Internal Regulations 2018- 2021

INTERNAL REGULATIONS –– ENGLISH VERSION 1

Initial Provisions Approval These Internal Regulations were approved during the meeting of the NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE Pedagogic Council on September 6, 2018. Alteration This document partially alters the content of the previous Regulation, approved on September 12, 2016. Validity These Internal Regulations take effect on September 10, 2018 and are valid for the 2018/2019 school year and the following school years, until a new subsequent version is approved.


CONTENTES OF THE INTERNAL REGULATIONS

PREAMBLE – AMENDMENTS TO THE PREVIOUS VERSION 6 CHAPTER I – SCHOOL AND ITS SPACES 7

1. Introduction 7 2. Purpose and scope 7 3. School description 7

3.1. Surroundings 7 3.2. Physical Spaces 7

CHAPTER II – THE SCHOOL / HUMAN ORGANIZATION 9 1. Students 9

a) National Section 9 b) International Section 9 c) Espiche Campus 9

2. Teachers 9 a) National Section 9 b) International Section - Lagoa 10 c) International Section – Espiche Campus 10

3. Non-teaching Staff 10 a) Surveillance, Educative Support, Cleaning, Maintenance and Kitchen 10 b) Administrative and Technical 11

CHAPTER III – SCHOOL STRUCTURE 11 1. National Section 11 2. International Section 11 3. School Timetable 11

CHAPTER IV – ACCESS CONDITIONS 13 1. Students Enrolment 13

1.1 Application 13 1.2 Contractual Documents 13 1.3 Especial Provisions 13

2. Enrolment 14 3. Meals (facultative Service) 14 4. Transport (facultative Service) 14 5. After School Activities (facultative Service) 14 6. Individual Plans Examinations 14 7. Guidance and Psychology Services (facultative Service) 15 8. Tuition fees payment and other values 15

8.1 Payment modalities 15 8.2 Payment methods 15 8.3 Tuition fees 15 8.4 Student enrolment during the school year 15 8.5 Payment delays 15

9. Discounts 16 10. Security Deposit for expenses 16 11. Security Deposit for tuition fees 16 12. Transfers 16 13. Contracting process 16 14. Identification 16 15. Access to the school area 17 16. Right of Admittance Reserve 17 17. Complaints 17

CHAPTER V – PEDAGOGICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION 18


1. Pedagogical Direction 18 a) Mission 18 b) Composition: 18 c) Responsibilities: 18

2. Pedagogic Council 19 a) Mission: 19 b) Composition: 19 c) Responsibilities: 19 2.1. National Section 19

2.1.1. Curricular Departments 19 2.1.2. Class Council 21 2.1.3. Disciplines and Subject Areas Group Council 21 2.1.4. Teaching Staff Council 22 2.1.5. Psychology and Guidance Services 22

2.2. International Section 22 2.2.1. Curricular Departments 23 2.2.2. Teaching Staff Council 24 2.2.3. High School Teachers’ Council 24 2.2.4. Psychology and Guidance Services 25

3. Holder entity services 25 3.1. ECUBAL, S.A. Administration Council 25 3.2. ECUBAL, S.A. Departments 25

CHAPTER VI – SERVICES AND THE RESPECTIVE OPERATING RULES 26 1. Pedagogic Direction Offices 26 2. Secretariat 26 3. Classrooms 26 4. Arts, Music, Informatics and Laboratory Classrooms 26 5. Gym, Playing Fields and Locker Rooms 26 6. Library 27 7. Service Centre 27 8. Psychology and Guidance Services 27 9. Cafeterias 27 10. Bar 28 11. High school living room 28 12. Reprography 28 13. Uniform, school textbooks and school material store 28 14. Stairs, Corridors and Schoolyards 28 15. School Transport Buses 28

CHAPTER VII – OTHER FUNCTIONING NORMS 29 1. Assessment General Criteria 29

1.1 Articulation between the diverse Cycles and access to students’ individual processes 30 1.2. Assessment of students with disabilities 30 1.3. Students with Special Education Needs system 30

2. Corrective measures and disciplinary sanctions for students 30 2.1. Scope of application 31 2.2. Corrective measures 31 2.3. Disciplinary sanctions applied according to the practiced infraction 31 2.4. Disciplinary procedure 32

3. Pedagogic Specificities 32 3.1 Foreign Languages 32 3.2. High School Courses 32 3.3. School Offers 32 3.4. Education by levels 33 3.5. Relaxation Techniques 33 3.6. Pedagogic Vegetable garden 33

4. Students’ Absence Regime 33 4.1. Absence definition 33 4.2. Absence characterization 33 4.3. Absences and corrective measures application 33 4.4. Absence justification 34


4.5. Serious absence excess and hindrances 34 4.6. Absences effects 34

5. Field Trips and other Extra-Curricular Activities 34 6. School entries and exits 35

CHAPTER VIII – SCHOOL COMMUNITY DUTIES AND RIGHTS 36 1. General Rights and Duties 36 2. Students’ 36

2.1. Rights 36 2.2. Duties 36

2.2.1. Uniform 36 2.2.2. Inside the classroom 37 2.2.3. In the School exterior spaces, specific services, school transport, and field trips 37 2.2.4. General Rules 37

3. Teachers’ 39 3.1. Rights 39 3.2. Duties 39

4. Staff’s 39 4.1. Rights 39 4.2. Duties 39

5. Parents’ or Guardians’ 39 5.1. Rights 39 5.2. Duties 40

CHATER IX – MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 41 CHAPTER X – RESPONSIBILITIES 42 CHAPTER XI – FINAL PROVISIONS 43

1. Power of amending the Internal Regulations 43 2. Situations omitted in the Internal Regulations 43

3. Internal Regulations Compliance 43 INTERNAL REGULATIONS ANNEXES 44 ANNEX A – Regulations of Students’ Recognized Merit and Effort 45 ANNEX B – Preschool Rules 46 ANNEX C – Terms of Use of the Classrooms 48 ANNEX D – Terms of Use of the Library 49 ANNEX E – Terms of Use of the Cafeteria 50 ANNEX F – Terms of Use of the High school living Room 51 ANNEX G – Terms of Use of the Arts Rooms 52 ANNEX H – Terms of Use of the Music Room 53 ANNEX I – Terms of Use of the Computer Room 54 ANNEX J – Terms of Use of the Laboratories 55 ANNEX K – Terms of Use of the Gym and Playing Fields 56 ANNEX L – Terms of Use of the Locker Rooms 57 ANNEX M – Terms of Use of the School Transport 58 ANNEX N – Concepts Regarding Field Trips and Other Exterior Activities 59 ANNEX O – Evacuation and Emergency Rules 61 Annex P – Law 152/2013 – Statute of the Particular and Cooperative Education 64 Annex Q – Law number 51/2012 – Students’ Statute and School Ethic 34 Annex R – Decree Law 176/2012. Compulsory Education (August 2) 48 Anexo S – Decree Law number 55/2018 July 6 50 Annex T – Education Organization and Assessment – Decree 226-A/2018 August 7 64 Annex U – Regulations of the Boarding School Section 65 Annex V – School Calendar 76 Annex X – Regulations of the Representative of the Parents or Guardians of the Class 77 Annex Y – Education Organization and Assessment Decree 223-A/2018 August 3 79


PREAMBLE – AMENDMENTS TO THE PREVIOUS VERSION

These NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE Internal Regulations introduce some amendments and complements to the contents of the previous version.

Thus, the educational legislation in force is amended, adapting the regulation to the trusteeship orientations, preserving the

autonomy and flexibility inherent to private and cooperative education.

In general, some minor amendments and complements are introduced to the already published norms, in addition to a slight stylisation of the whole document.


CHAPTER I – SCHOOL AND ITS SPACES

1. Introduction

Any group of living beings follows norms or rules, manifest or implicit, innate or acquired, accepted or imposed. If such a group is composed by human beings, it has a regulation that allows its members to explicitly communicate the rights and duties of each one and it defines the positions occupied by everyone within the group.

This regulation is intended to, in conformity with the laws in force, frame situations that might take place at NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE involving people, the installations or equipment. In order to do so, not only does it establish the compliance with the laws in force, but it also adapts such laws to the contemplated situations.

Purpose and scope

In accordance with the provisions of the Law no. 152/2013, Law no. 51/212, Decree-Law no. 176/212, Decree-Law no. 139/2012, Legislative Order no. 13/2014, and Legislative Order no. 17-A/2015, this regulation stablishes:

- The structure, pedagogic organization, and administrative and the respective operating rules;

- The rights and the duties of the education community members;

- Other structures and services and its respective operating rules.

This regulation applies to all the members of NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE education community, who are responsible for their compliance and appliance.

School Description

NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE has been offering its educational services since 1972 by providing quality education. It works with two distinct sections from the pedagogical point of view, the National Section and the International Section. The school's facilities include classrooms, laboratories, rooms for arts and informatics, sports spaces, library, music rooms, canteens, administrative spaces and areas for leisure and socialization.

In September 2013 as part of its expansion, NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE inaugurated its Espiche campus (former Escola Inglesa do Barlavento), with its own curriculum of the International Section (British education). During the same time, the Boarding School reopened providing housing for international students and teachers.

NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE is governed in accordance of the Pedagogic Direction and the Internal Rules that were approved and authorised for the NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE.

Surroundings

The school is located in Lagoa Municipality, Espiche campus is located in Lagos Municipality and the Boarding School is located in Lagoa Municipality. Besides NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE - Lagoa, this municipality also has 11 Basic Education schools, Rio Arade schools’ group and Padre António Martins de Oliveira schools’ group. NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE is located in a municipality within Algarve, a region that is subject to constant socio-economical, urban and landscape mutations and to several acculturations, as a result of the vast resident community of international citizens.

Physical Spaces

NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE - LAGOA 34 Regular classrooms 1 Physical Education Office (with exclusive Locker Room and Bathroom) 1 Biology Laboratory 3 Cafeterias 1 Chemistry Laboratory 1 Kitchen with eating area 1 Physics Laboratory 1 Bar with eating area 1 Support Room for the Laboratories 1 Preschool cafeteria with eating area (independent) 2 ICT classrooms 2 Preschool rooms with Exclusive Toilets 2 Multi-purpose halls 1 Preschool playground


1 Gym 4 Men’s/Women’s Locker rooms with bathrooms 4 Art Rooms 1 Locker room with Bathroom (Cleaning Staff) 1 Music Room 1 Locker room + Bathroom (Maintenance Staff) 1 Secretariat 1 Locker room + Bathroom (Kitchen Staff) 1 Accounting and Staff Office 12 Students toilets 1 Office for meetings with parents 1 High School living room 1 Pedagogic Direction Office 2 Pedagogic Support Office 1 Administration Office 1 School Sports Support Office 1 Administration Council President Office 1 Nursing ward with Exclusive Bathroom (impaired mobility) 1 Administration Secretariat Office 1 Library 1 Teachers Room 6 general storage rooms 5 Playing Fields 1 Laundry 1 Psychology and Guidance Services Office 1 Storage Room for the 1st Education Cycle (National Section) 1 School Material Store 1 Storage Room for the 1st Education Cycle (International Section) 1 Pedagogic Vegetable Garden 1 Amusement Park

NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE - ESPICHE 7 Toilets (1 for impaired mobility) 4 regular classrooms 2 Locker rooms 1 Library 2 Staff locker rooms 1 Secretariat 1 Multi-purpose Hall (includes a cafeteria with eating area) 1 Direction Office 1 Tools room 1 Teachers’ Room 1 First Aid station 1 Multi sports space 2 Playgrounds


CHAPTER II – THE SCHOOL / HUMAN ORGANIZATION

1. Students

The School is attended by a multicultural universe of students of diverse nationalities, which explains the “International School” designation. Its maximum capacity of 948 students is distributed amongst its two teaching sections according to the following:

a) National Section b) International Section

c) Espiche Campus

Education Level Classes Capacity Reception 1 15

Year 1 1 25 Year 2 1 25 Year 3 1 25 Year 4 1 25 Year 5 1 25 Year 6 1 25

2. Teachers

The group of school teachers is composed of professionals properly qualified for teaching of several nationalities. Teachers are distributed amongst the two sections according to the following:

a) National Section

Education Level / Teaching Group

Professionalization Qualification

Total

Primary School Teacher 3 - 3 1stCyc

le 7 - 7

2nd Cycle

1st 1 - 1 2nd 1 - 1 3rd 1 - 1 4th 2 - 2 5th 2 - 2

Education Level Classes Capacity

Preschool 3 50 1st Cycle 8 195 2nd Cycle 5 140 3rd Cycle 7 144

Highschool 3 75

Education Level Classes Capacity

Reception 1 15 Year 1 1 25 Year 2 1 25 Year 3 1 25 Year 4 1 25 Year 5 1 25 Year 6 1 25 Year 7 1 25 Year 8 1 25 Year 9 1 25

Year 10 1 25 Year 11 1 25 Year 12 1 25 Year 13 1 25


Physical Ed. 3 - 3 Musical Ed. 1 - 1

3rd Cycle and High

School

1st 2 - 2 4th A 2 - 2 5th 2 - 2 7th 2 - 2

8th A 2 - 2 8th B 1 - 1 9th 2 - 2

10th A 2 - 2 10th B 1 - 1 11th A 1 - 1 11th B 3 - 3

Physical Ed. 1 - 1 ICT 1 - 1

Spanish/ French/

German

3

-

3

Totals 40 0 46

b) International Section - Lagoa

Education Level Professionalization Own Qualification Total

Pre-School 3 - 3

Primary School 5 - 5

Middle and High School 15 - 15

c) International Section – Espiche Campus

Education Level Professionalization Own Qualification Total

Pre-School 2 - 2

Primary School 5 - 5

3. Non-teaching Staff

The non-teaching staff structure grants teachers the necessary support and the normal functioning of the Lagoa Campus, helping the development of several administrative, technical and logistical functions.

a) Surveillance, Educative Support, Cleaning, Maintenance and Kitchen

Men Women Total Security 5 3 8 Education Assistant - 8 8 Cleaning - 8 8 Maintenance 7 - 7 Kitchen - 7 7


b) Administrative and Technical

Men Women Total Administrative Staff 4 6 10 Laboratory - 1 1 Library - 1 1 Psychology Services - 3 3


CHAPTER III – SCHOOL STRUCTURE

4. Boarding School Own Regulations – “NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE Boarding School Manual”

Obs. 1: School activities end at 16h30.

Obs. 2: Preschool activities end at 18h00.

Obs. 3 –The school schedule for the current school year, including all the indications regarding school holidays, is attached to this regulation (Annex V).

(a) – Class only applies in specific situations.

1. National Section

PRE-SCHOOL (3 to 5 years old)

1st CYCLE 1st 6 years old 2nd 7 years old 3rd 8 years old 4th 9 years old 2nd CYCLE 5th 10 years old 6th 11 years old 3rd CYCLE 7th 12 years old 8th 13 years old 9th 14 years old HIGHSCHOOL 10th 15 years old 11th 16 years old 12th 17 years old

2. International Section

PRIMARY SCHOOL Reception 4 years Year 1 5 years Year 2 6 years Year 3 7 years Year 4 8 years Year 5 9 years Year 6 10 years MIDDLE SCHOOL Year 7 11 years Year 8 12 years Year 9 13 years SENIOR SCHOOL Year 10 14 years GCSE Year 11 15 years Year 12 16 years SIXTH FORM Year 13 17 years

3. School Timetable

1st Class 9h15 – 10h00

2nd Class 10h00 – 10h45

Recess 10h45 – 11h15

3rd Class 11h15 – 12h00

4th Class 12h00 – 12h50


5th Class 14h00 – 14h45

6th Class 14h45 – 15h30


7th Class 15h45 – 16h30

8Th Class (a) 16h30 – 17h15 AFTER SCHOOL

ACTIVITIES 16h35 – 18h35


CHAPTER IV – ACCESS CONDITIONS

1. Students Enrolment

The School is intended for students between the ages of 3 to 18 years.

1.1 Application

In order for a student to apply for a place at NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE, for both the National and International Sections, the respective Parent or Guardian must fill in and sign an Application Form. This form is available in two models one for an eventual enrolment in case the student is new and enrolling in the School for the first time and another for renewal. Once the Application Form has been completed and signed, it must be delivered along with the following documents:

- A Copy of the student Identity Document;

- A Copy of the Parent or Guardian Identity Document and of the Contract Holder;

- A Copy of the student Passport (*);

- A Copy of the Parent or Guardian Passport and of the Contract Holder (*);

- A Copy of the student Vaccine Card, updated;

- Copies of the student National Health System (SNS) or other (SAMS/ADSE);

- A Copy of the Parent or Guardian Taxpayer Card and of the Contract Holder;

- 1 Passport Size Photo of the Parent or Guardian;

- A Copy of the Residence Authorization of the Parent or Guardian and of the Contract Holder (*);

- Parent or Guardian and Contract Holder Proof of Address;

- Student Medical Record;

- Transport File (when the transport option is subscribed);

- Information File (acceptance) of the School Timetable and of the obligation to wear uniform;

(*) Passports and residence authorizations are requested only when the citizens are not Portuguese.

1.2 Contractual documents

Once a student is accepted by the School Board, the following documents must be signed:

- Education Service Provision Contract.

- Annex I to the Education Service Provision Contract; (when a deduction applies)

- Annex II to the Education Service Provision Contract; (when transportation applies)

- Annex III to the Education Service Provision Contract (when lunch applies)

- Field trip permit

- Image sharing allowance

- Acceptance of the RGPD rules

1.3 Especial Provisions

a) A Security Deposit for expenses is required to all the students;

b) A Security Deposit for tuition fees might me required;

c) The application for an eventual student enrolment renewal does not assume or grants any school achievement during the school year in which the enrolment is done.


