Home/School Agreement

Home/School Agreement

Whitnash Primary School’s vision and ethos is best achieved by fostering a close working partnership with our families. Therefore, our school has a Home/School Agreement, which staff, pupils and parents are requested to follow. Not only does it set out the school’s responsibilities towards its pupils, it also highlights the responsibilities of the pupils and their parents/carers to enable the very best for our children. The aim is to strengthen the partnership between home and school and make clear the respective roles, responsibilities and expectations so that our children can thrive.

Pupil and Parent/Carers Expectations of the School

The school will make every effort to ensure your child reaches his/her full potential by:


  • Ensuring the safety and security of your child.
  • Looking after the mental and physical well-being of your child whilst in our care.
  • Upholding the school rights and rules, addressing pupil concerns and unacceptable behaviours in an appropriate and timely way.
  • Ensuring your child receives the legal entitlement of a broad and balanced curriculum.
  • Promoting high standards and high expectations of effort and attainment in every lesson.
  • Recognising and celebrating ‘positive learning behaviours’.
  • Provide properly planned homework opportunities which are realistic, achievable and related towork in school.
  • Provide opportunities for extra-curricular activities.
  • Provide a written report informing you of your child’s progress with his/her class teacher at least once per year and provide opportunities for you to discuss your child’s progress with his/her class teacher at least twice per year.
  • Deal with parental concerns promptly and inform parents of how they have been resolved.
  • Keep parents well informed about school life and special events through regular newsletters and correspondence.

The School's Expectations of  Parents/Carers and Pupils

Parents/Carers will make every effort ensure their child reaches his/her full potential by:


  • Supporting the aims of the school.
  • Ensuring their child attends regularly in line with the School Attendance Policy and Government expectations.
  • Ensuring their child attends on time.
  • Ensuring their child wears the appropriate, clean school uniform and follows the school dress code.
  • Encouraging their child to adhere to the school’s expectations and rights.
  • Supporting the school’s Behaviour Policy and co-operate fully with any behaviour procedures should they become necessary (i.e. target setting, reviews etc.)
  • Attending any parent consultations, reviews, assemblies or events which involve their child, including those provided where a child is identified with Special Educational Needs (SEND).
  • Understanding how vital reading and early phonics development is for their child. 9. Ensuring their child completes any homework and returns it on time.
  • Reading (at least) weekly with their child and record this reading using ‘Boom Reader’ for productive communication and home/school partnership.
  • Ensuring their child has regular access to wider, recommended learning platforms to support home learning, e.g., Times Table Rock Stars, Read Write Inc. QR Code lessons, MyMaths etc.
  • Keeping school informed of any changes in circumstances (address, phone, emergency contacts etc.), ensuring school always has at least 2 up-to-date contacts at all times.
  • Informing the school, in a timely manner, of any problems that may affect their child’s learning or behaviour.


Children will make every effort to:


  • Follow the school rights and expectations.
  • Follow instructions.
  • Be polite and well-mannered.
  • Let an adult know if there is a problem.
  • Complete and return homework.
  • Be prepared for learning (arrive on time, with the right equipment i.e. P.E.Kit etc.)
  • Contribute to lessons and listen when being spoken to.
  • Stay on task.
  • Respect other’s right to learn by avoiding distracting others.
  • Be open and honest when things go wrong and allow adults to help them resolve difficult situations. ‘Own up’ if things go wrong.

Parents/Carers will make every effort ensure their child reaches his/her full potential by:


  • Supporting the aims of the school.
  • Ensuring their child attends regularly in line with the School Attendance Policy and Government expectations.
  • Ensuring their child attends on time.
  • Ensuring their child wears the appropriate, clean school uniform and follows the school dress code.
  • Encouraging their child to adhere to the school’s expectations and rights.
  • Supporting the school’s Behaviour Policy and co-operate fully with any behaviour procedures should they become necessary (i.e. target setting, reviews etc.)
  • Attending any parent consultations, reviews, assemblies or events which involve their child, including those provided where a child is identified with Special Educational Needs (SEND).
  • Understanding how vital reading and early phonics development is for their child. 9. Ensuring their child completes any homework and returns it on time.
  • Reading (at least) weekly with their child and record this reading using ‘Boom Reader’ for productive communication and home/school partnership.
  • Ensuring their child has regular access to wider, recommended learning platforms to support home learning, e.g., Times Table Rock Stars, Read Write Inc. QR Code lessons, MyMaths etc.
  • Keeping school informed of any changes in circumstances (address, phone, emergency contacts etc.), ensuring school always has at least 2 up-to-date contacts at all times.
  • Informing the school, in a timely manner, of any problems that may affect their child’s learning or behaviour.


