The Studentship Agreement
An important aim of attending sixth form is to achieve good examination results. This will enable you to progress to the next stage of your personal development, which could either be to gain entry to higher education or to obtain a better job/apprenticeship than you would have been able to at the end of Year 11.
If Aquinas College is to be successful in helping you to achieve your potential and “have life and life to the full” (John 10:10) then it is important that you agree to the specific requirements of the College’s studentship agreement.
As part of my commitment to my studies and to the values of Aquinas College I agree to:
- Attend all sessions as indicated on my timetable
- Attend any additional meetings or sessions as instructed by staff
- Check my college email and MyAquinas daily for important communications from college
- Dress appropriately for college and wear my lanyard with student ID at all times while on the college site
- Arrive punctually with the correct equipment
- Organise my independent study time carefully so that no time is wasted and set work is done thoroughly and submitted on time
- Complete work beyond that which is set, as directed by subject teachers, so as to develop a wider understanding of the subject being studied and achieve the best grade I am capable of
- Ensure that any part-time work commitments are outside the college day and will not interfere with my academic studies
- Organise routine medical/dental appointments outside the normal college day
- Inform my tutors in advance if I know that I am going to be away from college and ensure that missed learning and assignments are caught up in a timely manner
- Ask a parent or guardian to email student services each morning if I am too ill to attend college
- Treat all members of the Aquinas Community with respect and report any safeguarding concerns or incidents of peer on peer abuse
- Treat all areas of the building and equipment appropriately
- Uphold the College’s core values and display the Be More attitudes in terms of my conduct whilst at college
I understand that all the above will be monitored by college staff. I understand that I am committing to remaining on my agreed programme of study for the duration of my courses. Any issues will be discussed with me and my parents/carers will be contacted. I understand that I will be required to complete Learner Voice activities to provide college with valuable feedback, and these activities aren’t anonymous. I understand that as a student at Aquinas I will be supported to ‘be more.’
Our joint success will depend upon the level of co-operation between staff and students, both as individuals and as a group. Both have obligations which must be taken seriously.
If you do not consistently meet the College’s expectations, fail to adhere to our core values or behaviour policy, or it is felt that you do not make reasonable progress, you will jeopardise your place at the College.
