Golftyn Primary School

 

Pupil Behaviour & Discipline Policy

Aim

 

We foster an atmosphere in which children can develop respect for themselves, for others and for property, through praise, encouragement and a positive school ethos.  We aim to develop children’s confidence and self-esteem so that they become independent and able to make their own responsible decisions.

We believe that:

• It is the responsibility of all school staff to lead by example.
• All our approaches and strategies must be applied consistently across the whole school.
• It is vital to nurture close communication and partnership with parents.
• Effective classroom management and organisation promotes good classroom discipline and behaviour.
• Children should be given opportunities to contribute to the making of classroom and playground rules by class discussions.

 

 

Managing Behaviour in our School:

Children are encouraged to take responsibility and recognise that they can make a decision about their behaviour.  Following discussions in class about classroom rules, the Golftyn Government will negotiate the proposals and approve recommendations.

Positive behaviour is reinforced by praise and encouragement from all staff.  Children’s achievements, both academic and behavioural, are celebrated continually with star of the week, dojos and effort charts.

Respect for people and property is openly acknowledged and all staff explain correct behaviours to children when necessary and make their expectations clear.

 

 

The 5 Golftyn Goals:

The Golftyn Government has created a set of School Rules to follow (See Appendix B). These will be on show in every classroom and will be said during assembly.

G– Great Attitude

O – Outstanding Behaviour

A – Aiming High

L– Listening

S– Showing respect to everyone

Rewards:

 

Classes have their own class point/reward system.  This can be in the form of the dojo online point system, star charts, certificates and stickers which often lead to treats.

All staff have the opportunity to reward good work and behaviour with stickers.

Sanctions:

 

These sanctions will be in place through the whole school (See Appendix B Golftyn Sanction Ladder)

Stage 1

Steps 1-3 on the Golftyn sanction ladder:

Each class teacher has responsibility for their own class and deals with any problems that arise in class or following break time or lunch time.

Step 4 on the Golftyn Sanction ladder:

If there are persistent episodes of unacceptable behaviour over a short period then the class teacher should involve the Assistant Headteacher for their area.

Stage 2

Step 5 on the Golftyn Sanction ladder

Following the involvement of the Assistant Headteacher,  The CLASS TEACHER should invite the parents/carers in to discuss the child’s behaviour if the problem persists. The Headteacher should be involved at this stage. The class teacher and parents/carers should agree on a date to review the pupil’s behaviour – 2 weeks would be an appropriate time.

Stage 3

If there are still issues then the class teacher should involve the ALNCO and suitable targets/rewards should be discussed with the parents/carers. The ALNCO may then draw up a Behaviour IBP to be signed by the parents/carers. This will be formally reviewed after 6 weeks.

Stage 4

Following the review of the IBP then the class teacher, ALNCO and parents/carers should discuss the involvement of the Flintshire Behaviour Support team. A further IBP will be drawn up following assessment and consultation from the team.

EXCLUSIONS

The decision to exclude a pupil is one that the school takes as a last resort. There are however situations when it is the only option.

Whilst it is impossible to list all situations where an exclusion may be applied– fixed or permanent is applied , some may be:

Continuous disruption over an extended period

Extreme violence towards another pupil – headbutting, gouging, biting kicking whilst on the floor

Threatening behaviour towards a member of staff

Theft

Bullying

Racial Harassment

Sexual Abuse

Verbal Abuse

Online Abuse

The decision to exclude a pupil is made by the Headteacher, or Assistant Headteacher, in their absence.  This procedure will also be followed by the Governing Body who will appoint a Pupil Discipline committee to hear appeals against an exclusion.

KiVa  

KiVa is an anti-bullying program that was developed in Finland.  Its aims are to: reduce bullying, prevent new bullying incidents from occurring and minimize the negative effects caused by bullying.

The KiVa program involves both universal and specific actions to prevent bullying and to tackle cases of bullying coming to attention.

Universal actions are targeted at all pupils. Children learn how to build their capacity to work co-operatively, behave appropriately, behave in constructive ways, to take responsibility for not encouraging bullying and how to support victims of bullying.

Specific actions take place when bullying has come to the attention of staff. Each particular case is handled in a series of individual and group discussions between the Golftyn’s KiVa team and the children involved.

Playground:

Playground equipment

Each class has a variety of equipment to be used under the supervision of staff on the playground. A rota of lunch time activities is organised by the MDSAs to encourage co-operative and safe play.

Indoor play – games etc

A variety of indoor games and activities are available in each class for the children to play with in their classrooms. Children should remain in class areas when indoors.

Equal Opportunities:

 

We seek to provide equality of opportunity for all children regardless of age, ability, gender, race, culture or background.

Appendix A

Appendix B