School Contact Information

School Term Dates

 

Timetable

Nine hours per fortnight are typically allocated for independent study, on top of subject contact time. These study sessions offer students the opportunity to be productive and complete the independent work expected at this level of study. Individual timetables are accessed in Class Charts by the student.

Attendance Policy

Year 12 students must remain on site for the duration of each school day. Students may only leave the school site during break 1 and 2.

Year 13 students have the privilege to sign in and out of school during independent study periods. However, this remains discretionary and can be withdrawn.

Do not take time off school unless it is essential.

The content of A-Level and Applied courses is very high; it is important that students do not miss lessons, this includes family holidays during term time. Requests for any absence must be made in advance, however requests cannot be guaranteed and approval is at the discretion of the Sixth Form Manager.

Absence

If a student is going to be absent for part or all of the school day - for any reason - a parent/carer will need to use Class Charts to inform Sixth Form of the absence prior to 8.45am. This must be done on a daily basis until the student returns.

For an absence of longer than four days or for medical/dental appointments, we may ask for medical proof, such as appointment texts or doctor's notes.

Any Sixth Form student who becomes ill during the day should report to Mrs Pasa, Sixth Form Manager for assistance. In the case where a student needs to go home, Mrs Pasa will communicate with the person who is on the student's contact details to authorise the absence.

Students should email their subject teachers to request any work that will be missed and catch up as quickly as possible.

Appointments in school hours

Any appointments resulting in a lesson being missed should be notified by a parent/carer in advance via Class Charts. We would appreciate it if all such appointments should be made out of school time when possible. Any other requests for absence should be made via the request for absence form, which can be found here on our website.

For appointments during the school day, all students must sign out and sign back in on their return with Mrs Pasa.

It is expected that students achieve at least 96% attendance throughout the year. Attendance is calculated from 8.45am every day, so we would expect all Sixth Formers to be on site by 8.40am, but recommend all students to be on site by 8.30am. Maintaining high attendance is essential for all students with attendance data quoted in references and passed on to universities, future employers and apprenticeship providers.

Punctuality

Teachers and tutors are required to monitor both your attendance and punctuality. Students are expected to be punctual at all times.

ID Badges

It is a mandatory requirement that all Sixth Form students visibly wear an ID badge at all times when on the school site.

The standard gate access on the student ID cards will only open the pedestrian gates. Upgraded access to the car gate can be acquired if needed from Mrs Pasa.

Students who do not have their badges in school can borrow a replacement for the day. Lost badges will need to be replaced at the cost of £5.

                        IT in Sixth Form

Laptop/Device Storage

There is a storage and charging facility for students' own laptops, tablets and devices in the Sixth Form lobby.

 

Computer Login

Login into a desktop or laptop is with a primary username and password.

There are 2 usernames for every student.

• Primary username allows access to all school PCs and laptops. (e.g. smithj)
• FP Online username (primaryusername@furzeplatt.com, e.g. smithj@furzeplatt.com) allows access to Google documents and Gmail hosted by FP Online – This is also your email address

Your initial password will be the same for all logins.

 

Printing

Students have a printing and photocopying allowance of £10, this should be used wisely. Any of the Multi- Function Printers (MFPs) can photocopy. A primary username and password is required on the touch screen to operate the MFP.

How to print

Online Resources

Most school resources can be accessed via the 'Resources' tab on the school website http://www.furzeplatt.com. Open Internet Explorer or Google Chrome. The home page should be http://www.furzeplatt.com, if not, type it in.

 

IT Support

You can email itsupport@furzeplatt.net if you have any technical problems with school systems or software.

Rules for Sixth Form Students Driving Cars to School

All driving rules are available on the Sixth Form Charter, however the following key messages need to be adhered to as we start the new academic year:

1. Driving lessons must not be arranged during school time.
2. Driving permissions are awarded by Mrs Pasa when students show all the correct documents – drivers from last year have been emailed and need to see Mrs Pasa to renew their permissions.
3. Cars should be parked in the gravel area at the top of the West Carpark only if there is space. If there is no space, students will need to park off-site.
4. Students must be parked on site before 8.30am as the vehicle gate is locked at 8.30am.
5. The speed limit on School grounds is 5 mph.

Any Sixth Form student who ignores and/or breaks the rules is liable to have permission to drive to school withdrawn.