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Academy Standards and Expectations
PREPARATION FOR LEARNING
All students are expected to arrive at school
fully equipped and prepared to learn.
To enable this, all students are expected
to bring with them:
• A pencil case
• Blue and black pens
• HB pencils
• Sharpener
• Rubber
• 15cm Ruler
• Pair of compasses
• Protractor
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(this need not be expensive)
• Set of coloured pencils
The Sponsor, Governors and staff of Bedford
Academy believe that exemplary standards are
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These standards and expectations are there
to ensure that students are not distracted
from their learning.We appreciate your support
in instilling and enforcing these standards for
all students.
LATENESS
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the learning of the student and that of other
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always requested in future employer references.
If a student arrives late to lesson without a note
that is timed, dated and signed by a staff member,
behaviour points are awarded and students may
be sanctioned.
Students who are late to school (after 8.30am)
will be given a late detention during lunchtime
on the following day. Lates after the register
closes are classed as absences.
MOBILE PHONES AND MUSIC DEVICES
We recognise that many students may wish to
use their mobile phone and music device at
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and in bags by the time they enter the Academy
building. If any student has a mobile phone or
music device out within the Academy building,
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that students do not bring these items into the
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items in do so entirely at their own risk.
PROCESS FOR CONFISCATED ITEMS
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will be retained at Reception until the end of
the day and may be collected by the student.
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item will be retained by Reception for three
days unless collected by a parent or carer.
The item will not be returned to the student
before the expiration of three days.
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item will be retained by the Academy until
a meeting between the parent or carer of
the student and their LearningVillage Leader
or Tutor is attended.
It is important that all students respond
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student who refuses to hand over an item
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sanctions in line with our Behaviour for
Learning policy.Thank you for your support
with this policy.
DETENTIONS
Students at Bedford Academy follow a ‘Think
Positive’ approach to behaviour. Students are
awarded Achievement Points for demonstrating
positive behaviour and Behaviour Points for
negative behaviour.We recognise that if students
maintain a positive points balance, their conduct
around the Academy is positive and they are
rewarded for this.
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points balance they will be expected to attend
60 minute after school detentions on Tuesdays
and Thursdays, until a positive points balance
is restored.
For serious breaches of the Bedford Academy
Behaviour Policy, students will also be expected
to complete a Senior Leadership Team detention
for 60 minutes after school on a Friday.
For students who consistently display Bedford
Academy Character, detentions are never a worry.
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