At Pendle Vale College, we have high expectations of all our students. To succeed as a student at our College you will need to conform to these expectations. They are there to make sure everyone enjoys College; feels safe and secure; achieves their potential; makes a positive contribution to College and to the community; leaves Pendle Vale ready for the world of work and adult life.
We expect all students
To be ambassadors for our College
This means wearing uniform correctly, having respect for the College’s reputation at all times, having respect for the local community and being proud to be members of our College community.
To be respectful to staff
This means speaking politely to other students, thinking before you speak, keeping quiet if you have nothing pleasant to say, keeping ‘street language’ out of College and working co-operatively with other students when asked to in lessons. It means showing consideration on the corridors, moving around College in a sensible, thoughtful and responsible way, carrying bags carefully, queuing properly, avoiding physical contact with other students, respecting other students’ space, sitting where you are asked to in class and telling a member of staff if there is a problem with another student
To respect the College environment
This means putting rubbish in bins, looking after and having pride all classrooms, keeping the College tidy, clean and free from graffiti, sticking to the standards regarding rooms and equipment, reporting any damage to a member of staff, making sure you are in the right place at the right time, including at lunchtimes, eating and drinking only in the designated areas and not chewing gum or drinking energy drinks anywhere in College
To have respect for your own learning
This means wanting to succeed and valuing success, being on time to College and to lessons, having excellent attendance, having the correct equipment, doing the work to the best of your ability, recording homework in your Planner and doing homework and handing it in on time
To have respect for other students’ learning
This means working hard in class without disturbing others and celebrating other students’ successes as well as your own
Pendle Vale Learning Habits
We have high expectations and expect all students to live by our 6 learning habits 100% of the time. Pendle Vale College learning habits provide a framework to ensure our core values of respect, determination and ambition are embedded within our daily practice and routines. All members of staff are expected to actively promote and model the ‘Pendle Vale Learning Habits’.
| Learning Habits 1: Homework and deadlines | Students who wish to be successful in school and in later life are always expected to complete work outside school or work. Homework must be done on time; completing work outside of lessons is very important to consolidate and master learning. Retrieval practice embedded in homework tasks allows students to ensure knowledge is committed to long term memory. It also helps students to develop their organisation skills, and it shows that they are hard working. |
| Learning Habit 2: On–task behaviour | Students should demonstrate behaviour that is on task all the time in lessons. Successful students are those that concentrate hard on their learning and always avoid distractions. This also allows those around them to focus and ensure all can be as successful as possible. Students must remain on task so teachers can teach and students can learn. Please see the 5 steps ‘on task’ guide. |
| Learning Habit 3: Punctuality and Attendance | To learn as much as possible, students must be present in lessons on time. When a student is not present or late, learning is missed and success for that student is less likely. All students should aim to be on time to school every day. Meetings with the attendance team are arranged for students failing to meet the school’s attendance targets. |
| Learning Habit 4: No answering back | Students are expected to demonstrate our core value of respect at all times. It is not acceptable for students to answer back to members of staff. |
| Learning Habit 5: Perfect uniform | Students take pride in being part of Pendle Vale College. Students are professional and smart in their appearance. Students are expected to come to school in perfect uniform every day. This demonstrates their readiness to learn and removes any element of inequality amongst students in the school. This also prepares students for the uniforms or dress codes that they will have to adhere to in their work in later life. |
| Learning Habit 6: Full equipment | To access all lessons successfully, students must be fully equipped. Students are expected to bring all necessary equipment to school every day. |