in intent and purpose and have been designed to address and meet the needs of our pupils moving forward. We would be keen to see this continue and grow in the future.
In addition, whilst many of our pupils do go to Kingsway, the others who will not attend The Kingsway School have been able to access the sessions in equal measure as the skills and learning have applied to them too.
We have also enjoyed the opportunities provided in arts, music, dance and drama which allowed all pupils to experience a range of activities that The Kingsway School offer.”
– Will Dudley Deputy Head, Prospect Vale
THE SCHOOL DAY
Year 7 students can arrive to campus from 8am via the ‘green gates’ on Broadway. They will be met by leaders who will welcome them and complete Ready to Learn checks which will include the following:
• A uniform check to ensure it is worn correctly and fully.
• An equipment check to ensure each student has a two strap bag with their pencil case and handbook (previously known as a planner).
At 8.20am, there is a signal for morning lines. Year 7 students will line up in forms with their form tutor, who will welcome them and carry out a well being check. Once each form
is ready to learn, they will enter the school building and Form Time will commence.
Students attend Form daily and will follow a Year 7 form time curriculum. This will include a weekly briefing, assembly, Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) and a literacy programme.
We have a two-week timetable at TKS; red week and blue week. There are five lessons each day and over the fortnight, students will study a full range of subjects.
In addition, students will also study Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE). This will cover the new
updated statutory content for RSHE, and citizenship as well as a range of content that focuses on the broader personal development of each student in school. This will appear on your child’s timetable twice per cycle.
A sample Year 7 timetable is shown below. Students will receive their individual timetable in September and this will be inserted into their handbook for reference. In addition, once they have their login details for our school platform they can access it remotely which will support them to plan for their next day.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A YEAR 7 STUDENT
TERM DATES 2025-2026
Autumn Term 2025
Term begins:
Tuesday 2 September
Open Evening: TBC (School closes to students at the end of Period 3)
Half term holiday: Monday 27 October - Friday 31 October Term ends: Friday 19 December (School closes to students at the end of Period 3)
Christmas Holiday
Spring Term 2026
Term begins:
Half term holiday:
Monday 22 December 2025 - Friday 2 January 2026
Tuesday 6 January
Monday 16 February - Friday 20 February Term ends: Friday 27 March
Easter Holiday
Summer Term 2026
Term begins:
Monday 30 March - Friday 10 April
Monday 13 April
Half term holiday: Monday 25 May - Friday 29 May
Term ends: Friday 17 July (School closes to students at the end of Period 3)
Staff INSET Days
Public Holidays 2026
Monday 1 September 2025
Monday 3 November 2025
Monday 5 January 2026
Friday 3 July 2026
Monday 20 July 2026
New Year’s Day Bank Holiday: Thursday 1 January
Good Friday: Friday 3 April
Easter Monday: Monday 6 April
May Day: Monday 4 May
Spring Bank Holiday: Monday 25 May
IMPORTANT NOTE
The holiday pattern for Stockport secondary and primary schools is different at summer half term and at the end of the summer term.
Any request for holidays during the school term will not be approved, this includes holidays for the week beginning Monday 1st June 2026; primary schools have that week as a holiday, secondary schools do not. Absence for holidays in that week will not be approved.
For more information about our term dates and timings of the school day, please visit our school website.
KEY STAFF
Mrs A. Fowler Headteacher
Mr K. Bourne Assistant Headteacher
Miss N. Dean Associate Senior Leader
Ms E. Hulance Designated Safeguarding Lead
Miss M. Linnecor Deputy Headteacher
Ms E. Hulance Assistant Headteacher / DSL
Mrs L. Dunn Lead Transition Teacher
Mr G. Dorsett Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Leadership
Ms K. Roban Deputy Headteacher
Miss K. Clarke Assistant Headteacher
Mr G. Wilson ELT Primary Partnership Co-ord
Mrs L. Stansfield Attendance Manager
Mr J. Sadler Deputy Headteacher
Miss J. Djang Asst Headteacher / SENDCo
Ms R. Moss School Partnership Lead
Mr R. Routley Pastoral Head of Year 7
Mr J. Weil Assistant Headteacher
Miss N. Dean Associate Senior Leader
& Diversity
Miss J. Djang SENDCo
Head of Year 7
Miss K. Jessop
COMMUNICATING WITH PARENTS/CARERS
WELL BEING QUERIES:
Your first port of call for any query is your child’s Form Tutor.
Contact the Year Team for your child’s year group, if you have not been able to successfully resolve the problem.
CURRICULUM QUERIES:
Your first port of call for any query is your child’s Form Tutor.
The Form Tutor may help you to contact your child’s specific subject teacher if you have a concern about your child’s learning in a particular subject.
If the situation is not resolved you should contact the Head of Department.
Class Charts
As a parent or carer, you can see information on your child’s behaviour and homework on the Class Charts app. The app will keep you up to date with how well your child is meeting school expectations, and what homework is due.
Download the Class Charts app to monitor merits, demerits and SDRs (Same Day Reflections) – it is expected that all parents should engage with this platform regularly.
Contacting school
Please be aware, when contacting the school, that most staff will be teaching and often attend meetings after the school day. Staff will endeavour to answer queries from parents/carers at the earliest possible convenience.
Your contact details
In order to have effective communication with home, or in the unlikely event of an emergency, the school relies on having up to date and accurate contact details for the parents or carers of all our students.
Please make sure you give us key contact information such as home, work and mobile telephone numbers and email addresses and let us know immediately if any details change through the SIMS Parent app
Reporting progress to parents/ carers
Students will be issued with a monitoring report to take home to share with their parents or carers three times a year.
Parent/carer evenings
In addition to reports, we hold an annual parent/carer evening which provides the opportunity to discuss your child’s progress in each subject with each of their subject teachers. You are welcome at any stage in the year to contact any teacher if you have any concerns or wish to discuss progress.
Complaints / compliments
Your first port of call for any query is your child’s Form Tutor. For more serious issues, please refer to The Kingsway School’s complaints policy on our website.
The school office
The school office can help with any general enquiries you may have:
0161 428 7706 office@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
You can also visit the Letters Home section of our school website for copies of recent communications.
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“Our daughter started at Kingsway last September and it’s been an amazing experience. Just like many parents, we were a bit scared of how she’d settle down in the new school.
The Step Up to Kingsway evenings were a great ice breaker and gave her an early insight into what it’s like to be in the new school.
