Behaviour Policy€¦ · Policy History Date First draft ... 8th review by Governors 9th review 10th review 11th review 12th review by staff 13th review by Governors & agreed 14th

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St Cuthbert’s C of E Junior School

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





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.



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.


St Cuthbert’s C of E Junior School Parents and carers will be expected to take responsibility for the behaviour of the

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.



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

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/32/section/175

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-maintained-schools-must-publish-online#behaviour-policy



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



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.


St Cuthbert’s C of E Junior School Games and playtime toys

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.



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.


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.


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



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


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.



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.


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

4

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!

0

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



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.



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.


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.



Contact

Helen Mullinger – Headteacher

[email protected]

01749 678066

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