Behaviour Management Policy

Effective teaching and learning can only take place in a well-ordered environment. Promoting positive behaviour requires the commitment of all staff and pupils and consistency of practice is needed across Key Stage 4 to ensure that students know the standards of behaviour expected of them.

1. Principles

§ The Governing Body believes that in order to enable effective teaching and learning to take place, good behaviour in all aspects of college life is necessary. It seeks to create a caring and learning environment in college by :

§ Promoting good behaviour and discipline

§ Promoting self-esteem, self-discipline, proper regard for authority and positive relationships based on mutual respect

§ Ensuring fairness of treatment for all

§ Encouraging consistency of response to both positive and negative behaviour

§ Providing a safe environment free from disruption, violence, bullying and any form of harassment

§ Encouraging a positive relationship with parents and carers to develop a shared approach to involve them in the implementation of the college's policy and associated procedures

2. Roles and Responsibilities

§ The Governing body will establish in consultation with the Principal, staff and parents the policy for the promotion of good behaviour and keep it under review. It will ensure that it is communicated to pupils and parents, is non-discriminatory and the expectations are clear. Governors will support the college in maintaining high standards of behaviour.

§ The Principal will be responsible for the implementation and day to day management of the policy and procedures. Support for staff faced with challenging behaviour is also an important responsibility of the Principal.

§ Staff including teachers, support staff and volunteers, will be responsible for ensuring that the policy and procedures are followed and consistently and fairly applied. Mutual support amongst all staff in the implementation of the policy is essential. Staff have a key role in advising the Principal on the effectiveness of the policy and procedures. They also have responsibility, with the support of the Principal for creating a high quality learning environment, teaching good behaviour and implementing the agreed policy and procedures consistently.

§ The Governing Body, Principal and Staff will ensure there is no differential application of the policy and procedures on any grounds, particularly ethnic or national origin, culture, religion, gender, disability or sexuality. They will also ensure that the concerns of pupils are listened to and appropriately addressed.

§ Parents and Carers will take responsibility for the behaviour of their child both inside and outside the college. They will be encouraged to work in partnership with the college to assist the college in maintaining high standards of behaviour and will have to opportunity to raise with the school any issues arising from the operation of the policy.

§ Students will be expected to take responsibility for their own behaviour and will be made fully aware of the college policy, procedure and expectations. Students also have a responsibility to ensure that incidents of disruption, violence, bullying and any form of harassment are reported.

3. Training

The Governing Body will ensure that appropriate high quality training on all aspects of behaviour management is provided to support the implementation of the policy.

Training will be provided through the school in-service training programme and generally be included in the twilight training sessions. Staff will attend external training courses when appropriate. Training will be specific to staff needs and will be focused for groups of staff eg support staff, lunchtime supervisors and teachers. Opportunities for training will be scheduled to take account of the working hours of support staff

4. Interrelationship with other college policies

In order for the behaviour policy to be effective, a clear relationship with other college policies particularly equality of opportunity, special education needs and anti-bullying must be established. This is to be developed.

5. Involvement of outside agencies

The college works positively with external agencies. It seeks appropriate support from them to ensure that the needs of all pupils are met by utilising the range of external support available.

6. Review

The Principal, in consultation with staff will undertake systematic monitoring and conduct regular reviews of the behaviour management policy and procedures in order to evaluate them to ensure that the operation is effective, fair and consistent. The head will keep the Governing Body informed.

The Governing Body will regularly review this policy and associated procedures to ensure its continuing appropriateness and effectiveness. The review will take place in consultation with the headteacher, staff and parents.

The outcome of the review will be communicated to all those involved as appropriate.

7 Procedures

The procedures arising from the policy have been developed in consultation with staff. They make clear to students how acceptable behaviour, both inside and outside the classroom can be achieved and have a clear rationale which is made explicit to staff, students and parents. The procedures will be consistently and fairly applied and promote the idea of personal responsibility that every member of the college has a responsibility towards the whole community.