2. Enrolment

The enrolment is the process of registering a student at the School. It is done annually for every student, without exceptions, and it comprises the payment of the value which is annually fixed on the proper table, which already includes the School Insurance.

a) The Insurance coverage and the respective values, which are included in the insurance policy, are defined on the corresponding price list. The School and the Insurance Company do not take responsibility, under any circumstances, for any values other than the ones described above.

3. Meals (facultative Service)

a) The School serves lunch to all students whose Parents or Guardians have booked the Meals option;

b) Since the contracts with the providers and the respective values and quantities are negotiated annually based on the number of students enrolled with this option, the commitment assumed by the Parents or Guardians will remain, mandatorily, during the complete school year;

c) The students who bring their own lunch can also use the cafeteria.

d) During holiday programs, trip fields or any other activities that take place outside of the school calendar or outside of the school facilities, no meals will be provided by the School.

4. Transport (facultative Service)

a) By booking the Transport option for their child, Parents or Guardians assume an annual commitment, which cannot be cancelled during the school year, since the contracts for buses provision with the transport company, as well as all the routes and bus stops, are defined and negotiated based on the number of students who have chosen this option and since there are no updates during the school year.

b) The School transport is done with buses provided by a specialized company and the transportation takes place on the morning and afternoon periods, between the two bus stops chosen by the Parents or Guardians and the School.

c) Bus stops are mandatorily at places that are officially authorised for letting passengers in and out of public transportation.

d) The service provision conditions might be updated by the School during the school year, namely due to factors which are not controlled by the teaching establishment (construction works, blocked public roads, etc.) or due to the insufficient number of students to justify some routes or bus stops. In all these situations, the School reserves the right to cancel this service partially or totally. Parents or Guardians will be informed about eventual changes fifteen days in advance.

e) Updating the route during only one of the periods (morning or afternoon) does not imply any deduction from the charged value.

g) The student might be prevented from using the bus due to misbehaviour on the respective bus.

5. After School Activities (facultative Service)

a) School activities end at 16h30. After that, students might enrol on After School Activities, which include a range of sports or study room activities until 18h30.

b) Preschool activities end at 18h00.

This additional service is charged monthly and separately.

6. Individual Plans Examinations

The International Section of the School offers the admission of students exclusively in order to take Public Examinations of Individual Plans of the British Education (IGSCE, Advanced Level, Applied A Level, etc.). The responsibility for such costs is exclusively of the Parents or Guardians of the student who applied for the examinations.


7. Guidance and Psychology Services (facultative Service)

As foreseen in the legislation, the School provides free psychology services in order to diagnose and to properly support any difficulties with learning processes, as well as vocational guidance and psychologic and/or pedagogic interventions.

Specific psychological counselling needs or any other service in this area will be charged separately with the Parents’ or Guardian’s prior agreement.

8. Tuition fees payment and other values

8.1 Payment Modality

In order to settle the values which are stipulated in the Provision of Education Services Contract, Parents or Guardians can choose one of the following payment modalities:

A) ANNUAL VALUE – The complete tuition fees amount is to be paid (*) until the last business day of June preceding the school year to which the contract applies. A deduction will be determined by the administration.

B) ANNUAL VALUE – The complete tuition fees amount is to be paid (*) until August 15 preceding the school year to which the contract applies. No deductions included.

C) DELAYED TUITION FEES (*) – Three instalments:

- The first instalment is to be paid until August 15 preceding the school year to which the contract applies;

- The second is to be paid until December 15 of the school year to which the contract applies;

- The third is to be paid until March 15 of the school year to which the contract applies.

D) DELAYED TUITION FEES (*) – Twelve instalments:

If the Parent, Guardian or the Contract Holder chooses this payment modality, the tuition fees must be paid according to twelve equal and successive instalments, with the first instalment being paid on the day of the enrolment and the remaining instalments being settled until the first day of the month from August to June of the following calendar year, coinciding with the school year to which the contract applies. This payment modality is only accepted if the payment is done by Direct Debit. In addition, if this payment modality is chosen, an additional annual fee will be charged during the enrolment act.

(*) While paying the tuition fees and when the meals and/or transportation services are subscribed, the respective values will be added according to the same proportion and periodicity of the chosen payment modality.

8.2 Payment Method

In order to pay tuition fees or any other values that result from the student attending the School, from subscribed services, acquired articles, penalties, etc., the following payment methods are accepted: cash, cheque, bank transfer or direct debit.

8.3 Tuition Fees

The annual tuition fee refers to the school year that begins in September and ends in June of the following calendar year. The annual tuition fee does not include meals, transportation or any eventual holiday programs.

8.4 Student enrolment during the school year

For those students whose enrolment is done after the beginning of the school year, the Education Service Provision contract is celebrated considering the remaining time until the end of the school year. The tuition fees values and any eventual options related to meals and transportation will be calculated considering the remaining time, except if there are any contrary provisions that result from the contract or from sporadic situations.

8.5 Payment delays

Once payment deadlines are not met, as defined in 8.1, a penalty will be charged due to the payment delays. Such penalty is established annually by the School and in accordance with the price list in force. As foreseen by law, there is also a penalty of 0,5% per month, which is calculated over the owed amount. These penalties also apply to all the payments foreseen on the Contract Annexes.


9. Discounts

Discounts might apply on two different occasions:

a) New enrolments or enrolment renewals which are paid in total in advance, including all the expenses foreseen in the Education Service Provision Contract;

b) Families with more than 2 children attending the school, the discount will apply to the younger child and it only applies once the Annex I of the Education Service Provision Contract has been accepted and subscribed.

10. Security Deposit for expenses

a) It is mandatory to provide an amount that will be established as a Security Deposit for expenses, according to the annually established value and in accordance to the price list in force. This amount will be debited when small expenses appear which the student did not predict, such as phone calls, examination inscription fees, small damages caused by the student, penalties related to payment delays, the loss of school identification cards, etc.

b) Without prejudice of the previous point, this value might also be frozen as a result to unpaid tuition fees.

c) The Security Deposit for expenses which are not updated annually, if totally used, are automatically stablished according to the value of the price list in force.

d) All the performed debits are communicated to the Parent or Guardian or Contract Holder.

e) The Security Deposit for expenses will be refunded once the student stops attending the School, as long as all the financial obligations of the Parent, Guardian or Contract Holder have been met. Such obligations are foreseen on the Education Service Provision contract which is celebrated with the School.

11. Security Deposit for tuition fees

a) A Security Deposit for tuition fees might be required. Its value is stablished annually in accordance with the price list in force.

b) The Security Deposit for tuition fees will be debited when tuition fees are not totally or partially paid by the Parent or Guardian/Contract Holder on the day of the agreed payment deadlines.

c) All the performed debits are communicated to the Parent or Guardian or Contract Holder.

d) The Security Deposit for expenses will be refunded once the student stops attending the School, as long as all the financial obligations of the Parent, Guardian or Contract Holder have been met. Such obligations are foreseen on the Education Service Provision contract which is celebrated with the School.

12. Transfers

a) According to the law in force (Decree Law 152/2013 – Annex P), the student enrolment transfer is allowed between private schools and between private and public schools, as defined by ministerial order.

b) The enrolment transfer from private schools with their own programs to public schools can only take place at the beginning of the school year and requires a process of qualifications equivalence.

13. Contracting process a) The Education Service Provision Contract, as well as its Annexes III and IV, constitute a compromise for a complete school year. b) After the contract has been celebrated, the contractor has 14 (fourteen) days of reflection, counted from the day when the contract was signed.

c) The contract cancellation is only possible during the period of reflection. Once this period is over and if no resolution is expressed, the contractor is obligated to pay the totality of the values foreseen in the contract, and cannot, under any circumstances, demand the total or partial restitution of any values that might have been already paid.

d) The terms and conditions of the previous point also applies if the School does not function temporarily due to reasons of force, namely the disturbance of the public order, terrorist and vandalism acts, natural catastrophes or the prevention/eradication of infectious and contagious diseases and also in case a student permanently stops frequenting the school due to disciplinary reasons.

14. Identification

All students who start the school year in the School, as well as all the students who enrol during the school year, are photographed


digitally by the school services. Such photos are stored on the school data base and used for the emission of the School Identification Card.

The School Identification Card emission cost is included in the Enrolment Fee.

15. Access to the school area

Students can access the school area freely.

All guests must show their identification at the School entrance.

16. Right of Admission to NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE

NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE, as a private teaching establishment, reserves the right to refuse the enrolment or enrolment renewal of any student during ongoing school years.

17. Complaints

All the complaints resulting from any Education Service Provision Contract and its Annexes lapse 1 (one) year after the last day of the contract term.


CHAPTER V – PEDAGOGICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION

1. Pedagogic Direction

a) Mission

It is the School Executive Body that decides on pedagogical matters and institutional relations with the diverse entities of the educational environment.

b) Composition:

- One representative of the entity to which was given the authorization for the School functioning;

- One Pedagogic Director for the National Section;

- One Assistant Director for the National Section;

- One 1st Cycle Pedagogic Director for the National Section;

- One Preschool Pedagogic Director for the National Section;

- One General Pedagogic Director for the International Section;

- One Primary School Pedagogic Director for the International Section;

- One Middle School Pedagogic Director for the International Section;

- One Senior School Pedagogic Director for the International Section;

Note: One or more of the above positions might be accumulated on the same person. Since it is a collegiate body, its members elect a Pedagogical Direction President whose mandate lasts three school years.

c) Responsibilities:

1. Guide and coordinate all the school activities;

2. Plan and supervise curricular and cultural activities;

3. Represent the School towards the Education Ministry and other official entities, regarding all matters with a pedagogical nature;

4. Ensure the education quality;

5. Collaborate in the prevention of indiscipline;

6. Ensure the education and discipline of students;

7. Support in the constitution of classes and preparation of schedules;

8. Designate the Class Directors;

9. Manage the installations, spaces and equipment;

10. Intervene, when necessary, in administrative and/or disciplinary situations related to all the education levels;

11. Assist in the elaboration of the final annual plan of activities document;

12. Approve field trips;

13. Promote the compliance with the study programs and plans;

14. Assist in the application of projects of pedagogical and educational interest;

15. Support in the elaboration of the School Curriculum Project / Educational Project;

16. Comply with the legislation in force, apply and enforce the rules contained in these Regulations and enforce the decisions taken by this Body, in addition to respecting and enforcing the decisions taken by the Pedagogical Council;

17. Ordinarily meet once a week;

18. Distribute among themselves the presence of at least one member of the Pedagogic Direction in the School, daily from 09h00 until 17:30, even during school holidays.

19. Assess and deliberate about other matters that might be requested, as long as such fall within the scope of its formal competencies and under the specific legislation in force.


2. Pedagogic Council

a) Mission:

This body is responsible for key decisions regarding the educational policies and philosophies of NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE. As well as being the main guarantor of compliance, correct interpretation and application of the educational legislation in force.

b) Composition:

The Pedagogic Council is formed by

- the Pedagogic Direction President,

- the Cycle Pedagogic Directors,

- the Head of the Curricular Departments,

- a representative of the Guidance and Psychology Services,

- the Class Directors Coordinator (from the 2nd and 3rd Cycles of High School),

- a representative of the Non-Teaching Staff,

- a representative of the Students,

- a representative of the Parents or Guardians, in accordance with the Article 32º of the Law 137/2012 of July 2. Since it is a collegiate body, its members elect a Pedagogic Council President whose mandate lasts three school years.


1. Ensure the pedagogical guidance, by defining the criteria to be taken into account in the preparation and operation of the school year;

2. Promote the unification of the students´ Evaluation Criteria and coordinate its application;

3. Analyse, approve and evaluate the teaching staff Training Plan;

4. Elaborate, approve and disseminate the School's Internal Regulations and Activities Plan;

5. Initiate actions and mechanisms for the construction of an Educational Project for the School;

6. Promote measures that stimulate the School-Environment interaction;

7. Assemble, usually once a month and extraordinarily whenever it is convened by its president, by its own initiative or due to a requirement by one third of all its members in effective functions, or when a Pedagogic Council opinion justifies it;

8. Assess the proposals of each Department related to the respective assessment criteria and decide on their approval;

9. Support the organization of field trips (see annex N);

10. Assess and deliberate about other matters that might be requested, as long as such fall within the scope of its formal competencies and under the specific legislation in force.

2.1. National Section

2.1.1 Curricular Departments

a) Mission:

The Curricular Departments are constituted as support structures to the Pedagogic Council, and its most important responsibility is to develop measures that reinforce the interdisciplinary articulation in the application of study plans.

b) Composition:

The discipline or teaching groups that compose each curricular department are defined by order of the Ministry of Education; except


for the Physical Education Department, which was created separately from the Arts department, due to its specificity and multiple sports activities.

c) Curricular Departments in operation at the School (National Section):

Teaching Staff Council Kindergarten Teachers 1st Cycle Teachers Curricular Enrichment Activities Teachers

Department of Exact and Natural Sciences and Technologies

4th (2nd cycle) 1st (3rd cycle & High school) 4th A (3rd cycle & High school) 4th B (3rd cycle & High school) 11th B (3rd cycle &High school)

Department of Languages

2nd (2nd cycle) 3rd (2nd cycle) 8th A (3rd cycle & High school) 8thB (3rd cycle & High school) 9th (High school)

Department of Arts and Expressions 5th (2nd, 3rd cycle and High school) Musical Education ICT Informática (secundário)

Department of Social and Human Sciences

1st (2nd cycle) 7th (3rd cycle and High school) 10th A (3rd cycle and High school) 10th B (3rd cycle and High school) 11th A (3rd cycle and High school)

Department of Physical Education Physical Education (2nd and 3rd Cycles and High school)

d) Responsibilities:

1. Coordinate the pedagogical activities to be developed by the Department teachers, regarding the Curricular Plan implementation, on both its disciplinary and non-disciplinary components, as well as other educational activities included in the Teachers’ Training Plan;

2. Assess and debate, in collaboration with other schools matters related to the adoption of pedagogical models, teaching and assessment methods teaching and learning materials and school textbooks;

3. Analyse the convenience of the group regarding the weekly workload for the different subjects;

4. Develop, with the Guidance and Psychology Services, the guidance and the assessment of the students, in order to contribute to their educational success;

5. Collaborate with the Class Directors in order to elaborate specific programs that are integrated on the educational support activities and measures, within the context of the assessment system of the Basic Education students;

7. Develop and support the local and regional educational projects, considering a perspective of investigation-action, in accordance with the School resources or through the collaboration with other schools and entities;

8. Collaborate with the Pedagogic Council in order to develop programs and to assess projects;

9. Develop measures regarding the Department teachers’ training, considering both the continuous training and the support to those who are currently on their initial training;

10. Define criteria to assign teaching service, as well as for the management of spaces and equipment;

11. Elaborate and asses the Departments’ Annual Activities Plan, considering the implementation of the School's Educational Project;

12. Establish the Assessment Criteria and the importance of each parameter, submitting them for the Pedagogic Council´s approval.


2.1.2 Class Council

a) Composition:

It is constituted by all the teachers of each Class, under the presidency of the respective Class Director, as well as by the Psychologist. After the end of each meeting, the Class Director will send a summary of the meeting and of the class evolution to the representative of the Parents or Guardians. The meetings with a disciplinary character will include the representative of the Class Parents or Guardians.

b) Responsibilities:

1. Periodically determine the students’ success and attendance;

2. Coordinate the teachers’ activities in order to solve pedagogic problems;

3. Solve specific problems of students from the class;

4. Be the connecting element between the School, the students and the Parents/Guardians through the Class Director;

5. Give opinions regarding all the pedagogic and disciplinary questions that are related to the Class;

6. Collaborate with the actions that promote the School inter-relation with the community;

7. Approve the proposed school performance assessment presented by each Class teacher during the assessment meetings, which are held at the end of each term and in accordance with the criteria established by the Pedagogic Council;

8. Conceive, approve and assess the Class Work´s Project, if applicable;

9. Perform midterm assessments during each of the three terms; At the midterm meeting of the 3rd Term, only the students who might fail the year will be assessed;

10. Assemble for assessments at the end of each period, as foreseen by law;

11. Function in accordance with the specific legislation in force.

2.1.3 Disciplines and Subject Areas Group Council

a) Composition:

It is constituted by the teachers of the same group of disciplines and headed by the delegated teacher. It also integrates the Preschool Teachers’ Council and the Basic Education 1st Cycle Teachers’ Council.


1. Support the teachers’ work;

2. Analyse the programs and other documents;

3. Create an inventory of the group needs and communicate it to the management bodies;

4. Elaborate a dossier with all the discipline information and with all the School bodies and official entities;

5. Function and its manage its assignments in accordance with the specific legislation in force, especially considering the following:

5.1. Collaborate with the Pedagogic Council in the development of the School Educational Project and elaborate and execute the Training Plan;

5.2. Plan school and non-school activities.

6. Assemble, usually once a month;

7. Assemble extraordinarily when its competences require it or when it is required by two thirds of the teachers that constitute the group.

2.1.4 Teaching Staff Council


a) Composition: It is constituted by 1st Cycle Teachers, Kindergarten Teachers, Curricular Enrichment Activities Teachers and a Psychologist.




3. Function and manage its assignments in accordance with the specific legislation in force, especially considering the following:

3.1 Collaborate with the Pedagogic Council in the development of the School Educational Project and elaborate and execute the Teachers’ Training Plan;

3.2. Collaborate with the Class Form Teacher in the conception, approval and assessment of the Class Work Project.

4. Plan school and non-school activities;

5. Discuss the student’s assessment and problematic cases;

6. Assemble mandatorily in the middle and in the end of each term for assessments. Such meeting is headed by the 1st Cycle Pedagogic Director. Assemble monthly only with the Assignee Teachers.

