Our code of conduct can be boiled down to 6 simple bullet points:

Break Times

• During break times students are not permitted to wander throughout the school or leave the building, and must wait in the atrium until the start of their next activity. Students in Years 7+ will be permitted to leave the building by parental consent, but will be required to sign out and back in upon their return. Consent Forms may be requested from a member of staff.

  Please Note: that students not adhering to the rules governing permission slip requests may have their privileges revoked. In addition, permission to leave the building may be revoked on an individual basis or for an entire group of students should there be any safety concerns (as determined by HMDT Music) which would warrant this.

• All food and drink must be consumed either in the atrium or outside and may not be taken into any of the classrooms or upstairs corridors. Please do not drop litter except in waste bins; if you spill something please wipe it up, or ask a member of staff for assistance. The Saturday School does not employ cleaning staff and this is NOT provided by Bridge Academy. This task falls to our staff on site on Saturday, and we would be grateful if you would help them by cleaning up when you are using the atrium.

Show Respect

• All attendees of the Saturday Programme (parents, students, visitors) are expected to show appropriate respect to each other, our volunteers and staff, including the facilities staff on site at Bridge Academy. WE TAKE ANY VERBAL OR PHYSICAL ABUSE OF VOLUNTEERS AND/OR STAFF VERY SERIOUSLY, and such inappropriate conduct may result in dismissal from the Saturday Programme. Please report any concerns to your tutor, or go directly to the Senior Manager, Gavin Stewart.

• Treat others are you wish to be treated: fairly, with dignity, and without discrimination.

• Report bullying, of yourself, of others, to someone you feel comfortable with.

• Use social media appropriately and to spread positive messages.

• Use appropriate language at all times and especially when referring to someone’s race, gender, religion, sexuality, belief or ability.

Unauthorised Access

• No one may enter any teaching rooms without permission and without a coach, tutor or member of staff present. This includes all students, parents, carers, siblings and other visitors.

• All outside facilities should be used in an appropriate and safe manner (this means no climbing or sitting on table tennis tables, etc.). Students will not be permitted outside except during break times.

• No one will be allowed on the school grounds unless they are a registered participant of the Saturday Programme or a sibling accompanied by an adult.

• PLEASE NOTE: There is NO AUTHORISED PARKING at Bridge Academy for attendees of the programme. The car park is reserved for HMDT Music Staff and Tutorial Staff only.

Premises Property

• No one should touch or move any items in any classrooms unless expressly asked to do so by a member of the tutorial staff. Do not turn computers on.

• Please treat the property and belongings of Bridge Academy with respect at all times and leave all rooms as you find them.

Attendance

Regular attendance is critical to a musical education. It is not only important to the individual student to maintain consistent learning, but it is also important to understand that in an ensemble situation, each student contributes to the group as a whole, and missing a lesson lets the group down.

At the Saturday Programme we try to instil a healthy level of responsibility in each student, so regular attendance is crucial. Students are expected to commit themselves to attending the Saturday Programme every week during term time throughout the year, and to follow up their work with additional home practice.

Student attendance and punctuality is monitored and recorded. Students who miss three weeks of lessons during a term will be at risk of losing their place at the Saturday Programme. There are no make-up lessons available.

Important Note

Bridge Academy is within its rights to ban parents from entering the school grounds, which for some students may jeopardise their ability to attend. Please uphold the code of conduct and remember that the Saturday Programme is lucky to be able to use this venue.

The Three Strikes Policy

In response to any student disregarding the Code of Conduct or any behavioural difficulty, we have put in place this Three Strikes Policy in order to minimise the risk to the student and others at the Saturday Programme.

Strike One

Should any student break the Code of Conduct or consistently commit minor offences

(e.g. dropping litter) the student will be spoken to by a member of staff and their misbehaviour discussed.

Strike Two

Should the Code of Conduct be consistently broken, or if the nature of the incident puts others at risk (any form of violence or damaging of property), the following procedure will take place:

• Phone call home to parent/carer to discuss misbehaviour/incident; AND,

• Student Behaviour Report written and sent home to parent/carer; AND/OR,

• Parent/carer asked to attend a meeting with HMDT Music Staff

Strike Three

Continual disregard of the Code of Conduct will result in dismissal from the Saturday Programme.