General Sixth Form Policies

General Sixth Form Policies

When you go to a lesson take off your coat, turn off your phone, take out your earphones, get your books, folders and planner ready … Be ready to learn

When you come into school wear your ID, set an example to the other students…Be a responsible part of our learning community

When you are in a study area (SF5, SF6 or the library) work quietly so that others can concentrate…Be ready to study

When you are in a social area (SFCR, the Wren Garden or Castle Green) keep your feet off the chairs and tables, put your rubbish in the bin, don’t shout or swear… Be kind to each other

Please make sure that you are following all the expectations and procedures:

• Full attendance (phone if you are ill) sick line
• Don’t be late (sign in if you are) 8.45am is start of registration
• Wear your ID card
• Follow the dress code

Mobile phones should not be visible in the main school.

You can use your phone in the Sixth Form corridor, SFCR, the Wren Garden and in Castle Green foyer.

You may not use your phone in lessons, in main street or any other corridors.

If a member of staff asks for your phone because you are using it in the wrong place, give it to them. They will take it to the main office. Politely find out the teachers’ name if you don’t know it. See Mrs Evans, Miss Campbell or Miss Duncan to get the phone back.

Movement from Year 12 into Year 13

Be Aware:

Year 12 students must be working at a D grade or Merit in order to be able to continue into Year 13. Everyone needs to be recommended to go into Year 13 by their teachers.

Attendance Policy

We are working hard on supporting high attendance so that students do as well as they can. There are several strategies in use.

Students must contact school using the absence line on every day of absence. On their return to school students must supply a note to their tutor explaining their absence. There are slips for this purpose in the student planners. Students who receive Bursary are not eligible for their weekly payment unless they follow these procedures.

Tutors are using milestone assessment data and their own knowledge of the students to allow students who are successful independent learners the choice of studying at home if they do not have a timetabled lesson. Most Year 13 students already have this privilege.

Students who need more support during their study periods are required to be in school instead of going home if they do not have a lesson. Support during study periods will be available if required. Our Sixth Form Student Support Co-ordinator will be working with students and there is other study support available too.

If we are concerned about a student we will use an attendance card to monitor their attendance. If concerns continue we will contact parents and discuss further support.

We hope that these strategies will show that we are supporting students who need help and allowing mature students to take more responsibility for their learning. We also want to make it clear that attendance is a key factor in success.

Absence

Reminder that students who are unable to make school must make sure they phone into the sick line (0208 724 1531) on the days they are sick and bring in a letter to confirm their absence on their first day back. Should the student have a medical appointment that is unable to be made outside of school hours the appointment card must be brought to Miss Campbell, Miss Duncan, Mrs Yeaman or Mrs Rooke BEFORE the appointment. Emergency appointments which have no prior notice must have a card given to Miss Campbell, Miss Duncan, Mrs Yeaman or Mrs Rooke on the students return to school.

Should the above guidelines not be followed then students will be marked as unverified absence and this may jeopardise their Sixth Form place.

Punctuality

To improve punctuality in the morning we are using this policy:

If you are late in the mornings your tutor will give you a 20 minute detention. This will be recorded with a cfc.

If you miss registration altogether or you hit 3 lates, you will have a 20 minute detention with Miss Campbell/ Miss Duncan. This will be recorded with a CFC. After 1 detention with Miss Campbell/Miss Duncan any more will result in 1 hour. After this a conversation about whether Sixth Form is a suitable place for you will be had with yourself and parents.

Detentions and CFCs with letters home are not usually used by Sixth Form tutors as students are usually able to take mature, responsibility for their learning.

Dress Code

There will be dress-code checks at random times

All students should be wearing clothes suitable for a working environment.

Smoking

Do not smoke outside the school. You have to move away from the building (or quit!).

Mr Smith will have a formal meeting with any student who is seen smoking outside the school.

Students On Site After School Hours

By 4.15 students who are still at school should be

• Working in SF5 or SF6
• Working in classrooms with subject staff
• Exercising in the gym

All students have to have left the site by 5:30pm

Gym Policy

ALL students must complete an induction for the gym

• No changing in the gym
• Everyone in the gym should be changed and working
• Only students with lessons at JRCS are permitted in there during school time

All students must swipe in before their session at Castle Green Reception and must be out of the gym, with equipment away neatly by 5.30pm

USB Safety & Security

Oversubscription Criteria

Minimum entry requirements

All students must have achieved grades 9-4 in English Language and Maths. To study A level, students must achieve an attainment 8 score of 4.6. To study BTEC/CTEC courses students must achieve an attainment 8 score of 3.6. Each subject might have specific grade entry requirements that are detailed on the school website and in the Sixth Form prospectus.

Availability requirements

Places will be offered subject to and dependent on –

A. Sufficient demand for places in each of the subject areas the applicant has indicated they wish to study.
B. Availability of the combination of subjects selected by the applicant and Jo Richardson’s ability to staff and resource the subjects selected.
C. Existing Jo Richardson Community School students have priority over external applicants. Where there are more internal applicants than places, places will be offered using the oversubscription criteria below. We will accept a minimum of 18 students from external academic institutions in each cohort subject to achievement of minimum entry requirements. If the sixth form is oversubscribed with applicants, the following criteria will be used to determine which applicants are admitted:

1. The date the application was received by. Priority will be given to students who applied to the institution on time.
2. Attendance to all induction events including induction day and the maths transition course. Priority will be given to students who attended induction events.
3. Young people who are Looked After Children (LAC) i.e., children who are in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in their exercise of their social services functions as defined in Section 22(1) and previously looked after children who were adopted or subject to a residence order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after.
4. Any other young people on the basis of distance from home to Jo Richardson Community School measured by the shortest walking route, from the postcode of their home address to the postcode of the school.

Notes

1. An offer of a place under Criterion 4 will be conditional on verification of address at application. Any address other than the young person’s permanent home will not be used for processing the application. If you move after submitting your application, you must inform the school within two weeks of your move so that your application is considered using the correct address for school admissions purposes.
2. Places will be offered at Jo Richardson Sixth Form but the school cannot offer places for specific courses. It is possible that some courses may not run in any given academic year. It is also possible that some subjects will have to be capped at a specific class size to protect staffing, rooming and specialist facilities planning. Final capping will not be able to take place until enrolment day. Where the school is not able to confirm a place on a specific course an alternative course may be suggested. A waiting list will be held in order of the above criteria for places on courses should they become available in the first two weeks of term.
3. Applications made under Criterion 3 must be accompanied by details of circumstance and professionally supported evidence (e.g., from a social worker); Evidence will be verified by the LA before applications are passed to schools. If a school receives an application directly, please ensure the status of a LAC or Previously LAC is verified.
4. The school reserves the right to seek verification of any information given on the application form and to withdraw the offer of a place if false information has been given. Including medical, address and qualifications.
5. Attendance, punctuality, and behaviour records will also be taken into consideration.