Expectations
Fitzharrys is a school with high expectations and standards. In line with our ethos: Aspiration, Opportunity, Integrity, Fitzharrys students are expected to come in each day with a positive approach to learning, keen to participate in lessons, and take responsibility for their behaviour in class and around school.
We place great importance on celebrating and rewarding achievement to encourage students to make the right choices and invest in their learning. To support this, we use an effective Behaviour for Learning system to encourage and acknowledge good behaviour. Our behaviour system is used consistently across every classroom, making rewards and consequences very clear to every student. We work on the principle of doing ‘the right thing, in the right place, at the right time’, and our pupils respond to these clear expectations.
Please read the parent guidance leaflet below for more details on our Behaviour for Learning system:
Behaviour for Learning - parent guidance
As Ofsted recognised, “Leaders have high expectations for pupils' learning and behaviour. As a result, pupils learn in a calm and purposeful environment.”
Full details on Fitzharrys’ behaviour expectations are set out in our school policies.
Attendance
Fitzharrys School encourages students to aim for 100% attendance as research shows there is a clear link between excellent attendance and high achievement, and good attendance will be a basic expectation for all our students in their future careers. Students track their attendance on a chart in tutor time, as regular monitoring helps each student to aspire to their very best attendance.
The school has produced a comprehensive guide for parents to help support students' good attendance.
We work hard to recognise good attendance, with rewards given to students at the end of each full term to celebrate the commitment and determination that comes with 100% attendance.
All absences will detract from a student's 100% attendance record but we do understand that occasionally students must have time away from school in cases such as illness, medical appointments or bereavement. We recognise 100% attendance at Recognition assemblies not only at the end of the year, but after each full term; winter, spring and summer.
Further guidance can be found on our Absence & Illness and Policies pages.
