Behaviour Policy

At St George's  we love, learn and live in the light of Christ (St George’s Mission Statement)

By this policy we aim to promote:

• a community in which each person is valued as an individual
• a school which recognises effort and achievement
• an environment conducive to effective learning
• self-discipline
• self-motivation
• responsibility for our own actions

Appropriate and acceptable standards of behaviour will foster:

• comfort, safety and security
• happiness and contentment
• progress and learning
• suitable patterns of conduct for future life

Code of Conduct

Our school is a community where we wish to work and play in a safe, happy and friendly atmosphere. The promotion of good behaviour will be based on high expectations and clear behavioural requirements and will incorporate:

REWARDS - which will be appropriate, varied and open to all children.

SANCTIONS - which will be appropriate, fair, consistent, minimal and progressive.

REWARDS

Talk to each child.

Give regular praise for effort and achievement.

Share work  - with others in the class.

- with other teachers and classes.

- in Assembly.

- with Parents.

Written praise.

Friday Golden Playtime

House points/Certificates

Informing parents

Sanctions

We follow a step-by-step approach to loss of playtime privileges via the ‘Traffic Light’ behaviour charts in the classroom with an end of week Reward of a ‘Golden Playtime’ for those children who achieve ‘all green’.

Inform parents verbally

Inform parents in writing

Request interview with parents in school

Daily/Weekly report

Outside agencies help

We will always try our very best.

Everyone will:

• act with courtesy and consideration for other people
• respect other people’s property
• care for the school, equipment and environment
• move quietly around the school
• remember when out of school, the school’s good name and reputation depend on good behaviour.

We value the support of parents in its implementation.