a handbook for parents & carers academic year 2021/2022
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A Handbook for Parents & Carers
Academic Year 2021/2022
Canon slade school
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Headteacher’s Welcome 2
Who is the best person to contact? 3
Contact details 4
Our Values and Code of Conduct 5
Uniform regulations 6
Girls’ uniform 7
Boys’ uniform 9
Footwear 11
Uniform suppliers 12
The School Day 13
Equipment 14
Homework 15
Communication between school and home 17
Behaviour for Learning 18
School attendance 19
To and from school 20
Illness and accidents at school 21
Mobile phones and devices protocol 22
Catering facilities and payments 23
Free school meals 24
Pupils’ welfare and personal development 25
Privacy notice for parents and carers 26
A Church of England School 30
The Canon Slade Association 31
The Canon Slade Trust 32
Alumni 33
Contents
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Dear Parents and Carers
I am delighted to welcome you as parents and carers of a Canon Slade pupil.
Canon Slade has a history and tradition of excellence that dates back to the 1800s. Our aim is to support the development of young people in order for them to fulfil their God given potential.
I hope the information in this booklet and our website will answer many of your questions but if not, please feel free to ask. We are here to serve your family over the coming years and believe a strong partnership between home and school is essential in ensuring your son/daughter reaches their full potential.
We are here to support, guide, encourage and care for all our pupils so they are able to enjoy life in all of its fullness. We are proud to be part of the Bishop Fraser Trust linked by our values of community, wisdom, hope and dignity.
God’s blessings for you and your family,
Mrs Karen Sudworth
Headteacher
Headteacher’s Welcome
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The school office and reception is a very good place to start for all routine matters. The main phone number 01204 333343 will take you to reception staff and they will deal with your enquiry or pass you through to the right person.
Similarly, [email protected] is our all-purpose email link into the school.
If you wish to discuss pastoral matters (such as uniform, friendships, health and wellbeing) then a member of the Pastoral Team such as Form Tutor, Pastoral Assistant or Head of Year is the right person to contact.
An email to [email protected] is also useful.
For matters of teaching and learning, the curriculum, homework and progress, then contact can be made with the teacher or the Head of Department via the main phone number or the main school email address, [email protected]
Please note that teaching staff may not be able to get back in touch straightaway because of teaching commitments.
To discuss issues related to the curriculum
To discuss pastoral or general issues
E.g. your child’s progress or
homework in a particular subject E.g. friendships, uniform,
medical issues
Teacher / Head of Subject or Department Form Tutor or Head of Year
Who is the best person to contact?
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Telephone: 01204 333343
Email: [email protected] Main school enquiries
Email: [email protected] Pastoral enquiries
Website: www.canon-slade.bolton.sch.uk
Should you need to, you may also contact:
Mrs C Lucas School Business Manager
Dr B A Eves Assistant Headteacher, Head of Sixth Form & Achievement KS5
Mrs C M Horner Assistant Headteacher, Teaching & Learning
Mrs A J Iles Assistant Headteacher, Achievement KS3
Mrs J L Smith Assistant Headteacher, Achievement KS4
Mrs A K Jackson Deputy Headteacher, Inclusion & Student Welfare
Mr J Gilhooly Deputy Headteacher, Curriculum & Standards
Mrs K Sudworth Headteacher
Safeguarding
Safeguarding our students is a high priority and should you have any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of any student, please contact one of our Safeguarding team listed below:
Mrs A K Jackson Designated Safeguarding Lead
Dr B A Eves Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs A J Iles Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs J L Smith Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Contact details
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Canon Slade School is a Church of England School. In our diverse and vibrant community, we hope that our traditional values run clearly and deeply through all that we do. These values include mutual respect between all members of the community, care and tolerance of all, abiding by the rules of the school and the law. Moreover, we seek to incorporate our shared Bishop Trust values of community, wisdom, hope and dignity in every aspect of our school life.
Deeper still are the Christian truths of love and forgiveness, kindness and compassion. The school is a member of the Community of the Cross of Nails, working for reconciliation in partnership with Coventry Cathedral.
The highest standards of work and behaviour are expected at all times, of course. All pupils must abide by the Code of Conduct which has been formulated for the general welfare and benefit of the whole community. Orderly conduct, smart appearance and respect and consideration for others are basic values of our community.
The Code of Conduct is on display in each form room. Form Tutors will guide their pupils through this Code. Of course, the Code of Conduct cannot cover every possibility, and so members of staff will make reasonable judgement on the disciplinary nature of any incident which may occur and act accordingly. We encourage all of our pupils to wear our school uniform with pride and smartly. We will point out any lapses and ask for home support to put things right.
We ask all of our pupils to work hard in all of their studies and we will take action to improve things if need be. Excellent behaviour on the way to school and home again at the end of the day is also part of being a Canon Slade pupil and we will seek to put things right there as well. This also applies to school trips.
