AMBLESIDE CE PRIMARY SCHOOL BEHAVIOUR CODE

Our Expectations

Our Rules

Our Rewards

Our Sanctions

At Ambleside Church of England Primary School, we expect our children:

 
• To respect other people - adults and children
• To look after our school
• To follow the instructions that adults give us in school
• Our School WILL NOT TOLERATE behaviour that is hurtful to anyone

We recognise that good behaviour needs teaching and that rules for our younger children, whilst grounded in the expectations indicated, will be couched in different terms than those for our older children. To this end we have expressed the rules associated with the expectations in age-appropriate action.

Expectations	Early Years - N; R	Key Stage 1	Key Stage 2
We Respect Other People	1. We are kind to others and share with others             2. We put our hand up when we want to speak to a large group or the class	1. We are polite and well-mannered because - we listen when others are speaking; - we walk when we're in school - we stand aside for adults   2. We put our hand up when we want to speak to a large group or the class	1. We are always polite and well-mannered because - we listen when others are speaking; - we walk when we're in school - we stand aside for adults   2. We put our hand up when we want to speak to a large group or the class 3. Older children should feel responsible and be caring towards the younger children
We Look After Our School	3. We tidy up after ourselves and help others to tidy away 4. We take care of our possessions, others' possessions and those of our school	3. We tidy up after ourselves and help others to tidy away 4. We take care of our possessions, others' possessions and those of our school	4. We tidy up after ourselves and help others to tidy away 5. We take care of our possessions, others' possessions and those of our school
We Follow Instructions	5. We do what we are told by adults in school	5. We follow instructions first time from adults in school	6. We follow instructions first time from adults in school
Our School WILL NOT TOLERATE behaviour that is hurtful to anyone	6. Our School WILL NOT TOLERATE behaviour that is hurtful to anyone	6. Our School WILL NOT TOLERATE behaviour that is hurtful to anyone, including fighting and pushing or making nasty comments to others	7. Our School WILL NOT TOLERATE behaviour that is hurtful to anyone including fighting and pushing or making nasty comments to others

Our School Rules

Early Years Children

1. We expect you to be kind to others and share with others

2. We expect you to put up your hand when you want to speak to a large group or the class

3. We expect you to tidy up after yourself and to help others tidy away

4. We expect you to take care of your possessions, others' possessions and the possessions belonging to the school

5. We expect you to do what you are told by the adults in school

6. Our School WILL NOT TOLERATE behaviour that is hurtful to anyone

Key Stage 1 Children

1. We expect you to be polite and well-mannered -

- you listen when others speak

- you walk around school

- you stand aside for other adults

2. We expect you to put up your hand when you want to speak to a large group or the class

3. We expect you to tidy up after yourself and to help others tidy away

4. We expect you to take care of your possessions, others' possessions and the possessions belonging to the school

5. We expect you to do what you are told first time by the adults in school

6. Our School WILL NOT TOLERATE behaviour that is hurtful to anyone, including -

- fighting and pushing

- making nasty comments to each other

 Key Stage 2 Children

1. We expect you to be polite and well-mannered -

- you listen when others speak

- you walk around school

- you stand aside for other adults

2. We expect you to put up your hand when you want to speak to a large group or the class

3. We expect our older children to feel responsible for and caring towards the younger children

4. We expect you to tidy up after yourself and to help others tidy away

5. We expect you to take care of your possessions, others' possessions and the possessions belonging to the school

6. We expect you to do what you are told first time by the adults in school

7. Our School WILL NOT TOLERATE behaviour that is hurtful to anyone, including -

- fighting and pushing

- making nasty comments to each other

Rewards For Individuals Following Our Rules

• Praise by the class teacher
• Praise by the relevant co-ordinator / teacher for the work
• Mention in Happy Badge Assembly (Key Stage 1) or Junior of the Week Assembly (Key Stage 2)
• Certificate to be presented in Whole School Assembly, if no sanctions are recorded over the period of half a term for Key Stage 1; a term for Key Stage 2.

For children with special needs, a star chart; home to school record will be drawn up by the class teacher / SENCO to support behaviour.

Class Rewards

It was agreed that class rewards were more appropriate to Key Stage 2 than to Key Stage 1 children.

It was also agreed that each class would negotiate what these rewards might be within parameters set by the class teacher. For example:

• Table Points
• Choice time on a Friday afternoon
• 5 minutes extra playtime.

The rewards will operate within the Behaviour Policy, the rules, expectations and sanctions.

 Sanctions in the Event that Expectations are not Kept by Individuals

Early Years

• The child is withdrawn temporarily from the activity and the misdemeanour is pointed out.
• The whole class is spoken to, without naming the child (rather, the action is discussed).
• One to one discussion and work with adult - removal of the child from the group.
• Parents informed informally.
• Headteacher informed and Parents informed formally.

Beyond this, there may be a need to alert outside agencies. An incident book is kept by each teacher into which each misdemeanour is recorded, thereby allowing records to be built up and trends analysed.

Key Stage 1

• The child is withdrawn temporarily from the activity and the misdemeanour is pointed out.
• The child misses out on something he/she likes: appropriate to the child.
• The Headteacher is informed.
• A standard letter goes home from the Headteacher.
• A personal letter goes home from the Headteacher, requesting a meeting.

An incident book is kept by each teacher into which each misdemeanour is recorded, thereby allowing records to be built up and trends analysed.

Key Stage 2

• Name is placed on the board, rubbed off at the end of the day.
• If the name appears 3 times that day on the board, the name is placed in a book for minor, everyday misdemeanours; if the name appears 3 times in this book during the week, the Headteacher is informed and sends home a standard letter.
• Bad behaviour is placed straight into the book with an explanation of the incident.
• Repeated bad behaviour is recorded in the book and a formal personal letter sent home by the Headteacher with a request to meet parents.

The lunchtime supervisors are involved in this policy and are encouraged to report good and poor behaviour. They use the same expectations, rewards and sanctions and, having recorded their findings in an unobtrusive way, report these to the class teacher at the start of afternoon school.

Reviewed January 1999