HOME-SCHOOL AGREEMENT
Working Together for Your Child
At Rainhill, we believe pupils do best when school, families and pupils work together.
Our Home-School Agreement sets out that shared commitment. It helps ensure that pupils experience consistent expectations, encouragement and support both at school and at home.
The things we ask of pupils are straightforward but important: attend well, be ready to learn, work hard, behave well, take responsibility and make the most of the opportunities available to them.
When these become habits, they support better learning, stronger relationships and successful outcomes.
School. Family. Pupil.
Each part of the partnership has a role to play in helping pupils succeed.
Rainhill
Provides high-quality teaching, support, opportunity and clear expectations.
Parents & Carers
Support attendance, learning, communication and consistent expectations at home.
Pupils
Attend, work hard, take responsibility and contribute positively to school life.
What You Can Expect From Us
We provide the conditions, support and opportunities that help every pupil succeed.
Safe & Inclusive
Provide a safe, welcoming and inclusive school where your child is known and supported.
High-Quality Teaching
Provide high-quality teaching and an ambitious curriculum.
High Expectations
Have high expectations for your child’s learning, behaviour, attendance and participation.
Support & Development
Support your child to achieve academically and develop personally.
Recognition
Recognise and celebrate their effort, progress, achievement and contribution.
Communication
Keep you informed about their learning, progress and wider school experience.
Additional Help
Listen and respond when your child needs additional help.
Wider Opportunities
Provide opportunities for your child to participate in the wider life of Rainhill.
Constructive Partnership
Communicate openly and work constructively with you when concerns arise.
What We Ask From Parents & Carers
Your support helps create consistency between home and school.
Attendance & Punctuality
Support your child to attend school regularly and arrive on time every day.
Ready to Learn
Help them arrive ready to learn, in the correct uniform and with the equipment they need.
Learning
Take an active interest in their learning and encourage them to work hard.
Expectations
Support Rainhill’s expectations for behaviour, learning and our Professional Standards.
Participation
Encourage your child to take part in the wider opportunities available to them.
Communication
Engage with reports, meetings, Arbor and other school communications.
Share Information
Tell us about anything that may affect your child’s learning, attendance, wellbeing or safety.
Work With Us
Work with us constructively if difficulties arise.
Talk to us early.
If you are concerned about your child, or have a concern more generally, we encourage you to talk to us early so that we can work together.
What We Expect From Pupils
Simple expectations that help pupils learn successfully, contribute positively and take increasing responsibility for themselves.
Attend regularly and arrive on time, ready to learn.
Work hard and take increasing responsibility for learning.
Be properly equipped and ready for the day ahead.
Follow our Professional Standards.
Behave respectfully and build positive relationships with others.
Show effort, resilience and determination when learning is challenging.
Take pride in work, appearance and school.
Complete homework and meet responsibilities.
Take part positively in school life and make the most of available opportunities.
Help keep themselves and others safe.
Put Learn, Think, Contribute and Care into practice.
The Habits We Expect Every Day
Our five Professional Standards help pupils understand the everyday behaviours and habits we expect.
We recognise and celebrate pupils when they demonstrate these standards through their learning, behaviour, effort and contribution.
This creates an important consistency between what we teach, what we expect and what we recognise.
When Your Child Needs Support
Talk to Us When Something Is Getting in the Way
Children sometimes experience difficulties that affect their learning, attendance, wellbeing or participation in school.
When that happens, we want families to talk to us early.
Your child’s Form Tutor or Year Student Manager is usually a good starting point. They can listen, help and connect you with additional or specialist support where this is needed.
More Than a List of Rules
The Home-School Agreement represents a partnership between your child, your family and Rainhill.
When we share high expectations, communicate openly and work together, pupils are more likely to develop the attendance, organisation, commitment, confidence and positive learning habits that help them succeed.
Helping every pupil make the most of their time at Rainhill and prepare successfully for what comes next.
