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Behaviour Policy
Policy History Date
First draft
Presented to staff
Second draft
Presented to Governors
Review
2nd review
3rd review
4th review
5th review
6th review
7th review
8th review by Governors
9th review
10th review
11th review
12th review by staff
13th review by Governors & agreed
14th review by staff & Governors
15th review by SLT
16th Review by SLT
17th Review by SLT
18th November 2003
19th November 2003
1st December 2003
19th January 2004
7th March 2005
3rd October 2005
15th May 2006
9th January 2007
21st November 2007
1st May 2008
September 2008
8th July 2009
September 2010
September 2012
September 2013
October 2014
January 2015
January 2016
October 2017
February 2019
June 2020
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THE AIMS OF THE SCHOOL
1. Ensure that our school is a happy, secure and supportive place, where everyone is valued.
2. Provide a rich, varied and stimulating curriculum, which is accessible to all.
3. Encourage a love of learning and the desire to expand their knowledge and skills throughout life.
4. Foster spiritual awareness and a sense of awe and wonder.
5. Develop the understanding and skills needed to become responsible and effective members of the school and as part of the wider community.
This policy will set out how these aims will be practically
realised by staff and governors around the school and in the
classroom with reference to Behaviour.
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The Principles
The Governing Body believes that in order to enable effective teaching and learning
to take place, good behaviour in all aspects of school life is necessary. It seeks to
create a caring and inclusive learning environment in the school by:
promoting good behaviour and discipline;
promoting self-esteem, self-discipline, proper regard for authority and positive relationships based on mutual respect;
ensuring fairness of treatment and equality for all;
encouraging consistency of response to both positive and negative behaviour;
promoting early intervention;
providing a safe environment free from disruption, violence, bullying, racism, sexism and any form of harassment;
encouraging a positive relationship with parents and carers to develop a shared approach to promoting good behaviour and discipline.
Roles and responsibilities
The Governing Body will establish, in consultation with the Headteacher, staff,
pupils and parents, the policy for promotion of good behaviour and keep it under
review. It will ensure that it is communicated to pupils and parents, is non-
discriminatory and the expectations are clear. Governors will support the school in
maintaining high standards of behaviour.
The Headteacher will be responsible for the implementation and day-to-day
management of the policy and procedures. Support for staff faced with challenging
behaviour is also an important responsibility of the Headteacher.
Staff, including teachers, support staff and volunteers, will be responsible for
ensuring that the policy and procedures are followed, and consistently and fairly
applied. Mutual support amongst all staff in the implementation of the policy is
essential. Staff have a key role in advising the Headteacher on the effectiveness of
the policy and procedures. They also have responsibility, with the support of the
Headteacher, for creating a high quality learning environment, teaching and
modelling good behaviour, including positive relationships, and implementing the
agreed policy and procedures consistently.
The Governing Body, Headteacher and staff will ensure there is no differential
application of the policy and procedures on any grounds, particularly ethnic or
national origin, culture, religion, gender, gender reassignment, disability or sexuality.
They will also ensure that the concerns of pupils are listened to and appropriately
addressed.
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child both inside and outside the school. They will be encouraged to work in
partnership with the school to assist the school in maintaining high standards of
behaviour and will have the opportunity to raise with the school any issues arising
from the operation of the policy.
Pupils will be expected to take responsibility for their own behaviour and will be
made fully aware of the school policy, procedure and expectations. Pupils also have
a responsibility to ensure that incidents of disruption, violence, bullying, racism and
any form of harassment are reported.
Procedures
The procedures arising from this policy will be developed by the Headteacher in
consultation with the staff. The procedures will make clear to the pupils how
acceptable standards of behaviour can be achieved and will have a clear rationale,
which is made explicit to staff, pupils and parents. The procedures will be
consistently and fairly applied, ensure equality and promote the idea of personal
responsibility and that every member of the school has a responsibility towards the
whole community.
The rationale of our school behaviour management policy is that good behaviour
should be recognised and rewarded and that negative behaviours be discouraged
and changed for the better through the fair and systematic application of our
behaviour policy.
This policy outlines the strategies to be used for promoting and maintaining good
behaviour throughout the school. Its purpose is to support staff in creating a safe,
caring and ordered environment in and around the school.
