Viscount Beaumont’s CE (Aided) Primary School
Positive Behaviour Policy
March 2016
This policy has been formulated in consultation with stakeholders and should be read in conjunction with
the school’s Anti-Bullying Policy
Policy approved by Governors:16.6.16
Next policy review due: June 2020
Signed:
Introduction
The aim of this policy is in promoting good relationships, so that people can
work together with the common purpose of helping everyone to learn.
Underpinning our Positive Behaviour management approaches are our Christian
values. These values seek to establish an environment where each and every
child can reach their full potential, thrive and flourish:
Love, care, sharing, forgiveness, trust,
tolerance, peace, respect and thankfulness.
It is a primary aim of our school that every member of the school community
feels valued and respected and that each person is treated fairly and well. We
are a caring community, whose values are built on mutual trust and respect for
all. The school Positive Behaviour Policy is therefore designed to support the
way in which all members of the school can live and work together in a
supportive way. It aims to promote an environment where everyone feels
happy, safe and secure.
At Viscount Beaumont’s CE Primary School, we aim to:
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Promote a high standard of behaviour
Promote among pupils self discipline, proper regard for authority and
acceptance of responsibility for their own actions
Create and maintain a positive, safe and orderly school climate where
effective learning can take place and all pupils can grow academically,
socially and emotionally, with mutual respect between all members of
the school community, for belongings and the school environment
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Our aims, we believe, are achieved when:
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Clear expectations are established, understood and accepted through
regular activities which define the limits of acceptable and unacceptable
behaviour
A pleasant school atmosphere is created which is consistent and caring
and in which pupils are able to reach their full potential
The choice to behave responsibly is placed on the pupil and pupils are
taught how to make responsible behaviour choices
Pupils are provided with good role models
Pupils and parents understand the hierarchy of consequences which are
a natural outcome of misbehaviour and which are applied within the
school in a calm and considerate manner
Positive Reinforcement
We believe that the most effective strategy for developing a positive school
ethos is positive reinforcement. Consistency of approach, reputation and use of
the pronoun ‘we’ in terms of relationships within school, are significant
ingredients in securing commitment to the school ethos.
Consistent use of positive encouragement is used to:
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Create a positive school environment
Increase pupils’ self esteem
Reduce the number of poor behaviour choices
Promote a model for good behaviour and relationships
Positive encouragement may take the form of:
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Praise, which acknowledges appropriate behaviour and teaches pupils
that they receive positive attention when choosing positive behaviour
Special mention in assembly
Achievement Certificates
Positive messages home
Rewards such as stickers and team points
Praise
As a school we recognise that praise is one of the most effective means of
positive recognition. Praise can be used to recognise appropriate behaviour, to
provide positive reinforcement for good behaviour and to prompt pupils who
are choosing to misbehave, to modify their behaviour. Effective use of praise
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highlights good behaviour and teaches pupils that they receive attention
through good behaviour choices.
Good to Be Green is used in school to promote and reward good behaviour.
General Classroom and School Rules
A class charter is agreed between pupils and staff at the beginning of each
academic year. The rules adhere to three basic principles:
 Follow Instructions
 Be polite, truthful and caring
 Do your best
Consequences
When children choose not to follow the rules, all staff are expected to deal
with them in a calm and consistent manner. It is important that consequences
of poor behaviour are presented to children as a choice. This places
responsibility for behaviour on the child. Furthermore, we believe that the
child themselves should always be positively acknowledged; it is their
behaviour choices that are inappropriate.
Consequences should not be seen as punishment but rather as a natural
outcome of poor behaviour choices. After a child receives a consequence, it is
important to find the first opportunity to praise behaviour and so reduce the
attention away from bad behaviour.
How Good to Be Green is organised:
All the children have a Good to be Green Bookmark on which they can collect
stickers for Good Behaviour.
All the children begin the day with a Green Card.
If a child ends the day with a Green Card, they will be rewarded with a
sticker. When their bookmark is full, they will be rewarded by a class agreed
system.
If a child does not adhere to an agreed class or school rule, they will be issued
with a verbal warning.
If the child continues to break the rule, a Yellow Warning card will be placed
in their slot on the Good to be Green Chart.
If the child continues to break the rule, they will receive a Red Consequence
card in their slot on the Chart.
Consequences may include:
 Time out in Class
 Time out in another class
 Loss of privileges, e.g. classroom jobs
 Loss of breaktime or lunchtime play
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Speak to the Senior Teacher or Headteacher
Parents contacted
At the adult’s discretion, children can earn the right for the Green Card to be
reinstated so that they can still earn their sticker at the end of the day.
However, if the adult considers the child’s actions to be of significant severity,
they will lose this opportunity.
Severe Clause
In cases of severe misbehaviour (fighting, vandalism, defying an adult, bullying,
inappropriate challenge, threat of violence towards another pupil or adult,
intimidation, violence or disrupting the class from functioning) the pupil would
not receive a warning but would jump to an appropriate stage. In these cases
the parents will be notified of the incident and informed as to what action was
taken.
Lunchtime Supervision
The lunchtime supervisors have the same authority as all other school staff
with regards to discipline; each supervisor will maintain a log of unacceptable
behaviour at lunchtime and report incidents to the Class teacher at the end of
the lunchtime period. All lunchtime incidents will be dealt with in line with the
how the consequences are organised. These will be indicated by the use of
yellow and red cards.
Red/Yellow/Green Cards
A green card will be shown to reinforce good behaviour. A yellow Warning card
will be shown if a child chooses not to follow a school rule. A red card will be
issued if this occurs subsequently. This gives the children a time-out of
between 2-5 minutes. If the lunchtime supervisor considers the behaviour to
have been particularly severe, the child will immediately come into school and
report to reception. They will be seen by a teacher, usually the Headteacher or
Deputy Head Teacher. At the end of lunchtime, lunchtime staff will liaise with
class teachers. Children will be asked to explain their behaviour and they will
then receive an appropriate consequence.
