IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND CARERS (BOOKLET 2 of 2) - 'Work hard and be nice to people' - Beal High School
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BEAL HIGH SCHOOL
YEAR 6 TRANSITION
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR
PARENTS AND CARERS (BOOKLET 2 of 2)
‘Work hard and be nice to people’
Beal High School
Woodford Bridge Road,
Beal High School Ilford, Essex, IG4 5LP
Tel: 020 8551 4954
Email: admin@bealhighschool.co.uk
www.bealhighschool.co.uk
School Year 2020-2021
Dear Parents/Carers
Welcome to Beal High School, our diverse, vibrant and succesful community. Our students
experience a rich, varied curriculum which unlocks their potential, ensuring outstanding outcomes
and confident progression for all. We want all of our students to be successful, confident and
responsible citizens who thrive in a learning culture that challenges, supports and inspires.
We are proud to be leading Beal High School working alongside colleagues, parents and carers to
ensrue that our students benefit from a breadth of curriculum opportunities to learn and thrive as
members of both our campus and local communities. We engender a positive learning culture where
young people can aspire, be challenged and excel in an atmosphere of safety and purpose.
Moving on to a new school is a life changing experience for students, parents and carers. It is an
important stage in any child’s life which can be quite daunting for them. We recognise this and
understand that students and parents need to feel reassured, happy and safe during this transition
period. This initial information pack aims to provide information which will help you through the
transition process.
Ms K Burns
Chief Executive Officer/Executive Principal Beal High School
School Leadership Executive Principal / CEO Beacon Multi-Academy Trust MS K BURNS Ms Burns provides creative, strategic direction and leadership to the Beacon Academy Trust; developing the vision, values and key aims for the MAT with Trustees and Leaders. She balances her time between BMAT central activity and working closely with the Trust Executive securing improvement across the MAT. Through the identification of key priorities and school improvement strategies she champions collaboration to realise the BMAT vision and values; working towards the agreed goals by constantly reviewing and evaluating progress, value for money and student impact to refresh the vision. Ms Burns has a wide-ranging background that includes school and corporate leadership, advisory and consultancy work locally and nationally. Most recently founding BMAT leading on establishing its’ constitution, incorporating the teaching alliance, SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training) and Beacon Business Innovation Hub Free School; whilst building the central services infrastructure to support the BMAT schools and create the capacity to consolidate and grow outstanding BMAT practice to improve student progress and outcomes Co-Headteacher MS Y ANDRESS From April 2019 Ms Andress has been appointed as Co-Headteacher at Beal High School. Prior to this appointment she was Vice Principal at Beal High School responsible for Progress and leading Key Stage 3. Ms Andress has been a teacher at Beal High School since 1995 contributing to its journey to an OFSTED outstanding judgement in 2012. Ms Andress has gained her experience through a wide range of roles including; Head of Department, Head of Year and an Assistant Principal responsible for Key Stage 4 Outcomes; contributing to the school achieving the highest ever outcomes for attainment and progress at GCSE. Her broad experience has enabled her to develop a range of skills, always placing great emphasis on achievement for all and developing positive relationships between students, staff, parents/carers and the wider community. Her priority at Beal will be to ensure every child succeeds by working with staff, students, parents/carers to provide an ambitious and personalised education within a safe, nurturing environment that ensures choice and success in the world of work. Co-Headteacher MR P BRAY From April 2019 Mr Bray has been appointed as Co-Headteacher at Beal High School. His focus at Beal will be on the quality of education, particularly teaching, learning and assessment and he will work with staff, students and other stakeholders to ensure we continue to offer an exceptional educational experience which leads to outstanding outcomes and progress. He has spent the majority of his teaching career working in Redbridge schools as a Physics and Psychology Teacher, Head of Department and then Senior Leader. As Assistant Headteacher at Beal High School, with a responsibility for teaching, learning and assessment, he contributed to the successful Ofsted outstanding grade for the school in 2012. Since then he has helped set up and lead NELTA (North East London Teaching School Alliance), our teaching school alliance, in all of the activities of the alliance including leadership programmes, school to school and initial teacher training. NELTA is an accredited teacher training provider of School Centre Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) which was inspected by Ofsted in 2017 and judged to be outstanding. The Executive Principal and Co-Headetachers are supported by a number on Vice Principals and Assistant Principals.
