Repton School

13. Meaning:  Pastoral care is a thread which runs throughout all aspects of life at Repton School, and is directed towards the happiness, success, safety and welfare of each pupil and the integrity of the house and school community

14. Our Commitment:  We will do all that is reasonable to safeguard and promote your child's welfare and to provide the highest standard of pastoral care.  We will respect your child's human rights and freedoms which must, however, be balanced with the lawful needs and rules of our school community and the rights and freedoms of others.

15. Complaints:  Any question, concern or complaint about the pastoral care or safety of a pupil must be notified immediately to the relevant pastoral figure, or, in the case of a grave concern, must be notified in writing to the Headmaster and/or by telephone in a case of emergency.

16. Headmaster's Authority: The parents authorize the Headmaster to take and/or authorize in good faith all decisions which the Headmaster considers on proper grounds will safeguard and promote the pupils's welfare.

17. Ethos:  The ethos of this School (see website/prospectus) must be such as to foster good relationships between members of the staff, the pupils themselves and between members of the staff and pupils.   Bullying, harassment, victimisation and discrimination will not be tolerated.  The School and its staff will act fairly in relation to the pupils and parents, and we expect the same of pupils and parents in relation to the School.

18. Physical Contact:  Parents give their consent to such physical contact as may accord with good practice and be appropriate and proper for teaching and instruction and for providing comfort to a pupil in distress or to maintain safety and good order, or in connection with the pupil's health and welfare.

19. Disclosures:  Parents must on application or as soon as possible when a condition is diagnosed, disclose to the School in confidence any known medical condition, health problem or allergy affecting the pupil, any history of a learning difficulty on the part of the pupil or any member of his/her immediate family, or any family circumstances or court order which might affect the pupil's welfare or happiness, or any concerns about the pupil's safety.

20. Confidentiality:  The parents authorise the Headmaster to override their own and (so far as they are entitled to do so) a pupil's rights of confidentiality, and to impart confidential information on a "need-to-know" basis where necessary to safeguard or promote a pupil's welfare or to avert a perceived risk of serious harm to the pupil or to another person at the School.  In some cases, teachers and other employees of the School may need to be informed of any particular vulnerability the pupil may have. This is will be done with or without the consent of the pupil and/or parent.  The School reserves the right to monitor the pupils’ e-mail communications and internet use.

21. Residence During Term Time:  Pupils, except when boarding, are required during term time and at weekends, exeats (permitted periods of time away from school) and half term, to live with a parent or legal guardian or with an education guardian acceptable to the School.  The Headmaster, or Head of Section, must be notified in writing immediately if a pupil will be residing during term time under the care of someone other than a parent.

22. Absence of Parents:  When both parents will be absent from the pupil 's home overnight or for a twenty-four hour period or longer, the School must be told in writing the name, address and telephone number for twenty-four hour contact with the adult who will have the care of the pupil.

23. Exeats:  The School can accept no responsibility during exeats, half term or the holidays for pupils whose parents are resident abroad, and the parents and guardians of such pupils must make holiday arrangements, including travel to and from the School, well in advance .

24. Photographs:  It is the custom and practice of most international schools, and of Repton, to include some photographs or images of pupils in the school's promotional material such as the prospectus and website.  We would not disclose the name or home address of a child without the parents' consent.  Parents who do not want their child's photograph or image to appear in any of the School's promotional material must notify the Headmaster of such in writing and must make sure their child knows their position in this regard .

25. Pupil's Personal Property:  Pupils are responsible for the security and safe use of all their personal property including money, mobile phones, locker keys, watches, computers, calculators, musical instruments and sports equipment, and for property lent to them by the School.

26. Insurance:  Parents are responsible for insurance of the pupil's personal property whilst at school or on the way to and from school or any school-sponsored activity away from school premises.  From time to time the School can, via its insurance brokers, offer other forms of insurance such as personal accident benefits or fee remission insurance, but the School does not accept a contractual duty to do so.  Parents may obtain further information on application to the Chief Financial Officer.

27. Liability:  Unless negligent or guilty of some other wrongdoing causing injury, loss or damage, the School does not accept responsibility for accidental injury or other loss caused to the pupil or parents or for loss or damage to property.