'Why I am rude'
The Cambridgeshire Therapeutic Thinking model has inspired our approach to behaviour management.
Everyone in our school is expected to maintain the highest standards of personal conduct, to accept responsibility for their behaviour and encourage others to do the same. We recognise that each individual child is at a different stage of social learning. Only through a consistent approach to supporting their behaviour will we be able to achieve an environment in which children can learn and develop as caring and responsible people.
Valued Behaviour
We reward behaviour that is positive, kind, helpful, shows concern for the feelings/rights of others, and benefits our community and wider society. We encourage intrinsic motivation through regular verbal praise. We want children to feel good about exhibiting valued behaviours and our curriculum explicitly teaches what valued behaviour looks like.
Adult Strategies to Develop Excellent Behaviour
At Meldreth Primary School, adults apply the following principles in all interactions with pupils:
| IDENTIFY the behaviour we expect | Explicitly TEACH behaviour | MODEL the behaviour we are expecting | PRACTISE behaviour. | NOTICE excellent behaviour | CREATE conditions for excellent behaviour |
Our policy is also clear that we must challenge and educate when it comes to difficult and dangerous behaviour.
Detrimental Behaviour
Detrimental behaviour includes anything that causes harm to others in the school community or the school environment. Detrimental behaviour can be difficult or dangerous. If difficult behaviour occurs, our policy supports staff to respond predictably, promptly and confidently where any detrimental behaviour occurs, with the aim of restoring a calm and safe environment in which all pupils can learn and thrive.
Suspension and Exclusion
If detrimental behaviour results in a suspension or permanent exclusion, this will be at the discretion of the Headteacher. Local and Government policy and protocol will be followed, and parents will be fully communicated with.
Our Positive Behaviour Policy can be found here.