Apps such as Class Charts are extremely useful to keep track of children’s homework and their behaviour at school. ” – Kingsway Year 7 Parent
CURRICULUM
Our Curriculum Intent:
At TKS, our curriculum is built on a foundation of knowledge that leaves a lasting impression on our learners, which allows them to think deep and make connections in their learning. Our curriculum also allows them to develop a range of transferable skills that will empower them to have influence on a future career landscape that has not yet been shaped. Our classrooms support our learners to achieve by fostering high academic aspiration, nurturing curiosity, encouraging critical thinking, creating opportunities for rich discussion, providing all learners with high quality academic texts and underpinning this with inherent inclusivity. Our curriculum creates young people who have a deep understanding of the world around them, are compassionate, can keep themselves safe, hold themselves
to a high moral standard, respect and celebrate differences and can engage with big issues in our society. Beyond our classrooms, we strive to develop our learners as a whole by creating meaningful enrichment opportunities that connect the learning in the classroom to the modern world so Kingsway students feel both part of our school community and understand that they have a valuable place in society as a whole.
Homework
Maths and English homework is set weekly using the Sparx Maths and Sparx Reader online platforms – students will be given one log in for both of these in September. Most other teachers will upload their homework materials to Class Charts so that students have access to what they need to complete at home.
Homework is planned and set by teachers on Class Charts but Google Classroom is an additional place where students go to find the materials that they need to successfully complete their homework.
Students with special educational needs may have reasonable adjustments to homework. Our Inclusion and Diversity Department will give advice and support to students and families on this.
We encourage families to:
• Check Class Charts regularly;
• Visit the Curriculum and Home Learning sections of the school website for more information;
• Contact their child’s form tutor for guidance if they feel too much or too little homework is being set or done.
ENRICHMENT
At TKS, we believe that education goes beyond the classroom. Enrichment and extra-curricular activities play a crucial role in the holistic development of our students. Here are some key benefits:
• Personal Development: Activities such as sports, music, arts, and clubs help students develop essential life skills including teamwork, leadership, and time management.
• Academic Improvement: Studies have shown that participation in extra-curricular activities can lead to improved academic performance. These activities can enhance students’ understanding and interest in various subjects.
• Social Skills: Engaging in group activities helps students build friendships and improve their social interactions.
• College and Career Readiness: Participation in diverse activities can strengthen college applications and prepare students for future career opportunities.
Enrichment opportunities at TKS
Our enrichment activities are categorised into five areas:
Kingsway Active: Our physical education enrichment programme is published each week via our key messages. This is in addition to the activities outlined on the enrichment timetable.
Kingsway Creatives: A programme of enrichment which encourages students to engage with the Arts, Drama, Music and Dance beyond the classroom. Kingsway STEM: Enrichment
activities based on developing skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Kingsway Academic: Extended learning opportunities, interventions and Period 6 (Year 11) to accelerate the students’ academic progress.
Kingsway Community: An eclectic variety of opportunities from student leadership to board games club, designed to accommodate a wide range of interests.
Student Leadership
Student Leadership is an important part of the ethos at Kingsway. Student leaders take an active role in the school and developing their peers. We aim to provide opportunities for students to develop leadership skills, empowering the partnership between students and staff; leading to a shared vision and contribution to the community they live in. Each year there are over 150 student leadership opportunities from Head Students and their deputies, to Council Members, House Captains, Prefects and Ambassadors.
Community Cohesion
We promote the best attributes of TKS in our local and wider communities, sharing the school’s values and allowing our students to connect with the wider community, whether that is supporting Christmas concerts, taking part in Remembrance Sunday or raising money for local, national and international charities.
INCLUSION & DIVERSITY
Support for students with additional needs.
Our very experienced Inclusion and Diversity department supports a range of students with special education needs. The whole team shares a passion and commitment to helping support the delivery of the best quality of education possible for our students. As an Inclusion and Diversity department we nurture emotional wellbeing, promote independence, whilst developing learning skills for our young people.
The majority of support will take place within the classroom with staff that will work alongside the teacher. A number of students will at times be withdrawn from class for targeted interventions delivered either independently or within small groups.
Curriculum
In KS3 our students will follow the national curriculum.
In KS4 we have pathways that guide students based on their progress to make option choices. Alongside GCSEs we also have a range of subjects at pre-GCSE level, such as BTEC, ASDAN, Duke of Edinburgh and Entry Levels Awards.
Resource Provision
Our provision boasts an oversubscribed Resource school. The Resource base is representative of all our values at TKS. It is a centre of education for our most vulnerable students and for those students who require the highest level of support to give them equality in life. Working with students and the team of staff within the SEND department provides a combination of challenge and reward, with the sense of achievement evident
for many students on a regular basis. The resource provision is at capacity with 26 places.
Within KS3, the students follow their mainstream lessons and have English, Maths and Science taught in highly adapted smaller group settings.
In KS4, where students are able, they have the opportunity to choose options. Other students will remain being taught within the provision with an enriched curriculum covering the core subjects.
EAL (English as an Additional Language)
Many of our students and families may not have English as a first language. We have a wide range of experience in supporting all students to make progress. We work closely with The LA Ethnic Diversity Service to provide a tailored and specialist curriculum to support individuals. We also organise early entry GCSEs for students who are competent in
their first language. These can be GCSEs such as Arabic, Mandarin or Portuguese, to name a few.
Enrichment
All students have the opportunity to attend a variety of enrichment clubs after school.
Further Information is available on the SEND section of our website.
“I miss my primary school but I love all the different subjects we do at Kingsway. I was really nervous on my first day but I soon made lots of new friends.”
READY, RESPECT & SAFE EXPECTATIONS
Our Vision
Our School Vision is built on the cornerstones of opportunity, achievement, respect and compassion.
Students best achieve this vision when they embody our school rules. These are our expectations:
This captures our expectations in a simple phrase that is understood, remembered, and applied by all, supporting our mission of ‘A Posse Ad Esse’ or ‘Turning Potential into Reality’
Ready, Respect and Safe Expectations
All students are ready to learn: in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing with a respectful attitude towards all other members of our school community.’ When put into practice, this simple strategy provides a safe environment that supports high levels of learning and progress and is the foundation for developing positive learning behaviours for all students.