We adopt a balanced approach to discipline, rewarding good behaviour and using
positive language while applying sanctions for unacceptable behaviour in a
consistent and fair way.
We aim to encourage children to develop the self-discipline which will enable our
children to play a full part in school life and become responsible citizens in the future.
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Legislation and statutory requirements
This policy is based on advice from the Department for Education (DfE) on:
Behaviour and discipline in schools
The Equality Act 2010
Special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice.
Section 175 of the Education Act 2002, which outlines a school’s duty to
safeguard and promote the welfare of its pupils
DfE guidance explaining that maintained schools should publish their behaviour
policy online
What is appropriate behaviour?
Appropriate behaviour is any behaviour which encourages and maintains the good
order and conduct of the school. Positive behaviour ensures children feel safe,
secure and welcome as a member of our school community and the wider
community. Positive behaviour is a choice. Inappropriate behaviour will be treated
with this in mind and dealt with accordingly.
All Adults should:
Use positive language to promote a happy, constructive working environment.
Use the behaviour ladder consistently with all children.
Take responsibility for the behaviour of all children in school, particularly those
in their class, particularly during transitions between lessons and playtimes.
Involve parents at the earliest stages of behaviour problems with a child.
Be consistent and fair.
Make themselves aware of the possible causes of the poor behaviour and seek
support accordingly.
Be aware of specific medical or behaviour and emotional needs that certain
children have and take this into account with support that is put in place.
Work with senior staff and external agencies to implement any strategies
suggested and document actions accordingly.
Stay calm and listen
Avoid confrontation
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Children should:
Be involved in constructing class rules
Follow the rules at all times
Listen to each other and to adults
Take pride in themselves and the school
Be polite and talk respectfully to staff and pupils
Be encouraged to explain their actions, reflect on them and express how
improvements can be made
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Behaviour Ladder
Following consultation with all stakeholders, school has adopted the behaviour
ladder to promote good behaviour in school (see Appendix 1). The procedure for
applying the behaviour policy in school is as follows.
Each class teacher has a behaviour ‘ladder’ prominently displayed in the classroom. At the beginning of the day all children’s names are placed on expected behaviour in the centre of the ladder. Positive behaviour is rewarded by moving the child’s name up the ladder. The child can receive a number of rewards for displaying positive behaviour e.g. stickers/stamps, head teacher’s verbal praise, letter home to say how proud we are and special golden envelopes (see attached example of ladder).
Children who choose to behave inappropriately are first given a verbal warning by the teacher. If they choose not to redress their behaviour their name will be moved down the ladder further resulting in a range of sanctions including loss of Golden time, being sent to another classroom, parents invited in to school to discuss behaviour and working in seclusion.
At the end of the day a ‘fresh start’ is given and all names returned to expected behaviour.
Children who need to be moved to another room or to see a senior member of staff should be accompanied by a TA with some indication of the reason for removal from class.
Suitable work should be set (A folder with a range of age/ability appropriate activities is kept in each classroom). It is not the receiving teacher’s responsibility to set work for the child to do.
Lunchtime staff will follow a similar behaviour ladder system of rewards and
sanctions.
Time out
The bench will be used for time out. If the child refuses to go to this area:
A verbal warning will be given
If they still do not do as they are told their name will be written in the
behaviour book and this will be given to the class teacher. This will be
reported to a member of the senior school staff.
The child will have to start the following day walking around with the lunch
time staff and do ‘double time’ from the day before.
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Children should be rewarded with stickers etc. for respecting the play
equipment. If children are disrespectful to equipment teachers need to be
made aware of this through a verbal warning and if the behaviour persists
then they will made to sit on the time out bench for a given period of time at
the beginning of play time. If the same offence occurs on a daily basis, the
child will spend lunchtime with a member of the SLT to discuss the impact of
their behaviour Children should be encouraged to use and respect the
equipment to play.
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Rewards
Good behaviour and good work will be rewarded in a variety of ways:
Verbal praise
Written comments on work
Stickers
Certificates
Star of the week award
Letters to parents
Name of weekly behaviour board
Golden Time
Special golden envelopes
Golden Time
Golden time is awarded at the end of every day. At the beginning of every day, all
children have an opportunity to retain their 10 minutes of Golden Time.
