What makes a great Mangotsfield School student

What makes a great Mangotsfield School student?

A great Mangotsfield student attends school, attends lessons, wears uniform, is punctual, completes homework, has the correct equipment and does not use a phone onsite; they are respectful, follow staff instructions, they  keep the school and its community safe and treat everyone with respect. 

What happens when the school expectations are not met? 

Mangotsfield School has high expectations for all of its students. Below you will find a clear description of the school’s expectations and what happens when these are not met. Each of our expectations are linked to one of the school’s four key values: Community, Love of Learning, Challenge and Respect. They are represented on the school shield. 

A great Mangotsfield student attends school every day.

What happens if my child does not attend school everyday?

• The student will be placed on an attendance phase
• Parents/carers will be invited into school for an attendance plan meeting
• Targets will be set and support offered

A great Mangotsfield student attends all lessons.

What happens if my child does not attend lessons?

• If a student truants a lesson, they will be picked up by a member of the student support team and placed in the RTL room for two lessons. They will also receive an after school detention. 
• If a student truants two or more lessons they will be placed on a truancy report card
• If a student truants three times or more they will receive an internal suspension
• Persistent truancy may result in a hosted isolation or a suspension from school

A great Mangotsfield student arrives at school and lessons on time.

What happens if my child is late to school and/or lessons?

• If a student arrives at school after the whistle has gone at 8.45am they will receive a detention for being late. 
• If a student is late to a lesson with-out a note they will be sent to the RTL room for the rest of that lesson. 

A great Mangotsfield student completes all homework.

What happens if my child does not complete homework?

• Homework is checked daily at KS3 by the mentor. If homework is missing a detention is set. 

A great Mangotsfield student allows others to learn.

What happens if my child does not allow others to learn?

• A student who disrupts the learning of others will firstly be given an in class warning
• If the student continues to disrupt the learning they will be sent to RTL for the remainder of the lesson
• The student will also receive an after school detention

A great Mangotsfield student wears the correct uniform and wears the uniform correctly.

What happens if my child does not wear their uniform everyday? 

• Uniform is checked daily in line ups
• The student will be sent to the student support area
• A phone call home is made to see if the correct uniform can be dropped to school
• An offer of borrowing uniform is made in exchange for an item (keys, phone etc)
• If a student refuses to wear the correct uniform they will spend the day in RTL

A great Mangotsfield student keeps others safe by walking around the site safely, queueing sensibly for food and behaving appropriately at social times.

 What happens if my child does not keep themselves and others safe?

• The student will be sent to RTL
• If appropriate a phone call to parents will be made and a further sanction may be applied.

A great Mangotsfield student treats all members of the school community with respect.

What happens if my child does not treat all members of the school community with respect?

• Verbal abuse towards staff or students is not tolerated and may result in a suspension from school
• Abuse or discrimination in person or online will be fully investigated and a sanction applied.

A great Mangotsfield student does not use a mobile phone during school hours.

What happens if my child is seen using a mobile phone?

• Staff will confiscate the phone and hold it at reception for collection at the end of the day. Upon a third occurrence, the school will contact the parent.

A great Mangotsfield student attends set detentions.

What happens if my child does not attend detention?

• If a student does not attend a 30 minute detention, this is escalated to a 30 minute detention the next day with an additional lunchtime detention. 
• If a student fails to attend the above they will receive an internal suspension. 

A great Mangotsfield student does not bring prohibited or illegal substances or items onto the school site.

What happens if my child brings a prohibited or illegal substance onto the school site?

• The parent/carer will be notified
• A sanction will be applied.
• The sanction will range from an internal suspension, a fixed term suspension or a permanent exclusion from school.

*Please see appendix for a list of prohibited items. 

A great Mangotsfield student participates fully in the lesson and is an ambitious learner.

 What happens if my child does not participate in the lesson?

• A teacher will use the means of participation strategies to encourage the student to engage. 
• If the student is disrupting the learning of others they will firstly be given a warning.
• If the student continues to not participate in the lesson and/or disrupt the learning of others they will be sent to RTL and an after school detention will also be set. 

Appendix:

Prohibited items

Tobacco based products such as cigarettes and snus

Vapes

Illegal drugs including cannabis

Sharp objects which could cause harm, including knives

Electric scooters and E-bikes are not permitted on the school site

Our behaviour system is not just about avoiding low level disruption, it is also about celebrating fantastic behaviour and attitudes to learning.  When students demonstrate consistently positive attitudes to learning, we celebrate these through messages home, end of term celebrations assemblies, reward events and awards evening at the end of the year. We put all of this in a diamond for students to refer to: