Taught Behaviour Curriculum
Ethos and values:
Our school is built around three core values and the behaviour curriculum becomes a vital element in achieving these things:
Excellence. We want every child to know and experience success during their time here. This will allow our students to have a greater say in their own futures. It is the bedrock of all we do.
The most for those that need the most. For some young people the journey towards excellence can be made harder due to circumstances far beyond their control. We are an inclusive school and recognise that it is our duty to give more help to those students who need it.
Known and valued. Every child has the right to feel like they’re recognised as the individual they are and be celebrated for all that they can do.
These core values are at the heart of our community and allow us to feel confident that every child here will have the opportunity to learn, to feel safe and to feel happy. When we achieve these things we believe every child will be able to reach their potential and discover their passions in life.
When we demand high levels of respect from our students, taking the time to teach them what this looks like, we allow every member of our community to feel known and valued.
When we speak to students about the need to be responsible, that is because we want them to take responsibility for their own success, to allow them to achieve excellence.
What is a taught behaviour curriculum?
As a school, we have a responsibility to not only deliver lessons across the range of subjects but to also explicitly teach, and provide students with the opportunity to learn and rehearse the behaviours that they need to be successful in school and beyond. This means explicitly teaching expectations around the 3 R’s: what it means to be respectful, responsible and ready to learn. This can only be achieved through consistent modelling of positive behaviours, discussion, regular reinforcement and requiring clear routines and a consistent language so that students understand what is expected of them, allowing them to feel secure.
Everything that we do collectively to model, remind, teach and reinforce these behaviours constitutes our behaviour curriculum.
What does this look like in school?
We use tutor sessions and assemblies to help students learn about what being ready to learn, respectful and responsible looks like in school and students are constantly reminded of this as they go from classroom to classroom.
How will student success with the behaviour curriculum be recognised and rewarded?
Through the use of the positive behaviour points on Class-Charts, we recognise students for getting this right. Students are awarded positive points for being respectful, ready to learn and showing responsibility.
Rewards are an important part of our school community, and the annual rewards evening is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the students who reflect our values of being respectful, responsible and ready to learn. We have also introduced badges. When students have consistently demonstrated these values and have reached the milestones, they are awarded their badge to proudly wear.
How will we ensure that our students take responsibility and respond to their mistakes?
Whilst we want to stress that a behaviour curriculum is far more than a list of sanctions it is important that there is a fair, consistent response when students do get it wrong.
Our stage system allows plenty of learning opportunities for students and when accompanied by the narrative and the consistent language that reminds students why these things are important, students have the opportunity to address and modify their behaviour. This allows our students to take responsibility for their own actions.
What might lead to a leadership detention (30 minutes afterschool)?
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Ready |
3 late to lessons/tutor within a week 3 lack of equipment within a week
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Respectful |
Persistent violation of uniform code e.g. jewellery, skirt length Poor behaviour on site (including being out of bounds) Rudeness or defiance towards a member of staff/school rules
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Responsible |
Truancy Smoking or vaping on site Failure to attend curriculum area detentions for lack of independent learning Removal from a lesson (B4) |
*The important thing here is that during the 30 minute leadership detention, the relevant teacher visits the detention to have a restorative conversation with the student.
What can I do to support my child/the school with this?
One of the best ways that you can support the school and your child in being respectful, responsible and ready to learn is through the use of the Class Charts tool. Parents/carers have a login to view their child’s profile and this allows you to see their behaviour log, homework tasks and any announcements. This is the best way to start conversations with your child about school and if they have been awarded a negative point, it is about helping them to understand that their response to this is the important thing. We all make mistakes.
The wheel displays your child’s positive and negative points and detailed below will be the reasons why. A nice way to praise students at home when looking at this.
Teachers may send announcements to parents, or students. Checking this will not only help you be kept informed but will also help you to ensure your child is ready for learning. For example, there are announcements about our equipment exchange.