We will not tolerate bullying of any kind and serious steps will be taken if we discover any. Pupils just have to tell us and we will seek to resolve things quickly.
Further information about school policies is available on the school website www.canon-slade.bolton.sch.uk
Our Values and our Code of Conduct
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The school has adopted a uniform as an outward demonstration of the high standards of personal behaviour and commitment we expect of everyone. All pupils shall wear it with pride and behave in such a way as to bring honour to the school whilst in uniform.
All garments and footwear should be plain. The school ID badge must be carried at all times and should not be defaced in any way. No other badges should be worn except marks of achievement.
The outer coat and scarf may be any colour but without slogans or pictures*. Any maker’s motif should be small enough to be covered by the equivalent of a credit card. Denim or leather coats and tracksuit or hooded tops/sweatshirts/body warmers are not permitted. Pupils should not wear an outer coat instead of a blazer/pullover. Skirt length must fall on the knee or 2.00” maximum above the knee.
Whilst we have no desire to curb individuality, we do not expect to see extremes** of hairstyle in school. Hair should be of a suitable length – number 2 and above – and a natural hair colour. Extreme styles such as tramlines/designs and unnatural hair colour will not be allowed. Hair accessories should be minimal.
A wrist watch will be allowed but not any type of smart watch with Bluetooth communication or web enabled facility. No other jewellery is allowed.
Make-up is permitted only from Year 11 and should be lightly applied**. However, fake tan, false eyelashes, drawn on eyebrows, nail varnish, false/gel/acrylic nails, visible piercings or body art are not permitted.
All pupils should bring full PE kit to every PE lesson even if they have a note to be excused from PE for medical reasons, as they can participate in other ways such as coach, official or referee.
*If a parent or carer is not sure about any item, please check with school before making the purchase!
**It is for school to make the final decision on matters of uniform and presentation.
Uniform regulations
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Clothing
Trousers Black tailored school trousers, which must have a front zip fastening and a waistband. No skinny fit/stretch trousers or jeans. Belts should be plain black, leather/leather look only. No fashion belts are allowed.
Skirt optional
Black & green pinstripe Only available from school suppliers Skirt length must fall on the knee or 2.00” MAXIMUM above the knee
Blazer
Dark green school blazer must be worn indoors No other jacket is permitted
Blouse & Tie
Long or short sleeved white school blouse to be worn with a clip on tie
Summer Blouse optional
Only available from school suppliers
Short sleeved white school blouse, with ‘V’ neck and school logo For use in summer term only
Cardigan or Pullover optional
Dark green ‘V’ neck
Black sweatshirt with logo for Year 11 only Only available from school suppliers
Shoes
Plain traditional black leather finish with SENSIBLE heels. NO trainers, trainer-shoes, boots, canvas or high heeled shoes.
No coloured stitching or motifs. Please see enclosed guidance sheet on footwear.
Socks / Tights
Plain socks or tights in any of the following colours: white, grey or black. Socks must not be over the knee.
Hair
Hair accessories must be minimal. Extreme styles / unnatural hair colour will not be allowed
Additional items
Apron for Food Technology popular plastic type suitable Coverall for Art/Pottery old shirt suitable
All items to be named on the inside
Girls’ Uniform
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Clothing
Plain white polo shirt with embroidered Canon Slade badge, left side Bottle green ‘skort’ with embroidered Canon Slade badge, right side Bottle green hockey socks Stanno brand only White ankle sports socks summer only Plain black swimming costume one-piece Plain black swimming cap Towel
All items must be named inside; place name tape on the inside of the shoulder of the swimming costume and on the corner of towels. Pupils’ heat-pressed initials (in BLACK) may be put on to the front of shirts (optional) on the opposite side to the school badge.
Footwear & equipment
Suitable trainers for indoor use not boots or Converse
Trainers or Astro-turf trainers for outdoor use No spikes, blades or studs, including moulded studs; Astro turf trainers with pimples only
Shin pads each to be named inside
Some sports require specialised equipment and clothing such as running spikes and gymnastics leotards. These can be purchased if your child is selected to represent the school.
OPTIONAL KIT *Green base layer *Mid layer training top *Black technical training pant *Black leggings with ‘CANON SLADE’ printed on right lower leg. No branded leggings
PERSONALISED PE KIT - optional Your child’s initials can be added to the front of PE kit garments on the opposite side to the school badge: BLACK print on standard PE kit items and WHITE print on optional PE kit items. * If pupils wish to wear any *optional kit item, they must be Custom Kit design and can be purchased from all
good suppliers. Non-uniform items will not be permitted.
Note
All pupils should bring full PE kit to every PE lesson even if they have a note to be excused from PE for medical reasons, as they can participate in other ways such as coach, official or referee
Girls’ PE Kit
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Clothing
Trousers
Black tailored school trousers, which must have a front zip fastening and a waistband. No skinny fit/stretch trousers or jeans. Belts should be plain black, leather/leather look only. No fashion belts are allowed.
