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							School Aims to:                                  As a pupil you are expected to:                  Parents and Carers are expected to:

  create a Christian ethos in which                treat other pupils and staff with respect     support the Christian ethos, values and
   everyone is equally valued as a member            and show care and consideration to             standards of the school;
   of the family of St James’s;                      everyone in school;
 provide a safe and happy environment in                                                          ensure their child attends school regularly
   which all pupils have the opportunity to         attend school regularly and arrive on time     and on time;
                                                     with books and equipment for the day;
   develop personally, physically, socially,                                                       inform school on the first day of their
   academically and spiritually;                    wear the correct uniform and take a pride      child’s illness, and in advance for any other
 develop a caring community in which                in your appearance;                            reason for absence;
   each person is encouraged to
                                                    behave responsibly when in school and         prevent disruption to their child’s education
   demonstrate concern and respect for
                                                     on the journey to and from school;             by only taking holidays during the school
   everyone and to develop self respect and
                                                                                                    holidays;
   discipline;                                      always try your best in lessons,
 provide a relevant curriculum with a wide          contributing when you can;                    ensure their child wears the correct
   range of learning experiences to meet the                                                        uniform and brings the appropriate
                                                    complete homework and coursework on
   differing needs of individual pupils whilst                                                      equipment each day;
                                                     time;
   offering equality of opportunity and high                                                       support their child in their learning by
   standards of teaching;                           take part in school activities, clubs and
                                                                                                    providing time and space to work at home;
 foster in each pupil a joy for learning and        visits;
   a recognition that education is a lifelong                                                      support the school’s behaviour policy,
                                                    respect yourself by adopting a healthy
   process in order to make a full and                                                              including sanctions and rewards;
                                                     lifestyle and staying safe;
   rewarding contribution to the community;                                                        attend parents’ evenings and other
and to                                              remember you are an ambassador for our
                                                                                                    meetings about their child’s progress;
 recognise and reward pupil progress and            school, and take pride in your
   achievements;                                     achievements;                                 keep school informed of any
 make clear our expected standards of                                                              circumstances that may affect their child’s
                                                    keep your parents informed of your
                                                                                                    learning in school.
   conduct and appearance;                           progress and what’s happening in school.
 work in partnership with parents through
   regular contact and reporting.


                                                 Pupil Name(Print) _____________________
Headteacher Signature                                                                             Parent/Carer Signature
                                                 Pupil Signature
__________________________                       _________________________ Form _____             __________________________

Date ______________________                      Date _____________________                       Date ______________________
                                                                            Home School Agreement




This agreement will be reviewed every year by
            the governing body.                    Lucas Road, Farnworth,
                                                      Bolton BL4 9RU
 Comments about this agreement are welcome
and should be sent to the clerk to the governors     Tel 01204 333000
                at the school.