Common use of Attitudes and behaviour Clause in Contracts

Attitudes and behaviour. GEMS Wellington School strives to offer all their students a safe environment in which they can achieve their full academic and personal best. In order for GEMS Wellington School to achieve this objective, the responsibilities of students and parents include: Abiding by the school’s behaviour policy, encouraging students to conform to school rules particularly regarding behaviour during the school timings, during extra-curricular activities, on school buses, during school trips and students’ participation in social- media forums, wearing school uniform and completing home learning. Ensuring students understand the school’s expectations and possible consequences that may arise due to inappropriate behaviour or not following the school rules. Students who chose to repeatedly break school rules or in the event of a more serious break of rules, then the school retains the right to issue exclusions of 1 to 5 days. If there are no improvements, then the school will have the right to permanently exclude a student and withdraw the offer of a student place with immediate effect. Permanent exclusion will be used in cases of violence towards staff; extreme violence/intended violence towards other students; criminal damage to the school premises. The Principal has the right to evaluate any event and use a range of fixed term or permanent exclusions if necessary. The school has a zero-tolerance policy for bullying in all its forms. Bullying is the intentional and repeated intimidation of another person who is in a position of power through emotional, physical, psychological and/or cyber means. Instances of proven and intentional bullying may result in immediate fixed term suspension of the aggressor from the school. Parents who do not support the school in the improvement of their child’s behaviour may have the offer of a place withdrawn at the end of a year. Aligned with the above, the school will not tolerate any form of defamation or intentional harm practiced through social media forums. The school has a clear policy for parents and students about the use of and participation in social media outlets and/or forums. This policy includes the following: o Parents and students using social media must, at all times, demonstrate respect for the members of the school community (including all students and personnel). o Parents and students must not breach confidentiality, defame or make threats to any person in the school community; instances of proven and intentional breach of the above will result in sanctions that may include fixed term suspension from the school.

Attitudes and behaviour. GEMS Wellington School strives to offer all their students a safe environment in which they can achieve their full academic and personal best. In order for GEMS Wellington School to achieve this objective, the responsibilities of students and parents include: Abiding by the school’s behaviour policy, encouraging students to conform to school rules particularly regarding behaviour during the school timings, during extra-curricular activities, on school buses, during school trips and students’ participation in social- media forums, wearing school uniform and completing home learning. Ensuring students understand the school’s expectations and possible consequences that may arise due to inappropriate behaviour or not following the school rules. Students who chose choose to repeatedly break school rules or in the event of a more serious break of rules, then the school retains the right to issue exclusions of 1 to 5 days. If there are no improvements, then the school will have the right to permanently exclude a student and withdraw the offer of a student place with immediate effect. Permanent exclusion will be used in cases of violence towards staff; extreme violence/intended violence towards other students; criminal damage to the school premisespremises and any other act that either contravenes the laws of the State of Qatar, or causes willful harm to other people or the school. The Principal has the right to evaluate any event and use a range of fixed term or permanent exclusions if necessary. The school has a zero-tolerance policy for bullying in all its forms. Bullying is the intentional and repeated intimidation of another person who is in a position of power through emotional, physical, psychological and/or cyber means. Instances of proven and intentional bullying may result in immediate fixed term suspension of the aggressor from the school. Parents who do not support the school in the improvement of their child’s behaviour may have the offer of a place withdrawn at the end of a year. Aligned with the above, the school will not tolerate any form of defamation or intentional harm practiced through social media forums. The school has a clear policy for parents and students about the use of and participation in social media outlets and/or forums. This policy includes the following: o Parents and students using social media must, at all times, demonstrate respect for the members of the school community (including all students and personnel). o Parents and students must not breach confidentiality, defame or make threats to any person in the school community; instances of proven and intentional breach of the above will result in sanctions that may include fixed term suspension from the school.