Behaviour

Vision

For all children in Penwortham to be safe and feel safe in the school.  Exemplary behaviour is consistently nurtured by knowledgeable and well trained staff to create a learning environment where all children thrive and succeed.

At Penwortham a culture of positive reinforcement underpins our approach to behaviour and anti-bullying.  We understand the importance of meeting the emotional needs of our children and have implemented the Zones of Regulation across the school to support us in this.  The school community consistently follow an established and robust policy of praise, reward as well as consequences when necessary.  This policy is informed and underpinned by:

• The core values of the school

• The Zones of Regulation

• The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - in line with our status as a Unicef Gold Rights Respecting School

• The six principles of nurture which reflects our position as a recognised Nurturing School.

What does this look like in action?

As a Nurturing School children are always be greeted by staff and welcomed into safe learning environments.  Any children who need some additional time or support to settle will be paired with a member of staff from the ELSA or Place2Be team.

The first classroom activities are selected to support wellbeing and positive starts to the school day.  These include singing assemblies, reading for pleasure and 5-a-day Fitness. 

We use the Zones of Regulation across the whole school to provide a consistent language and approach to the emotional wellbeing and regulation of the children.  Each day begins with a 'check in' where the children and adults check in emotionally using a Zones of Regulation approach.  There are several 'check ins' throughout the day.  Each classroom is equipped with a Zones area for any children who might benefit from a having some time exploring tools and strategies which support their emotional wellbeing and regulation.   More information on the Zones of Regulation can be found here.

House points are used throughout the school day to reinforce positive learning behaviours, the core values of the school and to recognise pupils who are upholding the rights of themselves and others as part of our Unicef Rights Respecting Gold culture.  The house point system is used consistently by all staff who use specific praise to recognise pupil achievement e.g. I have noticed how much resilience you have shown with that calculation, keep it up and you will earn a house point.

 The vision for our playground and dinner centre is for every child to be seen, heard, included and free from bullying behaviours.  Our school anti-bullying motto was created by the children: be kind and we can all shine.  To achieve this, playtimes are well structured, well supervised and underpinned by the house point system alongside the school games values which the children are familiar with from their PE lessons.  These values are embedded and have supported our success in achieving School Games Gold every year since 2016 and we have now been awarded paltinum status. 

At times some the choices and actions of some children warrant an extra special acknowledgement and celebration.  This might be:

• A conversation in person or on the telephone to share positive news and achievements
• A 'Star of the Week Certificate' awarded in weekly celebration assembly;
• A 'Positive Postcard' which is sent home via the post to mark a significant achievement or consistent display of excellence.

As a Nurturing School we understand children individually, developmentally and understand that at times their behaviour is communicating an unmet need.  We will always strive to identify and support this need but also have clear and proportionate consequences for choices and behaviour which we deem unacceptable.  Further information on our rewards and consequences can be found in our Behaviour policy and Statement of Behaviour Principles.

 Partnerships

We work effectively in partnership with the below organisations to ensure that our staff are highly skilled and supported to meet the social-emotional needs of all pupils.

Policies

Anti-Bullying Policy

Behaviour policy and Statement of Behaviour Principles

Useful websites