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Our Aims
To ensure appropriate behaviour and language through the School
To encourage and praise greater effort in both work and behaviour
To ensure a safe, caring and happy School
To prevent bullying
Rewards
Star Cards:
Children can get stars for a variety of achievement, including good work and behaviour, greater effort or being helpful. Once a child has collected 10 stars they will be rewarded with a shiny sticker (in KS1) or a certificate (in KS2).
At the end of each term children with the most stars in a class get a prize. There will be prozes at the end of the year for those children whose work and behaviour has been outstanding.
Badges:
Teachers will be able to award three metal badges each week: one each for effort, good kind behaviour and environmental care. The badges will be worn for one week and then returned for the next week's award.
All awards will be given in assemblies so that a large number of children recognise and congratulate good behaviour and work.
A Headteacher's Award may be given at the Head Teacher's discretion. The main reward for all good behaviour and hard work will always be praise from the staff and other children.
Attendance:
Children win prizes for 100% attendance through the year.
Rules at Our School
In the Classroom:
- Keep your hands and your feet to yourself
- Listen to others and take your turn
- Be Helpful, kind and polite
In the Playground
- Keep to play areas - not behind huts
- The picnic tables and benches are for sitting and quiet games
- Be helpful, kind and polite
- Respect other people's games
At Lunch Time
- Line up quietly
- Be well mannered, use "please" and "thank you" and don't speak with you mouth full
- Talk quietly
- Put your hand up if you want something
- Try to keep the tables clean and tidy and use the cutlery provided
- Walk around the School quietly
What is unacceptable behaviour?
We recognise behaviour as unacceptable when the rules above are broken more than three times over a given period of time.
Unacceptable behaviour may also include:
- Coarse/Offensive language
- Aggressive behaviour
- Bullying
- Unco-operative or disruptive behaviour in class
Sanctions
Classroom Behaviour
If a child breaks a class rule then the child's name is written on the board. If he/she continues to break a rule, a cross is places under his/her name. When a third cross is placed, one of the following sanctions is imposed:
- Miss playtime and be give school work
- Sent to early/late lunch with the different key stage
- Kept in for a maximum of 5 minutes after school
- Sent to Mrs Miller or Senior Teacher
- At year 5 and 6 only one cross will be placed on the board before the sanction is imposed.
- A record is kept of any child who is sent out of the class.
Playground Behaviour
Lunchtime Supervisors, Teachers and Teaching Assistants keep a note of children who frequently misbehave at playtime or lunchtime or display unacceptable behaviour. The child's name and the incident are recorded and the Headteacher is informed.
Bullying
According to DfES bullying is deliberately hurtful behaviour repeated over a period of time. It can take many forms but the 3 main types are:
- Physical : Hitting, kicking, taking belongings
- Verbal : Name calling, insulting, racial remarks
- Indirect : Spreading nasty stories or excluding someone from social groups
We take all the reports of bullying very seriously and investigate each incident carefully. We encourage all our children to "TELL" if they are frightened or anxious about anything or anybody in School. We investigate with sensitivity and concern.
Offensive Language
Offensive language may not just be recognised swear words but any words or signs that offend others: eg racial comments.
Any child who uses offensive language will be given a letter to be take home, a copy of which will be kept on file. KS2 children will have to write down the words they used.
Exit Letter
An Exit Letter is given to children who are sent out of class. The child may have to write an explanation of events which is kept on file and a copy sent home.
Exclusion
Exclusion can be:
- Immediate - In extreme cases of bullying or aggressive behaviour. The head may exclude for 3 to 5 days
- After 3 Exit Letters in Half a Term - Showing evidence of bad behaviour in class. The Head may exclude for 1 or 2 days.
- After a period of unacceptable behaviour during Play or Lunch time or in Class. Parents will be informed and children may be excluded for Lunch Times for up to half a term, or for up to 3 days as above.
Links With Home
The Home/School Agreement should provide a sound foundation upon which to meet the aims of the Behaviour Policy.
Parents will be kept informed of a child's behaviour. If the behaviour needs more regular monitoring a home/school contact book may be started. Both teacher and parents may write in this book.
Please keep in touch with us and let the staff know if there is anything happening at home which may affect your child's work or behaviour. Also contact us if you have any worries concerning their behaviour in the School.
The School's Senior Management Team will be monitoring the progress of the children and their behaviour each week. The staff evaluate the success of this Behaviour and Discipline Policy regularly and your comments are most welcome.
"We believe it is important to set boundaries for children's behaviour, and that good discipline can be a positive experience in a child's development."
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