2.1.5 Psychology and Guidance Services

Functioning:

The Pedagogic Direction coordinates the Psychologist activity.

The Psychologist works in articulation with the: Pedagogic Direction, Class Council, Teachers’ Council, Class Director, Class Directors Coordinators, Representatives of Parents or Guardians.

The Psychologist works in his/her own office

The Psychologist works from 9h to 17h.

Composition:

Psychologists.

Responsibilities:

1. Support the 9th grade students and high school students who look for these services for school and professional guidance, individually or in group.

2. Observe and assess situations related with development problems, learning difficulties and cases properly referred by the management body.

3. Collaborate with the elaboration of an Individual Education Plan and monitor students with special educative needs whose cases are properly referred to by the management body in collaboration with the parents.

4. Cooperate on an organizational level, participating in the meetings to which he/she is requested.

5. Effect clarification meetings for Students, parents, guardians and teachers.

6. Request meetings with the Class Councils when necessary.

2.2. International Section

The School´s International Section suits the needs of the Algarve international community, mainly of the people who cannot beneficiate of a Portuguese curricular education due to residing in Portugal for a relatively short period.

The classes are conducted in English, with exception of the foreign languages (Portuguese is taught as a mandatory foreign language to all the students, while German and French are taught to students who are more than 11 years old).


The education is based on the English national curriculum, which is adapted in order to suit the International Community that lives in Portugal. All students learn Portuguese, The History and Geography programs have their focus in Europe, as opposed to the original British programs.

All teachers possess the qualifications required by the English Ministry of Education. All qualified and experienced teachers regardless of their nationality will be considered for any vacancy.

Students can apply for internationally recognized examinations, at the ages of 16 to 18 years old (IGCSE, AS and A2 Level, AVCE). These examinations provide the students with access to continuing their education in all European Union countries as well as further countries outside the European Union.

2.2.1 Curricular Departments

a) Mission:

The Curricular Departments constitute the support structure for the Pedagogic Council. These are responsible for the development of measures that reinforce the interdisciplinary cooperation in the application of study plans.

b) Composition: The disciplines or teaching groups that compose each Curricular Department are based on the English National Curriculum. In Preschool and Primary School Education, the curricular articulation is assured by the Teachers’ Council, which integrates Primary School Teachers and Specific Teachers of the Portuguese, Music and Physical Education activities.

c) Curricular Departments:

Teachers’ Council

Educators 1st Cycle Teachers Curricular Enrichment Activities Teachers

Department of Languages

English, German, Portuguese, French and Spanish Teachers English as a Foreign Language Teachers English Literature Teachers

Deparment of Exact and Natural Sciences and Technologic Education

Mathematics Teachers Science Teachers Technology and Design Teachers Information and Communication Technologies Teachers (ICT)

Department of Humanities History and Geography Teachers Business Teachers

Department of Art Arts, Music and Dramatic Arts Teachers

d) Responsibilities:

1. Coordinate the pedagogical activities to be developed by the Department teachers, regarding the Curricular Plan implementation, on both its disciplinary and non-disciplinary components, as well as other educational activities included in the Teachers’ Training Plan;

2. Analyse and debate, in collaboration with other schools, matters related to the adoption of pedagogical models, teaching and assessment methods, teaching and learning materials and school textbooks;

3. Analyse the convenience of the group regarding the weekly workload for the different disciplines;

4. Develop, with the Guidance and Psychology Services, the guidance and assessment of the students, in order to contribute for their educational success;

5. Collaborate with the Class Directors in order to elaborate specific programs that are integrated in the educational support activities and measures, within the context of the assessment system of the English Curricular Education;

6. Develop and support local and regional educational projects, considering a perspective of investigation-action, in accordance with


the School resources or through the collaboration with other schools and entities;

7. Develop measures regarding the Department teachers’ training, considering both the continuous training and the support to those who are currently on their initial training;

8. Define criteria to assign teaching service, as well as for the management of spaces and equipment;

9. Elaborate and assess the Departments’ Annual Activities Plan, considering the implementation of the School's Educational Project;

10. Follow the Assessment Criteria established by the assessment system of the English Curricular Education.

2.2.2 Teachers’ Council

a) Composition:

It is constituted by all the educators, all the 1st Cycle teachers and by all the Curricular Enrichment Activities Teachers, headed by the respective Director and with the presence of the Psychologist when required by the Director.


1. Determine, periodically, the students’ success and attendance;

2. Coordinate the teachers’ activities for the resolution of pedagogic problems;

3. Analyse and deliberate about specific problems of the class students;

4. Be the connecting link between the School, the students and the Parents/Guardians through the Class Form Teacher;

5. Give an opinion regarding all the pedagogical and disciplinary matters that are related to the class;

6. Collaborate with the actions that promote the School inter-relation with the community;

7. Approve the school performance assessment proposals submitted by each class teacher during the assessment meetings, which must take place in the end of each school term and in accordance with the criteria approved by the English curricular education;

2.2.3 High school Teachers’ Council

Composition:

It is constituted by all the High school teachers headed by the respective Director, as well as by the Psychologist when required by the Director.

Responsibilities:



3. Function and manage its assignments in accordance with the English National Curriculum in force, especially considering the following:

3.1 Collaborate with the Pedagogic Council in the development of the School Educational Project and elaborate and execute the Teachers’ Training Plan;

3.2 Collaborate with the Class Form Teacher in the conception, approval and assessment of the Class Curricular Projects.

4. Plan school and non-school activities;

5. Discuss the students’ assessment and problematic cases.

6. Assemble mandatorily in the middle and in the end of each term for assessments. The meeting is headed by the High school Teachers’ Director.

2.2.4 Psychology and Guidance Services


a) Functioning:

The Pedagogic Direction coordinates the Psychologist activity.

The Psychologist works in articulation with the: Pedagogic Direction, Class Council, Teachers’ Council, Class Director, Class Directors Coordinators, Representatives of Parents or Guardians.

The Psychologist works in his/her own office

The Psychologist works from 9h to 17h.

b) Composition:

3 Psychologists;

Educational Support Teachers;

The Teacher responsible for the Educational Guidance.


1. Support the 9th, 11th and 13th grade students who look for these services for professional and educational guidance, individually or in group;

2. Observe and assess situations related with development problems, learning difficulties and cases properly referred by the management body;

3. Collaborate with the elaboration of an Individual Education Plan and monitor students with special educative needs whose cases are properly referred to by the management body in collaboration with the parents.

4. Cooperate on an organizational level, participating in the meetings to which it is required;

5. Effect clarification meetings for students, parents, guardians and teachers.

3. Holder entity services

3.1. ECUBAL, S.A. Administration Council

Education establishment holder entity, composed by one or more elements who are designated by the shareholders and which is responsible for defining the school general guidelines, execute the necessary investments, hire and supervise the teaching and non-teaching staff, establish the financial-administrative organization and the School representation in all institutional matters, especially towards the Ministry of Education, sharing the information that such organization might require, as foreseen by law.

The Administration Council is also responsible for nominating a representative for the Pedagogic Direction and for nominating the Cycle Pedagogic Directors for both Sections.

3.2. ECUBAL, S.A. Departments

Are responsible for supporting the School on its daily functioning and its administrative, technical and logistic functioning.


CHAPTER VI – SERVICES AND THE RESPECTIVE OPERATING RULES

1. Pedagogic Direction Offices

a) These offices function as a work place for the Pedagogic Directors and also as a place to meet anyone who requires its services.

b) Students can go to these offices to discuss their problems in cases of urgency or given the impossibility to contact the respective Class Director.

c) The Secretariat must be visited in other cases.

2. Secretariat

a) The Secretariat is the attendance place for all the school community.

b) It works according to the established timetable, which is displayed on its door.

c) Entering the Secretariat is only allowed to its staff, designated elements of the Pedagogic Direction and anyone who is authorised by the holder entity.

3. Classrooms

a) Classrooms are to be opened by the teacher on the first lesson and after each break. Classrooms must stay closed during breaks; Teachers must have their master key.

b) The distribution of the classroom places is done at the beginning of the school year by the Class Director and can be altered by any teacher, if necessary.

c) Inside each classroom, the users are responsible for preserving the furniture, window blinds and all the remaining material. Each student must be responsible for preserving and keeping their respective table and chair clean.

d) Only the Teacher and/or the Class Representative are responsible for lifting or lowering the window blinds and it is also expressly prohibited for students to use the class record book, the interactive whiteboard, the computer, the air conditioning or any other pedagogic material.

e) All the class students can be jointly responsible for paying any damages caused to the material in the classrooms, if it is impossible to determine who was responsible for such damages.

f) In the absence of a teacher, students must wait near the classroom door and behave civic and orderly, while waiting for the replacement teacher.

The use of these spaces is conditioned to the compliance of the fixed Terms of Use (see Annex C). Preschool classrooms, due to its specificities, have a set of particular rules (see Annex B).

4. Arts, Music, Informatics and Laboratory Classrooms

a) These classrooms are not to be used to hold lessons from other subjects, except if appropriately justified and authorised by the Pedagogic Direction.

b) The material that exists in these classrooms must not be removed or moved without the teacher´s authorization. Students will be responsible for any damages that they might cause to such materials.

c) Each teacher must verify, at the end and at the beginning of each lesson, if the material is in good conditions.

d) If any kind of material is missing or damaged during a lesson, except in case of abrasion, the teacher must find who is responsible or, in the last resort, make the class take responsibility for the jointly payment of such materials.

The use of these spaces is conditioned to the compliance of the fixed Terms of Use (See Annex G – Arts; Annex H – Music; Annex I – Informatics; Annex J – Laboratories).

5. Gym, Playing Fields and Locker Rooms

a) Students and teachers must use adequate footwear and clothing.


b) The presence of students in the gym without the presence of a teacher or a guardian is strictly forbidden.

c) The use or movement of any sports equipment inside the gym without the appropriate authorization and supervision of the responsible teacher is strictly forbidden.

b) Whenever students use the locker rooms, they are responsible for any damage that took place during the use.

c) Whenever a class finds any damaged material when entering the locker rooms, they must communicate it to the teacher. If it does not happen, the class might have to take responsibility for the damages.

d) Teachers are responsible for keeping the locker rooms closed, where possible.

e) It is strictly forbidden to eat in the gym, playing fields and locker rooms.

The use of these spaces is conditioned to the compliance of the fixed Terms of Use (see Annex K and Annex L, respectively).

6. Library

a) The Library is the space destined to reading and intellectual labour and must not be mistaken for a study room or for any living space for students.

b) The person responsible for the service might expel those who do not follow the fixed norms, informing the Pedagogic Director of the education cycle to which the student belongs of the occurrence.

The use of this space is conditioned to the compliance of the fixed Terms of Use (see Annex D) and in accordance with the established timetable.

7. Nursing ward

a) The Nursing ward is always available during the daily school timetable.

b) The Nursing ward is ensured by a first aid qualified person.

c) It is exclusively destined to provide first aid for students and staff.

d) The access and permanency in the space is reserved for those who need assistance.

e) Students who need medical assistance due to an accident or due to viral disease symptoms can be directed to a hospital unit. The Parent or Guardian will be informed of the situation.

8. Psychology and Guidance Services

a) The Psychology and Guidance Services Office is located on the first floor. It is coordinated by a Psychologist who is assisted by other professionals from the same field of expertise.

b) The access to this office is exclusively for students who need school or professional guidance or who are part of specific monitoring programs or students who want to request guidance or support.

9. Cafeterias

a) Cafeterias operate from 11h45 to 14h00.

b) The Cafeteria destined to all students, except for preschool, and operates according to the following timetable:

Hours

National Section

International Section

12h20m 1st – 4th year Year 2 - 5 12h40m 5th year Year 6 12h45m 6th year Year 7 13h 7th/8th year Year 8 /9 13h15m 9th/10th year Year 10/11 13h30m 11th/12th year Year 12/13


c) In the students’ cafeteria, students must enter through the signalled door, in orderly manner, respecting the arriving order and the pre-established timetables. d) The use of this space is conditioned to the compliance of the fixed Terms of Use (See Annex E).

10. Bar

The bar timetable is displayed in its proximity. The arriving order must be respected by everyone and there are designated reception areas for the 1st Cycle, 2nd Cycle, 3rd Cycle, High school, teaching staff and non-teaching staff.

Students must behave correctly in the facilities; otherwise, the responsible person for the service might refuse to serve and the corresponding Pedagogic Director will be informed of the occurrence.

Papers, packages, single-use bottles or other waste and debris must be deposited in the litter bins to be found all over the School property.

11. High school Living room

The use of this space is conditioned to the compliance of the fixed Terms of Use (See Annex F). The key for this room will be left with the gatekeeper.

High school students will choose amongst them who or whom will be responsible for opening and closing this room, as well as for its functioning.

Students who use this room are responsible for any damages.

12. Reprography

The reprography service is open to all the school community and operates according to the established timetable, which is displayed in its space.

The request for its use must be done 24 hours in advance. Teachers’ requests are to be considered with a higher priority.

13. Uniform, school textbooks and school material store

The space to purchase the official NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE uniform, school textbooks and school material is open to the complete school community, operating in accordance with the fixed timetable.

Its access is exclusive to Parents or Guardians and students who pretend to acquire its offered products. The permanence in this space should only be limited to the time necessary to carry out the acquisition of these products.

14. Stairs, Corridors and School yards

Students are not allowed to be near classrooms when these are being used.

During the use of these spaces, everyone must behave in a civilised manner, without violence, without destroying the school´s property and without polluting the places.

Everyone is required to keep the walls clean

It is not allowed to play games near classrooms that disturb the free circulation or that affect the building preservation.

Classrooms must be entered in an orderly manner.

15. School Transport Buses

The School transport is understood as an extension of the school facilities. Thus, the behaviour and the language in such transports must be as required by the School.

The use of the school transport buses is conditioned to the compliance of the fixed Terms of Use defined on the Annex M.


CAPÍTULO VII – OTHER FUCTIONING NORMS

1. Assessment general criteria

Considering the fact that assessments are one of the acts that carry a higher grade of responsibility and seriousness during teachers’ activities and considering the legislation in force, it is intended to establish some norms aiming at the standardization of procedures during the evaluation process, in order to make it more objective and transparent, facilitating the performance of teachers as evaluators.

a) In the beginning of each school year, each Curricular Department and the Teachers’ Council of the 1st Cycle and the 1st Cycle, 2nd Cycle and High School Curricular Departments must define the Assessment Criteria, establishing which parameters must be assessed and the respective weight. These criteria must be rigorously followed by all the department elements.

b) The students’ assessment assumes the team work of all the teachers involved, as well as the participation of the students (self-assessment) and of the Parents or Guardians. When a student fails a school year for a second time on the same education cycle, the Parent or Guardian is invited to speak in a meeting with the Class Director and the responsible for the Psychology and Guidance Service. It is mandatory to elaborate a meeting minute, which will be signed by the three parties involved. The final decision of such a meeting does not have a binding quality.

c) Each teacher must plan each teaching unit, by establishing the most adequate evaluation instruments for the assessment process of the students.

d) In each teaching unit, teachers must perform several assessment stages, formative and summative, and share the results with the students. The Class Director must be kept informed.

e) In each term, teachers have the autonomy to decide the number of summative assessment moments.

f) Teachers must use other assessment instruments besides tests (for example: reports, group and/or individual work, etc.).

g) Teachers must have written records of the results of all the gathered assessment elements.

h) On written tests, teachers must encourage students to respect the sheet margins, to not use correction tape or pens of several colours.

i) Teachers must sign and register the students’ grades for all the used assessment instruments. Furthermore, teachers must indicate the students’ grade in descriptive and qualitative manner.

j) Students who fail the 1st, 2nd or 3rd year will not follow the class to which they belong, if the Teachers’ Council or the Pedagogic Council, through a Class Form Teacher ´s proposal, consider that the student will beneficiate social and emotionally (Article 12 of the Legislative Order number 17-A/2015).

k) During the 5th, 7th and 8th year of school, students with a Portuguese Language and Mathematics or any other three subjects’ level lower than 3 will fail the school year. However, it is possible to decide that a student must progress in the previously focused conditions, as long as such decision is unanimous; when such does not verify, a new Class Council meeting must happen, with the presence of the Class Directors Coordinator, in which the progression decision, properly grounded, must be made by two thirds of the teachers who integrate the Class Council. (Law 139/2012 July 5 / Section IV, Article 13th of the Legislative Order number 17-A/2015).

l) Regarding the 4th, 6th and 9th school years, students with an English, Portuguese and Mathematics or any other three subjects’ level lower than 3 are not considered as approved, after an internal and external assessment process.

m) Decisions resulting from a student’s assessment on the 3rd Term of a school year might be the object of reappreciation, properly reasoned. Such process will be directed by the student Guardian or Parent to the school Pedagogic Direction within 3 work days counting from the assessment grids fixation date of the 2nd and 3rd Cycle and of the High School. Requirements received after that period or the ones that are not properly reasoned will be simply and clearly dismissed.

n) The Class Council must meet within five working days after the reception of the revaluation requirement, in order to revaluation it and to make a decision that might confirm or change the initial assessment. This decision must be submitted to the school Pedagogic Council for ratification within 5 days after the previously referred meeting. The Pedagogic Direction will notify the parent or guardian about the final decision through a registered letter with a notification of receipt within 5 work days. The Parent or Guardian might, still, within 5 days after the reception date, lodge a hierarchical appeal to the Education Regional Director, when such lodge is based on a procedural flaw. Regarding Basic Education assessments, in omission situations, the Law 139/2012 July 5 must be respected.


o) The terminology to be used on assessment tests’ grades must be the following:

1st, 2nd and 3rd Cycles High school Low From 0 to 19% from 0 to 4,4 values Insufficient From 20% to 49% from 4,5 to 9,4 values Sufficient From 50% to 69% from 9,5 to 13,4 values Good From 70% to 89% from 13,5 to 17,4 values Very Good From 90% to 100% from 17,5 to 20,0 values

1. All High school teachers must always use the quantitative expression on assessment tests qualification. The qualitative expression is facultative.

