GENERAL INFORMATION

Students are expected to attend school every day during term-time so that absence does not interfere with their academic studies We are aware that on occasion students will need to be unavoidably absent from school and in such cases, parents should request absence in advance via the Notification of Absence Form in the Parent Portal under School Information / Bookmarks & Links

In the case of illness, the Notification of Absence Form should be completed for each day of absence

If authorisation is not sought prior to absence, it will be marked as an unauthorised absence on the report

Students Leaving Before the End of the School Day

If parents are aware that their child will need to leave school early during a school day, they must inform the Class Teacher by email or in writing. The Class Teacher will then inform Reception. The student must be collected from Reception

On leaving the site, a permission slip, signed by the Deputy Principal and Class Teacher, must be submitted to the Security Guards. The Security Guards are instructed to turn back any student who does not have the required permission slip

Parents are asked to complete the Notification of Absence Form by 7.30am to report a child’s absence due to illness

We love to celebrate birthdays in PY, however, we do have some guidelines that we would ask parents to follow:

The birthday girl or boy may wear their own clothes on the day of their birthday, or the following Monday if it falls on a weekend.

The birthday girl or boy may bring in cupcakes (no big cakes that need cutting up) to share with the class, but please do try to avoid excessive amounts of one-use plastic. TISB is making a conscious effort to reduce one-use plastic to an absolute minimum Please do not send in party bags.

Form Tutors are instructed not to give out class lists

If your son or daughter is having a birthday party, we would ask that either all the children in the class are given an invitation, or invitations are distributed outside of school.

Planned fire evacuation procedures are practiced throughout the year and details can be found in the Fire Evacuation Guidelines document in the Parent Portal.

The School does not take any responsibility for students’ personal valuables including electronic equipment that is brought onto campus We advise parents to arrange insurance cover for any valuable items such as laptops and mobile phones. It is the responsibility of the owner of the equipment to take responsibility for their possessions

Each class will have an allocated Library session each week when they can borrow and return books

To support children in looking after their personal belongings PY requests that all items of clothing are clearly labelled Students are encouraged to take responsibility for their own items Should a student lose something during the school day, they should inform the Class Teacher who will support them in looking for it.

If this is not successful, parents should visit Lost Property, near Reception. PY students should not go to Lost Property without an adult present

Lessons in a number of musical instruments and vocal lessons can be taken on an individual basis Students are required to commit to 10 lessons and the charge for these lessons will be put on the school bill. Any queries should be forwarded to music@tisb ac in

Lessons will be rotated to avoid students missing the same academic lesson each week.

A music diary will be used as the primary mode of communication with parents and will be used to record and assign homework after each lesson Please ensure that you son or daughter has their music diary with them for their music lesson.

Details of how to access the music lesson timetable will be distributed in due course

Religious Observance

TISB is a secular school which respects all faiths and denominations.

Rewards & Conduct

The school has in place a Behaviour Policy that can be accessed via the Parent Portal under School Information / Documents & Information / Policies Rewards and Conduct given to your child can be seen in your Parent Portal area.

The school site has security guards in attendance around the campus 24 hours a day

Swimming

Please remember to send in swimming clothes on the day that your son or daughter has their swimming lesson.

If your son or daughter is well enough to be in school, it will be assumed they are well enough to swim.

Visitors on Site

All visitors to TISB should sign in at Reception and collect a Visitor’s Pass which should be worn at all times.