Monthly Archive for February, 2012

Dear Parent/Carer,

The College currently has an expectation that mobile phones will not be used on site. However, we recognise that the vast majority of students own and carry mobile phones. Many parents/carers have expressed an opinion that they would prefer their child to have a mobile phone.

Therefore, the Governors have agreed to relax the rule on mobile phones and students will not be challenged for using them before and after College and also at break and lunchtimes. It is not appropriate for students to use them between lessons and they will still be challenged at these times. If a student is bringing a mobile phone into College it will be entirely at their own risk and the College takes no responsibility for the loss or damage to it.

Clearly, the unregulated use of mobile phones in lessons has a negative impact on learning. However, many schools are allowing students to use functions on their mobile phones to support learning for example fitness apps in PE lessons. In some lessons teachers may permit the use of a phone to support learning.

However, this will not be appropriate in many lessons and teachers will forbid the use of phones. In these cases it will be made clear to students that mobile phone use is not permitted. If a student is found using a mobile phone in these lessons it will be confiscated and will only be returned to a parent or carer collecting it from College Reception.

Yours sincerely,

 Mr A Ireland

Headteacher