2. Assessment tests must be elaborated considering a lesson time.

3. Each teacher must grade and return the assessment instruments to the students and proceed to correct them during a class, as soon as possible. Each teacher must also, with a formative attitude, correct students regarding oral and written expression on Portuguese Language (National Section)/ English Language (International Section), in all subjects.

1.1 Articulation between the diverse Cycles and access to students’ individual processes

a) When students that attended Preschool Education at the school effectuate their first enrolment for the 1st Cycle, a meeting will take place between the Preschool and 1st Cycle Pedagogic Directors, so that 1st Cycle Pedagogic Directors become aware of the already acquired contents and/or those in which each student have more difficulties.

b) Generally, students who belong to the Preschool 5 years old Classroom go to the 1st Cycle classrooms, during the 3rd term, in order to get to know them, allowing them to contact with all the work environment of the 1st Cycle students.

c) The coordination between the 1st and the 2nd Cycles is done through a meeting between the Class Form Teacher of the last year of 1st Cycle and the Pedagogic Directors of both Cycles. In that meeting, individual processes are handed and all the relevant information is shared.

d) Meetings similar to the above described take place between the class directors of the 6th and 7th year of school, with the presence of the 2nd and 3rd Cycles Pedagogic Directors and between the class directors of the 9th and 10th year of school with the presence of the 3rd Cycle and High school Pedagogic Director.

e) All the coordination meetings between cycles require a meeting minute, which will work as a guidance strategic document for the respective teachers’ council/class council.

f) The access to students’ individual processes is restricted to the Class Director and the Pedagogic Direction and its information is only used in the situations foreseen by Law.

1.2. Assessment of students with disabilities

a) Students with traumatisms on the upper limbs or other medical impediments (properly documented by a Medical Report), which obstruct their ability to write, will be assessed orally, on a different time than the remaining of the class.

b) Teachers must listen to the student’s answer and, if necessary, transcribe them to the test sheet.

1.3. Students with Special Education Needs

Whenever any student reveals significant limitations in one or several life domains, as a consequence of functional or structural alterations of permanent nature that result in continued difficulties in communication, learning, mobility, autonomy, interpersonal relationships and social participation, the school proceeds to assess such students in order to include them in accordance with the Law-Decree 54/2018 July 6. The School is to carry out an assessment to evaluate the necessary adjustments of the educational process required to meet the special education needs of the students.

2. Corrective measures and disciplinary sanctions for students


2.1. Scope of application

In order to ensure the compliance with this Regulation provisions and with the school attendance and social interaction basic rules, School students are subject to a set of corrective measures and disciplinary sanctions, according to the practiced infraction, as foreseen by the Students’ Statute and School Ethic, as approved by Law number 51/2012 September 5 (see Annex P).

2.2. Corrective measures

Corrective measures are to be applied due to small infractions, assuming a precautionary nature.

The following corrective measures are considered and applied:

a) The student will be ordered to leave the Classroom or the place where the school activity is taking place, with the student being obliged to go to the School Library, where he/she must stay until the end of the class;

b) The student will be ordered to immediately go to the Pedagogic Direction, if the student practices any small infraction outside of the class times (morning breaks, lunch periods and afternoon breaks). The Pedagogic Direction might deliberate to apply one or more integration measures as foreseen on point c).

c) The performance of school integration tasks and activities:

- Cafeteria service support;

- Library service support;

- Cleaning service support;

- Supporting a teaching or non-teaching staff in archiving, documentation and material inventory tasks;

- Other tasks or services to be defined by the Class Council or the Pedagogic Direction.

d) Occasional or permanent conditioning of the access to certain school spaces and/or of the use of determined equipment and materials;

e) Class change, determined by the Class Council and approved by the Pedagogic Council.

If a student does not comply with any of the corrective measures mentioned on 2.2., the Class Council or the Pedagogic Direction will carry out an assessment, which might result in a disciplinary sanction.

2.3. Disciplinary sanctions applied according to the practiced infraction

Disciplinary sanctions are applied when a student practices a serious or very serious infraction. The goal of such sanctions is to censure the behaviour and to prevent future actions of the same nature.

The following disciplinary sanctions are considered and applied:

a) Registered reprimand;

b) Internal suspension, from one to five working days;

c) External suspension, from one to ten working days;

d) School transfer.

The following infractions’ evaluation and enforcement are determined by the School Director, in accordance with the Article 26 (Corrective disciplinary measures) and Article 28 (Sanctioning disciplinary measures) of the Students’ Statute and School Ethic (Annex Q). In more serious cases or in recidivism situations, such decision is to be endirsed by the Pedagogic Council.

a) Simple disobedience of an order or indication given by a teaching or non-teaching staff, sanctioned with a registered reprimand;

b) Recidivist disobedience of an order or indication given by a teaching or non-teaching staff, sanctioned with a registered reprimand or an internal suspension from one to three working days;

c) Verbal aggression made on teaching or non-teaching staff, sanctioned with one to ten working days external suspension;

d) Verbal aggression made on peers, sanctioned with an internal suspension advertency from one to five working days;

e) Theft, sanctioned with one to five working days external suspension;


f) Physical aggression to teaching and non-teaching staff will result, at least, in an internal suspension, and it might be adequate to apply another sanction in accordance with the Student Statute;

g) Physical aggression to peers, sanctioned with an advertency of external suspension from one to ten working days;

h) Tobacco consumption, which sanctioned goes from a registered reprimand to an external suspension from one to five working days;

i) Transport, traffic or consumption of narcotic drugs, which will result, at least, in an internal suspension, and it might be adequate to apply another sanction in accordance with the Student Statute;

j) Transporting white weapons, sanctioned with an external suspension from one to ten working days;

k) Using white weapons will result in, at least, an internal suspension, and it might be adequate to apply another sanction in accordance with the Student Statute;

l) Vandalizing the physical space, sanctioned from the advertency to the external suspension from one to three working days and, accessorily, the respective indemnification/reparation of the damages caused.

Besides the infractions mentioned on 2.3, the consumption of alcoholic beverages inside the school facilities or the school transport buses or, also, during field trips or other external activities, is sanctioned from the registered reprimand to an external suspension from one to five working days.

Other extremely serious infractions, that result in an elevated risk for the school community (for example, carrying or using fire weapons or explosive devices) imply not only the maximum sanction, which is school transfer, but also the immediate communication of the occurrence to the police authorities.

All the disciplinary sanctions are communicated to the respective Parent or Guardian and are appealable, in accordance with the terms of the Students’ Statute and School Ethic (Annex Q).

2.4. Disciplinary procedure

The application of any of the above-mentioned disciplinary sanctions is preceded by the instauration of disciplinary proceedings by the Pedagogic Direction, which are to be carried as defined under the Students’ Statute and School Ethic (Annex Q). The Parent or Guardian might ask the School Pedagogic Direction to consult the documents related to the disciplinary proceedings of their children. In order to do so, a written request will be required two days in advance.

3. Pedagogic Specificities

3.1 Foreign Languages

a) During 2nd Cycle following foreign languages are included in the curriculum, namely French in the 5th school year and Spanish in the 6th school year.

b) During 3rd Cycle the Foreign Language II offered are French, German and Spanish.

3.2. High School courses

Following courses are offered to the 10th, 11th and 12th school years: Sciences and Technologies, Visual Arts, Languages and Humanities and Socio-Economic Sciences.

3.3. School Offers

a) During the 7th and 8th school year of the 3rd Cycle, subjects such as Artistic Expression/Music/Social Formation might be offered by the school as extracurricular. In the beginning of each school year and after previous consideration by the Pedagogic Direction, it is possible that one or more classes will be included on the timetable in one or more school years.

b) Vocational Guidance during 9th School Year

c) Studying Methods and Techniques during 2nd Cycle


d) 2nd Foreign Language during 2nd Cycle

3.4. Education by levels

a) During Portuguese, Mathematics and English subjects, classes might be divided according to two levels, each one with a different teacher.

b) Both work groups aim at achieving the learning goals proposed for each school year. The difference between the groups is only the work rhythm, the pedagogic strategies and the activities difficulty level.

c) During the school year, students might change from one level to another, if the Class Council and the Parent or Guardian decide so, in accordance with the students’ development.

d) Students who are new to NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE initiate classes on one of the class groups, which will be readjusted according to the student assessment and development.

3.5. Relaxation Techniques

Preschool, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cycle and High school Students of the National Section participate for one hour in a small meditation and/or relaxation session. The Class Council or the Teachers’ Council decide when it shall be taking place.

3.6. Pedagogic Vegetable garden

All classes might benefit from a space which will be destined to them by the Pedagogic Vegetable garden coordination team.

4. Students’ Regime of Absence

4.1. Absence definition

Absence registration is a measure imposed to the students whenever a student is away from the classroom or from other school facilities where the education activities are taking place, if a student does not have the material or equipment necessary or if the student does not participate in the class works, amongst other similar situations.

4.2. Absence characterization

The following absences are considered and applied:

a) Attendance, justified or unjustified;

b) Material;

c) Attendance due to three material absences;

d) Collective Attendance.

4.3. Absences and corrective measures application

a) The student´s absence in a classroom or on any other space where education activities are taking place, during class times, imply the register of an absence, justified or unjustified in accordance with the disposed on 4.4.;

b) The Secretariat or the Pedagogic Direction need to be informed if a teacher detects that a student who was present in the previous lesson is absent. Measures will be taken accordingly;

c) The apparent non-participation of students in class works determine the register of an unjustified absence;

d) A material absence will be registered if a student attends a class without the necessary equipment or material previously indicated by the teacher. Three material absences will result in an Absence. In those cases, the respective Class Director will communicate the occurred to the Parent or Guardian through a common form. Such form must be signed by the Parent or Guardian and returned to the Class Director. During 1st Cycle, this is performed by the Class Form Teacher;

e) Not completed homework will imply the same procedure as the previous point.

f) Students must go to the classrooms after the bell (in the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th lessons). If they take too long to arrive and the teacher considers it unjustified, an absence will be registered.

g) When there are no breaks (in the 2nd, 4th and 6th lessons) and if the next class takes place in the same classroom, students are not


allowed to leave the classroom while one teacher leaves and the other arrives. If they do so, an absence will be registered in the lesson that is starting.

h) Absences due to treatment or medical appointments of students who are temporarily incapacitated due to accident or illness must be scheduled by the Parents or Guardians to overlap with subjects in the school´s timetable in which the students will have difficulties to participate, namely Visual Education, Visual and Technological Education and Physical Education, in order to avoid unnecessary absences on other subjects.

i) If the situations described on points b), c), e), f) and g) happen, the Assignee Teacher / Class Director or the Pedagogic Direction might apply corrective measures to the student, as foreseen by Law 51/2012 September 5 of the Students’ Statute and School Ethic (Annex Q)

4.4. Absence justification

a) Absences are considered as justified under the terms of the Students’ Statute and School Ethic (Annex Q);

b) When there is a predictable motive for a student´s absence, the justification of such absence must be previously handed to by the respective Parent or Guardian,

c) When the justification is requested after the student absence, the Parent or Guardian must hand it within three working days after the absence;

d) The non-justification of the absence within the appropriate time or the non-acceptance of the invoked reason implies a formal communication to the Parent or Guardian or to the student if he/she is eighteen years old or more;

b) Material absences are only justified by the teacher if it is considered that it was absolutely impossible to attend the class with the necessary equipment or material;

c) If homework is not done, the same applies as in the anterior point.

4.5. Serious absence excess and hindrances

a) When a student reaches the Absences limit as defined by Law 51/2012 September 5 of the Students’ Statute and School Ethic (Annex Q), the student, Parent or Guardian (if the student is younger than eighteen years old) is formally invited to the School with the objective of warning them about the consequences of the situation and in order to find a solution that makes it possible for the student to recover class attendance and to allow a positive educational attainment.

b) If the above point is impracticable, due to reasons beyond the School´s control, the School might communicate the situation to the Protection of Children and Youth Commission of the municipality where the student lives;

c) Students are not allowed to miss interpolated classes.

4.6. Absences effects

a) Without prejudice of the disposed on the previous points, whenever a student exceeds the absences limit that is established by Law 51/2012 September 5 of the Students’ Statute and School Ethic (Annex Q), if the student is attending the 1st Cycle of Basic Education, he or she will be obliged to follow an Individual Work Plan, which will focus the contents that allow the recovery of missed lessons. Regarding the 2nd and 3rd Cycles of Basic School and High school, students will be obliged to follow an Individual Work Plan that will focus on the subject or subjects in which the referred limit was exceeded. The mentioned Plans are assessed under the terms defined by the School Pedagogic Council.

b) The above referred Plan can only be implemented a single time during a school year.

c) The Class Council/Teachers’ Council is responsible for speaking about the consequences of exceeding the absences’ limit during the student´s final assessment.

d) The reiterated failure of the attendance duty results in the retention in the school year which the student is attending.

5. Field Trips and other Extra-curricular Activities

a) Field trips require the approval of the Pedagogic Council. Following guidelines must be considered during their planning:

- The number of accompanying teachers in each field trip will be calculated based on Annex N point 1 (Field Trip Organization);

- All field trips must be previously planned and a report must be done at the end, featuring an evaluation of the field trip.

b) While organizing other extra-curricular activities, namely After School and or School Sports activities, the following guidelines must be considered:


- Teachers who organize field trips must inform the involved Educators, Assignee Teachers and the Class Directors;

- In turn, Educators, Assignee Teachers and Class Directors must inform teachers of involved classes 48 hours in advance, attaching the information related with the date, place and participants’ names on the class record book.

c) In the above referred situations, if a field trips does not include all students from a class, teachers must keep the respective classes, even if the number of students is reduced. However, no new contents must be taught.

6. School entries and exits

a) All the students’ family members who occasionally visit the School or other visitors must show a valid identification document at the Entrance, in order for them to be allowed to enter. They will be given a “Guest” card, for as long as they stay in the school facilities. Furthermore, their circulation within the school spaces requires the Pedagogic Council´s authorization.

e) School access to those who arrive by school bus is done near the cafeteria. For the remaining students, the access is done through the main stairway.

f) Students are not allowed to bring guests to the School without an authorization from the Pedagogic Council. Furthermore, guests must identify themselves at the entrance.

g) The entrance of the school in the morning is to take place until 9h15m. After this time, the gate is closed. Students who are late might enter the school facilities, as long as they ring the doorbell.

h) The daily exit from the school takes place only after classes have finished, which means, at 16h30m (except for Preschool students and the International Section – Primary students).

i) If students need to exit before that time, they must bring an authorization from the Parent or Guardian, which will be appropriately consented by a Pedagogical Direction element. If the Parent or Guardian or another family member is going to pick up the student, the student must go to the Secretariat, in order to communicate that he/she is leaving. In both cases the student must always go to the Secretariat to inform that he/she will exit School and to sign the exit registry. Posteriorly, the student must leave through the School main entrance.

j) While leaving School at the end of the day, students may not use a different bus than the usual, except if he/she brings and information from the Parent or Guardian about such change, which must be authorised by an element of the administrative services.

k) All School students, from the 1st School Year to the last, must carry their respective school identification card.


CHAPTER VIII – SCHOOL COMMUNITY DUTIES AND RIGHTS

1. General Rights and Duties

a) To be respected and respecting others;

b) To benefit from the good hygiene and working conditions, while contributing to keep them, collaborating with all the School sectors and keeping the school building clean and preserved;

c) To be assiduous and punctual regarding internal timetables, and to be responsible for the efficient execution of each one’s own tasks;

d) To treat the remaining community members cordially, respecting the rules of social interaction, by thanking, greeting, giving way, etc.;

e) To respect the norms which were stipulated by the School and to contribute so that it is a pleasant space;

f) To respect the fact that this is a Smoke Free School, which means that it is not allowed for any school community member to smoke inside the School, without any exception on any school space.

2. Students’

2.1. Rights

Defined by Law 51/2012 September 5 of the Students’ Statute and School Ethic (Annex Q).

2.2. Duties Duties to be complied by the students across all teaching levels, both on the school facilities and on the School buses and exits.

2.2.1 Uniform

a) The uniform is composed by proper School clothing items, it is mandatory for all School students and must be kept clean and in good shape;

b) The uniform is acquired exclusively in the store which exists on the School. Similar clothing is not allowed, nor are counterfeit copies;

c) The uniform is composed by:

- A polo shirt or a short or long sleeve shirt;

- Pants, shorts or skirt (for girls);

- Long sleeve pullover or sleeveless pullover (vest like);

- Jacket / Fleece or Wind-Proof;

- Scarf, Hat and bonnet;

- Laboratory coat (mandatory use for practical classes);

- Socks.

d) The Physical Education equipment, which is also provided by the School, consists mandatorily of shorts, t-shirt, sweat suit and socks;

e) The use of the Physical Education equipment is mandatory for students across all teaching levels;

f) Preschool students, from the 1st and 2nd cycles, are allowed to use the sweat suit during all day on the days in which they have a Physical Education class;

g) Only School hats are allowed;

h) Underneath the School polo shirt our t-shirt, it is only allowed to use white fabric;

i) The unappropriated use of the school uniform is not allowed (example: arm holing the t-shirts and/or polo shirts, uncovering the


abdomen or using excessively short skirts);

j) It is not allowed to use slippers or any other footwear that is considered inadequate;

k) During special events or occasions, promoted within or outside school facilities, and whenever students are representing the School, they must mandatorily use the adequate uniform for the occasion, namely:

- Pants (winter) or shorts (summer) for male students, skirt or pants for female students

- Long sleeve shirt (winter) or short sleeve shirt (summer)

- Long sleeve pullover (winter) or sleeveless pullover (summer)

l) During special events or occasions referred on the previous point, it is not allowed for students to use any other uniform item, other than the ones specified. The footwear must also be adequate to the occasion;

m) On Fridays, students can use jeans, of homogenous colour, and not torn;

n) The non-compliance of the disposed on the previous points constitutes a motive for classes’ frequency impediment or for the permanency at the School.

