Home School Agreement
We believe that a strong home-school partnership will make us an even more successful school.
Our home-school partnership is important to us for very good reasons. We have a vital role to play in the lives of all our students by helping them access the highest quality education.
Each individual child contributes to the success of MTS by way of their attitude and achievements. However, family influences have a powerful effect upon children’s attitudes and achievement.
It is a proven fact that if parents show high levels of support for the school and take an active interest in their child’s schooling these students progress 15% further in Maths and reading than other children. Where the home-school link is strong there are also fewer problems related to work and behaviour.
Our partnership is of paramount importance and the home-school agreement is a reflection of our trust in each other and the ability of the school, parents and students to work together. It outlines the rights and responsibilities we all have towards each other.
I hope that you and your child will read this agreement with care and thoughtfulness because you are not just signing a piece of paper. You are making a strong commitment to work with us to provide your child with the very best education and grounding for the future that we can give them – together!
Finally..
We always want to improve our service to you and the quality of education that we provide for your child. You can help us in two ways:
- Come and join our parents’ consultation group. We would like interested parents to give us their views on how we can do things better for all our children. More information on this will follow.
- Let us know if you think we can improve this document in any way to strengthen our partnership with you and your child.
Middleton Technology School will ensure that:
- we provide a safe and supportive environment for students to enjoy learning and achieve their full potential
- we provide a consistently high standard of teaching
- students have the best possible education by providing a suitable curriculum and individual support
- we provide parents / carers with regular reports and opportunity for discussion about their child’s progress
- we set regular homework
- we contact home to acknowledge students’ successes
- we contact home if there are concerns about students’ behaviour, progress or attendance
- we contact home immediately if students are to be retained for more than 10 minutes after the end of the academy day
- we provide a wide variety of co-curricular electives, trips and residential visits
Parents / Carers will ensure that:
- your child attends every day, on time, unless they are ill
- your child does not take extended family trips or holidays during term-time
- your child has the correct learning equipment needed for the day, including PE kit when necessary
- you support the academy’s policies and regulations on behaviour and uniform including same day after-school detentions
- you provide a suitable environment for your child to work at home
- your child completes their homework on time and to the highest standard
- you attend Parents’ Evenings to discuss your child’s progress, and any other meetings arranged with your support
- your contact details are up-to-date and you let reception know if your contact details change
- you support your child in participating in co-curricular electives, trips and residential visits
Students will ensure that they:
- work hard, live by the values and follow the learning habits in every lesson and around the academy
- aim for 100% attendance, arrive on time, wear the correct uniform and bring the correct equipment
- behave responsibly both at the academy and travelling to and from the academy
- complete all homework to the highest standard and hand it in on time
- treat all adults and students with respect
- be polite at all times
- respect the academy building and equipment and leave all rooms tidy after using them
- do not undermine the safety of others
- take letters and messages home and deliver them to their families
- take an active part in the academy life including co-curricular electives, clubs, teams
Failure to keep to the Agreement will result in disciplinary action and ultimately a loss of place at Middleton Technology School.
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