Behaviour

Behaviour for Learning
at Stanton Road Primary School

 
 

Stanton Road Primary is committed to creating an environment where exemplary behaviour is at the heart of productive learning.  Everyone is expected to maintain the highest standards of personal conduct, to accept responsibility for their behaviour and encourage others to do the same.  Our behaviour policy guides staff to teach self-discipline, not blind compliance.  It echoes our core values with a heavy emphasis on respectful behaviour, a partnership approach to managing poor conduct and dynamic interventions that support staff and learners.

‘The foundation of every school must be excellent behaviour.  We should be keeping the focus on a visible culture of impeccable conduct, and making the consistency palpable, audible and highly visible.’
- Paul Dix

ALL staff will be looking for children who go ‘over and above’ expectations.

Our Reward System

House Point Tokens

Each child is placed into one of our four houses when they join school (Brimstage, Clatterbridge, Dibbinsdale and Spital). Children can receive house points through the form of a token as a positive praise for displaying above expectations for our values and can be given by any adult within the school. House tokens are collected in collection tubes in a central place within school (Reception area). The house with the most tokens at the end of the half term will receive a special treat. The ongoing token check will be recognised in every assembly.

‘This is not intended to shower praise on the individual, it is a collaborative strategy – we are one team focused on one learning behaviour and moving in one direction’.
- Paul Dix

Stanton Star

Based on our school behaviour values of ‘Ready, Respectful, Safe’, each teacher will nominate a child each week who demonstrate our values. These will be celebrated in our assembly and certificates will be sent home. As part of the reward, the children will receive a milkshake with the headteacher.

Positive notes, certificates, phone calls home

These are high-level recognition for consistently going ‘over and above’.  Any adult in the school, staff members or visitors can give it to any child.  There is no set amount each week – again it must be sincere to keep its value.  Letters/postcards may also be sent home from the Head Teacher/SLT to recognise outstanding children.

‘The positive note enables you to mark the moment with the child.  You are framing them with their best behaviour, their most determined effort, their greatest show of resilience.’
- Paul Dix

Learning Recognition

If a child produces a piece of work/knowledge which is of a high standard, they can be nominated to visit the school’s curriculum champion for that subject to share their work/knowledge. The curriculum champion will show recognition through a personalised teacher stamp in the child’s book.

Our Sanctions

Classroom Steps:

  • Reminders – quick, quiet reminders, delivered privately where possible. Give gentle encouragement. Remind the child of Ready, Respectful, Safe. Repeat reminder if necessary to de-escalate and decelerate. Praise where the child is modelling good behaviour.

  • Verbal Warning – deliver privately if possible. Make the child aware of their behaviour and outline the next steps/consequence if it continues. Give them a final opportunity to engage and offer a positive choice.

  • If the behaviour continues, then explain to the child that there will need to be a consequence and to stay behind at break to discuss the behaviour choice and how to improve.

  • If the child continues to not engage then some time out/cooling-off period may be needed. This could be a short time in a quiet part of the classroom or area. If a child is unable to do these then they may need ‘Time Out’ in a parallel class with the Band Leader/SLT.

The same steps will be followed during lunchtimes.

SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIOURS

We have identified some behaviours as significant behaviours. It has been decided that these are behaviours, which are unacceptable.  They include:

using abusive/bad language towards adults or other children, including racist or homophobic comments,

using physical violence towards others, continued damaging of equipment,

becoming defiant towards adults,

any low level behaviour that is regularly repeated ( over a course of a day) and the child is not reflecting or trying to improve.

If this behaviour is identified then an instant consequence will be delivered.  This will mean they miss the following playtime/lunchtime and a phone call will be made home to the parents/carers to inform them of the behaviour.  When appropriate a restorative conversation will take place to discuss the behaviour with the child and with the parent/carer present if appropriate. It may be decided that the child needs to work away from the rest of their class for a period of time.