School Day & Opening Hours

Your child will collect their pouch or exemption card on their first day and will be required to use it every day and keep it in good working condition. If they have opted out of the scheme, they must leave their phone at home.

Recommended

• Purchase of a pouch through school will be required for students to store their phone and any other smart devices securely during the school day.

For students who do not bring phones or devices to school

• Parents or carers will sign a home-school agreement which confirms this arrangement. Your child will be provided with an exemption card, they should keep it in their pencil case so it is always on hand.

Students are being prepared for adulthood and are encouraged to develop skills of self-regulation, which includes their use of mobile phones.

The policy for the Sixth Form will be as follows:

• Option of purchasing a pouch is available for all students  
• Students are not allowed to access their phone in the school with the exception of the following areas: study centres and the indoor area of the Sixth Form canteen

When not in these areas the phone must be stored securely in their bags 

• No earbuds or other forms of headphones allowed outside of these areas unless for a medical need