Code of Conduct
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.