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Expectations of student behaviour
The school has high expectations of student behaviour and conduct. The overall aim of the school policy is to ensure consistency and fairness across the school.
The Positive Relations Policy is currently under review and will be replaced by the Behaviour for Learning Policy in due course.
The ‘BFL’ system is used in lessons in the school which is displayed in every classroom. The idea is that students are given chances to correct their behaviour, but if they don’t, a staged system is used which will ultimately lead to them being removed from the lesson by a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Students are awarded BFL points that accumulate throughout the school day for good behaviour but also accrue negative points when behaviour falls short of our expectations.
Should a student cause concerns in school, he/she will be placed on ‘report’, in order to monitor progress and behaviour. It is important to recognise that appropriate support is offered at each review stage within this process to provide strategies which enable students to make appropriate choices in terms of their behaviour.
There are a number of different stages to this system:
Stage 1
General concern report (across different subject areas). Report is managed by the form tutor or staff within individual subjects.
Stage 2
Should a student not improve on Stage 1, he/she will be moved onto Stage 2. A student who is excluded from school will automatically go onto this stage.
Stage 3
This is a Senior Leadership Team (SLT) report and students will be placed on this if the Pastoral Leader feels satisfactory progress is not being made on Stage 2. This will be for a period of 4 weeks.
Stage 4
Should a student still not improve, or if he/she is causing major concerns in school, an Individual Support Plan will be drawn up. This involves a number of key staff and Parents/Carers. The Plan will be reviewed regularly, amended as necessary and copies sent home to identify support that has been offered and progress that has been made.
For a small number of students, who find mainstream schooling very difficult, alternative provision will be sought before taking the step of permanent exclusion.
From Stage 3 onwards, students may be placed on a ‘Behaviour Contract’. This lays out a clear set of expectations and sanctions if the contract is broken.
Behaviour for Learning
Students receive a ‘Behaviour for Learning’ (BFL) score for every lesson. This is on a 1-4 scale, with 1 being the best score.
Detentions
Detentions are issued for a variety of reasons. These are recorded on Arbor and parents are notified with a reason for the detention. Once the detention is issued, it is the student’s responsibility to inform parents/carers. We do reserve the right to keep students for up to 30 minutes after school if they are late or have been involved in misbehaviour.
It is vital that parents/carers support the school over disciplinary matters. Should you have a concern about a detention, please contact the member of staff issuing it to discuss the matter.
Please Note: Notification of a detention is to inform you about it, not to seek approval. The school’s decision on the matter will be final.