Home School Agreement

2026 - 2027

At Nishkam School's Multi-Academy Trust we believe that parents/carers are the first 'teachers' of their children, and that we are called to support them. 

We draw upon the faith and virtues nature of the school in order to support parents/carers in their task of nurturing their children in faith, love, academic excellence, and able to build strong meaningful relationships. 

To continue to build upon our excellent pupil outcomes, we continually reflect on our practice and work towards improvements where necessary. We aim to work in partnership with parents/carers to support their child's learning; we believe role-modelling good behaviour both at home and school is key to ensuring children flourish to become passionate learners. At Nishkam School's Multi-Academy Trust we provide a caring, happy environment in which all children thrive and feel valued. We know that children need to feel safe and secure in order to learn well and we nurture a culture of mutual respect to develop such an environment. We have the highest expectations of all children to flourish in all areas of school life. We aim to develop a set of virtues, skills and attitudes in our pupils so that they are equipped for each phase of education as well as the challenges of life. 

In order to achieve goals, you can expect the school to: 

• Deliver a virtues-led curriculum designed to nurture both the academic and spiritual nature of every child.
• Ensure that all pupils can excel at school.
• Provide opportunities to learn both 'about' and learn 'from' faith.
• Maintain a safe, caring and happy environment for all children where each child is equal, special an􀀔 valued.
• Encourage and model respect for one another, for property and the environment both in and around school.
• Encourage positive behaviour and manage poor behaviour using our virtues led approach.
• Keep parents informed about the progress of their children.
• To work with parents to ensure that every child achieves excellent attendance.

Agreement for pupils

• I will learn about virtues.
• I will attend school every day wearing my full uniform and have the appropriate equipment.
• I will be punctual to school and to all lessons.
• I will take care of my property, equipment and my school environment.
• I will tell an adult at school if I am worried or unhappy.
• I will show good behaviour, kindness, and respect to each other in and out of school.
• I will work hard, where possible, take part in school clubs and activities on offer.
• I will not bring in a smartphone to school.

Parent/Carer Code of Conduct  

To help our child at school I/we will:

Support my child's school attendance

• Ensure my child maintains excellent school attendance.
• Fulfil my legal responsibility to secure I 00% attendance each academic year and ensure my child arrives and is collected punctually every day.
• Inform the school immediately of any absence and provide a clear explanation for the reason.
• Report every absence by telephone on each day my child is absent.
• I will not take my child out of school for non-urgent medical or dental appointments. These should be arranged outside the school day whenever possible.
• If an appointment during the school day is unavoidable, I will ensure my child returns to school promptly afterwards to minimise lost learning time.
• Submit requests for emergency term-time absence through the school office. A Senior Leader will contact me if further discussion is required.
• Non-emergency term-time leave is not allowed. Unauthorised absences may result in a significant fine.
• I understand that attendance falling to 95% results in the loss of approximately 9 school days of learning each year.
• Provide accurate and current contact details and update the school immediately if any changes occur.

Support and encourage positive behaviour

• Encourage positive behaviour in the home through positive language and role modelling, treating all members of the school community with respect, both in person and online.
• Correct poor behaviour both at home and in public places.
• Raise any concerns of my child's behaviour or anything that may impact their behaviour with the school directly.
• Where behaviour is a concern, work in partnership with the school to support my child.

Supporting the Nishkam ethos, vision, virtues and learning opportunities

• Support my child's spiritual development by ensuring they attend morning prayer sessions, punctually and participate with reverence.
• Support my child with any homework and other home learning opportunities.
• Ensure my child wears the correct uniform every day in line with the school's uniform policy.
• Recognise that Nishkam Education is a provider of faith education of a multi faith nature where my child will participate in collective worship, Religious Education, and visits to places of worship.
• Respect that the school is vegetarian and ensure no fish, meat or egg products are allowed on site.
• Attend parents' evenings to discuss my child's progress.
• Provide a safe, secure and happy environment at home for my child, acknowledging that they learn at home.
• Seek a peaceful solution to all issues.

Behaviour that will not be acceptable both in school, school grounds, school trips, or travelling to and from school:

• Disruption including swearing, or using offensive language, displaying a temper, or shouting at members of staff, pupils or other parents
• Sending abusive messages to another member of the school community, including via text, email or social media; and/or posting defamatory, offensive or derogatory comments about the school, its staff or any member of its community, on social media platforms
• Bringing in a smart phone is not permitted (pupils in Year 5 to Sixth form may bring in a basic keypad phone without internet connectivity)
• Aggressive behaviour (including physically, verbally or in writing) towards another child or adult; and/ or use of physical punishment against your child; disciplining another person's child - please bring any behaviour incidents to a member of staffs attention
• Smoking, vaping, drinking alcohol, possessing or taking drugs (including legal highs) on the school premises or outside of the school gates
• Any behaviour that undermines the school's inclusive, welcoming environment
• I understand that the failure of the above might result in my child losing his/her place in school

We will keep your personal data secure and use it only for school purposes, in line with our privacy notices which are available to view on the school's website. 

I can confirm that my child and I have read, understood and will adhere to the guidance noted above.