2.2.2 Inside the classroom

a) Students must attend the lesson with the material that was indicated by the respective teacher;

b) Both in classrooms, and in the remaining school facilities, students must look after the materials and school books that are entrusted to him/her, and it is expressly prohibited to damage school material; in case of damages, the student will be made responsible;

c) At the end of the day, students must verify that his/her table is clean and that his/her chair is placed on top of the table;

d) Students are not allowed to eat or drink in classrooms;

e) Due to safety reasons, it is not allowed to use accessories during Physical Education classes (earrings, watches, wristbands, etc.);

f) Students must wait for the teacher´s arrival before entering a specific classroom (laboratories, computer rooms, art rooms, etc.);

g) Students must stand up whenever a teacher or a guest enters the classroom;

h) It is not allowed to use any sound equipment;

i) Additional rules regarding classrooms are specified in the Annex C of this Regulation.

2.2.3 In the School exterior spaces, specific services, school transport and field trips

a) In school circulation spaces, playgrounds, and yards, students must adopt a disciplined behaviour and use appropriate language;

b) The circulation must be done at a normal pace and never by running;

c) While on circulation spaces, students must avoid gathering in large numbers;

d) Games and playing must be adequate to the spaces that are being used;

e) The access to School specific services (Secretariat, Nursing ward, Reprography, Store, Bar) must be done only in case of need;

f) The access to the Administrative Services is prohibited, except in exceptional and properly authorised cases;

g) During the school transport, field trips and exterior activities, students must carry out the instructions and indications given by the teachers or guardians.

2.2.4 General Rules

a) Students must mandatorily respect all the teaching and non-teaching staff;

b) Students must be punctual and attend all the classes of all subjects which he/she is frequenting;

c) The use of students’ own transports without the appropriate authorization from the School Direction is prohibited. It is expressly prohibited to transport other peers without the authorization of the respective Parents or Guardians for that effect;

d) The use of mobile phones and other electronic devices is prohibited during any teaching situation. If such use is detected by a teacher, the device will be kept and handed to the Pedagogic Direction. The mobile phone will only be handed to the Parent or Guardian during an in-person meeting.

e) During teaching periods, students are not allowed to stay in front of the School;


f) It is expressly prohibited for staff’s children to enter and stay on spaces and locals where their parents work, if those spaces are closed to students;

g) Students are not allowed to stay in classrooms during breaks. In such periods, students must go to recreational areas, except when the climacteric conditions don’t allow it. In this last scenario, students stay in their classroom;

h) Students are not allowed to stay in tennis and football fields during breaks, unless a responsible person is present and if they are using the appropriate footwear;

i) Bell rings are used to signal the beginning/end of classes. When a class begins, students must go to their classroom, as soon as possible, and calmly await the teacher;

j) Students may not leave School during lesson times and must respect the fence that surrounds the School;

k) Leaving the school facilities during lesson times is only allowed if justified by the Parents or Guardians and if authorized by an element of the Pedagogical Direction;

l) Students who do not use school buses can only leave the School with their Parent or Guardian. It is mandatory to inform the School whenever a student is going with anyone else;

m) Students who use school buses must orderly direct themselves to such buses, take their seat without delays and respect all the instructions given by the bus guardian;

n) It is forbidden to practice sports or to play outside the spaces appropriated for those activities;

o) Students must zeal for the cleanliness, collecting and depositing all the wastes and debris on the several litter bins which are distributed around the school building;

p) Students must never use any kind of violence towards their peers and must always use a correct language while interacting with the remaining school community;

q) Students must respect the personal belongings of their peers. In case of damage or theft, students will be made responsible;

r) It is expressly forbidden to consume tobacco, alcohol or narcotics inside the School. This infraction will motivate a disciplinary procedure, in accordance with this Regulation and with the legislation in force;

s) Students are not allowed to stay at School if their hygiene is not appropriate (hair, teeth, ears, nails and clothes);

t) Students are not allowed to dye their hair with non-natural colours. Male students must tie their hair, in case it is long;

u) Earrings are allowed, if such are removed before Physical Education classes. The School may not be made responsible for any accidents that might occur during the school day due to the use of earrings. School denies any responsibility if they are lost, even if such happens after as student is ordered to remove them. Piercings are not allowed;

v) Students are not allowed to use makeup inside the School;

w) All the footwear must be properly tied with the respective shoelaces, where they exist;

x) Chewing gum is not allowed inside the School facilities;

y) The following are a deterrent to frequenting the school: fevers, even if medicated; infectious and contagious diseases (a Medical declaration is required for the student to be allowed to return to the School); gastrointestinal problems (diarrhoea, vomits and other), the existence of parasites (nits, lice and other);

z) The exaggerated display of affection between students is not allowed;

aa) Students are expressly forbidden to bring any kind of pornographic, erotic or extremely violent material to the School, regardless of its format or medium. This infraction will motivate a disciplinary procedure, in accordance with this Regulation and the legislation in force;

ab) While accessing the Internet using the School existent Wi-Fi, it is expressly forbidden to download or upload programs, audio or video or similar files that are protected by copyrights, as well as accessing Internet websites with a pornographic, erotic or extremely violent nature. It is also forbidden to participate in chat websites;

ac) Students are forbidden to bring roller skates to School (with exception to the activities developed within the Club). The same applies to skates, bicycles, kick scooters, wheeled trainers, weapons or imitations, Carnival articles or any other object that might hinder the School´s correct functioning and/or represent any form of danger to any school community element;

ad) The School reserves the right to remove any object forbidden by the Regulation and to keep it for an indefinite time as a punishment. The apprehension act might result in a disciplinary procedure due to its seriousness;

ae) Portable consoles, sound equipment and musical instruments are allowed. However, their use is restricted by the inconveniences they might cause to the remaining school community members, namely on common areas.


3. Teachers’

3.1. Rights

As defined by the General Employment Law, on ACT (Work Conditions Authority) and on the Internal Regulations of ECUBAL, S.A., holder entity of the school facilities.

3.2. Duties

As defined on ACT (Work Conditions Authority) and on the Internal Regulations of ECUBAL, S.A., holder entity of the school facilities.

Considering that the teacher´s function is not only to teach but also to educate, it is pretended that teachers do so whenever needed, both on classrooms and on other School areas.

Teachers must:

a) Be receptive to renovation, updates and research;

b) Rigorously register the lesson summary and the students’ absences on the class record book;

c) Respect and enforce the School timetables and internal norms;

d) Collaborate with the Class Director, providing any data about students that might allow a better school guidance and integration;

e) Warn in good time, whenever they might expect missing a class, so that the necessary substitutions may be made;

f) Communicate absences due to unpredicted reasons to the Secretariat through the telephone and until 09h00. Otherwise, the absence cannot be justified;

g) Act with zeal and be responsible:

- For the maintenance of any material that exists in the classroom they are working in for as long as they stay there.

- For the students, during the period that corresponds to their classes or during school activities which they are monitoring.

h) Rigorously comply with all the Administration and/or Pedagogic Direction orders. The non-compliance of such orders might result in a disciplinary procedure;

i) Know and respect the norms of this Regulation and all the guidelines issued by the Administration and/or Pedagogic Direction;

j) The provisions of the points h) and i) assume that teachers rapidly become aware of, and sign, all the Service Orders and other communications issued by the Administration and/or Pedagogic Direction.

4. Staff’s

4.1. Rights

As defined by the General Employment Law, on ACT (Work Conditions Authority) and on the Internal Regulations of ECUBAL, S.A., holder entity of the school facilities.

4.2. Duties

As defined on ACT (Work Conditions Authority) and on the Internal Regulations of ECUBAL, S.A., holder entity of the school facilities, plus:

a) Collaborate with monitoring and integrating students in the educational community, encouraging the respect for social interaction rules and promoting a good educational environment.

b) Collaborate with students’ Parents or Guardians in order to prevent and solve behavioural or learning problems.

c) Comply with all the orders given by superiors. The non-compliance of such rules might result in a disciplinary procedure.

d) Know and respect the norms in this Regulation and all the guidelines issued by the educational establishment holder entity.

5. Parents’ and Guardians’

5.1. Rights


a) Frequent the school facilities and benefit from its services and spaces, regarding the formal competence of Parents or Guardians, as long as they do not interfere with the normal functioning of educational activities;

b) Require the school to share information that is considered relevant in relation to their children;

c) Defend the rights of their child;

d) To be nominated a School representative of the Parents or Guardians, and to participate, as an effective member, in the School Pedagogic Council (See annex X – Representative of Parents or Guardians Regulation);

e) To be nominated a representative of the Parents or Guardians of the class of their child.

5.2. Duties

Besides the legal obligations attributed to Parents or Guardians:

a) To monitor, in an active and participatory way, the educational life of their child;

b) Attend the School whenever such is required;

c) Zeal for the compliance of their child´s duties, namely the ones referent to class attendance, behaviour and effort regarding the learning process;

d) Cooperate with teachers and to value their work and opinions;

e) Contribute with fact-finding during a disciplinary process imposed on their child. If a disciplinary measure is applied, parents or guardians must ensure that it is effectively carried out;

f) Accept all the School decisions and recommendations;

g) Rigorously comply with the School´s timetables, ensuring that their child is punctual and assiduous;

h) Respect the school community elements, promoting a healthy coexistence among the several educational agents;

i) Zealously comply with the rules regarding the access to the school facilities, respecting the traffic and length of stay indications, the safety and identification norms, and the defined timetables;

j) Comply with the Representative of Parents or Guardians Regulation (See annex X).


CHAPTER IX – MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

1. A medical assistance ward is available at the School, with a first aid service that operates during school hours.

2. Parents or Guardians must to fill in and sigh the student´s medical sheet in order to provide the correct assistance to the students.

3. Whenever a student needs to take any medication, the Parent or Guardian must inform the Secretariat and the respective teacher/Class Director in writing.

4. Medication packages must have the student´s name and the posology.

5. In case of an accident, Parents or Guardians will be contacted, while students will be forwarded to the medical services recommended by the Urgent Patients Guidance Centre of the Medical Emergency National Institute.

6. In case of illness, Parents or Guardians will be contacted to pick up the respective student.


CHAPTER X – RESPONSIBILITIES

1. All students are covered by the School´s Insurance, which covers all hospital treatment expenses, civil liability during activities outside of the school facilities and a compensation in case of death or permanent disability.

2. The School is responsible for its students, from the moment students enter the school facilities or the school buses, until the moment that they are delivered to their Parents or Guardians or representatives designated in writing.

3. Based on the provision of the previous point, any modification of the daily routine (a change of the transport or of the person who is responsible for the pick-up time or for the pick-up place) must be, mandatorily, communicated in writing and by the Parent or Guardian to the Secretariat, otherwise School will decline any responsibilities for incidents that might involve students who are object of the referred alterations;

4. Surpassing the closed limits of the school facilities due to a Parent´s or Guardian´s request will result in the total responsibility of the Parent or Guardian.

5. The School does not take responsibility for the loss of clothes, accessories, electronic equipment or any other personal objects, which must be identified. Furthermore, the School advises the Parents or Guardians not to authorize the use of any jewellery or any other objects with a high value inside the school facilities or on the way to school;

6. The School does not take responsibility for any consequences that the use of embellishments might cause on the students’ physical integrity.

7. The School also does not take responsibility for any absences of students from the School facilities, provided that cumulatively:

a) Such absence occurs against the Parent or Guardian will and without the Parent or Guardian and/or the School knowledge;

b) The route or way used to exit the school facilities implies overcoming existent obstacles (with the intuit of preventing the students’ exit and to protect them);

c) The student is 12 years old or older.


CHAPTER XI – FINAL DISPOSTIONS

1. Power of amending the Internal Regulations

The proposals to amend this Regulation might be issued by the holder entity Administration, Pedagogic Direction, and the Pedagogic Council, the latter being the responsible body for approving and confirming such amends during a meeting convoked for that effect.

2. Situations omitted in the Internal Regulations

a) Situations or cases that might be omitted will be the object of future regulations once analysed.

b) While the regulations referred on the previous point are not effectuated, the resolution of every omitted case is from the entire responsibility of the Pedagogic Direction. Due to the gravity or specificity of the situation, the Pedagogic Council might be extraordinarily convened.

3. Internal Regulations Compliance

a) This Regulation applies to all the school community members.

b) The non-compliance of this regulations by any element directly related with the School (students, teaching and non-teaching staff) might result in a disciplinary procedure, in conformity with the law.


INTERNAL REGULATIONS ANNEXES

Annex A – Regulations of Students’ Recognized Merit and Effort Annex B – Preschool Rules Annex C – Terms of Use of the Classrooms Annex D – Terms of Use of the Library Annex E – Terms of Use of the Cafeteria Annex F – Terms of Use of the High school living room Annex G – Terms of Use of the Arts Rooms Annex H – Terms of Use of the Music Room Annex I – Terms of Use of the Computer Room Annex J – Terms of Use of the Laboratories Annex K – Terms of Use of the Gym and Playing Fields Annex L – Terms of Use of the Locker rooms Annex M – Terms of Use of the School Transport Annex N – Field Trips Annex O – Emergency and Evacuation Rules Annex P – Law 152/2013 – Particular and Cooperative Education’s Statute Annex Q – Law number 51/2012 – Students’ Statute and School Ethic Annex R – Decree Law 176/2012. Compulsory Education (August 2) Annex S – Decree Law number 139/2012 July 5 Annex T – Organization and Assessment of Education – Legislative Order number 13/2014 Annex U – Regulations of the Boarding School Section Annex V – School Calendar Annex X – Regulations of the Representative of Parents and Guardians Annex Y – Legislative Order number 17-A/2015 (Regulations of the Basic Education Students’ Assessment)


ANNEX A – REGULATION OF STUDENTS’ RECOGNIZED MERIT AND EFFORT

The right of merit recognition is consigned on the Students’ Statute and on the School´s Internal Regulations.

Article 1 (Definition)

The merit and effort awards aim to distinguish students and have a symbolic nature.

Article 2 (Functioning)

1 - The attribution of merit awards depends on the fulfilment by the students of the following requirements:

a) The achievement of the best academic results of the class according to the final grid; b) In case of draw of the highest averages, all the students which are in such circumstances must be awarded;

2- The attribution of effort awards depends on the fulfilment by the students of the following requirements:

a) Evidence of exemplar attitudes of overcoming ones’ own difficulties; b) Develop initiatives or exemplar actions regarding social solidarity or other projects for the school community; c) In this category, only one student per class might be distinguished; d) Students who exhibit in this category are proposed, with the proper reasoning, by the Class Council, and it might be that

all the students from that class will be heard.

3 – The award ceremony takes place at the beginning of the following school year, during a ceremony that is designated for that effect;

4 – The award consist of a diploma and a small gift;

5 – Mentions for the Merit and Effort Award will be recorded on the student biographic

registry;

6 – The proposals for Merit and Effort must be certified by the Pedagogic Council.


ANNEX B – PRESCHOOL RULES

Preschool Rules 2015/2016

1. Timetables

1.1 Daily period of normal Functioning: from 08h30 to 18h00

1.2 Students’ arrival time: until 09h15

1.3 Pedagogic activities: from 09h15 to 15h35

2. Parents/Guardians Service

All Educators will be available on Thursdays, from 15h35 to 16h30, in the respective classrooms.

3. Functioning Norms

3.1 It is essential, for the proper functioning of the Preschool Classrooms, that the timetables indicated on point 1 are complied.

Parents and Guardians are asked to be particularly rigorous with the student’s arrival time limit, until 09h15, in order to

avoid the possibility of disturbing the activities that might be happening already.

3.2 During pedagogic activities indicated on point 1.3, Parents or Guardians are advised against their permanency on the

Preschool facilities, except for some particular occasions, namely when their participation is required by the respective

Educator.

4. Health Norms

4.1 In case of fever and whenever the student´s temperature hits a value of 37,5 ºC, Parents / Guardians will be informed and

will be requested to pick up their child.

4.2 In case of diarrhoea, children will not be able to frequent Preschool (even if on medication) until the symptoms completely

disappear.

4.3 If the children have any parasites, they will only be able to frequent Preschool after being clinically treated and only after

the parasites have been completely eradicated.

4.4. In case of infectious and contagious diseases, and independently of the gravity, children cannot frequent Preschool. Their

return will only be authorized with the delivery of a medical certificate that certifies the non-danger for the health of the

other children.

4.5 If a child needs to be medicated during their daily permanency on Preschool, Parents / Guardians must provide the respective

medication to the School, along with the clinical indication with the posology (timetables and quantities), which will be

handed to the School Nursing Ward.

5. Hygiene and safety norms

5.1 Children must always have their nails properly cut and clean, in order to prevent them from hurting themselves and others

and to maintain a good individual and group hygiene.

5.2 Children must not use adornment objects (strings, wristbands, watches, etc.). In the event of non-compliance with this norm,

the School does not take responsibility, under any circumstance, for eventual corporal or material damages that result from

the use of such items.


5.3. Whenever Parents / Guardians require another family member to pick up their respective child, they must send an

authorization in writing to the School clearly mentioning the name of the person and the day(s) in which that person will

pick up the child.

