Discipline

The school cannot function unless everyone conforms to certain expectations of behaviour. Students are encouraged to conduct themselves with dignity and respect in all aspects of their lives at school and to work to their best at all times. Occasionally students overstep the mark and need to be reprimanded. More often than not no more is needed than a reminder from the teacher, year head or senior member of staff. The acquisition of self-discipline is seen as more important than rigid conformity to a set of rules, although such a list is given to all students.

Detention, with 24 hours notice to parents, is given for more serious offences. Persistent offenders may be excluded from lessons and parents invited in to talk about their child's future conduct. In extreme cases it may prove necessary to exclude a student either for a fixed period or permanently. This is always treated as a last resort and we regard such action as an admission of failure on our part.