Our Code of Conduct – Let’s Make Nottingham Academy Amazing!

We all want our school to be a safe, happy place where everyone can learn and succeed. Here’s how you can help:

✅ Do the Right Things

• Respect everyone – no matter their race, culture, gender or religion.
• Be polite and calm around school.
• Listen to staff and follow instructions.
• Knock before entering classrooms.
• Wear your full uniform with pride.
• Arrive on time for school and lessons.
• Walk on the LEFT in corridors and stairways – follow the one-way system.
• Line up calmly for lessons.
• Take off coats, scarves and gloves before entering classrooms.
• Leave lessons only when told by a teacher.
• Hand in work on time and try your best in every lesson.
• Bring the basics: pen, pencil, ruler, rubber – and a bag for your books.
• Look after school property and keep our environment clean.
• Bring a note if you’ve been absent.

❌ Things You Must Not Do

• Bring mobile phones, iPods or other gadgets to school.
• Use bad language anywhere on site.
• Wear make-up or jewellery (except one small ear stud in each ear lobe).
• Smoke in or near school.
• Write on desks, walls or damage school property.
• Bully or intimidate anyone – physically or verbally.
• Leave class without permission.
• Eat or drink during lessons.
• Run in corridors or on stairs.
• Interfere with other pupils’ work.
• Steal anything.
• Chew gum.
• Access other pupils’ files on the school network.