Howford Primary School

The following extracts have been taken from our Promoting Positive Behaviour policy.

Rationale

The establishment of a sound learning environment at school and classroom level is key to effective learning and teaching. Effective learning and teaching is dependent on positive relationships established at school and classroom level through interactions between staff and pupils, interactions betweenstaff and interactions between pupils. The development of a positive ethos within schools is the foundation for better learning as is highlighted in the Discipline Task group report – ‘Better Behaviour- Better Learning’ and will enable our children to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors. At the core of all behaviour modification programmes in Howford Primary, is always reinforcement of good behaviour, ignoring, when possible inappropriate behaviour, where staff look for ways of praising and rewarding the good behaviour of pupils and of promoting their self-esteem. Good behaviour is praised and reinforced through reward systems and so the self-esteem of pupils is systematically built up.

Aims:

To create an atmosphere of mutual respect, trust and corporate responsibility

To promote a positive school ethos through positive behaviour strategies and celebrations of success

To raise standards of attainment, behaviour and attendance for all pupils

To involve parents, pupils and staff in setting rules/standards of behaviour within the school

To get pupils to manage their own behaviour effectively while respecting the rights of others

To inform parents and pupils of sanctions that will be taken for negative behaviour

To develop social and Citizenship skills through a variety of school contexts

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Responsibilities:

Staff: Teachers and support staff, share a collegiate responsibility for consistently implementing school policy on positive behaviour. The Head Teacher has overall responsibility for ensuring positive behaviour.

Parents: Parents have a responsibility for ensuring that they support their child in meeting school expectations in respect of positive behaviour.

Pupils: Pupils’ responsibility is to be responsible for their own positive behaviour and meet the expectations set out by the school.

Do you feel it is right that parents and pupils are involved in ensuring positive behaviour is expected in school?

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School expectations:

  • All members of the school community are expected to respect each other
  • Pupils are expected to take care of, and value school property and equipment
  • Pupils are expected to conduct themselves in an orderly manner at all times while under the jurisdiction of the school
  • Pupils will not bring any potentially dangerous objects to school that could harm themselves or others, or electronic objects such as mobile phones, electronic game devices, tablets etc. as they can cause distractions in classrooms; can get damaged or lost
  • Parents/ Carers/Guardians are expected to inform the school about every absence
  • Pupils are not allowed to leave the school grounds during the normal school hours

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Positive Behaviour strategies:

  • Awarding of merit awards, class points, certificates and stickers for positive behaviour and achievement in areas across the curriculum and out with school
  • Use of the vehicle of ‘Circle Time’ to discuss aspects of personal and social development including positive and negative behaviour
  • Discussing whole school behaviour issues at Pupil Council meetings
  • Whole school assemblies on moral and social issues
  • Discussion and implementation of aspects of Citizenship within the classes
  • Use of Playground Buddy system within the school
  • Staff using praise as a sincere and prompt response to positive behaviour or

achievement

  • Setting of personal targets for improving work and/or behaviour
  • Allocation of time for activities which promote the 4 capacities of A Curriculum

for Excellence. (successful learner, confident individual, effective contributor and responsible citizen)

Do you feel the positive behaviour strategies we implement are appropriate?

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Do you have any suggestions for any other strategies that may be appropriate for consideration?

Strategies for diminishing negative behaviour:

  1. Verbal rebuke and reinforcement of correct course of action by member of teaching/support staff
  2. Change in seating arrangements within the classroom
  3. Time out
  4. Detention during break-times
  5. Withdrawal of privileges/losing awards/points
  6. Writing letter of apology
  7. Pupil discussion with Head Teacher
  8. Notice to parents of unacceptable behaviour
  9. Interview requested with parents and pupil
  10. Individual Targeted Behaviour programme and/or home –school behaviour book set up
  11. Advice is sought from outside agencies e.g. Educational Psychologist, Child Psychiatrist, School Doctor, Social Workers
  12. Possible exclusion

Do you feel that the strategies we implement for diminishing negative behaviour are appropriate?

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Do you have any suggestions for any other strategies that may be appropriate for consideration?

Please use this box to tell us of anything you feel we do well or anything you feel we could improve on that has not been covered.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire. We appreciate and value your views and will send the collated responses as soon as possible.