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CO-OP Academy Stoke on Trent

Our Academy will:

• Ensure all young people have the best teaching, the broadest opportunities, and can fulfil their potential.  
• Provide a safe, welcoming and inclusive learning environment where your child can flourish academically, socially and personally
• Provide a broad and balanced curriculum that challenges, motivates, and engages your child
• Ensure that your child attains the highest possible results in all assessments and examinations
• Promote the Co-op Ways of Being - Do what matters most; Be yourself, always; Show you care; Succeed together.
• Promote British values of democracy, rule of law, Respect and tolerance and individual liberty
• Provide outstanding support for your child through our dedicated pastoral, mentoring, and safeguarding teams
• Encourage and support your child in developing skills of independence and personal responsibility
• Maintain regular contact with you to keep you informed of your child’s behaviour, progress and achievement across all areas of Academy life
• Work in partnership with you to make our Academy exceptional with a sustained commitment to continuous improvement

PARENTS/CARERS

Having signed this agreement, I/we will:

• Ensure that my child attends the Academy on time every day
• Ensure that my child wears the correct Academy uniform every day
• Inform the Academy on the first day of absence by 8.40am at the latest
• Support all of the Academy policies, including any sanctions given
• Attend parents evenings, information events and all meetings as requested
• Support and encourage my child with all home learning including planning and preparing for all assessments and examinations
• Work with all Co-op Academy staff positively and respectfully
• Not behave in a way that can be perceived as threatening or aggressive to members of the Academy: students, staff, or other parents.
• Celebrate in my child’s successes and rewards throughout the year
• Contact the Academy with any questions or concerns
• Not libel, defame or otherwise make public statements via social media, or any other platform, that damage the reputation of the Academy or any of its staff.
• Monitor our child’s use of their mobile phone and social media to ensure that they are not using it in a way that is harmful to themselves or others
• Recognise that in all matters relating to policy, the Headteacher's decision is final.

THE STUDENT

I will:

• Be prepared; be respectful; be engaged and be the best following the Academy Charter at all times
• Attend the Academy on time every day at 8.40 am
• Bring the correct equipment for each day
• Be on time to all of my lessons
• Wear my full Academy uniform correctly and with pride
• Complete all work to the best of my ability including home learning tasks
• Plan, and revise carefully for all of my progress tests, assessments and exams
• Use good manners and help everyone in our Academy and local community
• Feel proud to be an outstanding student of the Co-op Academy
• Care for our Academy environment and be a positive contributor to our community
• Report any bullying and unsafe behaviour
• Respect all students and adults in the Academy and treat them equally
• Ask for help and support when needed
• Not use my mobile phone during the school day.
• Not use social media or any other platform in a way that is harmful to any member of the Academy: student, staff or anyone else.