BEHAVIOUR POLICY

 

We have a very comprehensive and clear approach to promoting good behaviour. Our behaviour policy is available in all our new parent packs, as part of our website and a paper copy is sent out to all parents on an annual basis.                  

 

Aims of the Policy

 

• To encourage a calm, purposeful and happy atmosphere within the school, where effective learning can take place
• To foster positive caring attitudes towards everyone where achievements at all levels are acknowledged and valued
• To encourage increasing independence and self-discipline so that each child learns to accept responsibility for his/her own behaviour and to make appropriate behaviour choices
• To have a consistent approach to behaviour throughout the school, with shared responsibility and communication with all.

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Peer Mentors

 

Since September 2001, we have established peer mentors (buddies) in each class.

A boy and a girl are elected by private ballot from each class.  The pupil must be trustworthy, and someone whom the other pupils can go to.  The mentors are trained by a teacher.  They wear a red baseball cap so they can be easily distinguished. They may be swopped around at intervals throughout the year to give children chance to be a mentor.

 

Midday Supervisors have also received training and wear bright red tabards so they can easily be seen outside.

 

Our School Rules (Behaviour Code)

 

• Be kind and help others
• Be polite
• Listen and do as you are asked straight away
• Be in the right place at the right time
• Work sensibly.

 

These rules are displayed around the school and in each classroom. Each class may also agree Class Charters that include these rules and some special to their own class.

 

We praise good behaviour both privately and publicly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Positive Encouragement and Rewards for good behaviour:

 

Showing others their good work

Smiles

Celebration Assembly

Verbal Praise

Positive feedback to parents (verbal and written)

House points

Merit Book and Certificates

Headteacher Award sticker

Gold Book - classroom - most entries in one term

Rewards e.g. additional playtime, pencils and rubbers etc.

Smiley face on whiteboard

Class Reward Time earned by the whole class

Weekly class trophy.

 

We aim to be very positive and provide attention and praise when children behave and follow the rules. All children's names are on cards and displayed at the front of a display board in class. They are moved to the 'happy' side of the board as public acknowledgement of good behaviour.

 

What we do if your child misbehaves

 

We remind them how we want them to behave

Where necessary we discuss incidents with the children involved

Where possible we encourage children to resolve disagreements themselves with the help of their peer mentors

We encourage children to take responsibility for their own behaviour. We record and share with parents problems and will contact parents if there appears to be a persistent problem or an isolated problem of a more serious nature.

 

Sanctions for repeated misbehaviour (in class)

 

Where there is misbehaviour the following will apply.  In certain circumstances a single serious act of misbehaviour may warrant one of those sanctions being employed immediately:

 

Name on the board

Second warning - indicated on the board

Sent to Assistant headteacher for 5 minutes time out

Sent to headteacher for the rest of that session.

 

If staff feel children need to spend time at playtimes/lunchtimes completing work, they will supervise this in their own classrooms.

 

Use of Control and Restraint

 

We have a clear policy on the use of control and restraint and incidents are recorded.

 

How Children can sort out their own difficulties

 

Children should be encouraged to take responsibility for sorting out their own conflicts.  This means that adults must take responsibility for teaching them and modelling strategies for doing this, and for seeing that children carry them out and reach a successful conclusion. 

 

Children should be encouraged to be assertive, to express their feelings and to resolve conflict without resorting to violence, swearing or abuse. We will teach the children about being assertive and support them with their assertive behaviours.

 

Restorative Practice

 

We will encourage children to take responsibility for their actions. We want them to understand that sometimes things do go wrong and when they do go wrong there is an obligation to put things right or to make amends for what has gone wrong. We will give those that are the 'victims' a voice, to feel empowered and the emphasis is very much on making amends and not repeating the behaviours that caused concern.

 

Solution Focussed Approaches

 

This another technique which we use that focuses energy on finding satisfactory ways forward rather than just focussing on what is going wrong in a situation. It gives attention to the behaviour that we want to see more of, and focuses on where we want to be rather than where we are currently at.

 

Duties towards Disabled Pupils

 

 Some pupils may have disabilities that are linked to emotional and mental health and they will need a differentiated approach to behaviour.  This will be carefully explained to the children.

If it happened again, further yellow warnings issued, parents contacted to assist with any problems. Assistant Headteachers will start to monitor progress on a weekly basis.

 

Team System

 

When your child arrives in school he/she will be placed in one of 4 teams: Newsham, Waxholme, Ravenser or Owthorne.   The team names are derived from the names of the villages, which now lie beneath the waves of the North Sea off the coast of Holderness.

 

Each team elects a Team Captain and a Vice-Captain at the beginning of each academic year.  The teams compete against each other for two trophies:

 

The William Scott trophy is awarded to the team obtaining the most merit points in a term.

 

The Reginald Tomes Trophy is awarded to the team gaining most points in team sporting competitions during the year.

 

Rewards

 

Pupil nominated certificates

 

Pupils are able to nominate each other for certificates - different themes throughout the year are selected.

 

Merit Scheme

 

Team points are awarded to children for good or improved work and effort.  A completed line on the child's teampoint card is rewarded by a visit to the headteacher for praise and a Headteacher's Award sticker.  Three award stickers qualify the child for a MERIT CERTIFICATE, which is presented to the child during the weekly Celebration Assembly.

 

Good Learning

 

These certificates are awarded in Friday's Celebration assembly for good learning.  Parents are invited to lower school celebration at 10.am.

 

Reading Awards

 

These awards are presented to children who have read and understood a set number of books and are used to encourage children to read more.

 

Gold Stickers

 

Children are awarded Gold stickers by Mrs Harper and go into the Golden file when they have completed particularly good work.

 

Behaviour Awards

 

These awards are linked to the 'Positive Discipline' system and are presented for consistent good behaviour over the period of a term.