6. Other specific norms

6.1 The use of the uniform, as well as the gown, is mandatory during Preschool. On Motor Expression days it is also mandatory to use the Physical Education uniform.

6.2 In order to promote the autonomy of the children, the use of footwear with Velcro fastener is recommended.

6.3 The children who enter the 3rd School Year Classroom cannot use diapers and must be familiarized with the use of glasses

to ingest liquids.

6.4 Meals provided on Preschool are mandatorily subscribed.

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(please, fill, sign and hand the detachable part of this paper to your child´s Classroom)

I, , Parent or Guardian of the Student

, from the Classroom of the Year of School, took note of the

Preschool Rules of the Nobel International School Algarve, which I commit to respect.

Date / / Signature


ANNEX C – TERMS OF USE OF THE CLASSROOMS

1. Respect the school timetables.

2. Politely comply with the instructions given by the teacher.

3. Keep the classroom clean, as well as all the interior and exterior areas.

4. Respect the work norms of the classroom.

5. Bring ones’ own personal objects properly identified.

6. Bring, on a daily basis, the schoolbooks and the school material necessary for the execution of school works, being careful to properly preserve it.

7. Only one student can speak at a time. When a student pretends to speak, the necessary procedure is to raise the hand and ask to be given the authorization to speak by the teacher.

8. Works are guided by the teacher, who also allows the students’ participation.

9. Do not disturb the peers with unnecessary or inadequate observations.

10. Respect the class’ timetables.

11. It is not allowed to get out of one’s seat without asking for permission.

12. Students must only ask for permission to leave the classroom in cases of extreme necessity.

13. Students must not distract their peers, neither must they provoke them.

14. Inform the teacher, on the beginning of the class, whenever a student has not brought the necessary material or has not done the homework.

15. Help peers with greater needs.

16. Know how to listen and respect the contributions from the teacher and from peers.

17. Respect others’ opinion.

18. Students must not disturb the class by speaking inappropriately.

19. Always attend classes with the necessary material, as indicated by the teacher.

20. Students must not damage the material made available on the classroom.

21. Students must not eat and/or drink during classes.

22. Keep the support material which is used during the class on the proper places.

23. Contribute for a good work environment in the classroom, using a correct language and a proper physical posture.

24. Absences due to treatment or medical appointments of students who are temporarily incapacitated due to accident or illness must be scheduled by the Parents or Guardians to overlap with subjects in the school´s timetable in which the students will have difficulties to participate, namely Visual Education, Visual and Technological Education and Physical Education, in order to avoid unnecessary absences on other subjects.


ANNEX D – TERMS OF USE OF THE LIBRARY

1. The Library is available to all the school community.

2. Teaching staff, non-teaching staff and Parents or Guardians have access to the Library, as long as they request the proper card in the Secretariat.

3. It is mandatory to register all the material that is removed from the Library space.

4. It is forbidden to eat and drink on the Library.

5. It is forbidden to handle any kind of devices or equipment, except for the ones installed on the Library.

6. Group works must be scheduled in advance.

7. The use of the equipment must be previously scheduled with the Library responsible.

8. The material that will be used by teachers must be picked up and returned by the teachers in person.

9. The damage of any kind of material implies the payment of its substitution.

10. Users must speak softly, in order to avoid disturbing the other users.


ANNEX E – TERMS OF USE OF THE CAFETERIA

1. The access to the cafeteria is open to all the students during the working period.

2. Meals are only provided to the students whose Parents or Guardians have subscribed that contractual option.

3. The access to the cafeteria is done through the entrance door, following the indicated path.

4. Students must mandatorily respect their place in the line.

5. Meals must be eaten orderly, without wasting food and without playing.

6. The responsible person of the cafeteria needs to be informed in case a person unintentionally soils the place.

7. Once the meal is finished, the users must place the dishes and the tray on the proper place, after which they must leave the cafeteria. It is prohibited to return to the space.

8. Students must always behave correctly on the Cafeteria facilities, respecting all the instructions given by teachers or other responsible person.


ANNEX F – TERMS OF USE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL LIVING ROOM

1. The living room can only be used by High school students, both from the National and International Section.

2. The room must be kept clean and tidy.

3. Students must, rotationally, team up to form a cleaning team, which will clean and tidy the room once a week.

4. It is not allowed to use any kind of sports equipment inside the room (balls, rackets, bats, etc.).

5. Students who have lunch at the school are obliged to bring their tray to the cafeteria, as well as to keep the tables clean.

6. It is allowed to listen to music, as long as it does not disturb the functioning of the contiguous spaces, namely the classrooms and the library.

7. More evident displays of affection must be avoided, since there are different age groups at the School.

8. Each class, both from the National and International Section, must appoint two students to be responsible for the living room, who must enforce this regulation and who must be respected by their peers.

9. The non-compliance of these norms might result in a temporary or permanent suspension of using the living room.


ANNEX G – TERMS OF USE OF THE ARTS ROOMS

1. The teacher is always the first one to enter the classroom.

2. Students must properly identify all their personal belongings.

3. Students must bring the materials required by the teacher for the completion of the proposed activities.

4. Each and every material which is found on the classroom or near it must be handed to the teacher.

5. Students must mandatorily inform the teacher, in the beginning of the class, about any missing materials that were previously requested or that are included on the student case.

6. Students must carefully handle the tools made available in the classroom (scales, set squares, brushes, etc.) to avoid damaging or deteriorating it. Once a student detects that a tool is damaged or damages a tool, it is mandatory to inform the teacher immediately.

7. The supporting materials that are used during the class must be kept on the proper spaces, as indicated by the teacher.

8. The student individual case, which is properly identified, will be handed by the teacher in the beginning of each class. In the end of each class, the personal materials must be kept in the student´s individual case, which will posteriorly be collected and stored by the teacher.

9. All the materials and tools that are present in the classroom can only be used with the teacher´s authorization.

10. Students must always respect their peers’ materials and tools, never using it without being given authorization.

11. The materials and tools must be only used for the class activities and must never be used to play or for unreasonable situations.

12. The materials and tools used must be cleaned once handled. Students must avoid wasting water and make sure that the tap is completely closed.

13. Students may not, in any case, damage the materials that are exposed on the classroom.

14. Whenever the classroom disposition is changed due to a teacher´s order, students must collaborate under the teacher´s guidance in the classroom´s organization.

15. The protection gown must be used by request of the teacher or whenever the student wants to.

16. Students must mandatorily clean their hands at the beginning of each class.

17. The classroom must be kept clean (floor, walls, working tables, sinks, etc.).


ANNEX H – TERMS OF USE OF THE MUSIC ROOM


2. Students must keep the classroom´s interior and exterior area clean.

3. Students must bring, to each class, the textbooks, tools and materials that are necessary for the execution of the school´s work, properly identified and carefully preserved.

4. Teachers must be informed at the beginning of each class whenever students do not bring the necessary materials or equipment or if a student has not done the homework and/or the works required by the teacher.

5. The materials and instruments made available to the students in the classroom must be handled carefully.

6. At the end of each class, students must verify if all the materials and instruments are kept/stored on the proper places, after which they must orderly leave the classroom.


ANNEX I – TERMS OF USE OF THE COMPUTER ROOM


2. Students must sit on the computer that corresponds to their student number.

3. Computers must only be used for the purposes indicated by the teacher.

4. The abusive or unauthorized use of computers might result in a disciplinary procedure.

5. It is not allowed to eat or drink in the classroom.

6. While leaving the classroom, students must leave their computer turned on, according to the normal working environment, or turn it off, according to what the teacher orders.

7. Students must leave the classroom tidy.


ANNEX J – TERMS OF USE OF THE LABORATORIES

1. Student must never handle equipment, tools or materials without the teacher´s supervision.

2. Students must mandatorily respect the teachers’ instructions, before initiating any work or experiment.

3. Students must work without any hurry, carefully and focused.

4. Students must methodically organize the work that will be executed.

5. Students must never play or allow others to play.

6. Students must move responsibly.

7. Students must place clothing and/or other objects on proper places and never on the floor, on the working tables, etc. Disarray hinders work, promotes accidents and contributes to damaging materials.

8. Before initiating any work, students must locate the safety material (fire extinguishers, eyewash unit, blankets, sand buckets and first aid material).

9. Students must never abandon the laboratory while an experiment is still running.

10. Students must always use a long sleeve protection gown which is not excessively long.

11. Students must use gloves whenever it is necessary, particularly while working with blood.

12. Students must use protection glasses or mask whenever the work that will be executed requires it.

13. Students must never add water to a concentrated acid; instead, it is always the concentrated acid that is added to the water.

14. Students must always use the chemical products carefully (closely read the instructions on the flasks and know the meaning of the more common prevention symbols).

15. Students must never direct test tubs with hot or in ebullition substances towards themselves or anyone else.

16. Students must always close the gas after using it.

17. Students must never handle electric equipment with wet hands.

18. Students must frequently wash their hands.

19. Students must keep the working table clean and tidy.

20. Students must not handle or ingest food.

21. Students must look for instructions to immediately clean any spilled material (chemical or biological).

22. Students must never underestimate an accident, independently of its gravity.

23. If anyone’s clothes are on fire, that person must be immediately wrapped with a blanket, or anything that might substitute it, until the flames are extinguished.

24. In case of a burn, one must wash the area abundantly with cold water and must never burst the bubbles that might have formed. If the burn was caused by an acid, one must neutralize it with a saturated solution of hydrogenated sodium carbonate (on the eyes, the solution at 1%); if it was caused by a base, one must neutralize it with acetic acid at 1% (on the eyes, boric acid at 1%). In both cases, wash again with water.

25. In case of a cut, one must use a disinfectant and a bandage or, if the cut is extensive, try to stop the bleeding by means of local compression until the medical assistance arrives.

26. In case of intoxication or poisoning:

- If the victim is conscious, administer the antidote in case the poison is known; otherwise, the victim must drink warm water and provoke the vomit with the fingers or by drinking very salty water (never cause the vomit if the poison is corrosive).

- If the victim is unconscious, one must make her lay with her stomach to the floor and keep the victim’s mouth open, in order to avoid the obstruction of the respiratory tract if a vomit occurs.

- Never make a victim ingest anything.

This and other instructions are given by INEM Antivenom Information Centre, through the national number 808 250 143.

27. If the accidents described on the points 22. to 25. Occur, or in any other emergency situation, one must immediately ask the responsible teacher and/or the School Nurse for help. The situation must be communicated to the Secretariat, which will register the occurred and call the medical assistance, if needed.


ANNEX K – TERMS OF USE OF THE GYM AND PLAYING FIELDS

1. The access to the gym is only allowed to the students having a Physical Education class or other CDEIA activities that were properly authorized.

2. In exceptional cases or cultural and recreational events, the access is open to all the school community, according to the indications given by the staff.

3. During classes, the Teacher is always the first one to enter the gym.

4. All students must clean the shoes’ sole before entering the gym.

5. No student must stay in the gym interior during the teacher´s absence.

6. Students must collaborate with the teacher while lifting, transporting or storing the material.

7. At the end of each class, the material has to be properly stored.

8. Students must ensure and contribute with the preservation of the gym and of all the existing material.

9. Students must not speak loud/scream in the gym interior.

10. The intentional damaging of any kind of material implies the payment of its reparation or substitution.

11. The gym must be kept clean and tidy.

12. Students cannot eat or drink in the gym or in the playing fields.

13. In the playing fields, students must always use the proper footwear for practicing sports.

14. Students must never use the playing fields for activities without the supervision of a teacher or guardian.


ANNEX L – TERMS OF USE OF THE LOCKER ROOMS

1. The entrance to the locker rooms is only allowed to students who will attend a Physical Education class.

2. Once equipped, students must immediately go to a place previously defined by the teacher, and must not stay in the locker rooms.

3. Ensure and contribute to the locker rooms´ preservation, respecting the essential rules of common hygiene.

4. Students must not speak loudly or scream inside the locker rooms.

5. Students are entirely responsible for all the valuable objects which are not handed and disappear from the locker rooms during class times.

6. It is expressly forbidden to stay in the locker rooms´ interior whenever students are not having a Physical Education class.

7. Any abnormality that is noticed in the interior of the locker rooms must be immediately communicated to the respective Physical Education teacher.


ANNEX M – TERMS OF USE OF THE SCHOOL TRANSPORT

1. School transport is formally understood as a School extension. Thus, students, guardians and parents must observe the behaviour and discipline rules that are adopted within the school facilities.

2. The daily access to the school transport is only allowed for students whose Parents or Guardians have subscribed this contractual option, or if the School Direction or the Secretariat authorizes such an action.

3. Students, who intend to use a school bus daily which is not meant for them, must handle the proper authorization from the Parents or Guardians in the Secretariat. Due to the service convenience, daily changes of school buses are only possible if approved by the Pedagogic Direction.

4. The access to non-regular school transport, for field trips and other activities is restricted to students who participate in such initiatives (see Annex N).

5. The access to the school buses and other school transport vehicles must always be done orderly and in accordance with the indications from the teacher or guardian.

6. It is expressly prohibited to eat or drink inside school transport vehicles.

7. Guardians must:

7.1. Always bring a vest and the traffic paddles;

7.2. Have the bus mobile phone ready to be used;

7.3. Have the attendance records on the school bus;

7.4. Have the Parents’ and Guardians’ contacts;

7.5. Warn the Parents and Guardians and the School Secretariat whenever there is a significate delay (more than 15 minutes);

7.6. Comply with the hygiene and safety rules that apply to the students.

7.7. At the end of the route, verify if there is anyone or any object inside the school bus.

7.8. Monitor students who are under the age of 12 until a responsible adult arrives, except if a Parent or Guardian informs in writing that their child can be alone on a determined bus stop.

8. Parents or Guardians, or other responsible adults must:

8.1. Be punctual, rigorously complying with the timetable for each bus stop;

8.2. Park their means of transport safely, and must never, under no circumstance, use the authorized places for bus stops to park their personal vehicle, as it could prejudice or hinder the normal mobilization of the school bus and its manoeuvres, which would represent a danger to the passengers’ or other actors’ physical integrity;

8.3. Whenever late, go to the next bus stop and inform the school bus guardian.

9. Students must:

9.1. Rigorously comply with the indications given by teachers or guardians;

9.2. Mandatorily be seated while traveling and use the safety belts or the adequate restraint systems that are adequate to their age group;

9.3. Behave orderly, complying with the same behaviour rules that apply in the interior of the classroom, which means that students must not scream, throw objects, physically or verbally attack a peer;

9.4. It is forbidden to circulate inside a running vehicle. If students need support from a teacher or guardian, they must call him, instead of walking towards them.

9.5. Wait for the school bus arrival on an authorized bus stop.

10. The noncompliance of this regulation will result in a disciplinary process, which might imply the application of corrective measures or a disciplinary sanction, which might be the permanent inhibition of using the school transport.


ANNEX N – CONCEPTS REGARDING FIELD TRIPS AND OTHER EXTERIOR ACTIVITIES

A field trip is an activity that derives from the School Education Project and can be considered under the category of the school/group and class development of curricular projects when done outside the school physical space or outside of the classroom.

In this sense, a field trip is a curricular activity which is intentionally planed and that serves goals to develop/complement contents in all the subject, curricular and non-curricular areas, with a facultative nature. Its operationalization must be defined on the respective Internal Regulations of each School/Group.

Note: There is no framework regarding field trips of extracurricular activities.

Considering that field trips and school exchanges must be in consonance with the School Educational Project and with the Curricular Project of both the School and the Class, and that the activities are considered as foreseen strategies for the accomplishment of curricular priorities that are defined on the respective Projects, it is up to each student, according to their attendance duty (point h of the article number 15 of the Law 30/2003, December 20) if they will or will not participate in such activities. However, due to the duty of attendance and frequency, students might, according to the norm above mentioned, justify the motivation for not participating in the school activities. Our school does not ensure educational activities for the students of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cycle who do not participate on field trips.

1. Field trip organization

a) Field trips must be included on the planification of educational works of each subject, Department, Class Council and respective Curricular Project, while respecting the following items:

- Reasons that justify the field trip;

- Specific goals;

- Exploration guides for the locals to be visited;

- Expected apprenticeships and results;

- Assessment system of both the students and the project;

- Timetable and route of the field trip;

- Number of necessary teachers: the rate of teacher / student must vary according to the students age, while complying with the point number 5 of the Dispatch Number 28/ME/91, March 28, which considers that the following is adequate: 1 teacher for each 10 students for the 1st and 2nd cycles; 1 teacher for each 15 students for the 3rd Cycle of Basic Education and High school, as it is analogous with the necessary procedures in scenarios of school exchanges;

- Compulsory presentation of the proposal of activities for the students who do not participate on the field trip or school exchange or whose teachers are integrated on a field trip;

- Date of approval, at the Pedagogic Council, of the field trip / school exchange;

- Date of the parents or guardians meeting for the approval and authorization of their child’s participation on the respective activity;

b) Field trips must be planned and conceived in accordance with the program contents of the diverse curricular and extra-curricular areas;

c) While organizing field trips, one must avoid scheduling them for the 3rd term, considering the proximity of final assessments. Thus, it is suggested that field trips should take place during the 1st and the 2nd term;

d) While ensuring that duty of vigilance and custody which devolves upon the functions of teachers during any activity, it is also established that eventual damages produced by the students during the field trip and which are not covered by the insurance, independently of any disciplinary procedure, will be object of accountability of the respective families;

e) The declaration of authorization for a student to go abroad must be expressed by the Parent or Guardian. In case of divorces and de facto separations, such authorization must be signed by both parents, unless otherwise indicated by the Juvenile Court and/or other competent authority.

