Adwick Primary School
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Positive Policy to promote Behaviour for Learning 1
Adwick Primary School
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The Governing Body of Adwick Primary School adopted this policy on 18.9.13
OBJECTIVES Children will
Learn what good behaviour for learning means. Learn to care for one another and value friendship. Develop self-confidence. Learn effectively.
Staff will
Maximise learning effectively without disruption. Address the needs of all pupils through personalisation of learning opportunities. Make positive contact with parents. Develop personally and professionally.
Parents will
Feel confident that their children are growing personally, socially and academically. Know that their children will receive support when they need it. Feel welcome in school to discuss their children’s progress in a positive atmosphere.
EVERYBODY has:Behaviours that maximise learning To help protect our rights and to encourage responsibility, we have basic behaviours that maximise learning for our learning zones and for times when we are out, around our learning community and beyond. These behaviours for learning are common across our setting. 1. We always take pride in and look after our school and ourselves. 2. We always treat others as we would like to be treated ourselves. 3. We always take up learning opportunities. 4. We always speak and listen to everyone respectfully. 5. We always move calmly around our learning community. PROVISION AND PRACTICE In the event of repeated or extreme behaviour, it is possible that a child may be excluded on a temporary or fixed term basis for learning time and/or lunchtime. When 2
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the exclusion is for learning time work will be set by the class teacher to whom it should be returned for marking. Such a step would always have been preceded by many other attempts to solve the problem(s). If after involving all other relevant agencies there is still no improvement school has the right to initiate a permanent exclusion. Children are not allowed to leave school premises under any circumstances during school hours without the authorisation of the school and parent/carer.
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