Home School Agreement

The school will aim to:

• Promote the Christian ethos, vision and aims of the school
• Understand that all children have different needs and make adjustments in order for all children to be happy and achieve.
• Create and maintain positive relationships with all parents
• Keep parents well informed about all aspects of their child’s achievement, well-being, and development
• Provide guidance and information about ways in which parents can support their child’s learning
• Communicate appropriately with parents as per the agreed methods on the parent consent form

• Report any adverse comments about children, staff or the school posted on social network sites (such as Facebook, Twitter, etc) to the relevant authority, which may be treated as libellous
• Staff will not request friendships from parents on social media (unless this friendship exists outside of school or before the staff member joined school)
• Isolate any child that is displaying symptoms of Coronavirus and arrange collection at the earliest opportunity
• Ensure that standards of good hygiene are promoted

The parents will aim to:

• Make sure that children arrive at school on time
• Support the school’s Uniform Policy
• Support the school’s Behaviour Policy
• Support the school’s Anti-Bullying Policy
• Support their child with home learning tasks, check Google Classroom on a regular basis and ensure home learning is submitted or returned within the set time
• Attend consultation evenings with the class teacher
• Avoid holidays in term time
• Keep the school up-to-date with contact details, including mobile phone numbers and email addresses
• Be respectful and considerate towards members of the local community eg. parking considerately in the neighbourhood
• Work in partnership with the school and church to develop positive attitudes towards those from different ethnic minorities
• Foster a positive attitude towards education and the school and use discretion when discussing issues or grievances in front of children, as these may have a negative effect on their outlook
• Ensure that children only bring fruit for a snack at breaktimes and water to drink in class
• Ensure that their child follows rules and regulations of social networking sites such as Facebook and WhatsApp, where children should not have their own page until the age of 13
• Speak to school staff about any concerns. No adverse comments about children, staff or the school should be posted on social network sites such as Facebook, Twitter, etc
• Parents will not request friendships from staff on social media (unless this friendship exists outside of school or before the staff member joined school)
• Parents will use teacher emails respectfully and considerately.

The child will aim to:

• Follow the school rules
• Consider theirs and others feelings with respect to Zones of Regulation.

• Respect others’ culture, race, feelings, beliefs, and values

• Tell a member of staff if they are worried or unhappy
• Ensure that they will take part in home learning activities
• Take good care of school equipment, buildings, and surroundings
• Take responsibility for my belongings, including school uniform
• Follow adult’s guidance on good hygiene
• Do their best to keep themselves and others safe in an age appropriate way
• Put 100% effort into everything they do
• Be good representatives of Kildwick CE VC Primary School

Together we will:

Listen to and support each other in our aim to provide the best education for our children