Blazer
Dark green school blazer must be worn indoors No other jacket is permitted
Shirt & Tie
Long or short sleeved white school shirt to be worn with a clip on tie
Summer Shirt optional Only available from school suppliers
Short sleeved white school shirt, with school logo may be worn without a tie
For use in summer term only
Pullover optional
Plain grey ‘V’ neck
Black sweatshirt with logo for Year 11 only Only available from school suppliers
Shoes
Plain traditional black leather finish. NO trainers, trainer-shoes, boots or canvas shoes.
No coloured stitching or motifs. Please see guidance sheet on footwear.
Socks
Plain socks in any of the following colours: white, grey or black
Hair
Hair length must be ‘number 2’ and above. No extreme styles. Tramlines/designs or unnatural hair colour will not be allowed
Additional items
Apron for Food Technology popular plastic type suitable Coverall for Art/Pottery old shirt suitable
All items to be named on the inside
Boys’ Uniform
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Clothing
Plain white polo shirt with embroidered Canon Slade badge, left side
Bottle green shorts with embroidered Canon Slade badge, right side
Bottle green outdoor PE shirt
White sports socks summer term only
Plain black swimming trunks or jammers not baggy swim shorts
Towel
All items must be named inside; place name tape on the corner of towels. Pupils’ heat-pressed initials (in BLACK) may be put on to the front of shirts (optional) on the opposite side to the school badge.
Footwear & equipment
Suitable trainers for indoor use not boots or Converse
Trainers or Astro-turf trainers for outdoor use No spikes, blades or studs, including moulded studs. Astro-turf trainers with pimples only.
Studded boots for football & rugby
Shin pads each to be named inside
Some sports require specialised equipment such as running spikes. These can be purchased if your child is selected to represent the school.
OPTIONAL KIT *Green base layer
*Mid layer training top
*Black technical training pant
PERSONALISED PE KIT - optional Your child’s initials can be added to the front of PE kit garments on the opposite side to the school badge: BLACK print on standard PE kit items and WHITE print on optional PE kit items.
* If pupils wish to wear any *optional kit item, they must be Custom Kit design and can be purchased from
all good suppliers. Non-uniform items will not be permitted.
Note
All pupils should bring full PE kit to every PE lesson even if they have a note to be excused from PE for medical reasons, as they can participate in other ways such as coach, official or referee.
Boys’ PE Kit
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YES
Must be black leather finish
Any small logos must be black or coloured in black
All footwear must be sturdy for Health & Safety reasons in labs, workshops and other specialist areas and be suitable for winter weather
NO
Canvas or flimsy shoes
Reflector strips
Coloured stitching or motifs
Black sports shoes, including trainer style brands even if they are promoted as a school shoe
Over the ankle boots
High heels
Footwear
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Items of uniform can be purchased from the following suppliers:
Custom Kit 426 Blackburn Road, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 8NL 01204 307204 [email protected]
Harrisons 467A Blackburn Road, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 8NN 01204 307382
Murray’s Family Clothing 26 Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9AQ 01706 281812 [email protected]
Smart Clothing Limited Shops 5-7, Blackhorse Street, Bolton, BL1 1SY 01204 392610 [email protected]
Whittakers Schoolwear 106 Deansgate, Bolton, BL1 1BD 01204 389485 [email protected] Of course, many of the items can also be purchased from other retailers as well. However, please could parents and carers ensure that, for example, trousers and shoes are traditional school uniform in style. Thank you.
Uniform suppliers
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8:45 A.M. Pupils to arrive in their form room
8:50 A.M. Registration
9:00 A.M. Period 1
9.55 A.M. Period 2
10:50 A.M. Break
11:10 A.M. Period 3
12:05 P.M. Period 4
1:00 P.M. Lunch
2:30 P.M. Period 5
3:35 P.M. End of school
Please note:
Pupils who arrive late but before 9:00 A.M. must report directly to their Form room/assembly room.
Pupils who arrive late and after 9:00 A.M. must report to Student Support in B7.
The School Day
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It would be helpful if parents would provide the following:
Every day
Planner This will be issued by school
A novel for private reading
Pens, pencils, ruler, eraser and crayons
Small notebook
When timetabled
English Pocket dictionary for use at school and home
Maths & Science Set square, protractor, pair of compasses, scientific calculator
Art A4 sketchbook for homework
(The Casio fx-85GT plus is adequate up to and including GCSE level)
Recommended for home use
Spanish Collins Spanish Dictionary & Grammar
Dictionaries will be provided in school for classwork
Lost property
Please ensure all items of uniform and school essentials are named.
In the event your child loses a named item e.g. coat, PE kit, item of uniform and it is handed in at Student Services, a note will be put on your child’s register to ask him/her to collect it. It is much easier for us to reunite an item with its owner if we know who it belongs to.
