We are committed to the very highest standards of behaviour. We will stop at nothing to fulfil our promise that no child’s progress will ever be negatively impacted by the behaviour of others. It is every child’s right to study in an environment that is safe, respectful and purposeful.
Read our Behaviour policy here.
Where students are unable to adhere to these expectations, there will be both sanction and support. The school believes sanctions help students to understand that they have fallen below our expectations and it believes that with our support they will be able to better shape their future choices.
Positive Points will be given out for good behaviour:
- One positive point
- Classroom
- Homework
- Effort
- Enrichment activity
- Positive phone call home
- Tutor time contribution
- Two positive points
- Always "unashamedly academic"
- Being "courageous
- Demonstrating a "giving" attitude
- Positive role model
- HOY recognition
- Representing the school
- Sporting recognition outside school
- Postcard home
- Three positive points
- Zero behaviour points in a week
- Outstanding classwork
- Outstanding homework
- Outstanding effort
- Achievement target grade
- Student of the term
- Outstanding positive letter home
- Four positive points
- SLT praise and achievement
- Exceed target grade
- Five positive points
- Tutor star of the term
- Principal recognition
- Full week of attendance
Students will:
- Arrive to lesson on time, in full uniform and fully equipped to learn
- Remain ready and focused on their learning throughout the duration of the lesson
- Be respectful of everyone within our school community and of our environment
- Take opportunities to learn independently and collaboratively as guided by their teacher
- Be prepared to try new challenges and resilient when they find something difficult and fail occasionally
- Share their ideas and remain receptive to the ideas of others
- Recognise that everyone has a right to learn and succeed
- Behave in a respectful manner towards staff and peers
- Demonstrate resilience when overcoming obstacles and learn from their mistakes
- Complete all work tasks to a standard that reveals their pride and commitment to learning
- Refrain from eating chewing gum anywhere on site
- Refrain from eating in class/corridors or drinking anything other than water in classrooms
- Ensure that all electronic devices are switched off and kept out of sight throughout the day
Teachers will:
- Welcome and greet students at the beginning of every lesson at their door
- Facilitate a safe, calm and purposeful learning environment
- Establish clear classroom routines and behaviour expectations and revisit them regularly
- Create a focused start to learning with a knowledge retrieval starter activity followed by a visual aid to the learning journey and purpose of the lesson
- Take time to build positive relationships within the Academy
- Celebrate and value success both within and beyond the classroom
- Seek to de-escalate any incidents of poor behaviour by adopting a calm and reasoned, restorative coaching approach
- Use agreed Academy procedures to challenge disruptive behaviour or poor attitudes to learning
- Demonstrate resilience when overcoming obstacles and learn from their mistakes
- Complete all work tasks to a standard that reveals their pride and commitment to learning
- Instil a sense of pride in positive achievement
- Acknowledge good effort, improved performance and positive behaviour, aiming for a ratio of 4-1 between positive and negative feedback
- Treat each student equitably
We are committed to creating a culture where it is clear bullying will not be tolerated and children feel they can tell someone if they have a problem. We do this by:
- Ensuring that anti-bullying and discriminatory behaviour is covered within the RSHE curriculum
- Talking to young people about healthy relationships and challenging unhealthy behaviours
- Ensuring that all adults in our community are confident to challenge bullying and discriminatory behaviour and that other children are confident in reporting any incidents they witness
- Promoting sources of help and information such as those provided through Childline and the Antibullying Alliance
We do not tolerate bullying or any form of prejudice and will always aim to deal with any such incidents swiftly. We have clear procedures for dealing with incidents, and we educate students about their behaviour. We support events such as Anti-Bullying week.
View our Health & Wellbeing page to view support groups that can help you or a child in your care.
If bullying is taking place, students are encouraged to:
- Tell a member of staff
- Avoid conflict
- Surround themselves with supportive friends
- Report bullying
- Be supportive of one another
- Block any unwanted messages or friends who leave inappropriate comments on social media