Children who behave according to the school rules keep their 10 minutes Golden
Time. If a child chooses not to adhere to the school rules then their Golden Time is
reduced in units of 5 minutes. It is possible for a child to earn time back if there is an
improvement in behaviour.
Children who have not earned all of their Golden Time complete a task appropriate
to their age and behaviour shown. e.g. finishing a task not completed due to
behaviour or practising times tables or spellings.
Class Dojo
Class dojo is a communication App between the teacher and the parent. Reminders
can be sent out to all parents or a specific message can be sent to one parent.
Parents are also able to message the teacher. Part of this system is a reward
initiative where children are awarded class dojos. Class dojos are collected and from
that children are awarded bronze, silver, gold and blacknum stars. Parents are able
to go on to their child’s class dojo page and see the how many dojos they have been
awarded and for what reason.
Stickers
Stickers and stamps can be given at staff’s discretion for good work, behaviour or
attitude. Staff must be careful not to ‘over sticker’ some children and miss others who
may be quiet and always do the right thing.
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St Cuthbert’s C of E Junior School Golden Envelope
Children who have consistently behaved well throughout the term will be awarded a
golden envelope. This could be afternoon tea with the Headteacher, an afternoon
baking, going to the local park and or having a movie afternoon with popcorn. The
parents of those children will also receive a good behaviour letter from the head
teacher.
Sanctions for unacceptable behaviour
Although we try to achieve our expectations of each other in a positive way, at times
we will apply sanctions for unacceptable behaviour:
Bullying ( see Anti-Bullying policy for definitions)
Verbal attacks on adults or children, including those of a homophobic or racist
nature.
Use of foul or abusive language
Physical attacks on children or adults
Dangerous behaviour
Abuse of property
Refusal to follow reasonable instructions
Being disrespectful to adults in school.
Leaving the school premises and/or refusing to return to the school building.
Issues relating to unfinished work and non-completion of homework will be dealt with
through loss of golden time, the class teacher to inform parents as necessary.
According to the severity and nature of the behaviour the following sanctions will be
applied:
Removal of playtime or lunchtime play- children will be kept in if they cannot play safely or appropriately and at lunch time they will be given a job to do within school eg. Help children in the hall during lunchtime, sharpen pencils.
A child is sent, with work, to another year group for the remainder of the lesson. This is not expected to be an everyday occurrence – strategies need to be developed to encourage all children to learn in their own classroom environment. No children should be sent to an unsupervised area. Parents should be informed of this via the class teacher.
Working in seclusion (internal exclusion) – duration one whole day including lunch and break. This will be supervised by the Head Teacher or Senior school staff.
Contact with parents to discuss the child’s behaviour
A child may have a behaviour chart which will be monitored by the SENCo, Head Teacher and the class teacher.
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St Cuthbert’s C of E Junior School If the above sanctions have been applied and there is no improvement in the
child’s behaviour then referrals to external agencies may be made. In all cases they will need to see written evidence of support interventions and sanctions already applied.
Agencies that may become involved are:
Behaviour Support Service
School Health
Educational Psychologist
PFSA
GET SET
The school may consider whether an Early Health Care Plan (EHCP)
should be submitted which would generate funding for additional support.
If this were to happen, there would need to be substantial recorded
evidence for an application to be successful.
If a child is presenting a danger to pupils, staff or property then a member of
senior staff needs to be alerted.
Fixed term exclusion -
A child sent home for part of a day, with or without parent’s permission counts as
an exclusion and the necessary paperwork needs to be completed.
Permanent exclusion – A decision to exclude a pupil permanently should only be
taken:
in response to a serious breach or persistent breaches of the school's behaviour
policy; and
Where allowing the pupil to remain in school would seriously harm the education
or welfare of the pupil or others in the school.
As per guidance from DFE Exclusion from maintained schools, academies and pupil referral
units in England Statutory guidance for those with legal responsibilities in relation to exclusion
September 2017 p10
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Pupils with SEND
The school recognises its legal duty under the Equality Act 2010 to prevent pupils
with a protected characteristic from being at a disadvantage. Consequently, our
approach to challenging behaviour may be differentiated to cater to the needs of the
pupil.