At the end of each term, all lost property items that have not been collected will be displayed in the school hall for pupils to view and reclaim.
Pupils will be advised the date and time of the display via the Pupil Bulletin.
Any items remaining unclaimed after the display will be disposed of.
Lost ID cards, passes or money will be held by the Finance Office, if handed in.
Please encourage your child to take care of his/her belongings as the school cannot take responsibility for any items that are misplaced or lost.
Equipment
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Homework supports learning done in the classroom. It can:
Provide opportunities for independent work so that pupils can develop the skills, confidence and motivation to study effectively by themselves
Help pupils to recognise the links between good study habits and higher standards of achievement
Be used by teachers to check that all pupils have understood their classwork
Consolidate or extend work previously covered in school, by reinforcing skills and understanding
Enable work to be done that is less suited to a classroom lesson
Prepare for future lessons and extend existing lesson time
Manage particular demands, such as GCSE coursework
Sustain the involvement of parents in the management of pupils’ learning and keep them informed about their child’s work
Pupils will be asked to:
Record homework accurately in their planners
Show their planners to parents/carers once a week
Ensure that homework is given sufficient time and effort
Ensure that the work is actually done at home
Ensure that it is their own work
Ensure that it is completed and handed in on time
You can support your child by:
Upholding the school’s homework policy and reiterating the value of homework
Providing suitable facilities and organisational support as is necessary for the work to be done
Informing school if such support is problematic
Helping to ensure your child meets deadlines
Providing appropriate help, encouragement and advice, but not doing it for them
Using the SIMS Parent App regularly to monitor your child’s homework
Monitoring the completion of the homework planner and signing it every week
Communicating with school if you have any concerns about homework
Homework
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What sort of homework will my child be given?
Homework tasks will vary enormously and may include: answering questions, writing essays or reports, research, reading, interviews, designing, learning and accessing specified websites. Sometimes a project will be set to be completed over a number of weeks and you can support your child by helping him/her to manage the time spent on this.
Where should my child do his/her homework?
Your child will need a peaceful place to work a distance away from disturbance and distraction. Some children work best in their bedroom but some parents prefer their child to work in the dining room or kitchen so that they can monitor what is being done and offer support if it is needed.
When is the best time to do homework?
Some pupils do their homework as soon as they get in from school, whereas others prefer to have break and start it later. However, it is a good idea for your child to get into the habit of doing homework as soon as it has been set, rather than leaving it until the night before it is due in.
What should I do if my child repeatedly claims that she/he has no homework?
In order to ensure that pupils will experience purposeful and meaningful home learning, they will not be assigned specific home learning on specific nights. The class teacher will take responsibility for the setting of home learning when it is appropriate. The quality and relevance of home learning is more important than the quantity. You should also check what she/he has written in his/her planner. Please contact your child’s Form Tutor or Head of Year if you feel there is a problem.
Homework
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We use text alerts, email and the SIMS Parent App.
During the school year, each pupil will receive at least two Interim Reviews (a progress update and a check on effort, homework and behaviour) and an annual report giving individual feedback on strengths and areas for development. These will be sent home via the SIMS Parent App in the first instance and parents will be notified by email when they are available. The SIMS Parent App is also a useful tool to monitor your child’s homework. More information will be given about the SIMS Parent App once your child is here.
Each year you will be invited to a consultation evening for your child’s year group so that you can speak to the subject teachers about your child’s progress. We operate a computerised appointments system for such evenings and further information regarding this will be sent to you.
Information will be posted on the school website prior to the event, at
www.canon-slade.bolton.sch.uk
Parents and carers will find the contact details on page 4. An email or phone call will usually receive a response on the same day if we can.
If something is urgent, then please tell us and we will do our best to respond straightaway.
Please try not to call into school unannounced, as staff have many duties during a normal day.
Communication between school and home
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‘Steps2Success’ is a lesson-by-lesson strategy to promote high standards of behaviour and engagement in learning. The overall purpose of ‘Steps2Success’ is to promote positive classroom behaviours that can be monitored and rewarded, as well as tracking and managing low level, negative behaviour as it occurs.
Each lesson students will have a default level which may be amended based on their classroom behaviour and attitude to learning using the five steps criteria shown below. The criteria will also be available in student planners, on the Canon Slade website, in classroom displays and around the school buildings.
The reporting of this data will be in the form of a table that displays accumulated totals of 1-5. This will be published termly as previously on interim reports. The higher number of 1s and 2s the better. 3, 4 and 5 indicate negative behaviours.
Rewards will be issued for students that accumulate higher totals of ‘1 - determined to succeed’ as well as ‘2 - accepting challenge’ over the period of a full term.
Behaviour for learning
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Please inform the school of any absences by 9:30 A.M on the first day of the child’s absence due to illness. If we do not hear from you, we may have to contact you at work.
