Behaviour, Attendance & Welfare

School Rules

They are displayed throughout the school and give guidance as to acceptable and unacceptable behaviour.

1. Be kind and honest

2. Do your best at work and play

3. Take care of our school

Behaviour Conduct

GREEN

All children start the day on GREEN because this is a fresh new day and all the children need a positive start to the day

All children start each session on GREEN to try to ensure a positive environment throughout the day and to raise self-esteem

All children are expected to make good choices as a general standard of conduct behaviour – this is why most children will always be on GREEN 

There are no daily rewards for being on GREEN as this is the expected standard of behaviour

Moving Up the Chart

SILVER

Awarded for extremely good conduct behaviours beyond what we would expect from all children and for children demonstrating good learning behaviour.

Children who are on SILVER at the end of the day receive a SILVER wristband in EYFS & KS1 and have 1 ticket placed in the class prize draw for KS2.

GOLD

Awarded for exceptional conduct behaviours and for demonstrating outstanding learning behaviour.

Children who are on GOLD at the end of the day receive a GOLD wristband n EYFS & KS1 and have 2 tickets placed in the class prize draw for KS2.

Our Approach to Bullying

At Grove, we believe that schools should be safe places to learn and that all members of the school community should be respectful to one another.

What is bullying?

• Bullying is unfair.
• Bullying is deliberate.
• Bullying is repeated over a period of time.

Young children sometimes fall out with friends or say unkind things when they are angry. We explain to children that this is different from bullying. We call these situations incidents of bad behaviour.

What is an incident of bad behaviour?

• It can be meant to hurt.
• It can be an accident.
• It can be a thoughtless action.
• It is an isolated case.

Bullying or an incident of bad behaviour may include:

• name-calling;
• teasing;
• physically hurtful behaviour;
• verbally hurtful behaviour;
• threatening behaviour;
• taking and/or breaking another child’s possessions;
• excluding.

The main difference is that bullying is persistent and targeted over a period of time. An incident of anti-social behaviour is an isolated event.

All staff at Grove Primary School are aware of the importance of being proactive in dealing with such incidents. We address bullying by trying to prevent it from happening in the first place and by tackling it consistently, fairly and effectively when it does.

All staff at Grove Primary School will endeavour to:

• establish what is bullying and what is an incident;
• prevent bullying through consistent strategies;
• deal effectively with bullying if it occurs;
• promote our positive behaviour policy;
• teach children that bullying will not be tolerated/accepted.

The following strategies have been shared and agreed with staff in order to address the issue of bullying:

• Ensure the playground is monitored at break times, children are never allowed on the playground unsupervised.
• Toilets, corridors and cloakrooms are monitored during break times.
• Be aware of children leaving the classrooms during lessons.
• Be watchful of all children, get to know them and be aware of any change in behaviour.
• Records of incidents reported on MyConcern.
• Immediate removal from the playground/classroom of any child involved in a serious incident.
• Headteacher and Assistant Head to take the lead role in resolving on-going problems.
• Parents of both bully and victim to be involved.
• PSHE and RWV lesson times and assemblies used to address aspects of bullying.
• Children are taught the difference between targeted bullying and incidents of bad behaviour.
• Children are encouraged to express feelings and opinions.
• LISTEN when children talk about incidents or issues, allow all children to speak calmly.
• BE ASSERTIVE when dealing with bullying but not aggressive or hostile (this will only add to the bully’s ammunition).
• Most importantly encourage all children and adults to TELL SOMEONE, THEN TELL THEM AGAIN

Each year, we dedicate a week to unpicking the definition of bullying and how we can treat each other with respect. In our assemblies and PSHE lessons, we learn about being kind to each other and the importance of respect and care.

We strongly believe that there is a direct link between pupil progress and a child’s level of attendance. We take seriously our responsibility of monitoring and addressing attendance issues and acknowledge that irregular attendance seriously disrupts the continuity of learning for pupils. It is essential that home and school work together to ensure all pupils at Grove Primary School get the best start in life.

The Education Act 1996 states that all children should attend school regularly and punctually. The Act states, “If a child of compulsory school age who is registered at a school fails to attend regularly at the school, his/her parent is guilty of an offence”.

Our Responsibility as a School

Grove Primary School is responsible for ensuring that children have good attendance by:

• Providing a curriculum that is engaging and meets the needs of all learners.
• Ensuring that attendance registers are kept accurately, using all necessary register codes.
• Differentiating appropriately between authorised and unauthorised absence (a letter from a parent does not authorise an absence, only the school can decide if the reason justifies authorising the absence).
• Contacting parents when there is concern about a child’s absence either by phone or letter.
• Phoning parents on the first day of absence if a reason for absence has not been received.
• Consulting with the Education Welfare Service with concerns around pupil’s attendance or possible missing child.
• Making a referral to the EWO service where necessary, adopting the Penalty Notice Protocol.
• Acknowledging good attendance of pupils or classes (e.g. assemblies, certificates or prizes).
• Giving pupil attendance updates through our website, parent interviews and through newsletters.
• Issuing Pupil Registration Certificates half-termly and include them in annual reports.
• Continuing to undertake regular attendance audits.

Parent’s Responsibilities

We ask parents to work with us to ensure good attendance by:

• Ensuring your child arrives on time every day at 8.30am.
• Notifying school on the first day of absence by phone.
• On returning to school, provide an explanation for absence.
• Providing medical information if requested.
• Wherever possible make medical/dental appointments outside of school hours.
• Not taking holidays in term time.

Each term you will receive a copy of your child's Registration Certificate.

Please take a look at the table provided below to see if your child has excellent attendance:

Grove Primary School Attendance Policy