Behaviour for Learning

Classrooms need to be calm, orderly environments where students have the confidence to express themselves without fear of ridicule or intimidation. Learning will not take place if students behave inappropriately. Teachers will enforce classroom behaviour rules consistently. Refer to attached 'Behaviour for Learning - Classroom Rules'

If students do not meet the standard of behaviour for learning they will be dealt with by departmental behaviour management procedures. Tutors will be informed of persistent failure to meet behaviour for learning standards.

Positive behaviour within the classroom is promoted by well-planned, varied lessons.

Learning outcomes will be made explicit to students at the beginning of the lesson. Lessons will start effectively, often with a starting activity. Different learning styles will be acknowledged, students may be given choices of learning activity, encouraged to take responsibility for their learning and become independent learners. A plenary session will allow teachers and students to review progress towards learning outcomes.

All staff will promote positive behaviour, students will be reminded that their choice of behaviour will have a consequence. Staff will 'model' the behaviour expected from students and will approach students, in the first instance, in a courteous manner. Students will be taught how to behave appropriately. Opportunities for the explicit teaching of behaviour skills will be made in interventions, PSHE and assemblies.

There will be a team of behaviour coaches established within the college.

Unacceptable Behaviour

At Burleigh we aim to provide a safer environment free from disruption, violence, bullying and any form of harassment.

Unacceptable behaviour is categorised in levels. General descriptions of the levels and the consequences of not meeting an acceptable standard are shown below. Year teams will implement this section of the policy.

Behaviour		Consequence

Level 1 - swearing, low level misbehaviour	1.2.3.	Warning and letter home After school detention 1 day in Behaviour Improvement Project (increase for repeat offences)
Level 2 - non-co-operation - walking away from the member of staff	1.2.	1 day in Behaviour Improvement Project Increasing number of days in Behaviour Improvement Project
Level 3 - verbal abuse of staff or students, bullying, vandalism	1.2.	2 days in Behaviour Improvement Project exclusion
Level 4 - threatening behaviour, assault, bullying, violence, vandalism, drugs offences, theft, weapons	1.2.	Exclusion Permanent exclusion

Note :

1. Criminal activities of any kind will be reported to the Police

2. Re-admission after exclusion is always followed by a period of time in the Behaviour Improvement Project

This procedure to be printed on A3 and displayed in college

Behaviour for Learning

Expected Behaviour		Consequence if standard not met
		§ Detention to make up time § Contact with parent or carer § Tutor informed if persistent failure
1.	Be Punctual
2.	Be Equipped § Bag § Planner § Pen/pencil § Calculator § PE kit	§ Detention § Contact with parent or carer § Tutor informed if persistent failure
3.	Listen to your teacher and other students Phones must be switched off and other electrical devices eg MP3 players switched off and removed. Headphones, earpieces must not be worn	§ Warning § Movement inside classroom § Removal from lesson to another classroom § Detention § Contact with parent or carer § Tutor informed of persistent failure § On Call
4.	Complete the work you are given to the best of your ability	§ Warning § Movement inside classroom § Removal from lesson to another classroom § Detention to complete work § Contact with parent or carer § Tutor informed if persistent failure § On Call
5.	Wear your uniform properly	§ Warning § Tutor informed

This procedure to be printed on A3 and displayed prominently in all classrooms.

On Call

The On Call system is a response to serious situations. On Call should only be summoned if

the Health & Safety of any individual is threatened or if a student has refused to comply with

an instruction to leave the room or to enter an alternative classroom. Departmental assistance

should generally have been sought before On Call is requested.

If a student is the subject of an On Call incident then the following system applies :

First On-Call - lunchtime detention

Second On-Call - after school detention

Third On-Call - Behaviour Improvement Centre

Any sanction imposed by On Call is in addition to the sanction for the original offence.

Detentions

It is important that students recognise the authority of all staff. Therefore it is preferable for all staff to share the task of supervising detentions.

§ Students must record any detentions given in their planner

§ Students will be given 2 opportunities to attend a lunchtime detention. Failure to attend will result in a 1 hour after school detention

§ Failure to attend after school will result in 1 day in the Behaviour Improvement Project

(This will be in addition to the after school detention)

Behaviour in the Dining Hall

Behaviour		Consequence
Level 1 - Swearing, low level misbehaviour	1.