2013 Senior Admissions Handbook - The Southport School

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Anti-Discrimination & Harassment Policy
At The Southport School (“TSS”), we are committed to maintaining an environment free from all forms of
discrimination and harassment. TSS promotes equal employment opportunity for its entire staff and prohibits
discrimination against its students.
Our aim is to:
• create a working environment which is free from discrimination and harassment and where all members of staff and
students are treated with dignity, courtesy and respect
• implement training and awareness-raising strategies to ensure that all employees and students know their rights and
responsibilities
• provide an effective procedure for complaints based on the principles of natural justice
• treat all complaints in a sensitive, fair, timely and confidential manner
• guarantee protection from victimisation or reprisals
• encourage the reporting of unacceptable behaviours
• promote appropriate standards of conduct at all times
Maintaining a School Environment Free From Discrimination and Harassment
Staff at TSS recognise the need to maintain a positive working environment free from all forms of discrimination and
harassment. We understand the need for teachers to be positive role models for our students and our staff are committed
to:
• modelling appropriate behaviour themselves
• monitoring the School environment to ensure that acceptable standards of conduct are observed at all times; an
• promoting positive attitudes to prevent discrimination and harassment at the School
• reporting Discrimination or Harassment
TSS takes all reports relating to the discrimination or harassment very seriously. If you suspect that circumstances of
discrimination or harassment have occurred at the School, you are welcome to contact the Headmaster, who will ensure
that the matter is investigated and resolved in a timely way.
TSS prohibits victimisation of any person who makes a complaint or any person who acts as a witness to a complaint.
Enrolment
Enrolment at TSS is offered to students regardless of their race, religion or disability. We offer enrolment on the
following conditions:
• parents must undertake to support the ethos of TSS
• parents must accept the conditions of the enrolment agreement, including conditions related to the payment of fees
and the student’s academic progress and behaviour
• the School will consider whether it is able to sufficiently meet the student’s needs, by considering its capacity to take
further enrolments and the availability of resources
TSS has a waiting list and we will generally give preference to applications made on behalf of children who are siblings of
existing students or applications made on behalf of children who are sons of past students.
Students with Disabilities
At TSS, we will endeavour to meet the needs of our students to ensure that they are able to participate in and benefit
from the wide range of the School’s activities.
We recommend that parents of a student with a disability should notify us if the student needs special support. Parents
are welcome to contact the Headmaster regarding any concerns or specific needs that a student may have.
If the student has specific requirements we ask that parents have these identified by a professional. The Headmaster,
or his representative will then meet with the parents to assess the situation and where possible, we will arrange for the
necessary requirements to assist the student to participate in the School’s activities.
When providing special arrangements for students with disabilities enrolling at the School we consider:
• the availability of resources and personnel necessary to sufficiently meet the student’s needs
• maintenance of the student’s dignity, respect, privacy and confidentiality