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11.1 – MKM – Mahbub Karim/Seema Barard
11.2 – HKR – Harriet Kerr/ Joan Alexander
11.3 – GRN – Gurpreet Rattan
11.4 – Ms Karpinska/ Janine Curtis
11.5 – SZN – Susoma Zaman/ Shazia Mahmood
11.6 – SFA – Sandra Faria
Year 11 form
tutors
Vision and ValuesEncourage• We encourage our pupils to take pride in their learning and community – to work
hard, pursue continual improvement and achieve to the best of their abilities. pupils seek and embrace feedback and show tolerance and mutual respect to each other.
Challenge• We challenge our pupils to take responsibility for their learning, to be resilient to
failure and to self-regulate their behaviour. All our staff and governors are determined that all pupils confidently strive for success and expect them to be present and punctual.
Succeed• We succeed when all pupils reach their academic potential and are thoughtful,
caring and honest citizens; leaving Heathcote fully prepared for the next stage of their life – whether that be in education, training or employment. We succeed by letting them do so in a comfortable and safe environment where they take a proactive role and develop socially.
• Through a new Behaviour Policy and consistent approach, pupils develop respect for learning, self and others which leads to a positive learning environment and improves pupils’ conduct and leadership in the school and local community.
• Pupils and their families take responsibility for school attendance leading to attendance levels above the national average for all groups of pupils.
• Through bespoke CPD, the school ethos and a broad and balanced curriculum, teachers invest in ensuring lessons are typically at least secure resulting in challenging and inspiring lessons that improve progress for all.
• The school has a positive ethos backed up by clear systems and safeguarding which leads to a happy, ambitious and stable staff group which leads to a reduction in absence and reduced sickness
• Leadership, including governance, is clearly focused on ensuring the right curriculum, progress and outcomes for all groups of learners which are in line with, or above, national average .
• The financial deficit is reduced in line with robust targets by ensuring the best deployment of physical and human resources
Six Objectives for 2018-19
• Ofsted will visit before July 2019. We don’t do anything just for Ofsted…….
The next Ofsted visit
• New Deputy Heads
• New Heads of Year
• New Staff
• New Uniform and PE kit
• New Teaching and Learning and Behaviour Policy
• Upgrades to Environment
• Times of the School Day
• Website – work in progress
Key Changes 2018
Times of the School Day8:40 am Latest time for pupils to be on site
8:45—9:00 Registration/Assembly
9:00—9:50 Lesson 1
9:50—10:40 Lesson 2
10:40—11:00 Break
11:00—11:50 Lesson 3
11:50—12:40 Lesson 4
12:40—1:15 Lunch
1:15—2:05 Lesson 5
2:05—2:55 Lesson 6
Meetings and Enrichment
Parent Policy Info
In September 2018 both a new Behaviour and a new Learning and Teaching Policy was launched after staff and governor consultation. This policy will ensure the best possible opportunities and outcomes for Heathcote pupils. The backbone of the policy is a set of values and key principles, known as the ‘non-negotiables’. To ensure consistency and high quality, these non-negotiables are present in every lesson.
Staff will:
That pupils are welcomed at the door and have
90 seconds to be education ready
(equipment and mindset)
and will always commence a lesson
with an engaging Do It Now Activity
Pupils will:
Pupils are fully equipped to be able to conduct the
engaging learning as soon as they enter the learning
environment
What can you do?
Ensure your child attends school every day with the
correct equipment. Get them into the habit of packing
their bag the night before.
• A Detention for:
• Lateness or a banned item.
• Pupils who are late to school will receive a 25 min
• detention at lunch/ 1hr afterschool.
There will be no contact home regarding this same day detention.
A Warning for Equipment or Uniform
• Home school Worker to purchase.
• Equipment will be checked in tutor time every morning.
• If a pupil has to borrow equipment on 3 occasions they will receive a detention.
• If a pupil then arrives to lessons without equipment they will receive a warning.
Staff will:All staff will foster a culture of high challenge
and low threat encouraging risk taking from
all pupils.
Pupils will:
Be open to challenge. Heathcote pupils use correct language at all times.
What can you do?
Encourage conversation about their learning at home.
Ask them when they were challenged, stretched or got stuck during the school day? How did they overcome this?
Pupils who do not put their learning first will
receive the following sanction:
• A Detention for inadequate work.
• A Warning for Disruption to others learning
• Removal from lesson for the 3rd occasions of
disruption to learning, verbal abuse, poor
behaviour or fighting.
Please note that a pupils will receive 2 warnings
before being removed from the lesson.
Staff will:
Staff will possess an in depth
knowledge of all pupils
Staff will communicate with you if your child has
been removed from class or if they are persistently
receiving detentions.