The school’s special educational needs co-ordinator will evaluate a pupil who
exhibits challenging behaviour to determine whether they have any underlying needs
that are not currently being met.
Where necessary, support and advice will also be sought from specialist teachers,
an educational psychologist, medical practitioners and/or others, to identify or
support specific needs.
When acute needs are identified in a pupil, we will liaise with external agencies and
plan support programmes for that child. We will work with parents to create the plan
and review it on a regular basis.
Learning Mentors
At St Cuthbert’s Junior School we have Learning Mentors to support pupils with their emotional well-being in order to reduce the barriers to learning. We also have specialised ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistants) to support the emotional needs of children who are displaying more serious behaviour and emotional issues. Any of the children in school may use the classroom ‘Worry Box’ if they would like to make an appointment to speak to the Learning Mentor about an issue which is of concern to them.
To support children on a one-to-one basis with their emotional learning.
To develop children’s awareness of socially acceptable behaviour.
To reduce exclusions to zero.
To assess risk factors of children.
To minimise behaviour problems in classrooms.
To minimise behaviour problems during break times.
The role of the Learning Mentor is:
To raise children’s self-esteem and self-confidence.
To act as a mentor to individual, identified or vulnerable children with a variety of problems.
To support children who have been removed from the classroom or playground as a result of their behaviour.
To support children with learning basic skills.
To organise social skills or ‘nurture’ groups. Learning Mentor Mel Rowles
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St Cuthbert’s C of E Junior School The school provides extensive support for children’s emotional welfare. The Learning Mentor and support staff arrange timetabled sessions to work one-to-one with identified children who may need on-going support with behaviour or emotional difficulties. Groups are also set-up to work on social skills and to help with coping with school life. All the children may also use the school ‘Worry Box’ if they are worried about any issue. They can book an appointment to meet with the Learning Mentor for a one-to-one discussion to help with any issue. This helps to reduce incidents of bullying and racism in school and gives another ‘route’ for children to use to get help.
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House System All children have been placed in one of our four ‘Houses’: Polden, Quantock, Mendip
and Exmoor. These Houses meet weekly to for either a house meeting or house
assembly. House meetings and assemblies are closely linked to the school’s
Christian values. Rewards for achievement are:
Conduct marks awarded for good behaviour linked to our Christian values.
Work marks awarded for good work
Children receive one House Point for a set of the above work/conduct marks.
In House meetings, children with the most House Points receive a star house
certificate.
If a child earns a target number of House Points they will be awarded an
appropriate Star Badge which they get to keep.
The winning House at the end of each term is given a ‘Special Day’ where
they will be allowed to wear MUFTI and take part in games/activities. Children
from all other Houses will continue as normal on this day.
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St Cuthbert’s C of E Junior School Appendices:
Behaviour Ladder Reward/Sanction Additional information
Children who are consistently good all term will choose a golden envelope
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Examples of rewards given- Afternoon tea with the Headteacher, an afternoon baking, play at the local park or movie afternoon with popcorn.
Letter home to parents to say how proud we are of you at the end of every term Behaviour certificate presented in assembly
3
Letter home to parents for children who have been consistently well behaved throughout the term.
See Mrs Mullinger or Mrs Allen for a special reward sticker
2
Mrs Mullinger and Mrs Allen will give special stickers and verbal praise to reinforce good behaviour demonstrated.
Superb! You get a dojo 1
Teachers, teaching assistants and lunchtime staff will give stickers and verbal praise for politeness and good manners, positive and helpful attitude and sensible behaviour moving around school.
We are ready to learn!
