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The Thomas Hardye School - Sixth Form Agreement

The Sixth Form Agreement can also be downloaded as an Adobe Acrobat file [12kb]

As a School we will provide:

• appropriately qualified teaching staff
• lessons, material and homework assignments which are thoroughly prepared and appropriate to your needs
• clear course plans, reasonable homework deadlines
• coursework requirements published at the beginning of the course
• assignments and coursework marked according to the Sixth Form Assessment Policy and, where appropriate, returned within a reasonable period of time
• access to a well resourced Learning Resource Centre
• lessons which begin promptly
• advance warning of any changes to schedules, wherever possible
• academic tutorials with your personal tutor
• support in developing study skills and independent learning
• reviews and written reports
• the opportunity to make your views known on the quality of Sixth Form
• additional support to achieve your learning goal
• information about the Sixth Form Procedures and Policies
• careers information, advice and guidance
• effective advice and guidance for making further and higher education applications
• effective advice and guidance for making job applications
• access to confidential counselling services
• a well maintained and resourced Sixth Form Centre
• a supportive environment where all staff (teachers, support staff, administrators, site managers) treat you with respect
• a school reference for an employer or higher education establishment
• the opportunity to run and be part of a student union to organise events and represent student views

As a student, I agree:

• to show courtesy and consideration to all members of the School community and its neighbours, to respect its buildings and surroundings and to keep the environment litter free
• to abide by all our routines and regulations as set out in the Student Study Planner
• to aim for a 100% attendance record at School i.e. to attend all morning and afternoon registrations, assemblies, academic tutorials, all lessons
• to arrive on time for lessons, be ready and prepared to learn, thereby taking responsibility for my own learning
• to follow the correct procedures to notify the School of absence and seek permission for known absences
• to meet all assignment and coursework deadlines and to hand in work on time and to an appropriate standard; discuss any problems in these areas with teachers before they become serious
• to use two thirds of my non-taught time as private personal study in School (The Sixth Form Common Rooms are not appropriate for this – This will be monitored)
• to enrol on and attend promptly the required number of enrichment and General Studies sessions
• not to take holidays of any kind during term time
• to attend work experience placements as allocated, comply with work experience procedures and ensure every effort is made to make it a successful placement
• to conduct myself appropriately when on School organised trips, visits and work experience
• not to undertake more than ten hours paid employment per week during term time. (Ideally students should do no paid employment especially in the period leading up to external exams)
• to make good use of all the services and facilities we provide including our information service, careers guidance, private study and IT facilities
• to return all books and equipment belonging to the School at the end of each course or to pay for any which are lost

I understand that failure to follow these expectations may lead to the application of disciplinary action. (See Disciplinary Procedure)

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