School Rules

Introduction

1. Uniform
2. Sixth Form
3. Equipment
4. Classroom Expectations
5. Movement Around School
6. Eating Areas
7. Wet Weather
8. Lunch Time Arrangements
9. Out of Bounds Areas on School Site
10. Lateness

1. Uniform

Full details of the new school uniform are available here.

2. Sixth Form

Students in the Sixth Form at King Henry VIII are not required to wear school uniform, unlike younger pupils in Years 7 –11. However, it is extremely important that Sixth Form students understand that the way they dress must be appropriate for both lessons and more formal school occasions. As a general rule, students' appearance should be smart with the effect of coming ready to work for the day. Indeed, clothes should be of a colour, cut and material suitable for an office environment. The following is not to be deemed acceptable:

Torn or dirty clothes
Skimpy tops – not low cut and no bare midriffs
No visible underwear
No mini-skirts
Shorts (except tailored)
Clothes bearing offensive slogans

3. Equipment

Pupils should arrive at lessons appropriately equipped i.e. exercise book & texts, homework planner, pen, pencil, ruler, rubber, all carried in a suitable school bag.

4. Classroom Expectations

I shall

Arrive on time
Take off my coat
Come prepared to learn
Bring all the correct equipment
Do exactly as the teacher asks of me first time
Respect others and their property
Put up my hand to ask and answer questions

5. Movement around the School

All pupils should follow the instructions below when moving around the school.

Walk on the left
Behave sensibly
Respect school property
Follow the one way system
Queue in single file

6. Eating Areas

Pupils are not allowed to eat food and drink from cans etc in teaching rooms or corridors. Eating / drinking should be confined to dining rooms and areas outside the school.

The exception to this rule involves drinking water. If pupils attend lessons with bottles of drinking water, they are allowed to have the bottles on their desk but are only allowed to drink them during the lesson with the teacher's permission.

When outside areas are used for eating / drinking purposes, pupils should always place any litter in the various bins, located around the school.

During lunchtime activities, pupils need to have time to take their lunch in the dining hall prior to / after attending the activity. If pupils need to be served at the beginning of the lunch hour, a teacher should provide them with a note or pass to this effect.

Pupils are not permitted to use the Leisure Centre vending machines.

In inclement weather pupils may be allowed to eat within classrooms. When this occurs, pupils will be supervised.

7. Wet Weather

During wet weather pupils who wish to shelter from the rain by remaining inside the building should not report to their form rooms. Instead they should report initially to either dining hall. Additionally, staff on duty will direct them to a limited number of designated wet rooms located alongside the maths and humanities corridors (main school) or occasionally the school hall (upper school). Wet room areas are as follows:

Y7 - Humanities rooms on lower corridor. Enter via Music doors.
Y8&9 - Main dining room area plus designated rooms along mathematics corridor.
Y10 - Upper school hall plus designated rooms on level 5 in upper school.
Y11 - Upper school canteen.

8. Lunch Time Arrangements

It is school policy that Years 7-11 remain on site during the school day (including lunchtime and break time).

9. Areas within the school grounds, which are out of bounds to pupils during the school day

All road ways
All car parks, except busbays.
Banking areas adjacent to the school drive and MUGA.
Wooded area above Astro surface
Wooded area between the stream and cemetery
Playing in the stream is prohibited.

10. Lateness

Staff are advised to take the school register at the beginning of the registration period. If a pupil arrives after the register has been taken, that pupil is to be issued with a late mark.

Pupils who accrue 3 late marks automatically qualify for a detention (30 minutes) with the Head of Year.