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ALL CHILDREN START EVERY DAY READY TO LEARN
Verbal warning
-1
This will be given for: Deliberate time wasting Play fighting Not listening to an adult Running in the corridor Flicking or throwing object Ignoring instructions from any adult
Lose 5 minutes of golden time
-2
This will be given for: Continually speaking when and adult is speaking Making rude noises on purpose Constantly distracting other children Bad manners Interrupting
Lose all golden time – opportunity to do something reflective at golden time to address behaviour
-3
This will be given for: Constant lack of respect to adults Answering back Continuing to disrupt learning within the class after warnings
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Behaviour Ladder Reward/Sanction Additional information
Work in another class for the remainder of the lesson Teacher to discuss behaviour with parents
-4
This will be given for: Continually demonstrating all of the above Constant lack of respect to adults Answering back Continuing to disrupt learning within the class after warnings Refusing to engage in learning
Behaviour Card for lesson and play times Teacher to discuss behaviour with parents
-5
This will be given for: Continually demonstrating all of the above Constant lack of respect to adults Swearing Fighting
See Mrs Mullinger or Mrs Allen to discuss behaviour Miss break and lunchtime play and work with Mrs Mullinger or Mrs Allen Senior leader to discuss behaviour with parent
-6
This will be given for: Continually demonstrating all of the above Swearing Fighting Threatening behaviour towards other pupils
Head Teacher to speak to parents Internal exclusion for one day
-7
This will be given for: Continually demonstrating all of the above Racism Stealing Bullying Continually threatening behaviour towards other pupils Physically hurting another child with intent to harm
Behaviour during Covid-19 Children will be expected to follow the social distancing rules set out in school. Staff
will remind children of school’s expectations on a daily basis. If a child deliberately
does not follow social distancing rules, a telephone meeting with parent will take
place to discuss the behaviour and the risk to all will be highlighted. Parents will be
expected to support the school with reinforcing the importance of social distancing
measures when in school. If the child continues to disobey social distancing/safety
rules senior leaders will follow the behaviour ladder sanctions.
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Parental Behaviour
We believe that children learn by example. Parents, carers, friends and family are their role models. It is therefore very important that everyone is clear about the expectation of behaviour when on school premises. We are committed to resolving difficulties in a constructive manner, through an open and positive dialogue. However we understand that everyday misunderstandings can cause frustrations and have a negative impact on relationships. Where issues arise or misconceptions take place, please contact your child’s teacher who will be available to meet with you and go through the issue and hopefully resolve it. If the problem continues then make an appointment to speak to the Head teacher or a senior member of staff. Where issues remain unresolved, please follow the school’s complaints procedure. This is available on the school website or a copy can be requested from the school office. Behaviour that will not be tolerated on school premises:
Disruptive behaviour which interferes or threatens to interfere with any of the school’s normal operation or activities anywhere on the school premises.
Using loud or offensive language or displaying temper.
Threatening a member of staff, visitor or other parent/carer or child.
Damaging or destroying school property.
Sending abusive or threatening emails or text/voicemail/phone messages or other written communications (including social media) to anyone within the school community.
Defamatory, offensive or derogatory comments regarding the school or any of the pupils/parents/staff/governors at the school on Facebook or other social media sites
The use of physical, verbal or written aggression towards another adult or child.
Approaching someone else’s child in order to discuss or chastise them because of the actions of this child towards their own child.
Smoking, taking illegal drugs or the consumption of alcohol on school premises. Should any of the above occur on school premises or in connection with school, the
school may feel it is necessary to take action by contacting the appropriate authorities or consider banning the offending adult from entering the school premises. The vast majority of parents are very supportive and use the correct channels when there are issues. Together we want to create a positive and uplifting environment not only for the children but also all who work and visit our school.
It is important for parents and carers to make sure any person collecting their children are aware of this policy.
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St Cuthbert’s C of E Junior School What happens if someone ignores this policy? In the event of any parent/carer or visitor of the school breaking this policy then proportionate actions will be taken as follows: In cases where the unacceptable behaviour is considered to be a serious and potentially criminal matter, the concerns will in the first instance be referred to the Police. This will include cases of threats or violence and actual violence to any child, staff or governor in the school. This will also include anything that could be seen as a sign of harassment of any member of the school community, such as any form of insulting social media post or any form of social media cyber bullying. Where a parent acts aggressively to either children, staff or other parents then a ban from the school site will be considered. School staff and volunteers at school are expected to model exemplary behaviour and are required to follow the Staff Code of Conduct.
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Contact
Helen Mullinger – Headteacher
01749 678066