Whilst we do not encourage appointments to be made in school time, should a pupil need to attend a dentist/medical appointment, please send a letter or write a note in your child’s planner to the Form Tutor in advance of the appointment. The pupil will then be given a blue exit slip to show the teacher they have permission to leave school at the appropriate time and present it at Student Services as they sign out. On return, the pupil must again report to Student Services to sign in and hand in the blue exit slip.
Please ensure that you always keep us up to date with changes in home/work/mobile and any other emergency telephone numbers.
Unauthorised absences
Children are expected to attend school for 190 days in each academic year. Under rules revised in 2013, holidays cannot be authorised during term time and absences should always be as short as possible.
Cases of persistent unauthorised absences still remains subject to action under the wider powers of the 1996 Education Act, which include prosecution and a criminal record if convicted.
We are obliged to remind parents that under the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 parents/carers may be subject to a fine should their chid be absent from school without authorisation.
Messages to pupils
It is important that lessons are not interrupted by the relaying of personal messages to individual pupils and with so many children in school it is very difficult to contact them at any other time. We would, therefore, ask parents to send messages through the school office in cases of EMERGENCY ONLY.
School attendance
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Many children travel long distances to Canon Slade School. Many will travel by bus and it is good to remind the children that they are subject to school discipline from the moment they leave home until they return home at the end of the day. We will always deal severely with children who misbehave on the journey to and from school, particularly when that misbehaviour is on a bus, with the potential for the driver to be distracted and an accident caused.
Some parents prefer to bring their children to school by car. Because the area at the front of the school is always very congested and there are many children moving around the front of school at the start and finish of the day, the Governors have made the following a requirement in the interest of pupil safety:
Parents and carers dropping their children at school in the morning should preferably do so off the school premises. If you do drive onto the premises you must not drive to the top area immediately in front of the school buildings but drive through and drop your child in the bus lane nearest the road. Please note this is a drop off area and should not be used for parking or waiting due to the volume of users.
Any parent who wishes to pick their child by car at the end of the day must not enter the site until 4:00 P.M. at the earliest, by which time most of the pupils moving to the buses will have gone and the potential for accidents is considerably reduced. The car park gates open at 4:00 P.M. Pupils should be collected from the main car park area adjacent to the Sports Hall. Please note that between 3:20 P.M. and 4:00 P.M. you will not be able to exit the main site.
Meeting children after school hours
There are many activities which take pupils out of school with their teachers. Very often these activities continue off site after school hours and parents are informed of the time of finishing and the venue for the collection of their children (should that be necessary).
Of course we ask that parents and carers are in good time to collect children after such activities.
To and from school
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We have in school our own full-time qualified first-aider, Mrs V Jones, who is based in our First-Aid room and deals daily with pupils who have had an accident or have become unwell at school. She will either give first-aid or will make contact with home (or if necessary, with the ambulance service as well) by telephone. A consent form is available for completion if you wish to give your written permission for Mrs Jones to give your child pain relief i.e. paracetamol for minor ailments such as a headache. Pupils will not be able to receive such medicine without written consent from a parent or carer.
Parents and carers are asked to ensure that we have accurate and current information to be able to contact them or a near neighbour/relative (by telephone) should their child become ill or have an accident at school. If it proves to be necessary for a child to go home then parents will be asked to make arrangements for that.
Similarly, if your child has been prescribed regular medication which will need to be administered during the course of the school day, then please contact Mrs Jones to arrange its safe storage and discuss an appropriate care plan.
Pupils are also, of course, in the care of Bolton Children’s Integrated Health and Wellbeing Service and routine health checks, immunisation and advice are organised. If you have any queries about your child’s health, you may contact:
Elizabeth Shaw Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Crompton Health Centre 501 Crompton Way Bolton BL1 8UP 01204 463050 / 07436 031980 Parents are invited to attend health check sessions if they so wish.
Illness and accidents at school
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This covers all smart devices and associated accessories that can connect, share and interact with the user and other devices
Mobile phones must remain switched off during school hours. This includes breaks and lunchtimes. Mobile phones are not allowed out on site - this is defined as ‘inside the school gates’.
Any student seen using any of the banned devices during school hours will have the device confiscated. All devices must not be seen or heard.
This includes the wearing of and use of ‘Smart’ or Apple watches – the use of these is not allowed as they are effectively mobile phones and will be treated as such.
Confiscated phones/devices will be taken to student services by a member of staff where the phone will be secured in the school office.
After the first confiscation students will be allowed to collect their device at the end of the day. The second time it is confiscated it will be held for 24 hours. A letter will need to be collected by the student from the main office, taken home and signed by parents/carers before the device will be returned. The third time it is confiscated, the device will not be returned to the student and parents will be required to collect it the following day.
