St Therese of Lisieux Primary School
PROMOTING POSITIVE
BEHAVIOUR POLICY
Reviewed October 2015
PROMOTING POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR POLICY
The ethos of St Therese of Lisieux Primary School is underpinned by a code of
faith and pastoral care to promote the development of positive behaviour in
consultation with pupils, parents, staff and Board of Governors.
Our vision statement
With a smile and a helping hand we help the children of today become the adults
of tomorrow.
Our core values
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To provide a Catholic education within a caring, safe and friendly
environment.
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To promote and develop the individual needs and talents of each child to
their full potential.
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To foster positive, caring relationships within the whole school community
by encouraging children to accept responsibility for their own behaviour
through promoting self-discipline and increasing independence.
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To produce happy, confident, outgoing children who show respect and care
towards others and themselves.
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To have a consistent approach to behaviour throughout the school with
parental co-operation and involvement.
Promoting Positive Behaviour
In St Therese we aim to enhance teaching and learning by promoting positive
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using positive, behaviour management strategies.
developing interpersonal skills to encourage pupils to work co-operatively to
solve problems and resolve conflict appropriately.
enhancing pupils’ self-esteem and encourage self-respect and respect for
others.
helping pupils, parents and staff have a sense of direction and a feeling of
common purpose.
Aims of the Behaviour Policy
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To encourage a calm, purposeful and happy atmosphere within school
To foster positive, caring attitudes towards everyone where achievements
at all levels are valued
To encourage increasing independence and self-discipline so that each child
learns to accept responsibility for their own behaviour
To have a consistent approach to behaviour throughout the school with
parental co-operation and involvement
To raise pupil self-esteem
To provide clear boundaries for acceptable behaviour to ensure physical
and emotional safety
To help pupils, staff and parents have a sense of direction and a feeling of
common purpose.
Rights and Responsibilities
Parents and teachers have discrete and complementary roles in the education of
our young people. The following are the respective rights and responsibilities of
the pupils, teachers and parents of St Therese of Lisieux Primary School.
Pupils
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have a right to:
a childhood (including protection from harm)
be educated
be healthy
be valued as members of the school community.
make mistakes and learn from them.
be treated fairly, consistently and with respect.
be consulted about matters that affect them, and have their views
listened to and, as far as is reasonable, acted upon.
Work and play within clearly defined and fairly administered codes of
conduct.
Pupils have a responsibility to:
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come to school on time
come suitably equipped and prepared for the lessons in the day ahead
develop and maintain a desire to do their schoolwork and homework to the
best of their ability
respect the views, rights and properties of others, and behave safely in
and out of class.
conform to the conventions of good behaviour and abide by school rules
seek help if they do not understand or are in difficulties
Teachers/classroom assistants have a right to:
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work in a safe and secure environment
work in an environment where common courtesies and social conventions are
respected
express their views and contribute to policies that are required to reflect
in their work
feel supported in their emotional health and well-being
Teachers/classroom assistants have a responsibility to:
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teach and support all pupils according to the educational need
listen to the pupils, value their contributions and respect their views.
be active role models in promoting positive behaviour at all times
provide feedback in an informative way to pupils and parents
use positive consequences to encourage the learning of appropriate
behaviour
be consistent in dealing with undesirable behaviour, in accordance with
school Policy
ensure parents are aware of and understand our school rules and
procedures
Parents have a right to:
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a safe, well managed and stimulating environment for their child’s
education
to be well informed about school rules and procedures
reasonable access to the school, and to have their enquiries and concerns
dealt with sympathetically and efficiently
be informed promptly (if their child is ill or has an accident in accordance
with school Policy) or if the school has concerns about their child’s
behaviour
Parents have a responsibility to:
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ensure that their child attends school regularly and arrives in good time
ensure homework is done to the best of their child’s ability and signed by a
parent/guardian
ensure the child is suitability equipped for the lessons in the day ahead
be aware of school rules and procedures and encourage their child to abide
them
act as positive role models for their child in their relationship with the
school
make every effort to attend school meetings in relation to their child’s
school experience
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provide the school with all the necessary background information about
their child, including telling the school promptly about any concerns they
have about school or any significant change in their child’s medical needs or
home circumstances as requested in line with the school’s PPB Policy
Involving Parents
Parents are encouraged to take an active part in the school. We believe that is
essential towards establishing trusting relationships with all parents so that we
can work together in partnership to teach all children positive behaviour. A
booklet entitled ‘ A Parents’ Guide to Promoting Positive Behaviour in St Therese
of Lisieux Primary School’ is sent to parents at the start of each year, along with
copies of our Child Protection and Anti-Bullying policies.