Like all other staff, Lunchtime Supervisors will focus primarily on reinforcing
good behaviour through positive praise and encouragement. A ‘Good Behaviour’
book is available for Lunchtime Supervisors to note particular examples and
children will get a mention in Achievement Assembly.
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Footballs are only allowed in designated areas of the school field. Play
equipment is provided at lunchtimes and the appropriate use of this equipment
should be modelled to the children by lunchtime staff.
Breaktime Supervision and Out of Class Behaviour
Children should be supervised into and out of the classroom area before school,
at breaktime, at lunchtime and at the end of the school day.
Children should be reminded of how to move around, enter and leave the
school building in a safe and sensible manner.
During morning and afternoon play breaks, teaching staff will be on duty on a
rota basis. The duty teacher will be responsible for deciding if it is indoor or
outdoor play, dependant on weather conditions.
If children are kept in at break or lunchtimes, an adult will remain with the
child/children. No child will be left unsupervised.
Children are permitted to bring one small, fruit snack for morning breaktime.
Persistent Poor Behaviour
If a child persists in making poor behaviour choices then there are a variety of
options that may be taken:
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A behaviour monitoring sheet may be issued
The child may spend some time working away from their class
The Headteacher may impose a period of exclusion from school
The Headteacher does not take this final sanction of exclusion lightly. Every
effort will be made to reinforce positive choices for the child and school staff
are committed to inclusion and Christian Values. However, it is important for
children to understand the consequences of their actions and how this affects
their learning and that of their peers alongside the health and safety of
themselves and others.
It is important that teachers and pupils begin each day with the highest of
expectations. Consequences accumulated on one day will not roll over to the
next day; each pupil will begin each day with a Green Card.
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School Visits and Out of School Activities
We feel this type of activity will be beneficial if the three basic rules are
reinforced to children prior to leaving the school site:
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Follow instructions
Be polite, truthful and caring
Do your best
At all stages of planning and preparation for an Off-site visit, should any child
whose behaviour whilst at school or previous visit gives cause for concern, then
a risk assessment will be carried out. Parents may be required to accompany
the child on the visit. The teacher in charge of the visit reserves the right to
refuse to take a child whose behaviour may endanger the Health and Safety of
themselves or others.
Bullying
BULLYING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
Bullying is a cowardly act which arises from a wish to hurt, threaten or frighten
someone.
Bullying can be:
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Physical –pushing, pinching, hitting or kicking
Verbal – name calling, teasing, taunting or threatening
Silent – isolating the victim by ignoring or excluding
Rude Gestures
Intimidation
Deliberate damage to the victim’s property
Taking money without permission
Bullying affects everyone and not just bullies and victims. It affects those who
observe it and those who may be drawn in through group pressure.
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Bullying is NOT an inevitable part of school life, NOT a necessary part of
growing up and it does NOT usually sort itself out.
We hope that you will agree that we need to work together to make your
child’s life happy and secure. Then he/she will be best able to benefit from the
opportunities available at our school.
Parents and children should be reassured that all reports of bullying are fully
investigated.
Children’s Response to Bullying
Through PSHE & C lessons, children at Viscount Beaumont’s are taught that
Bullying is:
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Something that happens repeatedly; it is not a one-off falling out
It is deliberate
It is unfair; the person doing the bullying is stronger or more powerful
Children are encouraged to respond in the following ways:
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Say loud and clear ‘STOP’
Tell your Mum or Dad
Tell an adult in school
Make friends with people who are being bullied
If you see bullying, report it
Do not stand and watch
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Appendix 1: Home/School Behaviour Contract
See next page
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Dear Parents and Carers
We are pleased to attach a copy of the School’s Positive Behaviour Policy.
Please could you spend time reading the policy and discussing it with your
child as this will reinforce the work we are doing in school.
Once you have read the Positive Behaviour Policy, please sign and return the
slip below to school.
Thank you for your support in the education of your child.
Yours sincerely
Adele Leadbeater
To the Headteacher, Viscount Beaumont’s CE Primary School
I have read and understood the Positive Behaviour Policy.
I understand that the school will reward the good behaviour choices that my
child makes.
I understand that should my child make poor behaviour choices this will result
in a consequence.
I will encourage my child to make the right choices and to help them consider
the consequences of these choices.
Signed:
Parent or Legal Guardian with responsibility for the named child
Child’s Name: ______________________________________________
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Appendix 2: Procedures for Break & Lunchtime Supervisors
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All to have whistle
Use stickers and praise to reinforce good behaviour
Record 1 incident of good behaviour each day
Warning request to modify behaviour
Yellow card – time out 2-5 mins
If incident particularly severe, refer immediately to Headteacher, Senior
Teacher or member of Teaching Staff. Red card consequence
 Red card incidents to be recorded in Behaviour Incident book in staff
room. Record incident, date, who involved and action taken, e.g. child
wrote apology, parents informed
 Race/Hate incidents to be referred immediately to HT, who reports to
Governors & LA
 In the event of major incident, the following procedure should take
place:
1. Witness statements by all involved/witnessed. Blank paper, signed and
dated. If a small child, adult to scribe.
2. Parents should be informed and/or asked to come into school
3. Serious accidents require a report form to be completed and sent to LA.
This also needs to be signed by HT.
This policy reflects the beliefs of all of the staff and has been given the approval of the
Governing Body.
Agreed by Governors:
This policy is due for review: March 2020
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