Important Dates
Term dates for 2020-2021
Please note that the dates below are subject to change. For up to date information please see the
School’s Calendar on our website which will include term dates, early closures and events.
INSET days 03.09.20
04.09.20
School closed to students 27.11.20
30.11.20
29.01.21
Autumn term 2020 07.09.20 – 18.12.20
Half term break: 26.10.20 – 30.10.20
Christmas break: 21.12.20 – 01.01.21
Spring term 2021 04.01.21 – 01.04.21
Half term break: 15.02.21 – 19.02.21
Spring (Easter) break: 02.04.21 – 16.04.21
Summer term 2021 19.04.21 – 22.07.21
Half term break: 31.05.21 – 04.06.21
Summer holidays start: 23.07.21
The School Day
Registration/Assembly 08.30 – 08.55
Period 1 09.00 – 10.00
Period 2 10.05 – 11.05
Break 11.05 – 11.25
Period 3 11.25 – 12.25
Period 4 12.30 – 13.30
Lunch 13.30 – 14.10
Period 5 14.10 – 15.10
Year 6 Primary School Visits
Our Year 7 and SEND teams have been in regular contact with your child’s primary school as a priority to
get to know the cohort.
Year 6 Transition Evening
We will arrange a virtual Parent’s Information Evening before September and will write to you with
more information before the end of term.
For up to date information please see the School’s Transition Page on the website.
Year 6 Transition Programme
Year 6 Transition Page: You will find a useful information on our Year 6 Transition page. We hope you
enjoy watching the Year 7 Welcome Video 2019-2020 and Year 7 First Day Video from 2019-2020.
Virtual Tour: We have created a virtual tour of the school to give students a visual guide of Beal High
School that will help familiarise them with the layout of the school and will give an insight into a day
at school. Please click on this link for the tour:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InQZOKkxmNE&feature=youtu.be
Year 6 Summer School August 2020
We want the opportunity to meet your child face to face over the summer as well as provide your child
with an opportunity to meet other students in their year group, but we recognise that this will need to
be within stringent social distancing parameters to keep everyone safe. We will write to you further
about this soon.
Bridging activities during the Summer Holidays
Students, as part of their preparation for their start in Year 7 in the Autumn Term, should complete
the following:-
A) All About Me
The Year 7 Pastoral Leadership Team and Year 7 tutors want to get to know pupils as much
as possible before they start with us in the Autumn Term as they will regrettably not have
the opportunity to do this face to face beforehand. We have designed a task with that
purpose in mind which will be uploaded onto the Transition Page as part of our Bridging
Work.
B) Bridging Activities
Work for students to do in preparation for Year 7 will be found on the Transition Page of
our website. Your child will have a couple of weeks in Year 6 and the holiday to enjoy these
fun project based activities which they will have the opportunity to share with their peers
and class teachers in the Autumn Term.
C) Book Task: Year 6 Summer Holiday Independent Reading Challenge 2020
Read a book from the book list below and write a review.
Due first English lesson in the Autumn Term.
YEAR 6 SUMMER HOLIDAY INDEPENDENT READING PROJECT 2020
What is the Independent Reading Project?
The Year 6 Summer Holiday Independent Reading Project is an
opportunity to enjoy reading some great books and to learn about things
independently. This is excellent experience in preparation for the years
ahead, where you will be expected to undertake more independent
reading.
What do students have to do?
1. Over the summer holiday, your homework from Beal will be to read at least one of the
books on the list printed overleaf. If you have chosen a series, we recommend you read
several books – hopefully you will want to! Please choose a book you have never read
before, as this is a challenge for you to experience new books!
2. Once you have read your chosen book/s, you will then need to create a presentation about
it. This could be in the form of a poster, a short booklet or a PowerPoint presentation,
with accompanying cue cards.
It is a very good idea to have a clear focus for your presentation. It will be too ambitious to
try to present information about everything in the book/s you have read.
You could use any of the following as a focus:
A key theme. For example, other worlds, animals who act like people, time travel or magical
powers.
A character or character type. For example, characters who have magical powers, heroes or
villains.
In your presentation you could include:
Images/clips from film adaptations of the book/s you have read.
Key quotations.