Mobile phones and school journeys
We understand that you may wish for your child to have their phone with them during their journey to and from school. Phones must be switched off and out of sight before pupils enter through the green fence gates in the morning and must not be seen or used until pupils have left via the same gates at the end of the school day. If you need to get a message to them about the journey home, they will be able to access the message at that point.
In order to support us with this we ask that if you need to contact your child in an emergency, that you contact the school office and ask for the message to be passed on (e.g. if you have forgotten to remind them of a medical appointment at 11:00 A.M.) Thank you.
Mobile phones and devices
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We run our own cashless catering service committed to the promotion of healthy eating; pupils select their own meal and pay for it as they collect it. A wide choice is available. We also provide a daily breakfast service from 8:00 A.M. Pupils are not allowed off the premises during break or lunchtime.
You will be given instructions on how to set up your child’s online account. Of course, if parents wish to provide a packed lunch for their child, this is perfectly acceptable and these are consumed in the dining rooms as normal. They are not to be eaten elsewhere. Packed lunches can also be purchased from the kitchen during morning break. Our own vending machines, providing a wide range of drinks, are available to pupils at break and lunchtime to supplement the above.
All profits are ploughed back into the School Fund to the direct benefit of pupils.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know how much money is in my child’s account?
You will be able to check the remaining balance when you login to the account. There is now an app which allows you to do this quickly and easily on a mobile device. Payments will normally be credited within 3 hours of the transaction being made. Please ensure that transactions are made in time for your child to purchase their meal.
What happens if my child has no money in his/her account?
If a pupil has insufficient funds to purchase a main meal they are offered the option of a ‘grab bag’ which provides them with a sandwich, a drink and a biscuit, for that day, which is then charged to their account the following day when a payment has been made.
Please contact our Catering Manager, Mrs P Wilcock on 01204 333343 if you have any queries.
Catering facilities and payments
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Children who are entitled to receive free school meals will automatically have their accounts credited with £2.40 on a daily basis.
Pupils will also have the option to spend 50p on toast from the breakfast service before school if they wish to, which will be available at morning break if it is not used earlier. The balance after morning break will be made up to £2.40 so that a meal can be purchased at lunchtime.
Parents are asked to note that the school does not deal with the matter of eligibility for free school meals. We are informed by the appropriate Local Authority if a pupil is to receive a free meal.
If you receive any of these benefits, you can claim for free school meals:
Income Support
Jobseeker’s Allowance Income based
Employment Support Allowance
Support under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Guaranteed Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit – as long as your letter shows you have an income of less than £16,190 and do not get Working Tax Credit
Universal Credit – your earned income must be less than £7,400 a year
If you are eligible for any of these, please make a claim as the school will receive more money to support your child.
For advice on making a claim, please contact:
Housing Benefits, Bolton Council, P.O. Box 4, Bolton, BL1 1RX
01204 331590
Alternatively you may call in person at
The Town Hall One Stop Shop, Bolton Council, Victoria Square, Bolton, BL1 1RU
Free school meals
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We place a great deal of emphasis on pupils’ welfare and have various ways of taking care of pupils’ personal needs, especially when they first transfer from primary school. The Form Tutor makes an important contribution to overseeing each pupil’s progress and personal welfare. If your child ever feels worried about anything she/he should talk to his/her Form Tutor first of all.
Each Year group also has its own Pastoral Year team consisting of a Head of Year, 2 Assistant Heads of Year and a Pastoral Assistant. They work together to take responsibility for all pupils in their year group in every aspect of their school lives: not just their behaviour and their progress, but in terms of any emotional support and guidance which may be needed as well. Your child will be known well as an individual and benefit from a team of teachers and support staff, dedicated to ensuring that their transition to Canon Slade School is successful.
Pupils should go to their Year team if they need to discuss any serious issues and speak to their Form Tutor for more day to day difficulties or questions.
Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCE) is another way that we foster pupil personal development. These sessions form part of our Pastoral Curriculum. We look at issues like friendships and study skills with the aim of making pupils more socially aware and understand their relationships with others. Issues such as self-confidence and work management are also covered. These sessions should help your child settle down as well as get to know the school and others in his or her class.
We will also work to help pupils to explore the values of our society and how they can play an active part in it as they grow up. They will have leadership opportunities to represent their form as Captain and on the Year and School Councils. We will also work on character education – much of this happening in form time.
In line with the Government guidance, the teaching of Relationship and Sex Education at an appropriate level will become mandatory from September and we will continue to deliver this part of our curriculum from Year 7 to Year 11 through PSHE, Science and Religious Studies lessons. Should you wish to discuss the Sex Education component of the curriculum with respect to your child please contact Mrs A K Jackson, Deputy Head Inclusion and Student Welfare.
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Under data protection law, individuals have a right to be informed about how the school uses any personal data that we hold about them. We comply with this right by providing ‘privacy notices’ (sometimes called ‘fair processing notices) to individuals where we are processing their personal data.
