Behaviour: Rewards and Sanctions
Supporting children to effectively communicate is a very important part of supporting children and young people to behave appropriately.
Children and young people can learn to improve their behaviour. Mistakes are part of the learning process. We don’t make a judgement about it – instead we support our children and young people to get it right. All adults can learn strategies to support children and young people to improve their behaviour. Most adults have evolved ways of responding to children’s behaviour based on a combination of personal and professional experiences and training and experiential learning. At the Wroughton Primary Federation we encourage all staff to reflect on what may be the underlying issues that drive or trigger behaviour in children, and to think about ways of responding to challenging behaviour in a non-judgemental and supportive way.
All adults must be committed to developing their practice and sharing their skills and experiences. This is a commitment to ongoing professional development - our commitment to Coaching and Mentoring, reflective practice and peer support improves performance and professional competence.
All stakeholders must work in partnership to ensure that children are supported in ensuring that their behaviour and learning behaviours create a happy and positive environment, and that they responsibility for their choices and actions.
Children’s Responsibilities are:
- To work to the best of their abilities, and allow others to do the same.
- To treat others with respect.
- To obey the instructions of the school staff.
- To take care of property and the environment in and out of school.
- To co-operate with other children and adults.
- To understand and apply the commitments we have made to each other.
The Parents’ Responsibilities Are:
- To make children aware of appropriate behaviour in all situations.
- To encourage independence and self-discipline.
- To show an interest in all that their child does in school.
- To foster good relationships with the school.
- To support the school in the implementation of this policy.
- To be aware of the school rules and expectations.
- To offer a framework for social education.
The language of choice
This is part of helping our children and young people to take responsibility for their behaviour. We actively encourage them to choose the right thing to do and, where appropriate, explain the consequences of their choices, both good and bad. We use specific descriptive praise when we see them making a good choice – we can never do too much of this. We link consequences to the choices they make, to help them make the best choice.
This communication:
- Increases children and young people’s sense of responsibility
- Regards mistakes as part of learning
- Removes the struggle for power
- Is positive
- Where appropriate, overtly links responsibility, choice and consequence
- Helps them to take responsibility
- Helps them to manage their own behaviour
- Increases their independence
Rewards
- Descriptive praise
- Marble jar
- Golden Book
- Certificates and awards
- Symbolic rewards
- Communication with parents and carers to inform them of the behaviour or achievement
- Special responsibilities/privileges
Our Behaviour Policy was designed to meet the needs of all stakeholders within the school,previous successes and challenges, feedback from stakeholders and also takes into account research from ‘Creating a Culture’ by Tom Bennett.