Behaviour

Anti-Bullying

We want an academy in which bullying of any kind is not accepted by any member of the academy community, which includes all students, staff and parents.

What is Bullying?

• Bullying is the wilful intention to hurt, threaten or frighten someone.
• Bullying can be physical or verbal, or both.

Physical

• Physical assault, beatings and violent attacks, including gangs.
• Kicking, punching, arm twisting, pushing.
• Flicking, poking.
• Messing about with, hiding or taking other people’s belongings.
• Pushing into queues.
• Threatening with older brothers/sisters/friend.
• Sexual/racial harassment.

Verbal

• Leaving people out.
• Name-calling, e.g. using language that puts people down.
• Referring to family/home life/clothes.
• Teasing.
• Sarcasm/saying nasty, hurtful, personal things.
• Stirring – encouraging others to fight.
• Sexual and racial abuse.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE BULLIED

The bully’s greatest weapons are SILENCE and FEAR.

Walk away from a dangerous situation and get help.

If you are being bullied, TELL SOMEONE, e.g. a parent, any adult (in the academy) you feel comfortable talking to or put a note in the Bully box.

Bullying will not be ignored

You will find support from your teachers, learning mentors and/or other adults in the academy.

What will happen to bullies?

• You will have to explain your behaviour to a member of staff.
• An account of what you have done may be written down, and you will have to sign it.
• Your parents may be told and invited into the academy to see a copy of the report of the incident and discuss the matter.
• This report stays in your file.
• You will have to apologise to the person you bullied.
• You may be placed in break and lunchtime detention.
• You could be excluded from the academy for a specific length of time.
• If you are caught bullying again, your parents will be asked to come into the academy.  They may be asked to sign a “behaviour contract” which describes how you must behave in the academy and what will happen if you don’t.
• You may be permanently excluded from the academy.
• This may be the same whether you bully someone inside or outside the academy.

Remember

It’s not your fault that you are being bullied.

You don’t have to face this on your own.

Bradfields Academy aims to provide all its Sixth Formers with the best chance of achieving their full potential and realising their ambitions. The purpose of this Code of Conduct is to ensure that all its students Sixth Formers have that opportunity.

We encourage our Sixth Formers to work and behave on the ideals of mutual respect and cooperation, and we believe this provides the basis for orderly conduct around the academy. Bradfields Academy defines acceptable behaviour as that which promotes courtesy, co-operation and consideration from all students in terms of their relationships with other students within the academy, the teachers and with visitors or other persons within/outside the academy, for example, when accessing their Skills for Life rotation or when offsite at work experience. 

Bradfields Academy expects all of its Sixth Formers to:

1. Be supportive of teaching and learning;
2. Encourage honesty, trust, fairness, tolerance and compassion;
3. Develop self-discipline and self-respect.
4. Be respectful and behave appropriately with others
5. Foster respect for others, for property and the environment
6. Support all students to learn in safety and security;

If Sixth Formers follow our Code they will be helping to create a positive and supportive learning environment in which everyone can be successful and have their achievements recognised and rewarded. If Sixth Formers break our Code they should be prepared to accept the consequences. Sixth Formers should report to a member of staff cases where they may see behaviour that is inappropriate or unacceptable. Bradfields Academy has identified examples of unacceptable behaviour as that which includes name calling, verbal abuse, threatening language or behaviour, intimidation, physical abuse, bullying and harassment, including racist, sexist and homophobic abuse.

We expect all Sixth Formers to adhere to the following expectations:

1. To display a positive attitude and take responsibility.
2. To take personal responsibility for their own learning and career development.
3. To attend all scheduled lessons and activities on time
4. To attend each session properly equipped for the session’s activities.
5. To complete all set work, including home learning, within the agreed time limit
6. To co-operate fully with the instructions of all staff members
7. To make the most of individual private study periods

Follow the general academy expectations:

1. Outdoor coats, hats, caps, scarves, gloves and sunglasses should not be worn inside the academy buildings and should be placed inside lockers.  This includes Hoodies.
2. All valuables (phones, gadgets, keys, tablets, money) should be handed in to your tutor each morning and collected at the end of the day.
3. Trainers can be brought in to wear for break times but shoes must be on for lessons.
4. Sixth Formers will have the option to remove their jackets in hot weather.

Attendance

All Sixth Formers are expected to attend the academy every day. Ideally, achieving 100% attendance, however we know that illness often strikes when we least expect it and as a result a day off to recover is the best course of action. If this is the case, then parents or carers should ring into the academy and inform us of the detail of the absence. If attendance falls below 95% and no valid reason is given, parents and carers may be invited into the academy to discuss strategies for improvement. Attendance is a key to success. If you are absent then we will contact you to see why. Good attendance is especially important for those students who are entitled for any additional bursaries that are made available.

Work Experience.

As part of the curriculum, all Sixth Formers will undertake a work experience placement.

For most, this will be an integral part of their curriculum, there will be no lessons timetabled for Sixth Formers onsite and as such, they will be expected to attend every week. Any non-attendance at work experience will have an impact on a student’s overall academy attendance, therefore, if a student is absent from work experience then they will be expected to inform both their employer and the academy of their absence. If a placement breaks down due to non-attendance, the cost of finding a new placement will be passed on to the parents / carers. This could be up to £50.00.

For those for whom an off-site work placement is not suitable there are a small number of on-site activities. Details of work placements will be sent home early in the academic year when it has been sourced. If you think that you may be able to source a place yourself for your child this will help with the allocation of places and I would encourage you to contact the academy with the details.

Expectations for clothes and appearance

For the most up-to-date uniform and PE Kit information, please check our dedicated Uniform Page, available here: https://www.bradfieldsacademy.co.uk/information/uniform/

A downloadable version of the Sixth Form Parent/Carer School Partnership Agreement can be found below