Mobile Device Permission
We recognise that mobile devices are part of modern everyday society and that many parents like their child to carry their phone with them for safety reasons and/or ease of contact. However, we are also aware that these items can be disruptive to learning or the smooth running of the school. We, therefore, wish to ensure that mobile devices are not used in a negative way.
The school permits these items to be brought to school provided that the student and parent agree to uphold the rules below. Otherwise, mobile devices are forbidden. Students are responsible for the safe-keeping of their mobile devices in school unless this is handed in to a member of staff. Our advice is to always have a good, impact resistant case and to only have the device out when it is securely protected, for example when sitting down, out of the way and not in a group. For devices of a higher value, we would recommend that parents purchase insurance as the devices are easy to drop at any time, including outside of school.
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Smart phones are not permitted anywhere on the school site, either inside the building or the playground. Any smart phone will be confiscated and returned to a parent or carer after five days.
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Other mobile phones (‘brick phones’) are permitted however must be turned off and held in the student’s bag until they leave the school site.
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Students seen with/using a mobile phone will have them confiscated. This includes when students are leaving the school site.
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Any mobile phone seen inside the building will be confiscated by staff and given back to the student at the end of the day for a first offence.
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Should your child’s phone be confiscated for a second time in the half term, a parent or responsible adult will be expected to come and collect the phone from the school.
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If you need to contact your child urgently, please phone the school reception and the message will be passed on to your child.
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Your child should not contact you during the school day. There are adults who can support your child at any part of the school day. Please tell your child not to contact you, but to speak with an adult, who can use office phones, if they need support.
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Please monitor your child’s use of their mobile phone at home, especially where use of social media is concerned. Staff cannot afford to sacrifice valuable learning/teaching time investigating comments made on social media by students outside of school hours
Declaration
Parents are asked to agree to these simple rules on their son/daughter's
enrolment form. Where agreement is not given we will assume that a mobile devices will not be brought in to
school.
Failure to comply with these simple rules will result in the mobile device being confiscated until the end of the school day. The pastoral Team will decide what further actions is needed to ensure there is no repeat.