Home–Centre Agreement

Purpose

We want every student to be safe, respected, ready to learn and able to make progress. This agreement sets out the simple expectations shared by home, the student and Evolution Education.

This is the short family-facing commitment. Detailed rules and procedures remain in Evolution Education's published policies.

Evolution Education will

• Keep students safe and promote their welfare.
• Provide suitable education and support.
• Treat students and families fairly and respectfully.
• Set high expectations for attendance, behaviour, learning and achievement.
• Listen to students and parents or carers and consider relevant individual needs and reasonable adjustments.
• Recognise effort, improvement, achievement and positive choices.
• Communicate significant concerns and work with relevant partners where appropriate.

Students will

• Attend regularly, arrive on time and attend all timetabled learning.
• Be ready to learn and make a genuine effort.
• Follow reasonable instructions and centre routines.
• Treat staff, students and visitors with respect and allow others to learn.
• Follow safety arrangements and report concerns.
• Wear the agreed uniform and arrive appropriately dressed and ready for learning.
• Not bring prohibited or banned items, including weapons or knives, illegal drugs, alcohol, tobacco, vapes or e-cigarettes, or other items prohibited by centre policy.
• Take responsibility for choices and help repair matters when things go wrong.

Parents and carers will

• Support regular attendance, punctuality and engagement.
• Notify the centre promptly about absence or issues affecting attendance.
• Ensure their child arrives in the agreed uniform, appropriately dressed and ready to learn.
• Support the centre's reasonable expectations around behaviour, learning and safety.
• Keep contact and emergency information up to date and share relevant information affecting safety, wellbeing or learning.
• Engage with appropriate meetings and reviews and communicate respectfully with staff.
• Raise concerns through the appropriate route and work constructively with Evolution Education.

Behaviour, safety and recognition

We use clear expectations, positive relationships, support, accountability and recognition. Positive behaviour, effort, attendance, progress and achievement will be recognised through our rewards arrangements.

Where expectations are not met, Evolution Education will respond fairly, consistently and proportionately, in line with its policies and any agreed individual arrangements. Serious safety or safeguarding concerns may require an immediate response.

Students may be screened or searched, and items may be confiscated, where permitted by law and our published procedures. Signing this agreement is not blanket consent to search. Serious incidents may be referred to parents or carers, the referring school, commissioning partners, safeguarding services or the police where appropriate.

Important

This agreement sits alongside Evolution Education's policies, the Student Passport, Individual Learning Plan (ILP), risk assessment and any agreed support or reasonable adjustments. It does not remove or restrict statutory rights or legal duties.

Related policies and pages

• Behaviour for Learning Policy
• Searching, Screening and Confiscation Policy
• Attendance Policy
• Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
• SEND Policy
• Anti-Bullying Policy
• Complaints Policy
• Admissions Policy
• Uniform
• Rewards and recognition framework

Signatures

Completed and signed at induction (and reviewed when circumstances materially change). Signed copies are stored against the student record by Student Services.