Spider diagrams that make links between the texts (if you have read more than one).
Readings of your favourite sections of the texts.
What books are on the reading list?
All of the books on the reading list belong to the genre of fantasy
fiction. A list of recommended texts can be found overleaf.
Before you choose and start reading one of the books, you may
want to conduct some research on it, as well as the fantasy genre.
You could use the following questions to get started:
What is fantasy fiction?
When did the genre emerge?
Who are the most important authors within this genre? What are the most important
novels/texts?
Can you find any pictures of the era in which your particular genre or theme emerged to
help you understand the text that you are about to read better?
DEADLINE
To be submitted to your English teacher in your first lesson in Autumn.
Fantasy fiction reading list
The English Department have tried to think of books that will challenge and interest you. Happy
reading!
TITLE AUTHOR
The Power of Five Series Anthony Horowitz
Wings Aprilynne Pike
The Chronicles of Narnia C S Lewis
Princess Bride Cary Elwes
Fairyland Catherynne M Valente
Inkheart Cornelia Funke
Skellig David Almond
Howl’s Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones
The Worlds of Chrestomanci Diana Wynne Jones
Charlotte’s Web E B White
Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer
A Map of Nowhere Gillian Cross
Harry Potter Series J K Rowling
Peter Pan J M Barrie
The Hobbit J R R Tolkein
The Lord of the Rings Series J R R Tolkein
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L Frank Baum
The Magicians Lev Grossman
Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll
The Axe and the Throne M D Ireman
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle
The Never-ending Story Michael Ende
The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
Mortal Engines Philip Reeve
His Dark Materials Phillip Pullman
The Golden Compass Phillip Pullman
Northern Lights Phillip Pullman
Watership Down Richard Adams
The Percy Jackson Series Rick Riordan
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl
The Witches Roald Dahl
The BFG Roald Dahl
The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling
Time Riders Series S Scarrow
Haroun and the Sea of Stories Book Salman Rushdie
The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
Truckers, Diggers Series T Pratchett
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Tahir Shah
How to access reading material/books
Ask siblings and family members in your own home if they have any books.
You can purchase books at many retail bookstores such as Foyles, Waterstones and
WHSmith.
You can purchase or download books online for a charge: www.amazon.co.uk /
www.foyles.co.uk / www.waterstones.co.uk .
Free audiobooks: www.librivox.org / https://stories.audible.com/start-listen .
Project Gutenberg offers 56,000 free books to download: www.Gutenberg.org .
Links to free downloadable books: https://books.google.co.uk / www.manybooks.net .
Reviews of books: www.goodreads.com .
Autumn term begins
Autumn term begins at 9.45 a.m. on Monday 7th September 2020
Please also note that this date is subject to change. For up to date information please see the
School’s website.
Please note there is no parking available on the school site
Year 7 Parents’ Partnership Talk – Autumn term
Information about our new parent/carer Year 7 Partnership Talk will be sent directly to you nearer
the time. For up to date information please see the School’s website.
Cashless Catering System
Beal High School is a cashless school. On your child’s first day at Beal High School they will be given
an ‘Account Activation letter” to bring home providing you with a personal user number and
password that allows you to access the Parent Pay system. There will be three methods of payment:
Online via the secure Parent Pay website (recommended) – https://www.parentpay.com/
(minimum payment is £5.00)
Using a smart phone if you do not have computer access in your home or workplace.
In cash at a local store where you see the PayPoint logo. Minimum payment is £5.00. (Should
you prefer to go this final route you will need to ask the school to order a PayPoint card for
you).
If you already have a child at Beal High School, or at another school that uses Parent Pay, you can link
the accounts together, rather than having two accounts, as follows:
Go into the Parent Pay account of the sibling at Beal High School or at another school;
Put in this student’s Username and Password to access the account;
Once logged into your account go to ADD A CHILD;
Put in Username and Password for additional child (Username and Password will be given to
you on the first day of school;
Search for this child;
It will bring up the name of the User for the account - put in new student’s name;
Check it is the correct student;
If yes, then select ADD TO MY ACCOUNT;
There will then be a TAB for BOTH STUDENTS under the one Username and Password (original
student’s).
