Robert Clack School | Codes of Practice

Codes of Practice

Assemblies and Collective Worship

Citizenship assemblies provide the platform to celebrate pupil's success and achievements. A time of reflection is built into the assembly which challenges pupils to reflect upon the values they hold relating to a variety of themes. Regular visits are from local churches to explore a variety of issues of a broadly Christian nature. Senior staff together with visiting speakers led these activities on carefully selected themes.

Religious Studies

At Robert Clack we endeavour to promote an enquiring and sympathetic approach to the study of the variety religious beliefs and practices. However, parents can withdraw their child from Religious Studies, either in whole or in part via arrangement with the school.

Special Educational Needs

Robert Clack is concerned to ensure that all students achieve whether they are gifted or have specific learning difficulties. To this end a number of intervention strategies are used to support the learning of all tailoring to the specific learning support needed by each individual learner. The school policy incorporates all the requirements of the SEN Code of Practice.

Sex Education

This subject area is part of Science, PSHE and Religious Studies where it is taught within a moral framework that seeks to promote and support the best standards of family life as required by educational law. Parents reserve the right to withdraw their child from these lessons by arrangement with the school.

Equal Opportunities and Racism

Whatever the nature of the local community, children are growing up in a wider multicultural and multiracial society where they are subject to various attitudes towards minority groups. Robert Clack stands against racism and all forms of discrimination on the grounds of ethnic origin, religion, gender or disability. We actively celebrate the diverse nature and make up of our community.

Student Conduct

Our vision at Robert Clack School of Science is to be an internationally renowned community that provides an outstanding education for all our students so that they can make a valued contribution as citizens of the world. We have high expectation of our students in terms of the standards of behaviour. To learn more please download the 'Code of Conduct'.

Sections

Younger students welcome the excellent role models displayed by older students. This enables them to make an effective contribution to the school. Students are proud of their significant involvement in decision making at the school. This has encouraged their awareness of how to learn more effectively and consequently improve their work. Students' participation in sporting activities is high. They develop excellent relationships with the community, and take part in a range of performances attended by parents and other people from the area.