The sanctions system reflects the expectations set out in the Student Handbook and its aim is to encourage and teach students about the habits and behaviours required to succeed and make a positive contribution to the wider community. At EHC, students are required to meet the standards set out by the 90% contract and the professional standards contract.

Elliott Hudson College believes in a ‘no excuse’ culture; therefore, if a student fails to demonstrate the behaviour expectations outlined below, they will be issued with a professional standards breach. This may be for behaviour in lessons as well as around the College.

• Bring the correct equipment
• Dress appropriately
• Wear your ID badge at all times

• Report absences to Student Services
• Phones and headphones / ear pods are put away and in classrooms and in phone free zones
• Participate in all aspects of your curriculum, including enrichment and trips/events that you have agreed to attend

At Elliott Hudson College, we are committed to supporting our students in developing consistent, effective habits that underpin success. We believe that strong attendance, punctuality, and the completion of work to a high standard are key to ensuring students thrive and achieve their full potential. To support this, we encourage all students to aim for at least 95% attendance, 95% face to face engagement (including punctuality), and 95% completion of directed study tasks.

We also set clear minimum expectations to help students stay on track. Students are expected to maintain at least 90% attendance, 90% face to face engagement, and 90% completion of directed study tasks. Meeting these minimum standards is essential in order to secure progression into Year 13 and/or to be entered for external examinations.

Meet the minimum expectation of:

• 90% attendance
• 90% face-to-face engagement
• 90% DS submission

Some incidents of gross misconduct will warrant that students will be moved to Persistent Breach 4 without having first been through Persistent Breach 1-3. A student may be issued with a final warning and/or fixed-term suspension for the following one-off incident incidents:

• Substance/alcohol possession/misuse
• Smoking/use of e-cigarettes on the college site
• Acts of vandalism
• Threatening behaviour (verbal or physical) towards staff or students
• Inappropriate use of mobile phone/technology
• Inappropriate use of social media
• Cyberbullying
• Offensive/inappropriate language in either face to face/ remote setting
• Theft either within college or the surrounding community
• Facilitating a breach of security
• Possession of a weapon/item that can be weaponised

For any one-off serious incidents, students will be sent home and cannot return to college until a meeting has taken place with senior leaders and parents/carers.

A decision to exclude a student permanently should only be taken:

• In response to serious or persistent breaches of the college’s behaviour policy; and
• Where allowing the student to remain in college would seriously harm the education or welfare of the student or others in the college.
• The principal will make the judgement, in exceptional circumstances, where it is appropriate to permanently exclude a student for a first or ‘one-off’ offence.

a) Serious actual or threatened physical assault against another student or a member of staff;
b) Any form of sexual harassment, abuse or assault including online;
c) Supplying an illegal drug;
d) Possession of an illegal drug with intent or suspected intent to supply;
e) Possession of an offensive weapon;
f) Making a malicious serious false allegation against a member of staff;
g) Potentially placing members of the public in significant danger or at risk of significant harm;
h) Offensive behaviour that is perceived to be motivated by hostility/prejudice based on a Protected Characteristic:

• Age
• Disability
• Gender reassignment
• Marriage and civil partnership
• Pregnancy and maternity
• Race
• Religion or belief
• Sex
• Sexual orientation

i) Deliberate activation of the fire alarm without good intent;
j) Repeated or serious misuse of the College computers by hacking or other activities that compromise the integrity of the computer network;
k) Repeated verbal abuse of staff;
l) Persistent disruption and defiance that may or may not be directly linked to the Sanctions System;
m) Facilitating a breach of security which could potentially place members of the community at risk;
n) Deliberate and/or persistent malpractice/plagiarism within internal or external examinations.

These instances are not exhaustive, but indicate the severity of such offences and the fact that such behaviour can affect the discipline and wellbeing of the college and wider community.