How to be ready:
• Be on time
• Aim for 100% attendance
• Wear your uniform correctly
• Mobile phones must be turned off and away
• Carry your equipment and your handbook
• Use active listening to focus on your learning
• Complete your homework when required
• Carry out tasks to the best of your ability
How to be respectful:
• Be kind and polite to others
• Respect each others beliefs, ideas and personal space
• Hold the door open for those behind you
• Respect the building, be careful not to cause any damage
• Queue patiently at lunchtime
• Place litter in the bin and clear up after yourself
• Greet others positively, smile and respond politely
• Show respect by following Kingsway Bees
• Follow staff instructions
How to be safe:
• Walk calmly
• Walk on the left
• Speak at an appropriate volume
• Behave safely as you travel to and from school
• Sit in your allocated seat
• Use equipment appropriately
• Attend all lessons promptly
• Respect one another’s personal space and boundaries.
Clear routines in classrooms and all aspects of school life have been established to create a framework of social norms that students and staff are expected to follow.
School
Expectations
At Kingsway we aim:
• To create and maintain an environment with high standards of behaviour.
• To prevent recurrence of misbehaviour through promoting self-discipline and positive relationships.
• To ensure that the schools’ expectations and strategies are embedded in our school ethos.
• To encourage the involvement of both home and school in the implementation of this policy.
We place the importance on students achieving as a priority, expecting the highest standards in behaviour in everything they do, with respect for each other.
Creating a positive school culture
At Kingsway we believe that positive reinforcement of good behaviour and rewarding success are tools of managing behaviour in the school. Praise should be used much more than warnings. Opportunities for praise should be actively sought by all staff; both teaching and non-teaching, to ensure positive messages and meaningful rewards dominate student culture.
A praise culture sits at the heart of our Behaviour for Learning policy. By praising students and recognising their achievements, others will be encouraged to act similarly. Rewards will be given in all areas of our school, both pastorally and through the curriculum, recognising a student’s achievements at every opportunity. Praise can be earned by the maintenance of good standards as well as particularly noteworthy achievements. Students can be rewarded in the following ways:
• Verbal praise in a variety of contexts
• Obtaining data for positive points for outstanding conduct, good work and academic achievement.
• Collective or individual praise in assemblies, in the school newsletters (e.g. good behaviour on a school visit).
• Gaining Star of the Lesson, or Star of the Week
• Gaining certificates to celebrate specific academic and pastoral achievements.
• Written or verbal communication with home praising high standards of behaviour, including the use of praise postcards, letters and text messages.
• Whole class or year group rewards such as a popular activity or trip.
• Invitation to special events which reward high standards, including behaviour.
• Recognition at Awards Evening.
• Display boards around the school celebrating student success.
• Opportunity to apply for positions of responsibility within our student leadership structure.
A full copy of our Behaviour: Ready Respect Safe Policy can be found on our school website.
PASTORAL CARE
Tutors and tutor groups
We are very proud of the quality of our pastoral care, and the tutor group is at the heart of how we ensure students are happy, safe and ready to achieve. Each Kingsway student is a member of a tutor group. The tutor will get to know each student in their care and will be the first point of contact for parents. Tutors groups meet at the start of every day and this is known as Form Time.
The Year Team
The Year Team support students with their welfare and well being, and ensure that students are able to meet the Kingsway Expectations. We want all students to achieve and reach their potential. The Year Team are responsible for the behaviour and achievement of students in the Year group, and will support students to develop an excellent attitude to learn.
“I get merits for things like my attitude and homework and the person who gets the most each term gets a reward, which encourages you to be the best you can.”
SAFEGUARDING
Safeguarding is the action taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. Safeguarding is the responsibility of every adult in school.
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Miss E. Hulance and our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mr. G. Dorsett.
Safeguarding Intent:
At TKS, we recognise that it is everyone’s moral as well as statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of our children. We work to provide a safe, secure and welcoming environment where everyone is respected, valued and held in positive regard. We promote a climate where children are confident in sharing concerns about their own safety and wellbeing and that of others.
We have six core safeguarding principles: Create, Relate, Prevent, Respond, Empower and Communicate that underpin our practice.
CREATE: Every child deserves physical, psychological and emotional safety all of the time so every adult purposefully works to create and sustain a culture and environment of safeguarding.
RELATE: Trusting relationships in which children are valued and held in unconditional positive regard are fostered because they are vital to safeguarding.
PREVENT: Welfare and wellbeing are promoted at every opportunity so that adults and children are knowledgeable about all types of risks and how to prevent them within the ever-changing context of our society and the wider world.
RESPOND: Safeguarding concerns, suspicions and disclosures are
identified through professional curiosity and empathetic listening. Responsive actions are swift, appropriate and centred on the views and feelings of the child so that further harm is avoided.
EMPOWER: Children and adults are educated and empowered to talk openly about matters that affect their safeguarding, welfare and entitlement to equality. They are confident and effective at ‘calling out’ compromises to these rights.
COMMUNICATE: Professional and supportive partnerships, clear communication and information sharing mean that decisions over the safeguarding and welfare of children are always consistent and appropriate. All adults contribute to reviewing and refining these processes.
More information about Safeguarding can be found on our website.
TRAVELLING TO & FROM SCHOOL
Many of our students live within walking distance of the school. We do encourage environmentally friendly and safe walking and cycling routes to school.
The igo card – concessionary travel
All students between the ages of 11 and 16 need an igo card if they wish to travel at the concessionary (reduced fare) rate on buses and trams in Greater Manchester. It must be carried on all journeys and shown to the driver before paying the fare.
The igo card costs £10 and can only be bought by students who live, or go to school, in Greater Manchester. For more information and to apply, please visit the Bee Network website.
Cycling
Cycling is good for health and for the environment. TKS encourages students who wish to cycle to school, since it improves their health and fitness and reduces traffic congestion outside the school. However, it is vital that students who cycle to and from school do so safely. Whether your child is competent to negotiate the ride to school, must be your decision alone. The Kingsway School does not accept liability for any consequences of that decision. We strongly recommend students wear a correctly fitted bicycle helmet and use appropriate reflective clothing and bicycle lights when visibility is poor.
Bike storage
Students on Broadway Campus have access to a bike quad which contains bike racks. This quad is kept locked throughout the day. Bicycles stored at school are left at the owner’s risk. Parents are advised to take out appropriate insurance cover, as the school’s insurance does not cover loss or damage to bicycles.
Helping to keep your child safe
We ask parents to please not to park on Broadway and Foxland Road at the start and end of the school day. Cars parked here hold up the flow of traffic and make crossing the road more hazardous for students. This also causes inconvenience for our neighbours.
