Northern Ballet takes student safety seriously, including their safety online.
All phones must be turned off and out of sight from the time when students are collected by our pastoral team to begin their classes / day to the time when they are back in the foyer area at the end of their classes / day. This includes time spent in the studios, changing rooms, toilets, theatres and all breaks.
If a student is seen using their phone, on the first occasion it will be confiscated, placed in the academy office and returned to them at the end of their class / day. On any subsequent occasion this will be classed as unacceptable behaviour and we will follow the courses of action as listed in our Student Code of Conduct.
We understand that for student safety phones will be brought into the building and will be used on the journey’s to and from the building. Students should turn on their phone and check for any messages at the end of their class / day before leaving the foyer area.
If a student brings their phone to Northern Ballet this should be turned off and placed in the student’s box or bag so that it travels around the building with them, along with any other valuables they bring. We strongly recommend that students refrain from bringing anything of significant value to their classes as we do not have the locker capacity to ensure all students are able to safely lock valuables away.
If a student needs to contact a guardian in an emergency, they should ask permission to turn on their phone to make the call or they can call using a Northern Ballet landline phone.
If you need to contact your child in an emergency or to change any travel arrangements, please call the Academy mobile on 07542 684575, or Northern Ballet reception team on 0113 220 8000 and leave a message for your child and the staff team. Please state your child’s name and class. Please be assured that whilst any child is in the building both the reception team, caretaker and a member of our pastoral team will remain on site and in cases of emergency children will not be left unattended.