Your rights as a pupil of The Woodlands
- You have a right to a challenging, rewarding curriculum.
- You have a right to have your achievements praised.
- You have the right for your development to be assessed.
- You have a right to be treated with respect.
- You have the right to be recognised as a unique individual.
- You have the right to support and help when you need it.
- You have the right to enjoy your time at The Woodlands.
- You have the right to give an opinion before decisions are made.
- You have the right to be protected from physical or emotional harm.
To download and copy of our Pupil Rights, please select the link below.
Responsibilities
- You have a responsibility to behave respectfully to everyone in The Woodland setting.
- You should treat others as you wish to be treated.
- You should treat The Woodland property with care.
- Your work in class should be correctly titled.
- Your work should be completed as requested and handed to the teacher for marking or assessment.
- You need to comply with the routines of the day – registration, ordering your school meal, handing in equipment not needed in class for safe keeping.
- You should represent The Woodland well, no matter where you are in the school day.
- You must keep this planner with you during the school day.
To download and copy of your Responsibilities, please select the link below.
Bullying
Any form of bullying is NOT acceptable. We want everyone at the school to feel safe & secure. We believe that no one should be bullied in anyway.
Bullying Can Be:
- EMOTIONAL: Being unfriendly, excluding, tormenting & threats.
- PHYSICAL: Pushing, kicking, hitting & punching, any use of violence.
- RACIST: Racial taunts, comments & conversations, graffiti & gestures.
- SEXUAL: Unwanted physical contact or sexually abusive.
- HOMOPHOBIC: Issues of any sexuality.
- VERBAL: Name calling etc.
- CYBER: All areas of the internet; such as e-mail & internet chat rooms misuse. Mobile verbal threats or texts. Misuse of associated technology i.e.: camera or video.
What To Do:
- Do not suffer in silence. TELL SOMEONE: Parent/carer, teacher, youth worker anybody you know who will help.
- DO NOT: Retaliate in anyway or get your own back.
- DO NOT: Give in to the demands of the bullies.
- DO NOT: Deal with the bully yourself.
If you care …… Share
- Would you like to talk to someone confidentially about bullying?
- Do you know someone who is being bullied?
- If you would like to talk about bullying
Email our Pastoral Team on: i.share200@durhamlearning.net
Call the National Bullying Helpline 0845 22 55 787 (Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm Saturdays 10am – 2pm( or visit National Bullying Helpline website.
Bullying is Discrimination!
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