2. Functioning and authorization for field trips

a) In case of field trips that last longer than three days in national territory and in case of any field trip abroad, independently of its duration, the National Direction must issue the respective authorization; b) The school must submit the project and the fulfilment of the annex II of the Dispatch Number 28/ME/91, March 28, at least 30


days before the day in which the field trips begins (point 11, sub-point 2 of the Dispatch Number 28/ME/91); c) Field trips/cultural exchanges in national territory are covered by the school insurance. If these activities take place abroad, the school must send the travel insurance proof in good time, which must mention the number of insured people.

3. School Exchanges

a) The organization of school exchanges must follow the same pedagogic and organizational principles mentioned above, as well as the norms constant on the Dispatch Number 28ME/91, namely the points 4, 5, 6, and 7;

b) Schools can also apply for school exchange projects under the Socrates Program – Comenius Action, which require the approval on a national and European level. The appliance and participation norms for the schools and for each action are included on the Manual for Schools, issued by the General Direction for Culture and Education.

4. School Trips and Holiday Camps

a) Besides field trips, which are organized according to the guidelines referred above, the School/Group might, in partnership with the Parent’s Association and other educational agents, do other development activities outside of the school facilities, as long as such activities are framed by the School/Group Educational Project and inserted on the Annual Plan of Activities, without prejudice of the education activities;

b) This development activities, such as school trips, campus weeks, holiday camps, and summer courses, which take place both in Portugal and abroad, and which are an initiative of the education community and do not happen during school periods, do not require an authorization from the Regional Directions;

c) The signalled development activities are covered by the school´s insurance while on national territory. If such activities take place abroad, a group insurance must be contracted.


ANNEX O – EVACUATION AND EMERGENCY RULES

1. Scope

The occurrence of emergency situations within the school facilities implies the adoption of a particular set of rules and procedures for an eventual evacuation. Such rules and procedures are specified on the Emergency Plan of the NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE, which will now on be designated as the School Emergency Plan and that was issued and approved by the School holder entity and ratified in the Pedagogic Council.

2. Emergency Concept

Any situation that occurs in the interior of the school facilities that implies the immediate or eminent danger to the people or facilities, or even a serious damage, is classified as an Emergency, independently of the fact that the origin is exogenous (natural catastrophes or similar) or endogenous (fires, water or gas leakages, etc.).

3. Detection, alert and reaction

a) If a student detects an emergency situation within the school facilities, it is vital to immediately warn the first adult that he or she finds, either the adult is or not a teacher;

b) Any teaching or non-teaching staff that is present on the school facilities and detects a localized emergency situation or that is alerted by a student of such situation, must immediately react according to the following:

b1) Use the alarm buttons that are present all over the school facilities, in case of fire;

b2) Communicate the situation to the Secretariat or to any Pedagogic Direction responsible, in case of any other kind of emergency.

c) The disposed-on point b1) does not void that the staff, once alerted by a student, previously does a quick verification of the situation, to confirm that it really is a fire, since the alarm buttons activate the firefighting system;

d) The use of the alarm buttons is forbidden to students, except in cases of proven emergencies and when it is not possible to warn an adult in good time or when the situation implies an eminent risk to the safety of other peers who are on the site;

e) If the audible alert is activated or in case of instructions received by the Pedagogic Direction, all students and staff who are present must follow the evacuation procedures adjusted to the kind of emergency, as defined on the School Emergency Plan;

f) In case of an earthquake or similar natural catastrophe, due to the fact that such events are obviously detected by all the school community, the points referred on a) e b) do not apply.

4. Norms applicability

4.1 Complying with the norms

a) In case of an emergency that means an immediate or eminent danger for people, the evacuation norms and procedures indicated on the School Emergency Plan must be mandatorily followed by all the school community elements who are present in the school facilities, without any exceptions and according to the following:

- Students must rigorously follow the instructions given by teachers or other staff - Teaching and non-teaching staff must rigorously follow the procedures indicated on the School Emergency Plan, in articulation with the indications that might be given by the Pedagogic Direction - The Pedagogic Direction, besides the disposed on the next point, must opportunely communicate the situation to the Administration of the School holder entity, elaborating a detailed report.

b) In case of an emergency that implies an immediate/eminent danger or a serious damage on the school facilities, it is the Pedagogic Direction´s responsibility to assess the need to evacuate the school, as a precaution, or proceed the control and verification of the caused damages, in articulation with the Administration of the School holder entity.

4.2 Execution responsibilities

a) It is a responsibility of the Pedagogic Direction to promote the evacuation procedures indicated on the School Emergency Plan, ensuring that the referred evacuation is done with the maximum celerity and granting that all the present elements are removed from the school facilities.

b) In the pursuit of the disposed on the previous point, the Pedagogic Direction must:


- Carry out, at least once every school year, simulacrums of several kinds of emergencies, by their own initiative or by indication of the Administration of the School holder entity;

- Ensure that all its members closely know the School Emergency Plan, so that it is possible to effectively perform supervision functions and the school evacuation in a case of real emergency;

- Define and distribute, among the teaching body and the remaining staff, the several tasks to perform during a real emergency scenario and ensure that the nominated persons fully understand the mission which is trusted to them;

- Ensure, through the Cycle Pedagogic Directors, that each class nominates a student as their “line head”, who will collaborate with the respective teacher during the class evacuation. These nominations must be done mandatorily at the beginning of each school year, until the end of September. Alternatively, the Class Director or the Class Form Teacher can attribute such functions to the Class Representative;

- Coordinate all the staff for an evacuation in a real or simulated emergency scenario;

- Promote, in articulation with the holder entity, periodic inspections to the facilities, to assess the eventual risk situations and the state of preservation of the emergency equipment, namely the ones used for firefighting;

- Maintain regular contacts with the local civil protection authorities, in order to be aware of eventual updates on emergency procedures or to acquire relevant information (for example: forecast of adverse weather conditions that might result in an eventual risk);

- Suggest the holder entity to modify or complement the School Emergency Plan;

c) Teachers and the remaining staff are responsible for:

- Paying attention to the execution of emergency simulacrums which generally take place without pre-warning and unexpectedly, in order to better test the school community´s responsiveness;

- Rigorously knowing the School Emergency Plan and performing the tasks that are trusted to them, by the Pedagogic Direction, on a real emergency scenario

- Carefully and quickly performing the necessary tasks on a real emergency scenario and any further instructions that they might get

d) The Administration of the holder entity is responsible for:

- Promoting emergency simulacrums, trying to test every possible scenario

- Analysing the simulacrums results and instructing the Pedagogic Direction to change procedures, writing those changes in School Emergency Plan, if necessary

- Ensuring the good condition of emergency equipment, namely the ones used in firefighting;

- Ensuring the good state of conservation of all the technical instalments that might imply an eventual risk for the community

- Controlling and overcoming the emergency situations that only imply immediate/eminent dangers or a serious damage to the School Facilities;

4.3 Legal responsibilities

a) With regard to the physical integrity of all the school community members, and the eventual physical or patrimonial damages that they might experience due to a real emergency, the responsibility of the School holder entity is the one that results from the law appliance, considering the School Insurance covered areas (in the case of students) or, eventually, the Work Accidents insurance (in the case of teaching and non-teaching staff);

b) The School or the holder entity decline all and any form of responsibilities over eventual physical or patrimonial damages that are inflicted on school community members (students or staff) who disrespect the instructions received during an emergency evacuation scenario, both real or simulated;

c) All the staff who give wrong evacuation instructions to students or colleagues, or who endeavour other procedures that disrespect the orientations of the School Emergency Plan and that, directly or indirectly, put students or colleagues in danger, will be automatically made responsible for eventual physical or patrimonial damages that might be caused to such students or colleagues.

5. Evacuation norms

Evacuation norms are defined on the School Emergency Plan, which is available to all the school community elements in the Secretariat. The rules and procedures inscribed in the Plan vary according to the kind of agent (student, teaching staff and non-teaching staff) and to the emergency situation.

The non-compliance of the norms and procedures inscribed in the School Emergency Plan implies that the agent will be made


responsible, in accordance with the disposed on the point 4.3 of this Attachment, and an eventual disciplinary procedure.


ANNEX P – LAW 152/2013 – STATUTE OF THE PARTICULAR AND COOPERATIVE EDUCATION


ANNEX U – REGULATIONS FOR THE BOARDING SCHOOL SECTION

1. Introduction

1.1. NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE (Nobel Algarve) Aims At Nobel Algarve we are committed to promoting a safe and stable environment in which pupils are guided to achieve academic excellence, to fulfil their potential, and to live by the values we consider to be essential to their civic and social development. These values are an integral part of Nobel Algarve’s educational vision and are promoted in all parts of school life: Academics, sports, special education, art and community projects. To achieve these objectives we believe it is paramount to nurture a union within the school community, both motivated by and influencing the educational process which best suits our pupils´ needs to face present and future challenges.

1.2. Nobel Algarve Boarding Principles In boarding we aim to provide each child with an educational world where learning is central to all activities. This unique setting promotes common experience, camaraderie and trust between children and adults, giving our pupils the opportunity to develop as confident students and to build life-long friendships. The health, safety and well-being of all the young people in our care are the fundamental concerns of all staff. We ensure each child’s right to dignity, privacy, individuality and independence and pupils are encouraged to learn how to cope with freedom in a responsible way in order to develop behaviour traits of honesty, courtesy, co-operation, and building positive relationships with each other.

1.2.1. Boarding general structure Boarding is offered to those pupils who wish to board either weekly (4/5 nights per week), quarterly (from 2 days before the beginning of term to the last day of term) or as full boarders (from 2 days before the beginning of term to the last day of the school year), with high quality care provided by boarding staff who are an integral part of the school community. The Boarding School is a department of Nobel Algarve. At the head of the boarding is the Housemaster/mistress, responding to the Directors of the National and International Sections of the school, and managing and supervising all allocated staff including a team of resident teachers, cleaning, laundry and maintenance staff.

1.2.2. Admission into boarding Pupils may apply for boarding places from age 12 (Year 7) to 18 (Year 13) in the International Section, and from ages 12 (7º Ano) to 18 (12º Ano) in the National Section. The pupils are assessed for admission along the same lines as all other pupils of the school. The admissions office at Nobel Algarve handles all registrations and admissions to the school (whether boarding or day pupil).

1.2.3. Facilities The boarding house is located in Armação de Pêra, a village within a 5 minute drive from Nobel Algarve main facilities. Nobel Algarve provides bus services for the boarding house according to the pupils´ needs. The boarding house has the capacity to house 60 pupils, both male and female, aged between 12 and 18. Boarders are housed in a modern hotel converted into a boarding house, divided in two different wings - one for boys and one for girls - with access to communal facilities: study room, recreation room, ICT facilities, swimming pool and gardens. Private access to the beach offers pupils the opportunity to enjoy sporting and relaxation activities under the supervision of a member of the boarding staff. Within walking distance from the boarding house are a number of shopping facilities, including a daily market, an outdoor weekly market for fresh produce, restaurants and cafés, as well as numerous hotels and resorts which provide a wide range of levels of accommodation for visiting parents/guardians. The boarding staff plans a varied range of activities for evenings and weekends which allow boarders to have access to sport and recreational facilities within the main school campus and also allows them to visit cultural and other facilities off site, e.g. cinema, shopping and museums.

1.2.4. Welfare

INTERNAL REGULATIONS –– ENGLISH VERSION 65 Boarders are provided with a continental breakfast and two hot meals a day, as well as mid-afternoon snacks. Pupils have access to the school’s tuck-shop from 09.00 to 17.00. Welfare support is provided through the boarding staff and overseen by the director of the respective section (National or International). The Child Protection Designated Person for the school is Nobel Algarve’s International Section Director. At enrolment parents are required to fill in a medical record with all the information needed to ensure the proper assistance to their child. The pupil’s updated vaccination record is one of the documents parents must hand in on enrolment. Please ensure your child´s routine vaccinations are up to date.

Boarding at Nobel Algarve requires that all parents take out a health insurance policy for their child provided by the school. Counselling with the school psychologist is available at Nobel Algarve on a day to day basis.

1.2.5. Boarding ethos At Nobel Algarve boarding we seek to promote an inclusive environment which reflects the school’s approach to rights and responsibilities, equal opportunities, special educational needs and the recognition of diversity and differences. At Nobel Algarve boarding pupils find constant support with their academic and extra-curricular challenges and achievements, and the encouragement to pursue their personal enthusiasm.

1.2.6. Boarding objectives Nobel Algarve seeks to encourage:

- an enthusiasm for learning; - a sense of community and an awareness to the needs of others; - a desire to take part in extra-curricular activities, in particular sports, music and the performing arts; - a respect for difference in others and recognition for the effort and achievements of every individual in our community.

1.4. Boarding and equal opportunities We believe that every person has the same rights and is entitled to the same opportunities. Nobel Algarve does not discriminate on the grounds of racial, ethnic or national origin, gender, ability, age, political, cultural, linguistic or religious background. We expect everyone involved at Nobel Algarve to:

- respect and promote equal opportunities for all people; - encourage harmony and understanding; - recognise and oppose all forms of prejudice and discrimination; - develop each person’s skills to the highest possible level; - enable pupils to communicate confidently without fear of prejudice.

Any member of the school community who is found to discriminate or favour any other based on reasons above will be disciplined for their actions.

2. Boarding Care

2.1. Boarders induction and support Boarding pupils and their parents/guardians are invited to visit Nobel Algarve boarding house in advance of their arrival, in order to meet the housemaster and other members of staff, have a tour of the house, and find out more about the boarding process. A visit can be arranged at any time that is convenient for both parties at any dates during the academic year.

*Airport shuttle: Transportation can be provided from and to Faro Airport (FAO) and Lisbon Airport (LIS). If parents would like transportation provided by Nobel Algarve, they should inform the housemaster/mistress at least two weeks before their child’s scheduled arrival and pass on their child’s full flight information.

2.1.1. What to bring School uniform is compulsory for all pupils. The school uniform is supplied by the school and should be purchased in advance of the beginning of the school year. Parents may place a uniform order with the housemaster/mistress.

INTERNAL REGULATIONS –– ENGLISH VERSION 66 Please note that not wearing the correct uniform or PE Kit will lead to pupils being excluded from lessons or from the school. Only white, blue or black tights may be worn. At all special events pupils are required to wear shorts, trousers or skirts, shirt with long or short sleeves and long or short sleeved pullover according to season and/or specific instructions by the school. School uniform 5 polo shirts or shirt, short or long sleeved; 2 long or short sleeved pullovers; 3 trousers or skirts; 3 shorts; 1 shower-proof jacket; 1 coat; 1 cap. PE Kit 2 gym suits; 6 gym t-shirts; 4 gym socks. Clothing 3 pyjamas; 1 pair of slippers; 1or 2 beach towels; 1 or 2 bathrobes; Casual clothes for weekends (trousers, shorts and/or skirts, t-shirts, polo shirts or shirts, sweatshirts, training shoes, jeans, pullovers, boots, beach slippers...); Comb/brush, toothbrush, toiletries. Room area Laptop; Alarm clock; Photos/posters. For the beginning of the school year

Pupils are provided with their lesson timetable and a list of materials and books they will need in advance of their arrival. All of these materials can be purchased at Nobel Algarve stationary department.

We ask parents to properly identify each piece of clothing and personal items with the pupil´s name.

2.1.2. On arrival In order to allow pupils to be familiar with boarding procedures, boarders must participate in the pre-term induction day, when boarders will be:

- shown their room; - introduced to the tutor team; - made aware of schedules; - toured around the boarding house grounds.

2.1.3. After arrival The following day boarders will be welcomed by the Directors of the National and International Sections of the school and addressed regarding what is expected of them academically as well as in terms of general behaviour towards Resident teachers, tutors, teachers, school staff and other pupils, during their time at Nobel Algarve.

Boarders will have a tour of the house so that they know where the study, social and ICT areas may be found. Pupils will also be informed

INTERNAL REGULATIONS –– ENGLISH VERSION 67 about the domestic laundry arrangements by the house Matron.

Boarders will be provided with information about the daily boarding routine.

In order to use their laptops in the Boarding House pupils have to adhere to Nobel Algarve Wi-Fi system. Pupils can hand in their laptops at Nobel Algarve’s ICT Department to have them adjusted for this.

2.2. The Boarding House System The boarding house has two separate dormitory areas – one for boys and one for girls.

Resident teachers deal with day-to-day routines, discipline and academic matters.

Tutors monitor homework, extra-curricular activities, meals and free time.

The house cleaning team is in charge of the domestic arrangements (cleaning, laundry and any other personal need of the boarders). The Housemistress(girls) and Housemaster(boys) are responsible for all contact with parents, pupils and the school.

2.3. Contact with parents/guardians Boarders can contact their parents/guardians every day according to their personal school and activities schedule and their parents’ availability. Only under the supervision of the resident teachers are pupils allowed to use mobile phones. The boarding house also has a telephone and Skype available in the ICT area.

Please note that pupils are not allowed to use phones or other communication devices during lesson times or any other time without the supervision of a staff member. Staff will confiscate phones or other communication devices if they are used during lessons or inappropriately in any time, to be collected according to the sanctions applied.

For parents the Housemaster or Housemistress is the first point of contact for any boarding related matter. If a message is left on the telephone or by email, the director will endeavour to reply within 24 hours. If the Housemaster/mistress is off site, the resident teachers on duty will do so instead.

2.4. Health care provisions for boarders Boarders are required to submit a full medical report at the beginning of the school year. (Please note that under Portuguese Legislation every medical report submitted must be translated into Portuguese).

According to the parents’ request, made in advance to the housemaster/mistress, Nobel Algarve can provide this service which is covered by the mandatory health insurance policy for all boarders.

