General Code of Conduct

Maintain a high standard of behaviour in classrooms, corridors and school grounds and carry out the instructions of all staff at all times.

• Obey the Corridor Code of Conduct at all times.
• Comply with the 6 Classroom Values at all times.
• Comply with the Guidelines on Use of Mobile Phones and Personal Music Players.
• Observe the School Dress Code.
• Outdoor clothes must not be worn in classrooms.
• Pupils must not be released from class before the bell, the only exceptions being when their teacher is on lunch duty or bus duty.
• Eating and chewing within classrooms and work areas is not allowed. Drinking water, out of a clear container, is at the discretion of staff as long as there is no Health and Safety risk in doing so. Pupils should not be released from class to fill their container.
• No graffiti is permitted on any school property including jotters, books and furniture.
• Pupils must comply with instructions to sit in a particular seat.
• Pupils allowed out of class for any reason must carry the permission card. The teacher should keep a record of such pupils.
• Pupils must not walk across the front of the main building, unless accompanied by a parent or responsible adult.
• Pupils must use the appropriate boys and girls entrances to the main building first thing in the morning, after interval and after lunch. The only exception to this is prefects wearing full school uniform.
• Ball games are permitted only at the grass area south of PE and in the playground outside the boys’ vestibules.
• Pupils are allowed to use interior social areas before registration, during morning interval and at lunchtime. The areas outside the janitor’s office, outside the S6 common room and the conservatory adjoining the boys’ vestibules are mixed social areas. The boys’ and girls’ vestibules are single sex social areas.

CLASSROOM VALUES

Adhering to these values will give all pupils the opportunity to learn to the best of their ability:

1. I will show respect by listening to the person who is speaking and accept his/her point of view.
2. It is my responsibility to arrive on time for class, be ready for work and follow instructions at all times.
3. I will learn how to achieve my ambition by working hard.
4. I will show integrity by being honest in all that I do.
5. I will treat everyone equally and fairly and not shout at, swear at, tease or show aggression towards, others.
6. I will show compassion by being sympathetic and understanding in my dealings with others.

GUIDELINES

• Pupils are permitted to bring mobile phones and personal music players to school but they must be switched off during the school day, apart from at morning interval and lunchtime.
• No photographs or video clips of any person should be taken without their prior permission.
• Pupils are not permitted to take mobile phones or personal music players into an SQA prelim or final exam.
• Such items are the responsibility of the owner at all times in terms of security and safekeeping, except in circumstances where the item has been confiscated.
• It is appropriate for a member of staff to confiscate a mobile phone or personal music player if it is switched on during the school day, apart from at morning interval and lunchtime.
• All confiscated items should be labelled with the owner’s name. In the case of mobile phones the battery should be removed and kept by the pupil.
• The confiscated item should be forwarded to the Senior Depute Head Teacher, or appropriate Year Head in his absence, as soon as is practically possible and certainly before the end of the school day.
• The owner of the item should be instructed to report to the Senior DHT, or appropriate Year Head in his absence, at the end of the school day.
• If the owner refuses to hand over the item then the teacher should seek SMT assistance immediately. This should be done in the usual manner, ie by contacting the school office.
• The Senior DHT will keep a record of all confiscated items sent to him.
• The first time an item is confiscated from a pupil the Senior DHT will warn the pupil and remind him or her about the use of such items in school. The item will be returned to the pupil.
• The second time an item is confiscated from a particular pupil the Senior DHT will inform the pupil that the item is being retained. The item will not be returned until the pupil’s parent makes telephone contact with the Senior DHT. 
  
  For any subsequent confiscations from a particular pupil the item will not be returned until the pupil’s parent comes to the school to collect it.

SCHOOL DRESS CODE

The following guidelines are provided to inform pupils, parents and school staff of the standard of dress expected of all pupils attending Marr College.
DESIRABLE CLOTHING
The following items of clothing are deemed to be desirable modes of dress. As a minimum standard we would expect each pupil to identify with the school by wearing at least one Marr College item from this list:

• Marr College sweatshirt
• Marr College polo shirt
• Plain coloured polo shirt (preferably white or purple)
• Shirt (preferably white or purple) and Marr College tie
• Dark or grey trousers or skirt
• Marr College blazer
• Marr College jacket

UNACCEPTABLE CLOTHING
The following items of clothing are deemed to be unacceptable modes of dress:

• Football colours (shirts, scarves, hats etc)
• Clothing bearing any form of slogan or statement
• Denim clothing
• Leisurewear (tracksuits, shellsuits etc)
• Hats or hoods within the school buildings
• Clothing, or other items, causing any kind of Health and Safety risk
• Revealing clothing

CORRIDOR CODE OF CONDUCT
There are over 1200 pupils and staff using the corridors in the school. This Code of Conduct is written to make sure that the corridors of our school are safe for everyone.

We expect and encourage you to:

1. Move quietly and calmly at all times and treat all other pupils and staff with consideration and respect. Running in busy corridors can cause serious accidents and injury to others. Don’t take that risk.
2. Help avoid the dangers of congestion. Slow down when the corridors are busy and never push or shove.
3. Follow the one-way system at all times when the whole school is on the move. It is designed to keep everyone safe.
   In the main building the only one-way corridor is the Music corridor where the traffic flows from the Maths end towards the Physics end of the corridor, denoted by blue arrows on the wall. There are also rules regarding exiting the Business Studies department, staff there will explain to pupils.
   In the extension building the one-way system is clearly marked by blue arrows on the wall and by ‘no-entry’ signs where appropriate. In the link corridor traffic flows from the main building towards the extension building.
4. Keep to the left where there is two-way traffic in a corridor or stairway to avoid congestion.
5. Be very quiet in corridors during lessons and have consideration for the pupils and teachers in classrooms who are trying to work.
6. Remember the school is a place of work. Do not eat or drink in the school corridors.
7. Take pride in Marr College and its environment. Keep it litter free and encourage others to use dustbins.
8. Treat school property with respect. It belongs to all of us.

Locker Use

When using lockers, you must strictly abide by the following rules:

1. Students must only try and access their own locker.
2. Students should not keep items of high value in their locker, as combination locks can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
   
3. Locker inspection can occur at any time by staff without prior notice.
4. Students can access their lockers for a short time at the beginning and end of break/lunch times which will be indicated with a warning bell. Students must return to the ground floor after warning bell/class has sounded.
5. It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that their locker is clean at all times.
6. No permanent personalisation (Stickers/Graffiti) of lockers is permitted.
7. Students must not store any food or liquids in lockers.
8. Students must not reset their allocated key code combination. If they believe someone else knows their combination and it needs to be reset then they must speak to their Tutor Time Teacher.
9. Students must contact their Tutor Time Teacher with any issues regarding their locker.

 
Any students found breaking these rules will have their locker privileges revoked.