ST PAUL’S RCVA MIDDLE SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE AND BEHAVIOUR POLICY
Name: Mrs P Slater (Chair of Governors)
Signed: Pam Slater
Date: 4 May 2015
Review Date: May 2016
This Policy should be read in conjunction with the Stated Aims of the School and the
flyer “Promoting Healthy Relationships”.
Aim
To provide a warm, friendly and safe environment conducive to teaching and learning as well
as individual personal development.
It is expected that all parents will support the staff in maintaining the highest standards of
behaviour in accordance with the agreed Code of Conduct.
CODE OF CONDUCT
 Attendance at school is compulsory and any absence must be covered by a note from
parents.
 You must be present when school starts at 9.00 am, wearing full school uniform and
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looking clean and tidy.
You must treat everyone with respect and consideration at all times. Threatening or
bullying behaviour of any kind is totally unacceptable.
In class you must make it as easy as possible for everyone to learn and the teacher to
teach. Arrive on time with everything you need for the lesson. Listen carefully and
follow instructions correctly. Be responsible at all times and work to the best of your
ability.
You must complete and hand in homework on time.
You should move around the school in a quiet, orderly manner, walking on the right.
Food, sweets, etc. must be eaten in the dining hall or yard only. Chewing gum is
forbidden.
Respect must be shown for the school's property and for other people's personal
belongings.
Dangerous or expensive items are not to be brought into school. This includes Mobile
‘phones and electrical equipment.
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 When you are out of the school grounds you should be in pairs and respect other
pedestrians. You should not be loud so as to attract undue attention.
 During a bus journey you must sit for the whole journey and only talk quietly. Do not
stand up or sing. When on a school field trip, the day should be treated as a normal
school day.
Rewards
 House points may be awarded to individuals for extra effort in any aspect of school life.
 Certificates will be awarded to individuals for 20 (Bronze) 40 (Silver) 60 (Gold) house
points.
 A cup and further certificate will be awarded to the individual achieving the highest
number of house points at the end of the academic year.
 A certificate of merit will be awarded at the end of each term
 There will be a central display for house points which will be updated by House Captains
on a regular basis..
 There will also be a cup for the house achieving the highest number of house points in
the whole year.
 There will be a display board for individual recognition each half term.
 At the teacher's discretion there will be special treats such as class recognition, going in to
lunch first, sending to the Executive Head for praise, etc.
 Weekly attendance cup to the class with the highest attendance (95% or over)+class
certificate
 Half-yearly certificate for individuals achieving 100% or very good attendance.
Sanctions
Any sanction should focus on the poor or unacceptable behaviour and not on the individual.
Acceptable sanctions that any teacher may wish to apply:
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Withdrawal of privileges/extra work or loss of break times.
Detention - 45 minutes after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Given for e.g.
2 missed homework's; bullying; disruption of lesson. During detention, pupil to complete
either missed homework or work set by the teacher giving the detention.
 Any pupil having more than 3 detentions, parents will be contacted to discuss the
situation, by the form tutor.
 Letter/phone call to parents. This must be recorded in pupil file. The result of this may
require an “on Report” for a period of time.
 Following discussions with SENCO or Executive Head, it may be necessary to seek
intervention from the Behaviour Support Team of the Local Authority.
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Exclusion -i) Temporary
ii) Permanent
Recording Procedures
The school uses the following to identify specific areas of concern:
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The school uses an incident sheet to record any event which may give rise to disciplinary or
legal action, or be the subject of subsequent enquiry and a matter of public interest.
Regulations cannot comprehensively prescribe what events should be recorded but examples
for inclusion would be: injury to persons; loss of or damage to property; re-current
disciplinary problems; absconding by pupils.
Incident sheet must be placed in the pupil’s school record after being seen by the Executive
Head.
Any incidents of Racial Abuse are to be recorded.
When appropriate the report must include:a) Details of when and where the incident took place.
b) A description of any action taken.
c) Recording of witnesses, if possible.
The incident form is also to be used to record major disciplinary measures taken by a member
of staff in the application of the school discipline policy.
3) The member of Staff giving the detention will notify parents by letter, giving at least
24 hours’ notice of the detention and also the reason for the detention.
Bullying Behaviour
The aim of this discipline and behaviour policy recognises that all pupils have the right to be
safe and happy in school and free to make the most of their abilities and talents. Bullying, be
it physical, verbal or emotional, is seen as a most serious threat to this basic entitlement and
will not be tolerated at this school.
"Bullying may be distinguished from other unacceptable forms of
aggression in that it involves dominance of one pupil by another, or a
group of others, is premeditated and usually forms a pattern of behaviour
rather than an isolated incident"
DfE Circular 8/94: Pupil Behaviour and Discipline
Bullying behaviour should always be dealt with promptly and seriously. Teachers will
implement the sanctions already listed by imposing a detention and informing parents of the
reason for its imposition. In addition both the victim and the perpetrator of the bullying
behaviour will usually be counselled by their Form Teacher. The victim will be offered
support and helped to overcome any difficulties she/he may have encountered as a result of
being bullied. The perpetrator will be encouraged to view her/his actions from their victim's
point of view and challenged about their behaviour in order to ensure that it stops.
Incidents of bullying behaviour should be recorded on an incident sheet book. Any contact
with parents should also be recorded in the usual way. Teachers should also keep
appropriate records of any counselling that they undertake with victims and/or perpetrators,
particularly any targets set or alternative behaviour expected.
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Pupils will be encouraged to tell teachers and non-teaching staff about incidents of bullying
by discussion of the issue in assemblies, tutor time and PSE lessons. The latter will also
include strategies that pupils might use to avoid being bullied. The school recognises that
incidents of bullying may occur whilst pupils are on their way to and from school. Some of
these incidents may also involve pupils from other schools in the town. By their very nature
such incidents of bullying are more complex to deal with but the school will do its best to
resolve such incidents by working co-operatively with colleagues in other schools.
To be read in conjunction with Flyer
“Promoting Healthy Relationships”
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Appendix 1
INCIDENT REPORT
Pupil:
Form:
Date:
Details:
Action Taken:
Witness:-
Teacher:
Who has been informed?
Form teacher Y/N
Parent Y/N
Deputy Head Y/N
Executive Head Y/N
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