1. Appearance

• Hair must always be kept clear of the face and collar or tunic for hygiene purposes.
• Nails must be kept short with no nail polish or gel/acrylics.
• No jewellery should be worn.
• No tan to be worn at all times.
• All body piercing must be removed before commencement of course.
• Full makeup should be worn at all times.
• A high standard of personal hygiene must be maintained at all times e.g. daily shower, clean hair, use of deodorant and change of uniform daily.
• Oral hygiene must be addressed after each meal throughout the day.

2. Uniform

• All students are required to wear full uniform as specified.
• Black/navy outdoor jacket (hip length), not leather or feathers.
• Flat black/navy outdoor shoes with a small heel.
• Black/navy socks to be worn.
• A uniform and kit inspection will be carried out at the principal and tutors discretion.

3. You accept the kits provided for you to facilitate your course by the Academy by Sharon Leavy.

4. Examinations

• Any student absent for over a total of five days in the year may not be eligible for examinations.
• Students must telephone college landline half an hour before commencement of class if absent. NO TEXT MESSAGES OR FACEBOOK MESSAGES.
• More than 2 days absence requires a doctors certificate. Medical/dental or other appointments must be made outside school hours.
• Continuous theory and practical assessments will be carried out on an ongoing basis throughout the year in order to establish eligibility for final exams.
• It is the sole responsibility of each student to provide models for final practical exams and these models must be suitably prepared and willing to have all treatments performed.
• Minimum age for models is 18 years.
• Examination fees must be paid on or before final date set by the principal and are non refundable.

5. No unruly behaviour will be tolerated

• No drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, or chewing gum.
• Alcohol found on any student or illegal drugs (on or off) the school premises is ground for dismissal.
• Students are assigned a clean-up duty of communal areas for the day as well as being held responsible for their own working area.
• No personal phone calls are allowed in the school except in cases of emergency.
• The principal will take a message for the student in an emergency.
• Students should advise family and friends of college policy. The use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited during college hours.
• Students are expected to model for practical classes. Any student who cannot do so must notify the college upon enrolment.
• Smoking is NOT tolerated near the college in college uniform – a disciplinary warning will be given to any student who is seen smoking or comes into the college with a smell of smoke on themselves or their uniforms. As we are working and learning in an extremely hygienic industry this rule is a high priority and will always be enforced.

6. Class Scheduling

The school reserves the right to alter times of classes as it sees fit and appropriate.

7. Timeliness

Classes start promptly. Students are asked to be in attendance 15 minutes before classes commence to avoid disruption to other students. Break times must be strictly adhered to. Failure to comply will result in non-admission to classes.

8. Late Attendence

Students who arrive late for classes will be marked absent in the register for that session. Students who are consistently late will not be permitted to attend the session.

9. Incomplete Attendence

All students are considered absent for the morning or afternoon session if they leave the school without prior permission.

10. Valuables

Large sums of money or valuables are not to be brought into the college. The college cannot be responsible or liable for loss or damage.

11. Ongoing Learning Expectations

Students are requested to establish a routine of nightly revision of theory notes, since later on in the course they may have difficulty in adapting themselves in practical lessons. This should, of course, be maintained during college holidays when students are advised to take advantage of theory revision.

12. Course Content Copyright

Theory notes and exam papers are for students only. All are taken back at the end of the year (The copyright of the college).

13. Syllabus Amendments

Due to frequent advances in Science Cosmetology it is reasonable to expect that changes to the syllabus and times of course can occur from time to time. Sharon Leavy (Principal), reserves the right to add to and amend the syllabus from time to time without previous notice.

14. Expectations of Parents and Guardians for under 18’s

The parents or legal guardians of prospective students under eighteen years of age must accept responsibility for enrolment fees, general behaviour and discipline of that person as long as he/she remains a student of the college. Consequently the signature of a parent or legal guardian agreeing to the terms of acceptance is required on the enrolment form.

15. Student Dismissal

The college reserved the right to dismiss a student if in the view of the principal (Sharon Leavy) the student does not make sufficient effort to keep up with the work involved or to be found academically unsuitable. This also applies if a student continually undermines or disrespects the Principal/Tutors of ethics of the college.

16. Disciplinary Process

Students are asked to comply at all times with these terms and the school rules and regulations and any amendments made from time to time. Students who disregard rules will receive a written warning from their tutor and after 3 warnings will be sent to the principal. Any breach of these terms on the rules and regulations will entitle the Principal Sharon Leavy to terminate a student’s training.

17. Course Projects (where applicable)

• Homework assignments must be completed and presented on the due date.
• Case studies must be completed and presented no later than the final date set by Tutor/Principal to be graded.
• Thesis to be completed and presented no later than the final date set by Tutor/Principal.

18. Intellectual Property

All exam papers that are used throughout the year are property of The Academy by Sharon Leavy and must be given back to the college at the end of the year.

PLEASE NOTE: The rules of The Academy by Sharon Leavy are different than any other school. We are a private college, run to the highest standards. Rules & regulations should be adhered to. Students need not know the day to day running of the college but only that they will be trained to an exceptionally high standard for examinations. Students are not contracted to examining bodies e.g. CIDESCO / CIBTAC / ITEC / VTCT therefore queries of any nature for examining bodies must be directed in writing to Sharon Leavy.

All the above rules must be strictly adhered to. Failure to comply with any of the above will result in dismissal from the course.

Fees do not include additional cost of uniform, kits required and examination fees levied by examining boards.

Deposits and fees are not refundable or transferable. The college may also cancel the tuition of any student who is behind in payment of tuition fees in respect to certain courses.

Examination dates will be given during the college year. Failure to take examinations for any reason whatsoever will result in the student having to wait for the next examination date.