Banned Items in School
This is not an exhaustive list. Any items that are potentially harmful to any member of the school community should not be brought to school. If there are any doubts about an item, students or parents/carers can check with the year team.
- chewing gum
- fizzy drinks (apart from sparkling water and drinks sold in the canteen which are approved for sale in schools)
- all energy drinks (fizzy and still)
- glass bottles including perfume bottles
- jewellery except for a watch and one pair of plain stud earrings worn in the earlobes
- aerosol cans including deoderants
- correction fluid
- permanent marker pens
- unnecessary money
- expensive items
- Cigarettes, matches and lighters
- fireworks or "snaps" containing gunpowder
- e-cigarettes, shisha pens or liquids for these
- any items which are illegal to possess or carry, or inappropriate for the age of the child or the school environment
Where items that are potentially dangerous are brought into school, then a serious sanction will apply; this will include exclusion and for some incidents, permanent exclusion.
More information on these can be found in the school's behaviour policy and the drugs and alcohol policy, both of which can be found here
E-cigarettes, shisha pens and "legal highs"
E-cigarettes and shisha pens can be used to inhale “legal highs” or cannabis derived products. The school, therefore, views possession or use of such items in or prior to school in the same way as the possession and use of alcohol or drugs.
This means that any student who brings such an item to school will receive a fixed term exclusion, or permanent exclusion, depending on the circumstances. The Drugs and Alcohol policy gives more information.