Pupils who bring a mobile phone to school must abide by the school’s policy on the use of mobile phones, and its code of conduct.
Pupils are responsible for their own phone. The school accepts no responsibility for mobile phones that are lost, damaged or stolen on school premises or during school visits or trips, or while pupils are travelling to and from school.
The school reserves the right to revoke permission if a pupil does not abide by the policy.
Code of Conduct
Code of Conduct for pupils allowed to bring their phones to school due to exceptional circumstances
You must obey the following rules if you bring your mobile phone to school:
1. You may not use your mobile phone during any time on the school grounds or in the school building, unless the teacher specifically allows you to.
2. When you arrive in school, you must hand your phone in to your class teacher who will return it to you at the end of the day.
3. Phones must be switched off (not just put on ‘silent’).
4. You may not use your mobile phone in the toilets. This is to protect the privacy and welfare of other pupils.
5. You cannot take photos or recordings (either video or audio) of school staff or other pupils whilst on the school site.
6. Avoid sharing your contact details with people you don’t know, and don’t share other people’s contact details without their consent.
7. Don’t share your phone’s password(s) or access code(s) with anyone else.
8. Don’t use your mobile phone to bully, intimidate or harass anyone. This includes bullying, harassing or intimidating pupils or staff via:
a. Email
b. Text/messaging app
c. Social media
9. Don’t use your phone to send or receive anything that may be criminal. For instance, by ‘sexting’.
10. Rules on bullying, harassment and intimidation apply to how you use your mobile phone even when you aren’t in school.
11. Don’t use vulgar, obscene or derogatory language while on the phone or when using social media. This language is not permitted under the school’s behaviour policy.
12. Don’t use your phone to view or share pornography or other harmful content.
13. You must comply with a request by a member of staff to switch off, or hand over, a phone. Refusal to comply is a breach of the school’s behaviour policy and will be dealt with accordingly.
14. Mobile phones are not permitted in any internal or external exam or test environment. If you have a mobile phone, you will be asked to store it appropriately, or turn it over to an exam invigilator, before entering the test room. Bringing a phone into the test room can result in your exam being declared invalid.
15. Failure to comply with this code of conduct may lead to the confiscation of your phone until such time as your parent/carer can collect it from school. Exceptional permission may also be withdrawn at this time.