In St Therese of Lisieux we have 5 Golden Rules which are promoted
throughout the school.
Our 5 Golden Rules
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We always try our best.
We are honest and kind and care for one another.
We walk safely around our school.
We have fun when we play safely and fairly.
We look after everything in school.
Implications for each of our rules
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We Always Try Our Best – ‘Have a Go!’
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listen well at all times.
work quietly on our own.
work together as a team.
take care of our school work and homework.
ask ourselves ‘Have I done my best?’
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Are Honest and Kind and Care For One Another
treat each other as we would like to be treated.
are responsible for our own behaviour.
always tell the truth.
like to say ‘Well Done’ to others.
try to understand how others feel.
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We Walk Safely Around Our School
We walk quietly and carefully in single file.
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keep to the left.
use our ‘stop points’ and wait for our teacher.
stop to let adults past.
allow the leader to hold open the door.
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Have Fun When We Play Safely and Fairly
stay in our own play area.
play together and include everyone.
leave our toys at home.
care for each other when we play nicely.
listen for the whistles and line up quietly.
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Look After Everything In School
keep our school clean and tidy.
take care of our books, equipment and uniforms.
take care of other people’s property.
keep our toilets clean and tidy.
all tidy up carefully.
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In St Therese of Lisiuex we also have Class Lunchtime Rules and 4 Canteen
Rules.
CANTEEN RULES
We walk to and queue quietly in the dinner hall
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We walk into the dinner hall in single file, keeping to the left
We walk quietly up to the hatch and wait in the queue
We collect our dinner and walk quietly to our table
We remember our manners by saying “Please” and “Thank You”
We use good table manners at all times
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We have clean hands before we begin to eat
We eat our food with our cutlery
We try to keep our food on our plate and our drink in our cup
We eat and chew our food with our mouths closed
We are careful at our table while others are still eating
We stay in our seats while we are eating our food
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In P1 we stay in our seats until we are served
In P2 to P7 we always serve ourselves
We all stay in our seats while our drinks are served.
We wait for our table to be called….
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We stay in our seats until we are called to clear our plates and collect our
dessert
When we are called, we clear our table and return to our seats
We stay in our seats until we are called to leave
We line up quietly and walk with our supervisor to class/playground
Classroom Lunchtime Rules
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We clear our tables before we eat our lunch
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We stay in our seats while we eat our lunch
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We talk quietly at our tables
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We use good table manners at all times
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We take responsibility to tidy our tables after eating and leave the
classroom ready for the afternoon’s work.
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We always listen to our lunchtime supervisor who helps us follow the school
rules.
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We follow our Recycling Policy while clearing up after lunch.
The successful implementation of our golden rules and lunchtime rules requires
the co-operation and support of pupils, parents and staff working in partnership.
Motivational Systems
In order to successfully implement our positive behaviour policy we have devised
motivational systems which promote self esteem and personal responsibility while
celebrating success.
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Non-verbal acknowledgement – smile, nod, thumbs up!
Verbal acknowledgement and praise – well done, working hard, keep it up.
Visual rewards – stamps, stickers, stars (including weekly, monthly)
Rainbow (FS)
Reward certificates.
Pupil of the week certificates.
Class of the week certificates
Monthly Principal achievement awards
‘School Celebration’ Board
Take Ten
Sparkling moments
VIP award
Table of the Week
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Class prizes
Golden Time.
Peer mentoring
Peer and Self Evaluation
Increase responsibility roles
Friendship tree/Circle of Friends
Inform parents of positive behaviour/improvement.
