Summarise the policies and procedures of the setting relevant to promoting children and young people’s positive behaviour.
All adults who work within in a school environment have a responsibility to themselves and the school to model a high standard of behaviour, both in their dealings with the children and with every other adult within the school as their example of behaviour has a significant influence on the children’s behaviour. Good, strong teamwork between adults will encourage good behaviour in children. Each school has a behaviour policy that staff should be aware of and adhere to; all new staff follow an induction programme to guarantee a dependable approach to behaviour management within Parkhill School. Classroom organization and teaching methods have a major influence on children’s behaviour as in classroom environments children are aware of the degree to which they and their efforts are valued. A relationship between a teacher/teaching assistant and the children, the positive strategies that are used, together with classroom displays that the children have done by themselves all have a bearing on a child’s behaviour. The whole ethos at Parkhill is built around our emphasis on rewards that strengthen good behaviour and by showing children that they are highly valued as a pupil. By giving children praise, whether it is informal or formal, in groups or individually will reinforce their feeling of belonging to the school which in return produces good behaviour. The school rewards system consists of;
• Positive and the appropriate praise.
• Writing constructive and positive comments on children’s work.
• Using the suitable stickers when needed.
• Nominating ‘Star of the Week’ for each class.
• Awarding the Head Teachers award certificate.
These types of rewards are intended to increase the motivation in a child and by recognising their success will lead to their good behaviour and a positive work ethic. However, where there is praise there must also be sanctions, this will teach children that unacceptable behaviour will not be accepted. Behaviour that may include; bullying, disrespect to adults, disruptive behaviour and racism, the use of sanctions in these instances are;
• It is made clear to the child why the sanction has been used in order for them to understand.
• That change in their behaviour is required in order for further sanctions not to be used.
• Group sanctions are avoided whenever possible as they can breed dislike amongst children.
• There is a clear difference made between minor and major offences.
• The focus is on the behaviour rather than the pupil as an individual.
Although instances of poor behaviour are fairly minor at Parkhill School and can be dealt with through simple responses and communication, it is also important to remember that when using sanctions the sanction does not outweigh the actual offence.
In school we also have a set of ‘Golden rules’; these are our codes of conduct and are designed to show children how they can achieve acceptable standards of behaviour, rules encourage children to behave in a thoughtful and considerate manner which will produce a positive learning environment. These rules are displayed throughout the school and are referred to continuously by staff and children equally. We also have class rules that have been developed by the children themselves and are a positive device for encouraging good behaviour. The children can then monitor their own behaviour as well as the behaviour of other children in the class.
Attendance at school will also have an adverse affect on behaviour as children need the stability that a school offers. Not only do children learn and educate themselves at school but also learn to develop their social skills which are extremely important for making friends, if a child does not attend school for long periods of time then both of these key attributes will suffer leading to bad behaviour both in and out of the classroom. In order to attain attendance at school, Parkhill allocates stickers to the class with the largest amount of pupil presence each week along with a trophy; this inspires the children and their parents or carers to strive for better attendance throughout that week resulting in good behaviour from the children.
For children who find it difficult to cope socially in the playground and who often display signs of bad behaviour Parkhill School introduced a ‘Nurture club’, the club is ran by support staff and provides a range of quality activities for the children. The club was initially planned to meet the needs of children who would misbehave in the playground by fighting and causing distress to other children. However, the club now been extended so that pupils from each class are chosen to attend the club each day, this is often as a reward for their positive achievement in class.
Hope this helps ~ obviously changing school names but it may give you an idea....
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