Further Information about travelling to school, concessionary passes and the most up to date bus timetables are available on our website.
“I was very nervous. I was worried about meeting new people and keeping the friends I already had. We started by meeting our form and form tutor on the first day, which helped me get to know the people I will be with. On the first day of school, it is just Year 7s and you get a tour of the school.”
ATTENDANCE & PUNCTUALITY
Attendance is a high priority at The Kingsway School. In order to ensure the best possible outcome for all students, they need to aim for 100% attendance. Every child has a right to access the education to which they are entitled and we all have a responsibility for supporting and promoting excellent attendance and punctuality at school.
Regular attendance at school is a legal requirement and is essential for all students to achieve their best. By law, we have a duty of care and have to follow very strict regulations on attendance.
Good attendance is important because:
• Statistics show a direct link between achievement and absence below 95%;
• Regular attenders make better progress, both socially and academically;
• Regular attenders find school routines, schoolwork and friendships easier to cope with;
• Regular attenders find learning more satisfying;
• Regular attenders are more successful in making the transition from primary school;
• At TKS, one of our highest performing cohorts is always the students whose attendance is over 97%.
Days off soon add up – as does the impact of ‘lost learning’, particularly when considered over the five years at secondary school.
What if my child is ill?
If your child is too ill to attend school, you should contact the school’s absence line before 8.15am on 0161 428 7706 then press 1.
Please give your child’s name, Year Group and the reason for the absence. Please state a specific reason for absence, rather than just stating ill or under the weather.
Can my child have time off during term time?
0161 428 7706
Every individual day of absence must be reported. If you fail to contact the school, the absence will be marked as unauthorised. It is important that you phone every day of absence so that we know your child will not be attending and you do not receive a text message asking for their whereabouts.
What if my child has a medical appointment?
We ask that medical appointments are made during the holidays or outside school hours, whenever possible.
Medical evidence in the form of an appointment card or letter will be required to authorise absences for unavoidable medical appointments during the school day.
Requests for absence for reasons such as compassionate leave, special family events, sporting competitions or musical exams should be made in writing, to the Headteacher, giving at least 15 days’ notice. The application will be looked at on an individual basis and you will be informed by letter of the outcome. However, it is highly unusual to grant a leave of absence during term time other than for an exceptional circumstance.
You do not have the right by law to take your child on holiday during term time and the Headteacher cannot grant permission for this. If you plan to take your child out of school for a holiday, you must inform the Headteacher in writing, giving at least 15 days’ notice. If you take your child on holiday during term time, the absence will be recorded as unauthorised and a fixed penalty notice may be issued.
The school closes for 70 days of holidays each year and we expect all parents/carers to take their family holidays whilst the school is closed.
Please Note: The holiday pattern for Stockport secondary and primary schools is different at summer half term and at the end of the summer term.
Please check term dates carefully before booking holidays.
“Pupils with near-perfect attendance are almost twice as likely to achieve grade 5 in English and Maths GCSE, compared to similar pupils attending 90-95% of the time. In other words, missing just 10 extra days a year reduces the likelihood of achieving these grades by around 50%”.
– Department for Education research
Punctuality
All students are expected to arrive on time at school, ready for lessons. Students should arrive at school at 8:20am in time for registration, which starts at 8:30am; students arriving after this time will be marked as present but arriving late.
We would be grateful for your support in ensuring that your child arrives on time. Each morning your child will have either assembly or form time where important messages are shared and students are given opportunities to develop within the form and school community. Form time also provides a focused start to the day and gives the Form Tutor a chance to really get to know your child.
Lateness to school and lessons is disruptive. If students are persistently late we will invite parents/carers in for a meeting so that we can work together to improve the situation.
What happens if my child is late?
Any student arriving between 8:30-8:50, will need to enter school via the Hub on Broadway, where
they will have the usual uniform and equipment checks. A member of staff will record latecomers and late students will be issued with a late pass, recording their minutes late. Parents/carers will receive a text message informing them that their child is late.
The school gates will close at 8.50am. After that, access to school is via our main reception, on High Grove Road.
The register will officially close at 9:15am. Students arriving after this time will be marked ‘late arrival after close of the register’. Any student arriving after 9:15 am, without a genuine reason, will be marked as unauthorised late; this counts as an absence for the morning session.
Late to School Reflections
Students who are less than 15 minutes late will sit a 15 minute Late to School Reflection during Break 1. Students who are 15-30 minutes late will sit a 30 minute Late to School Reflection and students who are 30+ minutes late will sit a 60 minute Late to School Reflection –both held after school.
Unauthorised absence and safeguarding:
We take our safeguarding responsibility seriously. Parents/carers will receive a text message daily where a student has not registered and no reason has been given for the absence. Calls are made on a daily basis, even where your child has been absent due to illness on previous days. We cannot assume that your child is still ill unless you have notified us. A member of our Attendance or Pastoral Team may visit your home if we are unable to make contact with you via the telephone. The school will always work to support parents/carers where attendance is a concern.
Attendance information is also reported to parents/carers through regular letters and school reports. Where there are concerns, meetings and home visits will be made to offer support.
For more information about Attendance and Punctuality, and for our most up to date term dates and timings of the school day, please visit our school website.
Whilst 95% attendance over 5 school years may seem like a positive achievement, it still equates to over nine weeks of lost learning –around one quarter of a school year!
SCHOOL UNIFORM: GENERAL
Navy blazer with school badge
Black tailored trousers
Navy V-neck pullover with school crest
School tie – with Year colour. Year 7 will wear a SILVER tie.
Navy skirt – stitch down box pleated (optional)
Black or navy knee high socks or tights, without adornment.
Shirt – plain white, short or long sleeved
SCHOOL UNIFORM: P.E./DANCE
*Only one of the shorts, skort or leggings are required.
Navy training shorts*
Both plain blue knee-high and white indoor socks
Navy training shorts*
Long-sleeve multi-sport shirt (optional)
Navy blue skort*
Training pants (optional)
Plain navy leggings*
Quarter-zip training top (optional)
Navy Kingsway polo shirt
SCHOOL UNIFORM: GUIDELINES
School uniform: general
• Blazer – navy with TKS badge. Blazers should be worn at all times in the building unless directed by staff due to a heatwave, in which case it should be carried over the arm or placed neatly in their school bag.
