--- title: "Home School Agreement" url: "https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/homeschoolagreement" school: "The Kingsway School" --- # Home School Agreement ### Home School Agreement The core values of [**Opportunity, Achievement, Respect and Compassion**](https://thekingswayschool.com/information/ethos) are central to our school ethos. We promote these values in partnership with our pupils, their parents, carers and the adults working with them. **1. Students at The Kingsway School must uphold the values of Opportunity, Achievement, Respect and Compassion by:** - attending school regularly and being on time for all lessons and activities - being ‘Ready to Learn’ with the correct uniform and equipment - speaking with kindness and without prejudice - upholding the culture of our school and the terms in our behaviour policy - taking responsibility and accountability for my actions and my words - approaching my learning in a positive way and trying my best in lessons - having pride in everything I do and holding myself to high standards - respecting the school environment and the local community - helping keep other students in the school stay safe by avoiding any bullying behaviour and reporting any bullying incidents --- **2. Parents or Carers agree to support their children at The Kingsway School to uphold the values of Opportunity, Achievement, Respect and Compassion by:** - supporting my child to attend school regularly and be on time for school - informing school on the first day of any absence - ensuring my child is ‘Ready to Learn’ with the correct uniform and equipment - supporting the school's behaviour policy, including rewards and sanctions - encouraging my child to speak with kindness and without prejudice - supporting my child by attending school events, including parents’ evenings - helping my child to prioritise their learning in school and at home - keeping up-to-date with school all school communications - Informing the school of any issues that may impact my child’s ability to meet the school’s expectations of them, using the correct lines of communication. - Understanding that staff will respond to parental enquiries in-line with the whole school communication policy. --- **3. The Kingsway School will promote the values of Opportunity, Achievement, Respect and Compassion and optimise students’ experience of school by:** - having high expectations for attendance and punctuality and challenging students to meet these expectations - supporting pupils who are not ‘Ready to Learn’ by providing them with the uniform and equipment that they need to have a successful day - providing a safe and stimulating learning environment in line with local and national safeguarding guidance - encouraging all of our pupils to speak with kindness and without prejudice and empowering our pupils to speak up when they see this. - having a clear and consistent approach to rewards and sanctions for pupils, as set out in the school’s Behaviour Policy - providing a broad and balanced curriculum aligned to a clearly communicated ‘curriculum intent’ and adapted to suit the needs of all pupils - contacting parents over any concerns that affect their child’s work or behaviour; including problems with their approach to learning, attendance and punctuality - communicating with parents in relation to any issues relating to attendance, learning, behaviour as well as anything that might impact their safety and wellbeing in school - providing regular information on the progress and achievement of all pupils and giving parents opportunities to discuss this with the school. - keeping parents up-to-date with all aspects of school life via the school website, letters and weekly messages - responding to parental concerns within a reasonable timeframe and with reference to our trust complaints procedures where appropriate ### Parents - [Headteacher's Welcome](https://thekingswayschool.com/headteacher-s-welcome) - [Calendar & Key Dates](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/our-calendar) - [Term Dates](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/term-dates) - [Timings of the School Day](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/timings-of-the-school-day) - [Letters Home & Key Messages](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/letters-home) - [Parents' Evening Booking](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/parents-evening-booking) - [Uniform](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/uniform) - [ParentPay & School Gateway](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/parentpay) - [Data Collection: SIMS Parent](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/sims-parent-app) - [Class Charts](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/classcharts) - [Family Support](https://thekingswayschool.com/safeguarding/family-support) - [Canteen](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/canteen) - [Free School Meals](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/free-school-meals) - [Medicines](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/medicines) - [Attendance & Punctuality](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/attendance-and-punctuality) - [Travelling to & from School](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/travelling-to-and-from-school) - [The Kingsway Association (PTA)](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/pta) - [Home School Agreement](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/homeschoolagreement) - [Parent View](https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/) - [Parent Information & Consultation Evenings ](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/parent-information-and-consultation-evenings) ![The Kingsway School](https://files.schudio.com/the-kingsway-school/images/logo/Kingsway-white-circle-logo-2-ver.png) #### The Kingsway School Foxland Campus Foxland Road Gatley SK8 4QX 0161 428 7706 #### Useful Links - [Student Admissions](https://thekingswayschool.com/admissions) - [Staff Vacancies](https://educationlearningtrust.com/job-vacancies) - [Accessibility Statement](https://thekingswayschool.com/information/accessibility-statement) - [Term Dates](https://thekingswayschool.com/parents/term-dates) - [Contact Us](https://thekingswayschool.com/contact) #### Social Media - [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/thekingswayschool) - [X](http://www.twitter.com/kw_sch) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/thekingswayschool/) [![](https://thekingswayschool.com/images/logo/elt-footer-logo.png)](https://educationlearningtrust.com/) Company Number: 09142319 (England & Wales) Registered Address: Hawthorn Road, Gatley, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 4NB © Copyright 2022–2026 The Kingsway School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://thekingswayschool.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)