This privacy notice explains how we collect, store and use personal data about students.
We, The Bishop Fraser Trust, are the ‘data controller’ for the purposes of data protection law.
Our Data Protection Officer is Mrs A Bailey (see ‘Contact us’ on page 29).
The personal data we hold
Personal data that we may collect, use, store and share (when appropriate) about students includes, but is not restricted to:
Contact details, contact preferences, date of birth, identification documents
Results of interim assessments and externally set tests
Student and curricular records
Characteristics such as ethnic background, eligibility for free school meals, or special educational needs
Exclusion information
Details of any medical conditions, including physical and mental health
Attendance information
Safeguarding information
Details of any support received, including care packages, plans and support providers
Photographs
CCTV images captured in school
We may also hold data about students that we have received from other organisations, including other schools, local authorities and the Department for Education.
Why we use this data
We use this data to:
Support student learning
Monitor and report on student progress
Provide appropriate pastoral care
Protect student welfare
Administer admissions waiting lists
Carry out research
Comply with the law regarding data sharing
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Our legal basis for using this data
We only collect and use students’ personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we process it where:
We need to comply with a legal obligation
We need to perform an official task in the public interest
Less commonly, we may also process students’ personal data in situations where:
We have obtained consent to use it in a certain way
We need to protect the individual’s vital interests (or someone else’s interests)
Where we have obtained consent to use students’ personal data, this consent can be withdrawn at any time. We will make this clear when we ask for consent and explain how consent can be withdrawn.
Some of the reasons listed above for collecting and using students’ personal data overlap and there may be several grounds which justify our use of this data.
Collecting this information
While the majority of information we collect about students is mandatory, there is some information that can be provided voluntarily.
Whenever we seek to collect information from you or your child, we make it clear whether providing it is mandatory or optional. If it is not mandatory, we will explain the possible consequences of not complying.
How we store this data
We keep personal information about students while they are attending our school. We may also keep it beyond their attendance at our school if this is necessary in order to comply with our legal obligations.
Data sharing
We do not share information about students with any third party without consent unless the law and our policies allow us to do so.
Where it is legally required or necessary (and it complies with data protection law) we may share personal information about students with (but not limited to):
Our local authority – to meet our legal obligations to share certain information with it, such as safeguarding concerns and exclusions
The Department for Education
The student’s family and representatives
Educators and examining bodies
Our regulator (Ofsted)
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Suppliers and service providers – to enable them to provide the service we have contacted them for
Our auditors
Health authorities
Professional advisers and consultants
Police forces, courts and tribunals
National Student Database
We are required to provide information about students to the Department for Education as part of statutory data collections such as the school census and early year’s census.
The Department for Education may share information from the NSD with other organisations which promote children’s education or wellbeing in England. Such organisations must agree to strict terms and conditions about how they will use the data.
For more information, see the Department’s webpage on how it collects and shares research data.
You can also contact the Department for Education with any further questions about the NSD.
Youth support services
Once our students reach the age of 13, we are legally required to pass on certain information about them to Bolton Local Authority, as it has legal responsibilities regarding the education or training of 13-19 year-olds.
This information enables it to provide youth support services, post-16 education and training services and careers services.
Parents/carers, or students once aged 16 or over, can contact our data protection officer to request that we only pass the individual’s name, address and date of birth to Bolton LA.
Parents and student’s rights regarding personal data
Individuals have a right to make a ‘subject access request’ to gain access to personal information that the school holds about them.
Parents/carers can make a request with respect to their child’s data where the child is not considered mature enough to understand their rights over their own data (usually under the age of 12) or where the child has provided consent.
Parents also have the right to make a subject access request with respect to any personal data the school holds about them.
Parents also have the right to:
Prevent it being used to send direct marketing
Object to decisions being taken by automated means (by a computer or machine, rather than a person)
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In certain circumstances, have inaccurate personal data corrected, deleted or destroyed, or restrict processing
To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer.
Complaints
We take any complaints about our collection and use of personal information very seriously. If you think that our use of personal information is unfair, misleading or inappropriate, or have concern about our data processing, please raise this with us in the first instance.
To make a complaint, please contact our Data Protection Officer.
Alternatively, you can make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office:
Report a concern online at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/
Call 0303 123 1113
Or write to: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Contact us
If have any questions, concerns or would like more information about anything mentioned in this privacy notice, please contact our Data Protection Officer:
Mrs A Bailey, c/o St James’ High School, Lucas Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9RU
01204 333000
This notice is based on the Department for Education’s model privacy notice for students, amended for parents and to reflect the way we use data in school.
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Our history takes us back to 1855 and the small school funded by the then Vicar of Bolton, Canon James Slade, next door to the Parish Church in the town centre. We break into the school year for Founder’s Day each May, as we do for the Carol Services on the last day of the autumn term.
