Parents-Information-Handbook-2016-2017

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Preparatory School - School Planner
Section 1b - General Information
Home School Communication
Every pupil has a School planner, where information is written about the homework that needs to be
completed. Messages may also be written in the planner for parents by the Class Teacher and vice versa,
including, for example, details regarding a dental or hospital appointment where a pupil might miss a
section of the School day. We therefore ask parents to look at the planner every day.
At the weekend we ask that all planners are checked by parents and signed, thereby indicating to
the child’s Class Teacher that parents have viewed the information for that week. The Class
Teacher will also sign the planner to indicate they have seen the parent’s signature.
The Preparatory School also produces its own weekly newsletter. The School’s website (www.ratcliffecollege.com)
is updated regularly with information about School events, and displays what each Year
group in the Preparatory School is learning that term.
Nursery and Preparatory School parents will also have a login to the school Virtual Learning
Environment (VLE) to enable them to access curriculum information with their children.
Senior School - School Planner
All pupils in Years 7 – 13 are issued with a planner and a homework timetable at the beginning of the
academic year. A copy of the homework timetable is sent to parents.
We insist that all planners of pupils in Years 7 - 11 are checked weekly by parents and signed,
thereby indicating to the pupil’s Form Tutor that parents have viewed the information for that week. The
Form Tutor will also sign the planner to indicate they have seen the parent's signature. Boarders’
planners are checked and signed by the Housemaster/Housemistress each week. This checking of
signatures usually takes place during morning registration/Form Tutor time each week.
Section 1b - Home/School Communication