Parent Pay will allow you to pay for Items such as School Meals, Photocopying/Printing, Educational
Visits, School Shows/Events, school equipment etc. The Parent Pay system is also used to send home
letters, invitations and school notices.
All Parent Pay enquiries should be directed to the Parent Pay Administrator (email:
dbucknor@bealhighschool.co.uk).
Authorisation of Free School Meals
If you child is entitled to Free School Meals, in order for this entitlement to continue from the first
day of joining Beal High School, it is essential that you provide the Data Manager with a copy of the
“Authorisation of Free School Meal” paperwork issued by the London Borough of Redbridge. Once
confirmation has been received students’ dinner allocation will automatically be entered onto our
Cashless Data System. Parents can top up the amount from home by using the ‘ParentPay’ website.
Please note that if your child was eligible for free school meals in another borough, you will need to
reapply to the London Borough of Redbridge in order to be eligible for free school meals at Beal High
School.
ARE YOU MISSING OUT ON FREE SCHOOL MEALS?
Please refer to the website.
HOW TO APPLY?
You can now apply for Free School Meals on-line at http://www.redbridge.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals
or by emailing admissionsandawards@redbridge.gov.uk
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE AWARDS TEAM
The Awards & Support Team will contact you should they require proof of benefit to verify that you
meet the eligibility criteria entitlement to free school meals.
In order for your account to be activated on the Parent Pay system it is required that you provide,
on the Pupil Information Form, an EMAIL ADDRESS. This email address will remain active unless you
personally go in and change it on Parent Pay at which time you should inform the Data Manager
accordingly in order for the school’s database to be updated.
Relationships and Sex Education
In June 2019, the DfE published “Relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and
health education” (June 2019). This guidance makes it compulsory for all schools to teach RSE from
September 2020. Details on how this is taught and your right to withdraw, can be found in our RSE
Policy on the school website.
School Equipment
In order that all new students have the best possible start at Beal, the following list provides parents
with the essential items of equipment necessary to support their child’s schoolwork.
PENCIL CASE Pencil case with a zip opening 1 eraser 1 30cm ruler
containing Berol handwriting pens 2HB pencils 1 pencil sharpener Protractor and compass
1 pair of blunt end scissors 1 glue stick Pack of colouring pencils
ART MATERIALS A4 sketchbook Selection of Pencils Rubber and SharpenerOTHER ITEMS Apron for use in DT and Art Padlock and Key for locker
Scientific Calculator for use in Dictionary for use in English and MFL
Mathematics (Collins Easy Learning Dictionary)
Uniform
As you are aware Beal High School aims to project a positive, professional image both within the
school and the community through the implementation of our school uniform policy. We are very
proud of our uniform and feel that it provides a sense of belonging to the school, ensures the students
are suitably dressed and, of course, it enables us to spot any intruders on the premises. With all this
in mind we would ask that all students adhere to the guidelines set out below and know that we will
have your support in ensuring that your child has the relevant uniform ready for their start at Beal.
UNIFORM OUTFITTER
Price and Buckland (details on last page of this booklet) are now our main online uniform provider
(https://price-buckland.co.uk/) where Beal specific uniform can be purchased.
Both KS3 and KS4 blazers, as well as the girls’ PE leggings need to be purchased from Price and Buckland.
KS3 and KS4 ties and badges can be purchased via the Beal High School ParentPay Shop:
https://app.parentpay.com/parentpayshop/uniform/default.aspx?shopid=756
ADDITIONAL UNIFOM OUTFITTERS
BRIGADE UNIFORM DIRECT Online Ordering www.brigadeuniformdirect.uk.com
Blouses, shirts and jumpers with
or click the link on the school’s
Beal High School logo website in Parents-Documents
section
CAROLINA’S 708 Chigwell Road, Woodford Telephone: 020 8504 6420
Bridge, Essex, IG8 8AL.
LUCILLA Ltd 179 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Telephone: 020 8554 5133
Essex, IG1 4TA.