• V-neck pullover – navy with school crest. It should be worn under the formal school blazer and is NOT a substitute for the blazer. Both the blazer and jumper must be worn as part of the uniform expectations.
• School tie – should be purchased in Year Group colour (silver for Year 7), with a minimum 4 stripes showing.
• Trousers – black, of a tailored, straight leg style and material (jeans, leggings, jeggings, drainpipe/skinny, canvas, cotton or corduroy trousers are NOT allowed).
• Navy blue skirt – (optional) stitch down box pleated, worn at full length not rolled up.
• Shirt – plain white, fastened up to the neck. Students can wear short or long sleeved. Shirts should be tucked in.
• Socks/tights – Black or navy knee high socks, free from any adornments, should be worn with the trouser uniform. Students choosing to wear the skirt uniform, must wear black or navy tights (not socks).
• Shoes – suitable, polishable leather or leather-look shoes in black only (NOT trainers, skate/ board shoes, boots, ankle boots
or backless, slip ons – NO HEELS). Shoes must be completely black – different coloured soles, flashings or embroidery are NOT permitted. Illustrations of suitable footwear can be found on our website.
School uniform: P.E. / dance
• TKS navy blue Kingsway polo shirt (required also for Dance).
• Both plain blue knee-high and white indoor socks.
• One of: Navy blue skort / navy blue training shorts with TKS branding or plain navy blue leggings.
• Appropriate footwear as directed by your teacher. (Boys will require studded boots in the autumn term).
• Optional: 1/4 zip training top, long-sleeve multi-sport shirt and training pants: These items are not part of the compulsory school uniform and are only to be worn during P.E.
PE kit can be purchased from our usual uniform stockists.
School uniform: additional
• Suitable hair accessories only, which must be plain and either navy blue or black.
• Hijab, if worn, must be plain navy blue or black and without decoration.
• A two strap bag (ideally a rucksack) is part of the full uniform. The bag needs to be durable and big enough to fit key equipment (including handbook), PE kit and a water bottle.
• Outdoor: Suitable outdoor coats
should be worn when the weather is inclement. Non-uniform jumpers or hooded tops are not permitted. Leather/denim coats and jackets are not permitted.
• Hoods/Caps/Ski Masks/Snoods: not permitted.
• Coats/Gloves/Scarves/Winter Hats: not permitted indoors.
Equipment expectations
On entry to school, students should display that they are ready to learn by showing their equipment in a clear pencil case, their handbook should be open on their timetable page to demonstrate they are aware of the day’s lessons ahead.
Minimum equipment expectations:
School Handbook
A two strap bag (ideally a rucksack)
A clear pencil case
A black pen
A pencil
A ruler
Optional additional equipment that will aid learning:
A rubber
A pencil sharpener
A glue stick
A protractor
A scientific calculator
Highlighter pens
Coloured pencils
SCHOOL UNIFORM: FURTHER INFORMATION
Uniform is considered to be a vital part of life at The Kingsway School. A high standard of personal appearance is expected of all students.
Students wearing TKS uniform should remember they are representing the school at all times.
To avoid misunderstanding and to maintain our high standards of appearance, the following clarification is given:
• Jewellery – No jewellery may be worn, this includes earrings and other piercings. Please note, we do not allow plasters over new piercings – students will be asked to remove all piercings.
• Watches – It is recommended that students wear an inexpensive watch. Smart watches are NOT permitted in school.
• Aerosol sprays – are not permitted in school. This covers deodorants and hair sprays.
• Make-up – Should be discreet. Students wearing noticeable makeup will be required to remove it. Nail varnish and false nails (including gels and acrylics) are not permitted, neither are false eyelashes.
• Outerwear – Denim, leather, camouflage jackets, coats with large or unsuitable logos or lettering and hoodies of any sort are not allowed. No outdoor coats or jackets are allowed to be worn in the school buildings.
• Sports club affiliations – coats, hats, scarves etc. which explicitly form part of the support for football teams are not to be worn.
• Hair styles – hair should be kept tidy with a sensible style and length. Extreme haircuts are not permissible, e.g. unnatural hair colour and shaved heads less than grade 2.
• Long hair – long hair should be tied back from the face during lessons where there is a potential health and safety risk, e.g. in a food technology class or during a science experiment where a Bunsen burner is used. This applies to all students with long hair.
• Bags – students should be provided with a suitable bag (ideally a rucksack) to carry their belongings. School bags should have 2 straps and be big enough to carry the student’s P.E. kit. Plastic bags and handbags are not appropriate.
Further guidance
We hope this information will help provide guidance in the standards we expect. If, before expensive items are bought, you have any queries about uniform, please contact school, or visit our school website.
Missing/wrong uniform
Students who arrive at the school inappropriately dressed will be given the opportunity to make corrections when entering the school building. Alternatively, students may be asked to return home to change (with parent/carer permission), or parents/carers may be contacted to ensure the correct uniform is brought into school so that the student can be dressed correctly.
Special considerations
Any student who is unable to wear the full school uniform due to medical concerns, endorsed by a medical practitioner, will be issued with a temporary uniform pass by their Pastoral Head of Year. The student needs to carry this pass with them at all times. Class teachers should ask students to produce their pass on entry to the classroom.
All staff should address students who fail to wear the correct uniform and who deliberately choose not to be part of TKS’s culture.
If there are any uniform concerns, please contact your child’s form tutor in the first instance.
Help with uniform costs
To minimise the cost of uniform, we would strongly recommend that nonbranded clothing is purchased from high street stores or supermarkets –this could include, for example, white shirts and trousers.
School does not sell second-hand uniform directly. However, it might be possible to find second hand uniform in local charity shops, on parents’ online groups and through the new Stockport Council school uniform scheme, more information about which, can be found here
Official Uniform Stockists:
SCHOOL MEALS
School meals and snacks at TKS are prepared in-house. Menus are changed daily and we offer a choice of healthy options. Fresh local produce and home-made dishes are always included.
In place of a ‘lunch hour’ we have one 25 minute and one 35 minute break in the school day, during these times, students can access the canteen. We also have a ‘Pod in the Quad’ on both campuses, which provides a range of food.
Plenty of food options are available during both breaks and we are always open to new ideas, suggestions and comments.
All meat used in our main courses is Halal certified with the exception of our pork and turkey products. Vegetarian options are available daily.
Students who bring their own food are also welcome to sit with friends anywhere they wish in the dining rooms. Packed lunches must be healthy.