In case of a medical emergency or if any pupil requires medical assistance/consultation he/she is taken to the private Hospital in Alvor (located near the city of Portimão, within a 15 minutes’ drive from the boarding house). Pupils are always accompanied by a member of staff.

Boarders can also be put in touch with Opticians and Dentists locally should the need arise.

Please note that all boarders must be covered by a compulsory Health Insurance Policy according to Nobel Algarve Internal Regulations and is provided by the school on admission.

Records of medical treatment for boarders are held by the Boarding House Administrative Officer, and it is paramount that the resident teachers are alerted to any medical condition a boarder may have as soon as they arrive. Likewise, the resident teachers must be notified of any medication being taken by a pupil at their arrival, so this can be monitored.

Boarding staff refer all medical issues to parents, school directors, school first aid assistant and teaching staff according to pupils´ needs.

The administration of medicines to pupils is only possible under a doctor’s written instructions.

Boarders who may require medical services should raise the issue with the resident teachers.

If boarders wish to speak to a counsellor about a personal matter the school psychologist is available in her school office.


2.5. House domestic arrangements The boarding house is home to the boarders so they should feel comfortable, safe and know all the routines and domestic arrangements.

Nobel Algarve requires that all rooms are vacated during the summer period, but otherwise (Christmas and Easter holidays) pupils may leave their possessions in their room.

Travelling luggage is stored in an appropriate room.

Any personal and stationery items provided by Nobel Algarve may be signed for by any boarder and the cost will be billed to parents’ expense deposit.

2.5.1. Security Boarders are responsible for the safe keeping of their possessions.

The use of knives, lighters, matches or other objects that may endanger the safety of students is strictly prohibited. If any student is found carrying/using such objects, they will be confiscated and the student will receive the appropriate sanction.

Visitors are required to sign in a visitors´ log as they enter and leave the boarding house, and they are closely monitored by the boarding house personnel. Parents/guardians who wish to visit their child should inform the housemaster/mistress of their arrival.

No pupil under 16 is allowed to leave the boarding house premises unsupervised by a designated member of staff.

Pupils may leave some of their possessions with the resident teachers.

With regard to the student’s pocket-money, and according to the parent’s instructions as well as Nobel Algarve’s internal guidelines, the housemaster/mistress can ensure that boarders receive a weekly/monthly allowance.

Nobel Algarve ensures that all the adequate and necessary security provisions for the boarding house are in place.

2.5.2. Child protection and safeguarding All child protection matters, at boarding and at school, are dealt with by the school’s Directors.

At Nobel Algarve we follow the current national/Portuguese legislation in relation to Child Protection Policies and the Local Area Child Protection Committee procedures.

2.5.3. Fire safety Boarders are made aware of all regulatory requirements on their arrival and participate in regular fire drills both at school and at the boarding house.

Nobel Algarve follows the current/Portuguese legislation in relation to prevention and emergency plans for schools.

2.5.4. Cleaning Staff The boarding house is overseen by the Cleaning Staff, and they ensure:

- Overall cleaning procedures; - Laundry arrangements; - Weekly bedding changing.

Boarders should contact the housemaster/mistress directly about matters concerning their room, laundry and common areas. House repairs are reported to the housemaster/mistress who makes sure to inform the maintenance team.

2.5.5. Accommodation Pupils age 12 to 14 are housed in double bedrooms.

INTERNAL REGULATIONS –– ENGLISH VERSION 69 Pupils age 15 and over are housed in individual single bedrooms.

Pupils are allowed to personalise their private space. Pin boards will be provided for photos and posters.

In order to maintain high standards of cleanliness and organisation at the boarding house, beds are to be made, personal and common areas are to be kept clean and cloths are not to be left lying around. Proper laundry bags are delivered to pupils at the beginning of the school year so the house matron can undertake the boarders´ laundry in an organised fashion. This will be done on a regular basis.

If a pupil damages his/her room the repairs costs will be billed to parents.

2.5.6. Study facilities The boarding house has study areas where pupils can work individually or co-operatively in groups.

The boarding house Wi-Fi system allows pupils to go online from 08.00pm to 10.30pm according to age group.

2.5.7. Food Boarders are provided with a continental breakfast, two hot meals a day and mid-afternoon snack. School staff monitors meal times to ensure pupils get enough to eat.

Boarders are allowed to store their own food items at the boarding house cupboards and prepare snacks of their own.

Pupils with special food needs are required to inform the housemaster/mistress of their specific diet in advance at the beginning of the school year.

The house matron will ensure the kitchen area is kept clean and that boarders are provided with all domestic and hygiene items they may require.

Please note that boarders are discouraged from keeping food in their rooms.

2.5.8. Wi-Fi / CCTV Boarders have access to Wi-Fi in their rooms to enable enhanced study plus easy communication to parents and carers. It should be noted that the internet connection is a monitored network where it is possible to identify what device is visiting any particular website. Therefore we ask that all users act responsibly online. Wi-Fi will be turned off between the hours of 23:00 – 08:00.

CCTV is installed within the boarding house in communal areas and on the boarder’s corridors. This safeguarding measure ensures the upmost safety and security of all members of the boarding house community. The system records 24.7 and can only be accessed by the boarding house master and the designated safeguarding officer.

2.5.9. Curfew Boarders are expected to adhere to a strict curfew. All boarders are expected to return to the boarding house no later than 21:45 on Sunday – Thursday and 22:45 Friday – Saturday. There are no exceptions to these times unless it is a planned activity with boarding house staff supervision.

If a boarder wishes to stay away for the weekend they are welcome to do so but the following information must be supplied by the parent / guardian of the boarder:

• Name of person responsible (must be an adult). • Address of where the boarder will be staying. • Phone number of the person responsible. • Date and time leaving the boarding house / date and time of return. • Method of transport / who is collecting the boarder.

This information must be received via email to [email protected] no later than Wednesday 14:00 prior to the planned date of leave.


3. ROUTINE

3.1. Weekly School routine Sample Timetable: Timetable

Year 11

Study and homework support is available to all boarders from 5.30pm to 7.00pm and 8.00pm to 9.30pm under the supervision of the teaching staff on duty. Private tutoring is available upon a parent’s request, at their own cost.

3.2. Daily Boarding routine Monday – Friday

07.45 Rising bell 08:00-08:30 Breakfast 08.45 School Shuttle 09.15-10.00 Period 1 10.00-10.50 Period 2 10.50-11.15 Morning break 11.15-12.00 Period 3 12.00-12.50 Period 4 12.50-14.00 Lunch 14.00-14.45 Period 5 14.45-15.35 Period 6 15.35-15.45 Afternoon break 15.45-16.30 Period 7 16.30-17.00 Snack time at school bar 17.00 School Shuttle 18:00-19:00 Study period 19.00-19:30 Dinner 20.00-20:45 Study period 21.30-22.00 Y8/Y9 must return to their rooms and all lights out. 22.00 Lights out for the rest of the boarders

Laundry Days – Monday and Thursday


3.3. Boarder absence Parents/guardians who wish to take their child during term time may do so according to the following procedures:

- Write or email the housemaster/mistress who will contact the school’s directors requesting the permission needed; - Parents should put the request forward a week before their arrival date; - If parents remove their child without the school’s permission the absence is unauthorised and the pupil’s place in school may not

be secure. Boarders age 16 to 18 with permission to leave the school and the boarding house unaccompanied must sign in at reception when they leave.

3.4. Evenings and weekends After the end of the evening, boarders have free time during which they can relax and participate in a variety of activities.

In the boarding house there are social areas where boarders can meet. These areas have TV sets and DVD players. The house also has: pool table, table tennis, computer games, board games and a swimming pool. The swimming pool is available to boarders according to season.

On weekends boarders and staff can arrange trips to the beach, to the market and to the nearest shopping centre.

4. Boarding Parent Information

4.1. Contacting the Boarding House [email protected]; +351 282 038 538

NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE, Barros Brancos, EN-125, Lagoa, 8400-400, Faro, Portugal (Postal address)

Resident teachers (From 5 pm): +351 916 624 078

4.2. Planning ahead Term dates are published at the beginning of each school year helping parents in forward planning for holidays.

According to Nobel Algarve’s Internal Regulations it is not school policy to grant absence during term time for holidays.

4.3. Guardianship arrangements Parents are responsible for providing a guardian for their child through family friends or relatives. The contact details of the guardian should be forwarded to the admissions office in advance of the pupil commencing boarding. If the guardianship arrangements fail at any stage the school will require parents to resolve the issue immediately.

According to Portuguese legislation, parents/guardians have to sign a Power of Attorney giving a local adult in Portugal guardianship of your child during the period that he/she is attending the Nobel Algarve Summer School programme or Boarding, unless a parent/guardian is accompanying the student and staying within 2 hours travelling distance from the school by car/public transport. Mrs. Maria Tomé, Director of the international section, has made herself available for this role, free of charge, for all Nobel Algarve boarding students.

Power of attorney will need to be requested at your local notary. Please find “Procuração” in Boarding Application Documents, which provides the wording for the Power of attorney in Portuguese and English. You will need to have this document in both your local language and also the Portuguese version.

This will need to be accompanied by an affixed Apostille. Apostilles are affixed by Competent Authorities designated by the government of a state which is party to the convention. A list of these authorities is maintained by the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Examples of designated authorities are embassies, ministries, courts or (local) governments.

The Apostille convention or the Apostille treaty is an international treaty drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law. It specifies the modalities through which a document issued in one of the signatory countries can be certified for legal purposes in all the other signatory states. Such a certification is called an apostille (French: certification). It is an international certification comparable to a

INTERNAL REGULATIONS –– ENGLISH VERSION 72 notarization in domestic law, and normally supplements a local notarization of the document.

We ask that copies are sent to Nobel Algarve in advance, although the original will need to be carried by your child during flights. Nobel Algarve will make sure to keep these documents safe during your child’s stay.

4.3. Parental complaints If parents wish to make a complaint about any aspect of boarding, they should do so in writing to the housemaster/mistress. Every complaint is forwarded to the resident teachers and the school’s Directors. The school endeavours to reply within 5 working days.

5. Boarding Pupil Information

5.1. Pupil conduct and welfare

5.1.1. Code of conduct - Be respectful and polite

- Be considerate and helpful

- Follow the Boarding House routines

- Be punctual and fully prepared for school

- Behave safely

- Respect one another’s property

- Look after your own possessions

- Take care of the building and furniture

- Put all litter in the bins

- Walk quietly and responsibly and respect that others may be working

- Eat and drink in the permitted areas only

- Categorically no smoking, drinking alcohol or drugs use

- Use mobile phones during the appropriated times

- Stay within the Boarding House bounds

5.1.2. Bullying Definition: Bullying is verbal, physical or psychological intimidation, which causes physical, mental or emotional distress to a victim that is not able to defend himself/herself.

Nobel Algarve does not tolerate any form of bullying. Pupils are given a clear definition of what bullying is and made aware that is not acceptable behaviour. Pupils who are found to be bullying will receive sanctions according to the seriousness of their behaviour.

5.1.3. Alcohol, smoking and drugs Alcohol, as well as smoking and drug use are strictly forbidden both in school and in the Boarding House.

Any pupil caught bringing or using any of these substances to school or the Boarding House will be sanctioned; this behaviour can lead to suspension or expulsion.


5.1.4. Sexual Education Sex and relationships are considered important areas of knowledge. The curriculum for sex education is developed by PSHE and Science/Biology according to age groups.

5.1.4. Social Media / right to privacy. Social media is a fantastic way to share experiences with the wider community. We actively encourage boarders to share their incredible lives at the boarding house. We do however exercise caution when posting to social media. Boarders are expected not to post anything that causes harm, distress, gives specific locations and is of a sexual nature.

All staff and boarders have a right to privacy and as such it is strictly forbidden to take photos or videos of any member of the boarding staff, boarders or event without the full permission of that person or the person in charge of the event.

For reasons of security we ask that no photographs taken inside the boarding house are distributed by students on email, social media or by other electronic communication.

5.3. Pupil rewards and sanctions Boarders can be rewarded for their academic and extra-curricular achievements. Rewards include effort certificates, distinctions, special prizes, trophies and medals.

5.2.1. Summary of sanctions The school staff and the boarding house staff are responsible for ensuring a secure and sound environment. The staff will judge the appropriate sanction to fit each infraction. The table below should be seen as general guidelines.

ACADEMIC BEHAVIOURAL

Initiator Action Offence Action Offence

1 All staff Briefly detained by teacher

Work or attitude unsatisfactory

Briefly detained by teacher

Minor episode of inappropriate or anti-social

behaviour 2 All staff Note in Pupil

Planner Repeat of level 1 Note in Pupil Planner Repeats of level 1

3 All staff Break deprivation 3 notes in pupil planners

Break deprivation More serious episodes of levels 1 and 2

4 Director Communitarian work

Repeats of level 3 Communitarian work Repeats of level 3

5 Director Half day internal suspension

Repeats of level 4 + bullying + 1st smoking offence

6 Director One day internal suspension

Repeats of level 5 + 2nd

smoking offence 7 Director Three days internal

suspension Repeats of level 6 + 3rd

smoking offence 8 Director Expulsion Placing itself or others at

risk. *See below for reference to

thieving, drugs, alcohol, bullying

*Levels 5, 6, 7 and 8 also refer to the possession of other unauthorised substances (drugs and alcohol), bullying and thieving. These offences will be judged by the school directors. Pupils will be sanctioned according to the seriousness of their actions.


6. Boarding Staff Information

Staff supervision levels

7.Contacts

Administration

National Section Director

International Section Director

Resident Staff

Housemaster

Cleaning Team

Laundry Team Maintenance Team

Director of International Section For any pedagogical concerns

Maria Tomé *Please note Maria is also the nominated guardian for all boarders

[email protected] 00 351 282 342 547

Director of National Section For any pedagogical concerns Francisco Claro [email protected] 00 351 282 342 547

Recruitment Manager For general admissions, legal matters and logistics

Pedro Serrão [email protected] 00 351 910 629 618

Boarding Housemaster Via mobile ONLY between 18h and 22h For general wellbeing and other concerns

Simon Huntridge [email protected] 00 351 916 624 078

International Section Front Office Secretary School front desk reception in English Raquel Silva [email protected] 00 351 282 342 547

National Section Front Office Secretary School front desk reception in Portuguese Claudia Caetano [email protected] 00 351 282 342 547

Overall Academic Boarders´ Welfare

Overall Boarders´ Welfare


ANNEX V – SCHOOL CALENDAR 2018–2019


ANNEX X – REGULATIONS OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF THE CLASS

REGULATIONS OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF THE CLASS

Article 1 Content

This Regulation regulates the activity of the Representatives of Parents and Guardians of the Class, onwards designated as Class Representatives, who pertaining to NOBEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ALGARVE.

Article 2

Goals

1 – Develop a good work jointly with the Parents or Guardians of the class and the school. 2 – Improve the communication between Parents or Guardians and the School Management Bodies. 3 – Share their works with the other representatives of the same teaching cycle. 4 – Promote a global knowledge of the School situation. 5 – An element will be elected from all the Representatives in the Assembly. This Representative must submit the suggestions and proposals to the School Management Bodies. Furthermore, this Representative will seat on the Pedagogic Council.

Article 3

Application Scope

This Regulation applies to the current Class Representatives in functions, on the respective school year to which they were elected, in accordance with the established-on Article 44 of the Law Decree number 75/2008, April 22.

Article 4

Election of Class Representatives

1 – Class Representatives are elected during a General Meeting of Parents and Guardians of the Class, on the first Class meeting in the beginning of each school year, which is convened by the Educator / Teacher / Class Director. 2 – In the Assembly of Representatives, the Direction will provide this Internal Regulations and the respective Regulations for Parents and Guardians. 3 – All Parents and Guardians who are present in the meeting and whose pupils are on the respective class, one for each student, are susceptible of being elected. 4 – The Representative will be elected, as well as the Vice-Representative, who will substitute the first whenever necessary. 5 – After the introduction of the Parents and Guardians who are present on the meeting, there is a vote to elect the respective representatives. 6 – The Parent or Guardian who gets the majority of the votes will be the effective Class Representative. 7 – Once the voting is over, the Class Director, in collaboration with the elected Education Representatives, will elaborate a minute, which must include the result of the voting, the names and the contacts of the voted. This document must be made available for the School Direction.

Article 5

Functions of the Class Representatives

After the election, the representatives must: a) Provide their contact to all Parents and Guardians of the class. b) Request other Parents and Guardians to provide their respective contacts. c) Obtain and inform themselves about the Internal Regulations, the Educative Project and the Curricular Project of the school. d) Be the connecting elements between Parents and Guardians and the Direction. The contact must be initially established with the Class Director, who will then forward the situation. e) Participate on the Assemblies of Class Representatives promoted by the Direction.

Article 6

Assembly of Class Representatives


1 – All effective Class Representatives are an integrant part of the Assembly of Class Representatives. 2 – The Assembly of Class Representatives will be convened by the Direction, or by other Representative of the Parents or Guardians who are a member of the referred assembly. 3 – The Assembly of Class Representatives is presided by the School Director. 4 – During these assemblies, all and any issues that are relevant for the school community will be discussed. These issues must be previously included in the working order, as well as the issues submitted by those who are present during the assembly. 5 – In this Assembly, a Representative of the Parents and Guardians is elected to have a seat on the Pedagogic Council. 6 – The Assemblies of Representatives of the Parents and Guardians must meet, normally, in the beginning of each school trimester and in the end of the school year. 7- There might be extraordinary sessions of the Assembly of Representatives of Parents and Guardians, whenever necessary.


ANEXO Y – DESPACHO NORMATIVO Nº 17-A/2015 (REGULAMENTO AVALIAÇÃO DE ALUNOS ENSINO BÁSICO)

Internal Regulations 2018- 2021

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