Alice Smith School has been welcoming new students since 1946. From that time onwards, it has earned a well deserved reputation for being a warm and caring community, where students can settle quickly and move forward to develop their individual strengths and abilities. Equally, it is a challenging place in which everyone is encouraged both to enjoy their education and to give of their best in all things.

However, when you are a newcomer to a school, things are not always easy and, even for established students, returning at the beginning of the school year can seem difficult. If you do have any problems, we will help you to overcome them and we hope that you will soon build the confidence to reach for your ambitions and feel secure and content within your environment. We know that your happiness and self-esteem are essential to both successful learning and personal development and our goal is to ensure that these things take place.

The Social Code plays an important part in helping us to help you. It has been created by students, teachers, parents and governor representatives who have come together to provide you with a clear set of guidelines for living and working positively within the school community. In fact, if you read and understand the Golden Rules, we feel confident that you will have been given a strong foundation upon which to build a successful future at Alice Smith because you will begin to understand what we are all about and what our aims and expectations are. So, make a good start. Here are a few tips which may help you:

Pack your bag with the necessary equipment the night before school.
Make sure you always have the right equipment for your lessons.
Be punctual and reliable.
Listen carefully to what your teachers tell you and try to act on their advice.
Make a contribution to the lesson. Be involved.
Be considerate and work co-operatively with others.
Present your work properly and as neatly as you can.
Take care that your work is completed and handed in as required. Deadlines should be met.
Organise your free time. Make sure that you have set enough time aside to do your homework. Don't leave things until the last minute.
Take responsibility for your own education and be proud of your achievements.
It is not always possible to get all these things right all the time but do your best. We cannot ask for more than that.



Chris Boden
Vice Principal