Students should bring in a refillable bottle for drinking water that can be filled from the school’s water fountains.
“I really enjoy the canteen and eating with my friends.”
TKS healthy snack guidance states:
• Sweets cannot be brought into TKS;
• One standard size snack bar or one standard size packet of crisps can be brought into the school –no family size bags, multi-packs or large chocolate bars;
• Packets of biscuits, cookies, doughnuts or other packets of cake and similar products must not be brought into school;
• No fizzy drinks or energy drinks should not be brought into school (many sports drinks contain 10-12 teaspoons of sugar).
• If a student is seen with items that are not permitted by this guidance, they will be confiscated and not returned.
FREE SCHOOL MEALS
Free School Meals can save families over £300 per year per child and can lead to other benefits. Furthermore, registering for Free School Meals will raise extra funding from central government for the school to fund valuable support for students. Therefore we encourage all parents /carers to check if their child is entitled to Free School Meals.
A Free School Meal entitles your child to a main meal and a bottle of water OR a sandwich, snack and a bottle of water.
Please note that if your child is currently in receipt of Free School Meals at primary school, a new application MUST be made before they start at The Kingsway School. The system does not automatically transfer and if you have not completed this, there will be a break in your entitlement.
Eligibility criteria
You can claim Free School Meals for a child who lives with you and who you are responsible for (eg. you receive Child Benefit for them) as long as you are in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:
• Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guarantee element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax
Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
The school works together with local councils to confirm entitlement to Free School Meals and all information provided will be kept confidential. Furthermore, our cashless payment system means that students claiming Free School Meals cannot be identified by others.
Why apply for Free School Meals?
• No lengthy forms or application processes at the Town Hall
• Instant indication of eligibility
• Extra funding for school under the Pupil Premium Grant
• Free food for your child with no stigma, due to our cashless system
• Saving of around £350 and 190 hours lunch packing time per year, if your child qualifies
To apply / reapply for Free School Meals
We are keen to ensure all our families are receiving the financial assistance they are entitled to, so we ask that you apply before the start of the new academic year.
To complete the application you will need to provide:
• Your own name and date of birth
• Contact details
• National Insurance Number or National Asylum Seekers Number
• Child’s name and date of birth
• School your child will attend in September (The Kingsway School)
Apply online:
Stockport residents should apply using this link
Manchester residents should apply using this link
“Even though it is busy at lunch in the canteen we still all get our food in time for period 5.”
Both these links take you to an application form, where you can make a new application or re-apply for an existing one.
The completed application will be submitted to your local council, who will notify you when it has been accepted. Once we have received notification of eligibility, your child will be added to our records and will be able to access their Free School Meal allowance from their first day in September.
If you have any questions or encounter any problems please email: office@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk or call the School Office on: 0161 428 7706.
Reminder
If your child is already in receipt of Free School Meals, a new application MUST be made before they start at The Kingsway School. The system does not automatically transfer.
ONLINE PAYMENT SERVICES
We use two cashless online systems for items such as dinner money and visits. These are secure websites/apps called School Gateway (for visits and other items) and ParentPay (for dinner money), where you can pay online using your credit/debit card.
As the school office cannot accept cash, these apps are our preferred method for parents/carers to make payments to the school. Additionally, on ParentPay, parents can track their child’s spending and food choices online.
Students pay for their food using a biometric (fingerprint imaging) system. The fingerprint images cannot be used by any other source for identification purposes. The system uses the image of the finger to create a unique number to identify students. The fingerprint image is then discarded. The unique number cannot be reinterpreted back into a fingerprint image.
What are the benefits to parents/ carers and students?
• These apps are easy-to-use and will offer you the freedom to make online payments whenever and wherever you like, 24/7.
• The technology used is of the highest internet security available ensuring that your money will reach school safely –offering you peace of mind.
• Payments can be made by credit/ debit card online or also through PayPoint.
• Full payment histories and statements are available to you securely online at any time.
• Your child will not have to worry about losing money at school.
• ParentPay allows parents/carers to view their child’s purchases at the canteen.
How to get started with ParentPay
Once your child has been enrolled at TKS, you will receive your account activation username and password from us, simply follow the instructions in the letter.
How to get started with School Gateway
• Once your child has been enrolled at TKS, search for “School Gateway” in the Apple App Store/ Google Play or on your phone
• Install the app and, if you are asked, then say yes to “Allow Push Notifications”
• When you launch School Gateway for the first time, please select ‘New User’ and enter the email address and mobile telephone number you have registered with the school
• The system will send a PIN code to your phone; please enter this PIN code and the app will be activated for you.
If you ever need a new ParentPay login letter, please ask your child’s form tutor.
If you have any questions about ParentPay or School Gateway, please contact the school office: office@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk Or visit our school website for further information.
MEDICATION IN SCHOOL
TKS is committed to Safeguarding.
Medicines
We ask that students do not bring any prescribed (eg. antibiotics) or non- prescribed (eg. paracetamol) medicines into school without parents/carers informing their form tutor or Pastoral Head of Year (PHOY). This safeguards students against a variety of potential risks.
Medicines are only given in school where it is essential; that is where it would be detrimental to a student’s health if the medicine were not administered during the day.
We only accept medicines that have been prescribed by a doctor, dentist, nurse practitioner or pharmacist prescriber. Medicines should always be provided in the original container as dispensed by a pharmacist and include the prescriber’ instructions
for administration and dosage.
We only administer medicines and non-prescribed medicines (such as paracetamol or hay fever tablets) if we have obtained consent from parents/carers.
A maximum of two doses of paracetamol is given in a school day (2 tablets in total).
Feeling unwell
Should your child fall ill at school, you will be contacted directly by a member of the welfare or reception team. Your child is not permitted to contact you directly. Your cooperation in this is greatly appreciated (please see page 32 for more details).
Medical needs
We have first aiders and a medical officer in school whose job it is to look after our students’ medical needs. They work closely with our school nurse. As well as responding to day to day needs of students they also set up health care plans with the parents of students with longer term medical needs.
If your child needs to carry an asthma inhaler or EpiPen, or has longer term medical needs, please email:
welfare@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk and we will contact you to discuss this further.
Further information on medicines in school can be found on our website.
HOME SCHOOL AGREEMENT
The core values of Opportunity, Achievement, Respect and Compassion are central to our school ethos. We promote these values in partnership with our pupils, their parents, carers and the adults working with them.