Children will make every effort to:


  • Follow the school rights and expectations.
  • Follow instructions.
  • Be polite and well-mannered.
  • Let an adult know if there is a problem.
  • Complete and return homework.
  • Be prepared for learning (arrive on time, with the right equipment i.e. P.E.Kit etc.)
  • Contribute to lessons and listen when being spoken to.
  • Stay on task.
  • Respect other’s right to learn by avoiding distracting others.
  • Be open and honest when things go wrong and allow adults to help them resolve difficult situations. ‘Own up’ if things go wrong.

Parents/Carers will make every effort ensure their child reaches his/her full potential by:


  • Supporting the aims of the school.
  • Ensuring their child attends regularly in line with the School Attendance Policy and Government expectations.
  • Ensuring their child attends on time.
  • Ensuring their child wears the appropriate, clean school uniform and follows the school dress code.
  • Encouraging their child to adhere to the school’s expectations and rights.
  • Supporting the school’s Behaviour Policy and co-operate fully with any behaviour procedures should they become necessary (i.e. target setting, reviews etc.)
  • Attending any parent consultations, reviews, assemblies or events which involve their child, including those provided where a child is identified with Special Educational Needs (SEND).
  • Understanding how vital reading and early phonics development is for their child. 9. Ensuring their child completes any homework and returns it on time.
  • Reading (at least) weekly with their child and record this reading using ‘Boom Reader’ for productive communication and home/school partnership.
  • Ensuring their child has regular access to wider, recommended learning platforms to support home learning, e.g., Times Table Rock Stars, Read Write Inc. QR Code lessons, MyMaths etc.
  • Keeping school informed of any changes in circumstances (address, phone, emergency contacts etc.), ensuring school always has at least 2 up-to-date contacts at all times.
  • Informing the school, in a timely manner, of any problems that may affect their child’s learning or behaviour.


Children will make every effort to:


  • Follow the school rights and expectations.
  • Follow instructions.
  • Be polite and well-mannered.
  • Let an adult know if there is a problem.
  • Complete and return homework.
  • Be prepared for learning (arrive on time, with the right equipment i.e. P.E.Kit etc.)
  • Contribute to lessons and listen when being spoken to.
  • Stay on task.
  • Respect other’s right to learn by avoiding distracting others.
  • Be open and honest when things go wrong and allow adults to help them resolve difficult situations. ‘Own up’ if things go wrong.

Code of Classroom Behaviour

  • Listen carefully to all instructions given by the teacher.
  • Ask for further help if you do not understand.
  • Raise your hand before speaking.
  • Participate fully in all lessons.
  • Treat others, their work and equipment with respect.
  • Talk to others without shouting, using language which is neither abusive nor offensive.
  • Hand in homework properly completed and on time.
  • Wear correct uniform.
  • Listen carefully to all instructions given by the teacher.
  • Ask for further help if you do not understand.
  • Raise your hand before speaking.
  • Participate fully in all lessons.
  • Treat others, their work and equipment with respect.
  • Talk to others without shouting, using language which is neither abusive nor offensive.
  • Hand in homework properly completed and on time.
  • Wear correct uniform.

Out of Class Conduct

  • Pupils should always act in ways, which bring credit to the school.
  • Pupils should behave in an appropriate manner at lunch times.
  • Pupils should not bring valuable items in to school as school cannot be responsible to their safety.
  • Pupils should remain litter free.



  • Pupils should always act in ways, which bring credit to the school.
  • Pupils should behave in an appropriate manner at lunch times.
  • Pupils should not bring valuable items in to school as school cannot be responsible to their safety.
  • Pupils should remain litter free.



Home/School Agreement

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