Behaviour Policy

We have asked parents to read and sign a copy of our behaviour agreement which simply sets out the rights and responsiblites of children, parents and other adults in school.

Aims

• To ensure children behave in a responsible manner, showing courtesy and respect for others at all times
• To teach children the differences between right and wrong
• To teach children that they can make choices about how they react, even in difficult situations
• To encourage children to develop positive relationships with all other children and adults in school
• To make children aware that there are rewards for good behaviour and sanctions for inappropriate behaviour

Rights

Pupils’ Rights

• The right to learn
• The right to be safe
• The right to be treated with fairness and respect
• The right to be listened to

Adults’ Rights

• The right to be safe
• The right to be treated with fairness and respect by children, parents, carers and colleagues
• The right to carry out their roles and responsibilities
• The right to be listened to

Parents’/ Carers’ Rights

• The right to know that their children are safe
• The right to know that their children will be treated with fairness and respect
• The right to be listened to
• The right to be informed about their children

Responsibilities

Pupils’ Responsibilities

I should:

• Follow our golden rules:
• Walk sensibly and quietly around the building
• Follow instructions from adults in school
• Work to the best of my ability without disturbing others
• Show respect and good manners to others
• Take responsibility for my own belongings and respect others property
• Accept the consequences of my behaviour calmly

Adults’ Responsibilities

• To create a safe and stimulating environment
• To treat everyone with consistency, fairness and respect, in line with the agreed policy
• To model appropriate behaviour
• To communicate effectively with children, parents, carers and colleagues

Parents’/ Carers’ Responsibilities

• To support the school in the implementation of the golden rules with their children
• To get children to school on time, ready to work and appropriately dressed
• To share information and concerns with the school
• To treat all children and adults in school with respect

Within school we use various strategies and approaches to foster positive attitudes and good behaviour. These include:

• Following our golden rules
• Our Assertive Discipline Approach and Procedures where management of behaviour is based on positive praise and reward systems.
• Lunchtime rewards for good behaviour
• Each class has agreed codes of behaviour which are consistent throughout the school
• Working with outside agencies on PHSCE issues

Rewards

Children are continually praised for good behaviour and can receive various forms of rewards. These include verbal praise, stickers, head teacher awards, golden time/choice time and other tangible awards. Parents learn about their child’s good behaviour through verbal messages and notes or cards home. Each week we also hold a ‘Celebratory Assembly’ – where children’s good behaviour is identified by all staff.

Consequences

Children are taught that whilst there are rewards for good behaviour, there are also consequences for bad behaviour. These include warnings, time out, completing ‘Reflecting on my behaviour sheets’, missing all or parts of playtime & ‘golden time/ choice time’, seeing senior members of staff, informing parents and meeting with the Head teacher. Continuous inappropriate behaviour may result in parents/ carers being asked to come to school, internal seclusions, involvement of external agencies or a child being excluded. Extreme cases of bad behaviour can also result in an immediate exclusion.