Our Christian faith is central to our daily work as a school. Each year group will have an assembly in the Chapel once a week and another in the Hall. For the other three days, there will be an act of collective worship in their form, led by their Form Tutor and by pupils themselves.
Each term, the whole year group will have a communion service in the Chapel. Where possible, once every ten weeks, each form will have a communion service in the Side Chapel.
Our aim is the education of the whole person, so that subject-based learning sits within the wider and deeper development of each pupil, within the love of God. We hope that here they may explore their own faith and understand their questions. We will seek to give them plenty of opportunities to be kind and generous and to put their faith in to action.
The Chaplaincy
We have a school chaplain whose room is between the Millennium Chapel and the Side Chapel. Pupils go there if they need time to reflect or someone to pray with.
The chaplain organises our assemblies and services and we are grateful for the help and contributions from ministers coming into school to assist and lead these.
We have a team of student chaplains in the Sixth Form who also help and a band which helps in leading worship.
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This is an organisation of parents, staff, governors, ex-pupils and friends who come together to support the school.
As a parent with a child in school you are automatically a member.
Our main functions are to:
Support the school, pupils, staff and parents
Communicate by acting as a link between parents and school
Consult by providing a forum to exchange views on matters relating to school
Raise funds to buy equipment that adds value to school life
Provide fellowship by arranging events which bring together parents, staff and children in an informal atmosphere
Finally, please accept this early invitation to our AGM which is held in the autumn term.
Please check our website nearer the time for the date and venue. Don’t be put off by your experiences of other AGMs. Our main aim on the night is to keep the business part of the meeting as short as possible and concentrate on the wine and cheese buffet that follows. It’s an excellent way to get to know one another.
For further information about meetings or events see the school website www.canon-slade.bolton.sch.uk or alternatively, email [email protected]
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The school is in a fortunate position to be supported by a charity, The Canon Slade Trust.
The Trustees are appointed by various bodies which include the Diocesan Board of Education, Bolton Council and Manchester University. The Vicar of Bolton is also a Trustee. A number of Trustees are co-opted onto the Board due to expertise in certain areas. The Trustees own the site, but give The Bishop Fraser Trust and the school the use of the buildings and playing fields. Any capital development scheme comes through the Trustees. Over the years, various projects have been undertaken and these have all enhanced the educational opportunities for all our pupils.
The two most recent projects supported by the Trust, were the new Astro-turf (funded by a private donor and Sport England, facilitated by the Trust) and the purchase of new steam ovens for the kitchen, which were necessary to cater for the increased pupil numbers from 2018.
In the past, other projects that have been successfully completed include the Millennium Chapel, the recording studio, a complete refurbishment of the swimming pool and new equipment for the Technology department, to name but a few. These projects have all been excellent additions to the school, made possible because of the support of our parents. We firmly believe that every child who comes to Canon Slade School should have the opportunity to imagine, discover and achieve.
Contributions of any amount are always welcome and very much appreciated. The Trust has opened a Virgin Money Giving account which enables you to either make a one-off donation or set up a regular monthly payments. Eligible donations can be increased by 25% with Gift Aid. Please go to your search engine and type in ‘Virgin Money Giving 1017511’ to access the account. Alternatively, if you would prefer to arrange payment by standing order, please contact Mrs Bailey, Secretary to the Trust, for more details. Your child is already benefitting from the generosity of past and present parents and your support would allow children who come to the school in the future to continue to have the very best we can provide.
In the near future we would like to be able to provide some covered outdoor seating areas, refurbish the kitchen and servery, make improvements to the technology workshops and then, the big one, the redevelopment of the Sixth Form Centre.
Further details may be obtained from Mrs L Bailey, by telephone, 01204 333343 extension 280 or [email protected]
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The Canon Slade Voluntary Alumni Group are very keen to keep in touch with all our former pupils and staff and always welcome any news whatever it might be - university results, career achievements, employment details, personal news and news of other school friends.
We also want to keep former pupils up to date with the progress of their school. There are some who meet regularly and various year groups hold reunions when the opportunity arises. Anyone connected with the school, in any way, is always more than welcome to contact us and renew acquaintances. We can be available to facilitate visits to the school and are always delighted to show you around.
Paul Dyson, Ingrid Battersby and Ruth Dover, former long-serving members of staff, are developing our alumni links steadily and would love to hear from people though the Alumni email address, please see below.
To read the Alumni information on the school’s website, please use the link http://www.canon-slade.bolton.sch.uk/alumni or on the website’s Home page, go to the menu ‘Canon Slade Family’ and click on ‘Alumni’. On the Welcome page is the ‘Sign Up’ button, leading to a quick and simple form for the Canon Slade Alumni Register, which now has over 1100 members of all ages and worldwide. Would existing members please encourage others to join too!
Membership is free and all registered Alumni receive the Canon Slade Alumni Newsletter, issued by email three times a year.
Contact email: [email protected]
Alumni