Student Locker Rental: Terms and Conditions

Student Lockers are available in the main corridor of the academy to allow students to store items such as books and PE kit for lessons they will be attending later in the day, rather than carrying everything with them for the whole day.

Keys

  • One key will be supplied for each locker by the academy’s Finance Department.
  • A master key will be held by the academy.
  • If a student loses his/her key, he/she should notify the staff in the Finance Department. A replacement key can be ordered at a cost of £3.50 to the parents/carers. The locker will be opened for the student on the day of notification of the loss to allow the student access to their belongings. They will be notified when the replacement key has been obtained.
  • Keys to lockers must not be passed or loaned to any other student under any circumstances.

Access

  • Students may access their lockers before and after the academy day and at break and lunchtime.
  • Students are expected to access the locker areas for the purpose of going to and from their locker only. These areas are not to be used for communal meeting or other purposes.
  • The academy reserves the right to access any locker at any time for any reason using its master key.

Misuse etc

  • The academy reserves the right to withdraw the use of the locker at any time due to misuse, vandalism or any other reason. In such circumstances, parents/carers will be advised and no refund of fees paid for the current term or in advance will be made.
  • All costs of repairing or replacing lockers withdrawn due to misuse, vandalism or any other reason will be met by parents/carers.
  • The lockers are for the sole exclusive use of the key holder and must not be shared with any other student on either a formal or informal basis.
  • Once a locker has been allocated, it must not be swapped or exchanged with any other student, even for a short period of time. If a student would prefer a locker in a different location, he/she should advise the staff in the Finance Department.
  • The academy accepts no responsibility for the safety of the contents within the locker at any time. Students are expected to take responsibility for the safety of the items placed in the lockers.
  • Lockers must not be decorated in any way. Posters, paintings, drawings etc. are not allowed to be attached to either the inside or outside of the locker at any time.
  • The academy policy currently in place relating to bringing mobile telephones and other similar items of value remains in place and lockers are not to be used for the purpose of storing these items.
  • Food or similar perishable items must not be stored or placed in lockers at any time.

Payment

  • Payment for student locker rentalmust be paid each year in advance for an annual rental. Alternatively, a locker may be rented for the full five year period at a reduced cost, as follows:
  • £15.00 for 1 year
  • £60.00 for 5 years
  • Payment may be made by cash or a cheque made payable to ‘Mark Hall Academy’.
  • For lockers rented on an annual basis, parents/carers will be contacted at the end of the summer term with regard to whether the rental is to continue for the next academic year. If so, the student may keep the key provided payment for the next year is received by the end of the summer term.
  • Failure to pay when required will result in the academy requiring the key to be returned immediately and/or the lock having to be changed at the cost to the parent/carer concerned.

Termination of Locker Rental

  • Should a student locker no longer be required during the academic year, including if a student leaves the academy, the key must be immediately returned to the Finance Office. If this happens before the end of the Autumn term, a refund of £10.00 in respect of any charges paid will be made to the parent/carer if an annual rental has been paid. If a five year rental has been paid, a pro-rate amount will be refunded
  • . No refund will be made in respect of locker rentals cancelled in the spring or summer terms.
  • Should a locker no longer be required at the end of the academic year, the key must be returned to the Finance Office by the end of the summer term.
  • All Year 11 students must return their locker keys before they leave the academy.
  • Failure to return the key will result in the academy having to replace the lock and the costs for this must be met by the parents/carers.
  • All items left in lockers where the rental charge has not been paid will be removed at the end of the summer term and disposed of during the summer holiday so that the locker may be available for the next student.

General

  • Parents and students agree to all these terms and conditions in full at all times.
  • The academy reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time and without prior notice although advance notice will be given where possible and practicable.

Revised July 2014

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