Policies and Procedures for Promoting Positive Behaviour

Policies and procedures for promoting positive demeanor Policy/procedure Summary Self esteem Valuing each tiddlers individuality, Believing that children argon capable of making choices, accepting responsibility and acting accordingly, Behaviour policy Providing opportunities for success, Viewing success in terms of personalized progression rather than being in competition with others, Praising achievements, Promoting the acceptance of others, Clearly demonstrating that we value their work, Building into the curriculum activities which develop the childs big businessman to express his/her feelings, through the sharing circle, co-operative games and Drama. Physical environment Attractive, comfortable well-resourced and well managed scorerooms, Displays of childrens work to show it is highly valued, Tidy and accessible resources demonstrate that children are trusted to organise themselves for work and that they know how to use and ca re for things. Classroom management naturalize must be matched to their ability so that success is workable for all, Children must know what they are doing and why, Classroom rules are devised by children themselves to ensure standards of behaviour, Rules should be few in number, prominently displayed and referred to often, We must set high standards, measure quickly and consistently looking out for and rewarding good behaviour, We must be firm, fair and supportive, Know children as individuals, to be active listeners, to refer to the behaviour rather than the child, Be polite to everyone Code of conduct Talk quietly and listen carefully Always tell the truth Treat others as you would wish well them to treat you Be patient and wait your turn Rewards and sanctions House points The children can earn house points for- Quality of work Good Behaviour An excellent put up of work Being polite, etc. An improving pie ce of work Dinner Supervisors Stickers Dinner supervisors can award stickers for good behaviour during lunchtime. Barney Stickers This is Crooksbarn Schools main method of rewarding positive behaviour. It is used by the class teacher throughout the tame and indicates excellent standards of work and/or behaviour by a child. Only 1 may be awarded each day, the children can wear them for 1 day then they are transferred to a collecting chart displayed in the classroom.Once the child has succeeded in gaining 3 Barnies he/she is awarded a Head Teachers Barney that is presented by the Head Teacher at the whole school assemblage on Monday Mornings. An additional award is given out by the Head Teacher to any child who has gained 9 Barnies during the course of the school year make grow rid of anyone not involved in the conflict as violence thrives on witnesses. Dont put yourself at risk, alert colleagues, enlist their help. relations with confl ict and inappropriate behaviour Asses a situation first. Be calm, dont take it personally. Use verbal intervention first. It may be worsened to add some other person to a gang situation, if it cannot be sorted out and the conflict/inappropriate behaviour goes out of your control call another member of staff and in the worse case scenario call the police. Positively encourage the caring and nurturing side of children whilst openly and actively discourage bullying Work for a caring, cooperative ethos (home corner, paired, group work etc. ) Anti-bullying Discuss friendships this should be covered through PSHE and citizenship scheme of work. However, children should receive regular reminders of this. Ensure adequate command in playgrounds. Value and encourage being different and having high self-esteem. Helping to create a pattern of regular attendance is everybodys responsibility, parents, pupils and all members of school staff, Attendance To help us focus on this we will report to arents/carers annually on their childs attendance with the annual school report, hint the parent/carer if their childs attendance falls below the schools target for attendance, Celebrate good attendance by displaying individual and class achievements, Reward good or improving attendance through class competitions, certificates and outings/events. Every half-day absence from school has to be classified by the school (not the parents), as either AUTHORISED or UNAUTHORISED.This is why information about the cause of any absence is always required, Any periods of leave taken without the agreement of the school, or in excess of that agreed, will be classed as unauthorised and may attract sanctions such as a Penalty Notice. The minimum level of attendance for any child at Crooksbarn School is 90% attendance