1. As a student at The Kingsway School I must uphold the values of Opportunity, Achievement, Respect and Compassion by:
• Attending school regularly and being on time for all lessons and activities
• Being ‘Ready to Learn’ with the correct uniform and equipment
• Speaking with kindness and without prejudice
• Upholding the culture of our school and the terms in our behaviour policy
• Taking responsibility and accountability for my actions and my words
• Approaching my learning in a positive way and trying my best in lessons
• Having pride in everything I do and holding myself to high standards
• Respecting the school environment and the local community
• Helping keep other students in the school stay safe by avoiding any bullying behaviour and reporting any bullying incidents
2. As a parent/carer, I agree to support my child at The Kingsway School to uphold the values of Opportunity, Achievement, Respect and Compassion by:
• Supporting my child to attend school regularly and be on time for school
• Informing school on the first day of any absence
• Ensuring my child is ‘Ready to Learn’ with the correct uniform and equipment
• Supporting the school’s behaviour policy, including rewards and sanctions
• Encouraging my child to speak with kindness and without prejudice
• Supporting my child by attending school events, including parents’ evenings
• Helping my child to prioritise their learning in school and at home
• Keeping up-to-date with school all school communications
• Informing the school of any issues that may impact my child’s ability to meet the school’s expectations of them, using the correct lines of communication.
• Understanding that staff will respond to parental enquiries in-line with the whole school communication policy.
3. The Kingsway School will promote the values of Opportunity, Achievement, Respect and Compassion and optimise students’ experience of school by:
• Having high expectations for attendance and punctuality and challenging students to meet these expectations
• Supporting students who are not ‘Ready to Learn’ by providing them with the uniform and equipment that they need to have a successful day
• Providing a safe and stimulating learning environment in line with local and national safeguarding guidance
• Encouraging all of our students to speak with kindness and without prejudice and empowering our students to speak up when they see this.
• Having a clear and consistent
approach to rewards and sanctions for students, as set out in the school’s Behaviour Policy
• Providing a broad and balanced curriculum aligned to a clearly communicated ‘curriculum intent’ and adapted to suit the needs of all students
• Contacting parents over any concerns that affect their child’s work or behaviour; including problems with their approach to learning, attendance and punctuality
• Communicating with parents in relation to any issues relating to attendance, learning, behaviour as well as anything that might impact their safety and wellbeing in school
• Providing regular information on the progress and achievement of all students and giving parents opportunities to discuss this with the school.
• Keeping parents up-to-date with all aspects of school life via the school website, letters and weekly messages
• Responding to parental concerns within a reasonable time frame and with reference to our trust complaints procedures where appropriate
THE CONTROL & USE OF IMAGES
The use of digital still images and digital video has opened up exciting and highly effective ways of enhancing learning in schools. They also provide enormous potential to add colour and excitement to a range of school publications and displays, in a range of media including digital publication on the intranet or internet.
It must be recognised, however, that there is a potential for images to be misused and therefore The Kingsway School has developed an e-safety policy to protect the rights, safety and welfare of all members of the school community.
There may be occasions when staff record images of students in the following situations:
• Where identifiable images are to be used for teacher training;
• Where identifiable images are to be retained for future demonstration;
• Where identifiable images are to be published in school publicity or website;
• Where identifiable images are to be used in the press or media.
Our use of images
We would encourage all parents to agree to the use of images, as without your help it would be impossible for us to produce our fantastic publications like this transition booklet.
We will always use the images responsibly, to praise and publicise the many fantastic achievements of our students throughout their time at TKS.
Examples of our photography have been used throughout this transition booklet, as well as in our other publications, and on our social media feeds.
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Photography/filming by parents/ carers
To respect everyone’s privacy and, in some cases the protection of a child, parents/carers are not allowed to photograph or film at school events (for example, shows or sporting fixtures).
For safeguarding reasons, we cannot allow you to take images of other students or staff, as these images could end up in the public arena via social media platforms. Whenever possible, we will photograph events and share images, when individual students’ photo permissions have been checked.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The Kingsway School understands that recording images of identifiable individuals constitutes as processing personal information, so it is done in line with data protection principles. For more information, please see the Data Protection policy on our website
MOBILE PHONES
The use of mobile phones by students is not permitted in school. This is to help students focus on their learning without distractions. We encourage students to engage with the real world around them and develop good social skills. This approach significantly reduces online bullying.
Rules
• Mobile phones must be switched off and not visible when in school.
• If a student fails to keep their mobile phone switched off and out of sight or wears their headphones in school, they will be confiscated.
• No photographs or recordings of teachers or students to be taken without their permission.
• You may not post or publish pictures, videos or audio recordings taken in school digitally, this means on social media or any other online sites.
• Any device containing inappropriate images will be confiscated and may be kept as evidence.
• Any inappropriate images, comments or campaigns on social media will be subject to school sanctions. Activities which may take place out of school, but have consequences back in school, will be dealt with by the school if appropriate/ when necessary.
• Finally: Arguments, repeat offences or defiance in relation to mobile devices /internet use will be subject to our usual school sanctions and ultimately result in the privilege of bringing a device into school being revoked.
We respectfully request that parents/carers who wish to contact their child during the school day do so through the official channel – which is to contact the main reception. Please do not to phone or text your child directly during school hours.
Your child is not permitted to use their mobile phone during the school day; this includes contacting parents/carers. Your support in this matter is greatly appreciated.
0161 428 7706
office@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
For further information, a full copy of our Behaviour: Ready Respect Safe Policy can be found on the school website.
E-SAFETY: ACCEPTABLE USE AGREEMENT
Access to ICT facilities
• Computers and equipment in the school’s ICT suites and Chromebooks are available to students only under the supervision of staff
• Specialist ICT equipment such as that used for Music, Design Technology or Photography must only be used under the supervision of staff
• Students will be provided with an account linked to the school’s virtual learning environment which they can access from any device.
Search and Deletion
Under the Education Act 2011, the headteacher, and any member of staff authorised to do so by the headteacher, can search students and confiscate their mobile phones, computers or other devices that the authorised staff member has reasonable grounds for suspecting:
• Poses a risk to staff or students, and/or
• Is identified in the school rules as a banned item for which a search can be carried out and/or
• Is evidence in relation to an offence
This includes, but is not limited to:
• Pornography
• Abusive messages, images or videos
• Indecent images of children
• Evidence of suspected criminal behaviour (such as threats of violence or assault)
Authorised members of staff are limited only to members of the Senior Leadership Team and the Safeguarding Team in school. Before a search, if the authorised staff member is satisfied that they have reasonable grounds for suspecting any of the above, they will also:
• Make an assessment of how urgent the search is, and consider the risk to other students and staff. If the search is not urgent, they will seek advice from the designated safeguarding lead.