Best table in dinner hall
Homework vouchers
Good work assemblies.
Special responsibilities.
Exemption from homework.
We believe it is essential that all children are able to receive positive
encouragement and have a fair chance to receive the positive consequences
listed. Children’s success both in their work and behaviour will be measured
against their previous performance rather than against that of the other
children in their class.
Correctional Systems
At St Therese staff recognise that the behaviour of very many of our pupils is
more than satisfactory. All staff, both teaching and non-teaching, strive to
maintain a high standard of work and behaviour throughout our school.
There are occasions, however when we may need to correct undesirable behaviour
in school. This is based upon teaching children the logical consequences of their
behaviour. All consequences will be applied consistently and calmly with
opportunities for reflection, reparation and learning.
We have devised the following:1
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Non-verbal – look/tactical ignore.
Direction/re-direction – reminding child what they have to do.
Distraction from what they are doing for very young children.
Rule reminder
Change of seating arrangements
Offer choices
‘Thinking’ chair/table/calm area
Warning of consequences
Class Behaviour checklist
Individual Behaviour Contract (VP/Principal)
Quiet reflection time. (could be in a peer group classroom)
Withdrawal of a privilege eg class jobs, leaders, educational visit
‘Shadow’ a teacher/assistant
14 Loss of Golden time.
15 Reflection sheet
16 Withdrawal of lunchtime play
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A written record of the pupil’s behaviour must be kept in the Class
File/Incident Record and progress reviewed every half-term.
For more serious incidents such as persistent misbehaviour, persistent bullying,
(including cyber) physical and verbal aggression, vandalism or leaving school
without permission, the following will take place:Referral to Vice-Principal and/or Principal who will contact parents to arrange a
meeting to discuss the incident.
Should a pupil fail to respond satisfactorily to our promoting Positive Behaviour
Policy and Procedures, the Principal will report the pupil’s behaviour to the Board
of Governors of the school.
The Governors may choose to meet the parents and the pupil at school.
Having satisfied themselves that all avenues have been exhausted, the Governors
may decide to exercise their right to expulsion.
Suspensions and Expulsions
CCMS guidelines and BELB legislation will be adhered to.
For children with specific behavioural difficulties
These children may need additional support including individual behaviour plans
and advice from outside agencies. Children with specific behavioural difficulties
will be referred to the SENCO who will then follow procedures in line with the
Special Needs Code of Practice.
Emergency Measures
In the event of a very serious assault, wilful serious damage, premeditated
and/or substantial theft:
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The pupil’s parents/nominated representative(s) are contacted. They must
come to the school to discuss the situation.
The Principal may then choose to execute her authority to suspend the
pupil from the school for a maximum of 5 school days in order to discuss
the situation more fully.
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The Principal will inform the Board of Governors and other public bodies of
eg police, Social Services, as appropriate and keep accurate records of all
communications (verbal and written).
Resources and Training
17 BELB advice – Behaviour Support Team, Special Education
18 Continuing professional development for all staff
19 Outreach support services
Links to other policies
20 Pastoral Care Policy
21 Anti-Bullying Policy
22 Homework Policy
23 Child Protection Policy
24 Safe Handling Policy
25 Health and Safety Policy
26 Special Needs Policy
27 Staff Welfare Policy
Monitoring and Evaluation
28 Teacher ‘Positive Strategies’ questionnaire. (Appendix 7)
29 Observations by staff discussed at staff meeting. (minutes kept)
30 Monthly classroom assistant meetings
31 Formal evaluation at least once in every academic year.
(example Appendix 8)
32 Inclusion on School Development Plan when required.
33 Annual review of Golden Time.
34 Annual review of Circle time
35 ‘Information for Teachers’ Booklet.
36 Incorporate up-to-date research and effective strategies.
Please note this is a working document, which requires on-going appraisal and update.
Parents are given a ‘Pastoral care Booklet for Parents’ and ‘Promoting positive Behaviour
Guide’ at the start of each school year and are informed that the full Policy is available on
the school website and from the school office.
Reviewed October 2015