UNISTAT 141 High Street, Barkingside, Telephone: 0208 550 2119
Essex, IG6 2AJ. Email: unistat@hotmail.co.uk
www.uni-stat.com
SO GORDON Name tapes and stickers on line email: sales@nametapes.me.uk
GIRLS – YEARS 7 TO 11
ITEM DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE
FROMBlazer (School Years 7-9: Tan Blazer Years 10-11: Dark Brown Blazer Price &
design with badge) Buckland
School Tie Years 7-9: Tan/Gold Years 10-11: Dark Brown/Gold Beal High
School
School Badge Only school badges to be worn ParentPay
Shop
ITEM DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE
FROM
Skirt Plain black – pleated knee length
Shirt White button through with collar (No T-shirts) (Shirts with badges are
still permitted)
Trousers Plain black, loose, straight cut
Jumper Plain Black V-Neck
Hijaabs Plain Black only Retail Stores
Tights Plain black or skin tone
Socks Black or white
Shoes Flat black (no sports shoes)
School Bag Ruck sack or school bag
Coats Plain (no badges or symbols)
Jewellery Maximum of 1 ring, a necklace (which must not be on show) and 1 pair
of studs
GIRLS’ PE KIT
Beal leggings Black Price &
Buckland
Tracksuit Black
(Optional)
Fleece Jumper Black NO HOODIES ALLOWED
(¾ length zip)
Shorts or Skirts Black Retail Stores
Polo Shirt Years 7-9: White
Years 10-11: Grey only
Socks White
Trainers Should be clean at all times
BOYS – YEARS 7 TO 11
ITEM DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE
FROM
Blazer (School Years 7-9: Tan Blazer Years 10-11: Dark Brown Blazer Price &
design with badge) Buckland
School Tie Years 7-9: Tan/Gold Years 10-11: Dark Brown/Gold Beal High
School Badge Only school badges to be worn School
ParentPay
Shop
Trousers Plain Black – Classic (straight cut)
Shirt White button through with collar (no t-shirts) (Shirts with badges are
still permitted) Retail Stores
Jumper Plain Black V-Neck
Socks Plain dark or whiteShoes Flat black (no sports shoes)
Coats Plain (no badges or symbols)
School Bag Ruck sack or school bag
Jewellery Maximum of 1 ring, a necklace (which must not be on show) and 1
pair of studsITEM DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE
FROM
BOYS’ PE KIT
Tracksuit Black
(Optional)
Shorts Black
Polo Shirt Years 7-9: White
Years 10-11: Grey only
Retail stores
Jogging Bottoms Black
Football Socks Black
Football Boots Colour optional
Trainers Should be clean at all times
Shin Pads Colour optional
ALL STUDENTS – IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE
No prominent logos to be worn.
No jewellery to be worn at any time during sporting activities.
Mid/long hair must be tied back during all sporting activities.
Correct PE kit must be worn at all times.
VALUABLES
Do not bring any valuables to school. The school cannot be held responsible for any valuable items (i.e.
IPods, mobile phones, bikes, personal items, etc) going missing. If you do have valuables on you at PE times
please either lock them away in your locker or, alternatively, put in clear bag labelled with your name and
form and pass to the PE staff who will lock away in the PE office.Maximising learning Attendance To do well at school, students need to attend and be on time. It is proven that poor attendance leads to under-achievement. Students are registered at the start of the morning and afternoon sessions, as well as during each lesson throughout the school day. Beal uses electronic registration so that students’ attendance and punctuality can be monitored throughout the day. Parents must inform the school in writing of any reason for absence by email to studentabsence@bealhighschool.co.uk on the first day of absence. The Government states that students should have no less than 95% attendance. Beal High School prides itself in having no less than 96%. Holidays in Term Time Parents must take family holidays in school holiday periods. Sometimes there are extenuating circumstances for a holiday during term time. However, please be advised that there is a Penalty Notice sent out by the Borough of Redbridge to the families who cannot provide proof of special circumstances. If students are absent for more than 10 days without the school’s knowledge, they are at risk of being taken off roll. Illness, Medications and Appointments Illness If a student becomes unwell they should tell the member of staff supervising them who will make a decision as to whether the student should be taken to the medical room. Once at the medical room a first aider will assess whether the student should return to class, go home, or whether further medical attention is required. If your child is feeling very unwell before they leave home, please do not send them into school. Medications If your child has been prescribed medication and it is necessary for it to be taken in school, then the parent/carer should supply a letter recording the medical condition, the name of the medication, dosage and what time it should be taken where the medication should be kept e.g. fridge, and an emergency contact number. Appointments Parents/Carers are responsible for supplying a note, appointment card or letter to the Attendance Officer for any out of school appointments. Parents/Carers should report to the School Reception to collect their child on day of appointment.
