• Any electronic music/communication/photographic devices
  e.g. ipods/iwatches/smart watches/ipads etc (see mobile phones below)  
• Cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vapes and any illegal substance
• Drugs that are not for a prescribed medical purpose
• Chewing gum, aerosol cans, Tippex, hand held computer games, BB guns and laser pens
• Guns of ANY description including toys
• Knives of ANY description including toys

These items will be confiscated if found on a student. The College takes no responsibly for the safety of any item if lost, stolen or damaged.

Weapons and drugs are strictly forbidden

Any student found bringing any of the items listed into College, will be dealt with seriously:

• alcohol
• drugs/psychoactive substances
• weapons of ANY kind (including toys/replica weapons)

Disciplinary action will be taken and may result in exclusion (see Drug Incident Management Policy).

Smoking

Students caught smoking cigarettes/e-cigarettes/vapes on the College site or smoking to and from College, will be excluded.

Students found with a lighter, matches or cigarettes/e-cigarettes/vapes will receive sanctions.

Mobile Phones

Students must not:

• send or receive text messages
• access the Internet/blog/social sites
• take photographs, record video or audio
• have telephone conversations while on site

In Emergencies: 

All students have access to their Year Office from which emergency calls can be made supervised by, or made by, College staff on a landline.

The following rules apply to ALL students in Years 7-11

Any mobile telephone or other communication/recording/technology device seen or heard (whether being used or not) anywhere on site will be confiscated. It will be stored safely until available for collection:

On the first occasion in a six week period: 

• students can collect the phone from their Achievement Hub at the end of the school day. 

• On collecting the phone, the student will be required to sign to confirm that they understand the consequences of using their phone again within the six week period. Failure to sign the form will result in a referral to the Deputy Headteacher for resolution and the phone will not be returned. 

 On the second occasion in a six week period: 

• parents / carers will be required to collect the phone from the appropriate Reception (Gipsy Lane for KS4, Green Close for KS3) at the end of the school day. 

• On collecting the phone, the parent/ carer will be required to sign to confirm that they understand and accept the consequences of their child using their phone again within the six week period. Failure to sign the form will result in a referral to the Deputy Headteacher for resolution. 

 On the third occasion in a six week period: 

• The phone will be kept for two full school days* (e.g. if confiscated on a Wednesday, the phone will be able to be collected at the end of Friday). If this period covers a weekend, the phone will be handed back to the parent /carer at the end of the Friday and will need to be handed in again before school on the Monday. 

• Parents / carers will be required to collect the phone from the appropriate Reception (Gipsy Lane for KS4, Green Close for KS3) at the end of the relevant school day. On collecting the phone, the parent/ carer will be required to sign to confirm that they understand and accept the consequences of their child using their phone again within the six week period. Failure to sign the form will result in a referral to the Deputy Headteacher for resolution. 

 On any subsequent occasions in a six week period: 

• The phone will be kept by the school for a period of up to five school days*. If this period covers a weekend, the phone will be handed back to the parent /carer at the end of the Friday and will need to be handed in again before school on the Monday. 

 Where particular safeguarding or disciplinary reasons exist (including with regard to the data stored on the phone) the College reserves the right to maintain possession of a mobile phone until it is deemed appropriate to release. This is in line with statutory guidance – see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/searching-screening-and-confiscation. This judgement will be made by the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher or the Assistant Headteacher in charge of Safeguarding.  

*In exceptional circumstances (to be determined by the Headteacher / Deputy Headteacher) the student will hand in the phone each morning and collect at the end of the day for the duration of the confiscation.