Rokeby School

Rokeby is a happy school with good relationships between students and their peers and between students and the staff. It is also a busy and exciting school committed to high standards in achievement and behaviour.

We see the fact that our students come from many backgrounds and many cultures from all over the world as a positive asset. This same multi-culturalism is reflected in our staff many of whom have joined us from Europe, Africa, Australasia, the Middle East and Asia.

What unites us all is the determination to ensure that each student will achieve his best at Rokeby and go on to take advantage of the many opportunities that exist for educated people in twenty first century Britain.

We also hope that each student will gain an education in a broader sense and will develop interests outside the academic curriculum. We are here to give them the help, support and encouragement that they will need.

One of our priorities at Rokeby is to ensure that parents and carers are kept properly informed of their son’s progress in clear and simple language.

We hold an annual consultation evening for each year group, when parents and carers are given the opportunity to meet with individual subject teachers. This is an important event in our calendar and we hope that all parents and carers are able to attend. However, parents can contact tutors anytime/throughout the year for an update on their child’s progress.

Throughout the year we also hold a series of curriculum evenings. Each focuses on one or two subjects, such as mathematics and humanities, with the aim of helping parents and carers to understand what and how students are learning in school and how they can be supported with homework outside of school.

All students are encouraged to work hard and do their best at Rokeby. To help them achieve this we maintain a careful check on each individual’s progress. Students who demonstrate high standards of effort, progress or attainment receive merits and certificates throughout each term. Should any student’s work or behaviour slip below the acceptable standard, parents and carers will be asked to come into school to discuss how we can work together to address the problem/s.

Teachers regularly assess each student’s work and students are also given regular opportunities to make their own self-assessment of their progress. All this careful monitoring enables students and their teachers to realise promptly if an individual is not performing to the best of his capabilities.

We encourage our students to aim high and make the best of their abilities. With hard work and the support of the entire staff, all students at Rokeby can achieve their personal challenges and targets.

Students have access to supervised study facilities before and after school. All students in years 7 to 11 remain on site at lunchtime and there are additional areas set aside for study at this time.

To encourage student involvement in the running of the school, there is a Student Council. Here, boys can voice their opinions and make suggestions for improvements and changes in aspects of school life.We expect all of our students at Rokeby to behave well and follow the school expectations. Students are helped to learn how to take personal responsibility for their own actions. Students work towards having an excellent record of attendance and punctuality. There is a friendly atmosphere at the school based upon trust and co-operation and staff are supportive of students.

Religious Studies is part of the school curriculum but does not include instruction in any particular religion. As a multi-cultural school we recognise that each student will continue in their own cultural and religious tradition. Our school community comprises many faiths and many cultures. We believe that by learning together we come to understand, enjoy and respect each other and learn how to be good citizens in a multi-cultural, multi-faith society.