Pupils will:
Communicate with teachers and staff about learning
What can you do?
Communicate any needs you think will help support
the learning of your child.
We need to be a learning partnership school, pupil,
home.
Staff will:
All teachers have high
expectations of standards
of work, presentation (PROUD)
Pupils will:
• To be Proud of their learning environment and
opportunities
• To always respond to their teachers feedback and
suggestions
What can you do?
Encourage your own conversation
Encourage pride and being the best they can be
Do not just wait for reports, check books regularly for
feedback marking – It will be in PINK
Staff will:
• Set challenging and
differentiated home learning.
• Encourage independence
Pupils will:
• Engage in extension task and home work.
What can you do?
• Check show my homework
• Encourage them
A Detention for no homework
1 detention referral= 30 minute detention
2 detention referrals= 45 minute detention
3 detention referrals= 60 min detention
3+ detention referrals= 1 day in the IEU
Failure to attend detention = 1 day in the IEU
• If a child cannot stay for detention they
must speak to the Home school Worker.
Safeguarding and Attendance
Heathcote School and Science College
September 2018
Our commitment to each other
• Provide and maintain a safe environment
• Identify concerns, provide help and prevent concerns from escalating between students.
• Everyone within the school must know and be able to identify members of the safeguarding team.
• As a school, we are not required to have the same level of care as parents/carers. As an institution with trained professionals, we are required to have more!
Some additional staff available for support
Ms TurnerBehaviour Support Worker
Ms WardenHome School Liaison
Ms AustinSocial Inclusion Manager
Ms BurnettHome school Support worker/ Careers guidance
How can you inform someone that you have a concern?
• In person with a staff member• Contacting the school via phone• Emailing the school• Telling a friend• Speaking to your/others parents• In an emergency;
Calling 999 or to a police officer in personContacting the WF MASH team on
0208 496 3000 ( after 5pm)or on
020 8496 2310 during working hours
The Heathcote community has a responsibility to everyone
within it, regardless of friendship groups. We help
people who we are concerned about whenever we can
because it is the right thing to do!!
Be vigilant and considerate towards others.
Attendance – Why is it important?
According to research conducted by the Department of Education...
• pupils with no absence are 1.3 times more likely to achieve level 4 or above, and 3.1 times more likely to achieve level 5 or above, than pupils that missed 10-15 per cent of all sessions.
• pupils with no absence are 2.2 times more likely to achieve 5+ GCSEs A*-C or equivalent and 2.8 times more likely to achieve 5+ GCSEs A*-C or equivalent including English and mathematics than
Absence vs attainment (2016 DfEresearch)
• 12- U codes fines
• School day
• Holidays
• Medical
Heathcote’s community expectations regarding attendance• Attend school punctually at all times, aim for
100%. 95% is a national minimum for all students
• Arrive in plenty of time, by 8.30am shows discipline and commitment. Consider travel issues/patterns.
• Oyster cards valid• Students know their attendance % via
regular tutor information.• Parental communication and support vital
for optimal attendance levels• Parents to help develop and encourage
increased resilience to absence whenever possible.
Heathcote’s Attendance team
Heathcote
• Mrs Warden ( Attendance administration/Home school Liaison)
• Mrs Daniels ( Attendance administration)
• Mr Hutchins (Assistant Head teacher-Attendance/Safeguarding)
• Mrs Close (Deputy Head for Safety, Behaviour and Ethos)
• Heads of Year
• Form Tutors
• Lead governor for
Waltham Forest
• BACME team consisting of a number of Educational Welfare officers/court officers
• Ms Bennett ( allocated WF EWO for Heathcote)
Medical/appointments
• Appointments, wherever possible arranged outside of school hours.
• Advanced notification regarding appointments directed to the attendance team.
• Full medical information regarding ongoing conditions and illness.
• Any prolonged illness is medicated through doctors.
Holidays
• A family may put in a request for absence in extenuating circumstances (eg. Funerals, Weddings, etc.)
• Family Holiday requests can be made but nearly all will be denied in light of guidance provided by the Department for Education.
• Any holiday absence will be passed onto the Waltham Forest Education Welfare/BACME team. These are then processed as fines through the court
Absence
• Arriving Late- after 9.45am (25 minute same day detention at Lunchtime)
• Persistence lateness (one hour detention same day)
• ‘U’ codes- arriving after 09.15am in school year- 12 + (6 days+)results in fines being allocated through Waltham Forest.
• No communication- Unauthorised absence mark- ‘U’ code
• Home visits conducted, concerns EWO /police accompanied.
Collaborative working with parents and the school will bring about the best outcomes for our students.Please continue to work with us, we would not be working here if we did not care for your child.
Thank you in anticipation of your support!