• Explain to the student why they are being searched, and how and where the search will happen, and give them the opportunity to ask questions about it
• Seek the student’s co-operation, if the student does not consent to the search the behaviour policy will be instigated
The authorised staff member should:
• Inform the DSL (or deputy) of any searching incidents where they had reasonable grounds to suspect a student was in possession of a banned item. A non exhaustive list of prohibited items is available in the behaviour policy
• Involve the DSL (or deputy) without delay if they believe that a search has revealed a safeguarding risk
Authorised staff members may examine, and in exceptional circumstances erase, any data or files on a device that they have confiscated where they believe there is a ‘good reason’ to do so.
When deciding whether there is a ‘good reason’ to examine data or files on a device, the staff member should only do so if they reasonably suspect that the data has been, or could be, used to:
• Cause harm, and/or
• Undermine the safe environment of the school or disrupt teaching, and/or
• Commit an offence
If inappropriate material is found on
the device, it is up to the Designated Safeguarding Lead in consultation with the Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher to decide on a suitable response. If there are images, data or files on the device that staff reasonably suspect are likely to put a person at risk, they will first consider the appropriate safeguarding response.
When deciding whether there is a good reason to erase data or files from a device, staff members will consider whether the material may constitute evidence relating to a suspected offence. In these instances, they will not delete the material, and the device will be handed to the police as soon as is reasonably practicable. If the material is not suspected to be evidence in relation to an offence, staff members may delete it if:
• They reasonably suspect that its continued existence is likely to cause harm to any person, and/or
• The student and/or the parent refuses to delete the material themselves
If a staff member suspects a device may contain an indecent image of a child (also known as a nude or seminude image), they will:
• Not view the image
• Not copy, print, share, store or save the image
• Confiscate the device and report the incident to the DSL (or deputy) immediately, who will decide what to do next. The DSL will make the decision in line with the DfE’s latest guidance on searching, screening and confiscation and the UK Council for Internet Safety (UKCIS) et al.’s guidance on sharing nudes and semi-nudes: advice for education settings working with children and young people
Any searching of students will be carried out in line with:
• The DfE’s latest guidance on searching, screening and confiscation
• UKCIS et al.’s guidance on sharing nudes and semi-nudes: advice for education settings working with children and young people
• Our behaviour policy / searches and confiscation policy reflects the updated DfE guidance September 2022
Any complaints about searching for, or deleting, inappropriate images or files on students’ devices will be dealt with through the school complaints procedure.
Unacceptable use of ICT and the internet outside of school
The school will sanction students, in line with the behaviour policy if a student engages in any of the following at any time (even if they are not on school premises):
• Using ICT or the internet to breach intellectual property rights or copyright
• Using ICT or the internet to bully or harass someone else, or to promote unlawful discrimination
• Breaching the school’s policies or procedures
• Any illegal conduct, or making statements which are deemed to be advocating illegal activity
• Accessing, creating, storing, linking to or sending material that is pornographic, offensive, obscene or otherwise inappropriate
• Consensual or non-consensual sharing of nude and semi-nude images and/or videos and/or live streams (also known as sexting or youth produced sexual imagery)
• Activity which defames or disparages the school, or risks
bringing the school into disrepute
• Sharing confidential information about the school, other students, or other members of the school community
• Gaining or attempting to gain access to restricted areas of the network, or to any passwordprotected information, without approval from authorised personnel
• Allowing, encouraging, or enabling others to gain (or attempt to gain) unauthorised access to the school’s ICT facilities
• Causing intentional damage to the school’s ICT facilities or materials
• Causing a data breach by accessing, modifying, or sharing data (including personal data) to which a user and/or those they share it with are not supposed to have access, or without authorisation
• Using inappropriate or offensive language
E-SAFETY ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY FOR PARENTS/CARERS
Access to ICT facilities and materials
Parents/carers do not have access to the school’s ICT facilities as a matter of course.
However, parents/carers working for, or with, the school in an official capacity (for instance, as a volunteer or as a member of the PTA) may be granted an appropriate level of access, or be permitted to use the school’s facilities at the headteacher’s discretion. Where parents/carers are granted access in this way, they must abide by this policy as it applies to staff.
Communicating with or about the school online
We believe it is important to model for students, and help them learn how to communicate respectfully with, and about, others online. Parents/carers play a vital role in helping model this behaviour for their children, especially when communicating with the school through our website and social media channels.
Communicating with parents/ carers about student activity
The school will ensure that parents and carers are made aware of any online activity that their children are being asked to carry out. When we ask students to use websites or engage in online activity, we will communicate the details of this to parents/carers in the same way that information about homework tasks is shared. In particular, staff will let parents/ carers know which (if any) person or people from the school students will be interacting with online, including the purpose of the interaction. Parents/carers may seek any support and advice from the school to ensure a safe online environment is established for their child.
For further online safety advice, please visit our school website.
SEE YOU SOON!
Welcome, Class of 2030!
My name is Mr Sadler and I am one of the Deputy Headteachers and the Key Stage 3 Broadway Campus Lead at TKS.
I am delighted that you are joining us as September will be an exciting start to your TKS journey.
I look forward to meeting you all, watching you develop and celebrating all of your successes at every stage of your journey.
Mr J. Sadler, Deputy Headteacher
“Extremely happy with how my son has settled into The Kingsway School. Great support from the teachers and support staff during the transition process. He’s made lots of new friends and would definitely recommend new Year 7 students taking advantage of the variety of extra curricular activities – there’s something for everyone!”
– Year 7 Parent
“My time at Kingsway has been jam-packed with activities and lots of learning. It has been AWESOME!!! There are so many clubs and extra things to do during and after school such as computer club, drama, football and rugby.”
– Year 7 Student
HOW TO CONTACT US
Broadway Campus
High Grove Road
Cheadle SK8 1NP
0161 428 7706 office@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk www.kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
Please visit our school website, which contains a wealth of information about life at TKS, or follow us on social media: /thekingswayschool /thekingswayschool @kw_sch
Pastoral Head of Year 7
Mr Routley: r.routley@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
Head of Year 7
Miss Jessop: k.jessop@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
