Our behaviour policy is designed to
- Promote a positive climate and learning culture within school
- Provide a safe school environment for all
- Develop an understanding of what appropriate behaviours are
- Define a framework for rewarding success and de-escalating negative behaviours
- Promote self-esteem, self-regulation and positive relationships with all staff members
- Involve parents/carers, pupils and staff in the application of this policy and establish strong communication
The expectation of children is that they will follow the Oakwell Rise Promise
- Be Safe
- Be Honest
- Be Respectful
- Be Responsible
- Be the best that YOU can be
The expectation of adults is that they will
- Consistently apply the Behaviour Policy fairly, without favour and actively model appropriate behaviours
- Encourage, praise and listen to children
- Establish a culture of positive rewards whilst monitoring a consistent approach across school
- Celebrate positive behaviour and instil a sense of pride in those pupils achieving this
- Have high expectations of children’s attitudes to learning, play and transitions through school
- Collaborate with team members in order to uphold and maintain high standards of behaviour at all times
- Ensure that classroom practice fosters cooperation and collaboration (learning by doing, rather than learning by do not).
- Keep a record of all incidents of serious or gross misconduct (see Appendix 1) and ensure that the Head teacher and parents/carers are informed of any such incidents within that same day.
- Consistently implement the language of choice to de-escalate situations and incidents (see Appendix 2).
- Develop and maintain Individual Behaviour Plans for pupils who present consistently unacceptable behaviours.
- Communicate effectively with parents/carers
Bullying
Bullying is something that we take very seriously in our school and we will always respond proactively to any information which suggests that it may be happening. We believe that we have a duty to educate and empower both those being bullied and the children instigating the behaviour so that both develop the skills and attitudes to ensure that the cycle of bullying will cease. We do not tolerate bullying in any form and teach all children that nobody deserves to be bullied.
We are a TELLING school: we encourage all members of our school community to report bullying to a trusted adult, either in school or at home.
We do not talk about ‘bullies’ or ‘victims’. This is because words like these label people. We are talking about behaviour, not a fixed way a person is. We are all capable of bullying behaviour and we recognise that bullying is deeply damaging for both the person being bullied and the person doing the bullying. Please do not advise your child to ‘hit back’ and ‘stand up for themselves’ if they talk to you about the behaviours of others which are making them unhappy – please come and talk to us so that we can help all parties seek a resolution.