First Aid and Medical Emergencies
First Aid
Students who have an accident whilst in school are to report to either the KS3 or KS4 Medical
Rooms/Receptions. If they are unable to do this, they should send another student to contact the
nearest member of staff who will arrange for assistance. The school will administer treatment in
accordance with established protocol and, where necessary, contact home.
The school employs qualified First Aiders to deal with minor injuries and accidents that happen in
school, during the school day. The First Aider is NOT qualified to assess medical problems or injuries
which have happened before or after school. The school has a Medical Room, on both sites, which is
supervised at all times during core hours – 0825hrs to 1515hrs.
Medical emergencies
If there is an emergency, parents/Carers will be contacted by the school at the earliest opportunity.
You will be informed of the nature of the accident/incident. Every effort will be made by the school
to enable you to rendezvous with your child prior to transporting them to hospital. Where this is not
possible a member of staff will accompany your child to hospital and remain with them until you are
able to attend. Please ensure that you keep the school updated of any changes to contact numbers.
Care Plans
Care Plans
Care Plans, and the accompanying medication, are a statutory requirement for students who have a
medical condition which may require emergency medication during the school day i.e. Anaphylaxis,
Diabetes, Epilepsy etc.
Please ensure that, on the first day of term, you send your child into school with a copy of their
current Care Plan and the medication that is needed to be kept on-site in case of emergencies. This
should be given to the person in charge of the Medical Room. A meeting will be arranged, with our
School Nurse, to review and update the Care Plan as soon as possible.
Parents are responsible for:
updating the School if there are any changes to their child’s medication;
updating the School if there any changes to be made to the Protocol in the Care Plan following
medical appointments;
ensuring that all medication is in date. Please make a note of the expiry date of any
medication before you send it in to school.
IMPORTANT
If your child uses an Epipen then it is ESSENTIAL that, in addition to providing an Epipen to the
Medical Officer at Beal, your child also carries an additional Epipen with them at all times.Safeguarding Children At Beal High School we are committed to the belief that every child matters. To be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, give a positive contribution and enjoy economic wellbeing. With this in mind safeguarding is central to all we do. We pride ourselves in our knowledge and understanding of each individual child in our school and our dedication to each child’s potential. We work in partnership with families and make ourselves available to offer support and guidance to all the people involved in our children’s lives. We aim to achieve this through an extensive range of provision of which more information can be sought via your Year Group Team and is also available on our Safeguarding page on the school website. We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families’ children and staff at school. In accordance with our responsibilities under section 175 of the Education Act 2002, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2018 we have a Designated Safeguarding Lead (Ms Andress) and a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead who have both received appropriate training for their role. It is their responsibility to ensure that all members of staff, in contact with children, receive child protection awareness training on a regular basis. Queries or concerns In the first instance, we ask that you contact your child’s Tutor. This can be done by sending a note or telephoning the school. Sometimes, you may feel it necessary to meet your child’s Tutor to discuss issues face to face. This can be arranged by telephoning the school. You can expect to be able to make an appointment or to have a conversation with the tutor. If you have raised your issue with your child’s Tutor, but feel that the issue is unresolved, the matter should be raised with your child’s Head of Year Any residual issues that remain unresolved by the Head of Year should be addressed to the Assistant Principal (Key Stage 3). Complaints are rare but we recognise that from time to time, parents and carers have questions that they wish to ask and concerns that they wish to resolve. We would always seek to resolve matters informally, swiftly and fairly. Behaviour for Learning Beal High School is committed to outstanding learning; and to instilling values of mutual respect, ambition and responsibility throughout the student and broader Beal High School community. Positive contributions to the School community are rewarded. Poor behaviour is rigorously and consistently challenged. Our emphasis will be on recognising and celebrating effort and success where pupils are enabled to achieve their full potential. We want everybody to feel valued and respected, and that each person is treated fairly and well. The school discipline plan and following student behaviour policy states the school’s expectations of the students’ behaviour. https://www.beaconacademytrust.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/STUDENT-BEHAVIOUR.pdf
Mobile Phones
Whilst the school recognises that mobile phones and similar technology like MP3s and iPods are here
to stay and are part of modern day life we believe that it is more important that school prepares
students for adult life and the ways of work. This requires a formal approach in school. Therefore the
school rigorously enforces the following procedure:
Use of mobile phones (or similar), ear/headphones is at staff discretion.
