In Partnership with Parents & Carers

If our students are to achieve their best at school they must have high standards of attendance and punctuality. We expect all students to attend school regularly and encourage parents/carers to avoid making medical appointments during school hours. We also request that holidays are not taken during term time, there are no periods of the year when students will not be affected by an absence and important work will be missed.

We have a clear Code of Conduct which sets out our high expectations of students regarding standards of behaviour. We aim to ensure that students in school feel safe and secure and they can work in an atmosphere of tolerance and respect. This helps to create the right climate for learning and we will not tolerate behaviour that disrupts the learning and teaching of other students.

We believe it is important to work closely with parents/carers and are keen to keep you informed not only when problems arise but also when students behaviour warrants praise.

School Uniform

At Aston we have high expectations of our students regarding uniform. All of our students in Years 7 to 11 wear full school uniform. This reflects an important sense of belonging to our school community. Our aim is to encourage the highest standards in all that we do as a school and part of this is that our uniform reflects these standards. Our Sixth Form students are not required to wear a uniform.

The school uniform is as follows:

• Black blazer with school badge. Blazer must be single breasted with a front pocket for the badge on the left side. The blazer must be in plain black.
• White shirt with collar, short or long sleeved, tucked into trousers/skirt.
• School tie.
• Plain black 'V' neck jumper may be worn under the blazer in cold weather.

OR for Years 10 & 11:

• Black sweatshirt with school motif.
• Black fleece with school motif.
• White sports shirt with school motif, tucked neatly inside trousers or skirts.

ALL students:

• Plain black knee length skirt or plain black trousers (no jeans, cords, combat trousers, tracksuit bottoms, flares, decorated trousers, ski pants or tight leggings/trousers).
• Sensible low heeled plain black SHOES. The following are NOT acceptable: shoes with flashings or trims, trainers, stilettos or shoes with high heels over 3-4cms, sandals, open-toed shoes, sling back or backless shoes. In severe weather conditions (snow) students may travel to school in boots but must bring a change of footwear to wear during the school day.
• BASEBALL CAPS MUST NOT BE WORN OR BROUGHT INTO SCHOOL. A wooly hat may be worn to travel to school in cold weather but NO HATS are to be worn inside school.
• Non-uniform jumpers or sweatshirts MUST NOT BE WORN instead of a coat or jacket.
• All students must have a bag to carry books and equipment. We regard this are being part of the uniform requirement for Aston.

No jewellery is to be worn with the exception of one pair of plain studs for students with pierced ears.

The School Day

Students should arrive on site no later than 08:40.

A range of snacks are available during morning break and we have two cafeterias providing a wide choice of meals at lunchtimes. Students leaving the school site at lunchtime must be going home for lunch, otherwise it is expected students will remain on site throughout lunchtime.