1. Welcome to John Cabot Academy
Learning Coordinator: Your name

2. Contents LC and Tutor Uniform Year 7 Groupings Equipment
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LC and Tutor
Uniform
Year 7 Groupings
Equipment
Absences & Holidays
Jewellery
Lockers
Mobiles & MP3 Players
Catering Cards
Reports & Parents eve
Structure of the day
Behaviour
Break & Lunchtime
Contacts

3. General Admin
Please sign tonight's register & provide addresses
Please hand in the following:
- Essential Information Form
- Home-Academy Agreement

4. Learning Coordinator and Tutor
Ensures pastoral and academic support for the students in one half of a Community.
Lead & Support Tutor
Lead tutor is the first and main point of contact between Academy & home.
Mentoring
All students mentored 3 times per year in a 20 min session
Students can discuss anything about their Cabot experience in privacy.

5. Y7 Groupings
Community groups – the students sitting in the same room as you now are all in the same community. You will also all be in the same Practical Group for Science and Technology.
Tutor Groups – These are vertical and are made
up of about 5 students from each year group.
Teaching Groups – These are mixed so that there is a variety of abilities, primary schools and gender in each class. There will be an average of 27 students in each teaching group. You will be taught in teaching groups for subjects like English, Maths, Humanities, Expressive Arts and MFL. Some subjects like Maths will set according to ability.

6. Absences & Holidays
Please contact the Academy on FIRST day of child being ill via phone ( , then select option 2)
Absence without reason will be chased automatically by a truancy call
Please do not take holidays during term time – such absences will not be authorised.
Please write to the Principal if you need to request any time off during term time. Term dates can be found on the Academy website

7. Lockers
All students will be given a locker on arrival at Cabot. They will keep this locker for the duration of their time here.
Students should only access lockers
at the beginning or end of the day,
at break time and lunch time.
This year students will be given a brand new locker – each student will need to bring in £2 for a key. It is a good idea for students to bring a key-ring on the first day

8. Catering cards
The canteen is a ‘cashless’ system. Students will be given a card at the start of term. Students need to credit their account in order to purchase food - Cash can be put into a machine in reception.
If you prefer you can pay by cheque. Please make these payable to ‘Sodexo’ and write the student’s name on the back.
If you lose your card – don’t panic. You can still make purchases by giving your name or card no at the till. A replacement card costs £3
All students will receive a free lunch on the first day – Friday 24th August

9. Structure of the day 8.30 – 8.40 Morning Registration
– Period 1
– Period 2
10.00 – Period 3
10.40 – Breaktime
10.55 – Period 4
11.30 – Period 5
12.05 – Year 7 Lunch
12.40 – Period 7
1.15 – Period 8
1.50 – Period 9
2.25 – Period 10
3.00 – Afternoon Registration / Assembly
Extended Day Mon - Wed

10. Break and lunchtime
You will have a 15 minute break in the morning from 10.40am – 10.55am.
This will give you time to go to the toilet, have a snack and a drink and to get everything you need for the next session of lessons
Y7 have a 35 min lunch break from 12.05pm – 12.40pm
Students may purchase lunch or bring a packed lunch.

11. Uniforms
Please see the information page on the Academy website for full details
All students are expected to follow the set uniform and sports kit
It is a good idea to use name labels
Strictly black shoes or ALL black trainers
Please ask if you are unsure about any aspects of our uniform policy

12. Equipment
School bag – you will have a locker to leave your bag in during the day.
Pencil case – blue or black pen, pencil, sharpener, eraser, ruler & colouring pencils.
Food Tech – A large box or tin for ingredients and cooked food.
Chewing gum is not permitted so please do not bring it to school

13. Jewellery
One wristwatch and one pair of stud earrings in the ear lobes
For H&S reasons no other jewellery is allowed will be confiscated if necessary
No makeup but nail varnish is allowed
Hair not to be dyed to an unnatural colour or to be of an unusual style

14. Mobile Phones ipods & mp3 Players
Students are completely responsible for these
We recommend they are kept in lockers
If students prefer to carry them then they must be out of sight and switched off during lessons

15. Reports & Parents Evenings
Each student will receive an annual report. You need to access these reports on-line. They will give you an indication of achievement, progress and target areas to work on.
There will be the opportunity to meet face to face with the subject teachers during Parents Evening which will take place once a year.

16. Behaviour
The Academy has very high expectations – one of the reasons this school is successful is due to these high standards
All students are expected to behave in a way that allows teachers to teach and students to learn:
Respect yourself
Respect others
Respect the environment

17. Online Website E-portal Navigator Academy Information Student
Learning

18. Website
Term Dates
Events
News
Letters
Policies

19. E-portal

20. Parents will be provided with their E-Portal Login details
during the induction in
August

21. Timetable
Attendance
Reports
Behaviour
Results

22. Navigator

23. Students will be provided with their Navigator Login details
during the induction in
August

24. Resources
Assignments
Discussions
Quizzes
Web Links

25. Contacts Click Here for full staff list first name_surname@cabot.ac.uk
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