Any mobile phone (or similar technology) being used by a student in school without
permission or inappropriately may be confiscated. This also applies to break and lunchtimes.
Inappropriate use of Facebook or YouTube or other social media during school time may
result in the school reporting the matter to the police. Serious school sanctions will apply.
The school cannot accept responsibility for matters arising from students using social media
outside of school time.
All technology is brought to school at students own risk.
Social Networking Advice for Parents
WHAT ARE THE ISSUES?
The internet – on the whole an inspiring and positive place. The internet is an amazing resource
which enables children and young people to connect, communicate and be creative in a number of
different ways, on a range of devices. However, the internet is always changing, and being able to
keep up to date with your children’s use of technology can be a challenge. You may sometimes feel
that your children have better technical skills than you do, however children and young people still
need advice and protection when it comes to managing their lives online. Issues that your child may
encounter on the internet will vary depending on their age and online activities. We have grouped
potential online risks into these 4 categories:
Conduct: Children may be at risk because of their own behaviour, for example, by sharing too much
information.
Children need to be aware of the impact that their online activity can have on both themselves and
other people, and the digital footprint that they create on the internet. It’s easy to feel anonymous
online and it’s important that children are aware of who is able to view, and potentially share, the
information that they may have posted. When using the internet, it’s important to keep personal
information safe and not share it with strangers. Discuss with your child the importance of reporting
inappropriate conversations, messages, images and behaviours and how this can be done.
Content: Age-inappropriate or unreliable content can be available to children.
Some online content is not suitable for children and may be hurtful or harmful. This is true for content
accessed and viewed via social networks, online games, blogs and websites. It’s important for
children to consider the reliability of online material and be aware that it might not be true or written
with a bias. Children may need your help as they begin to assess content in this way. There can be
legal consequences for using or downloading copyrighted content, without seeking the author’s
permission.Contact: Children can be contacted by bullies or people who groom or seek to abuse them.
It is important for children to realise that new friends made online may not be who they say they are
and that once a friend is added to an online account, you may be sharing your personal information
with them. Regularly reviewing friends’ lists and removing unwanted contacts is a useful step. Privacy
settings online may also allow you to customise the information that each friend is able to access. If
you have concerns that your child is, or has been, the subject of inappropriate sexual contact or
approach by another person, it’s vital that you report it to the police via the Child Exploitation and
Online Protection Centre (www.ceop.police.uk). If your child is the victim of cyber-bullying, this can
also be reported online and offline. Reinforce with your child the importance of telling a trusted
adult straight away if someone is bullying them or making them feel uncomfortable, or if one of their
friends is being bullied online.
Commercialism: young people can be unaware of hidden costs and advertising in apps, games and
websites.
Young people’s privacy and enjoyment online can sometimes be affected by advertising and
marketing schemes, which can also mean inadvertently spending money online, for example within
applications. Encourage your children to keep their personal information private, learn how to block
both pop ups and spam emails, turn off in-app purchasing on devices where possible, and use a family
email address when filling in online forms.
It is really important to chat with your children on an ongoing basis about staying safe online.
Not sure where to begin? These conversation starter suggestions can help.
1. Ask your children to tell you about the sites they like to visit and what they enjoy doing online.
2. Ask them about how they stay safe online. What tips do they have for you, and where did
they learn them? What is OK and not OK to share?
3. Ask them if they know where to go for help, where to find the safety advice, privacy settings
and how to report or block on the services they use.
4. Encourage them to help someone! Perhaps they can show you how to do something better
online or they might have a friend who would benefit from their help and support.
5. Think about how you each use the internet. What more could you do to use the internet
together? Are there activities that you could enjoy as a family?Travel to and from school
We encourage students to walk or cycle to school. These are healthy options and encourage
independence. Safety is our priority for entrance to and from school. We ask that parents observe
the safety and hazard warnings around school and that they do not block roads and entrances close
to school.
We would like to wish your son/daughter every success at
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