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APPENDIX 3POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUMMARY PARENTS & STAFF

Staff are always expected to exercise professional judgement and act to defuse rather than escalateconflict.Staff must always remember to send home Improvement in Behaviour letter (appendix 4 (17))

when pupils have shown such improvement.

SANCTIONS / STRATEGIESSituation Response Appendix

Section 1No uniform

On the odd occasion, teacher reminds child of school dress code

Regular basis once or twice per week, teacher reminds the child of theschool dress code and warns that a letter will be sent home.

Sends home stage 1 letter

Regular basis over 4 weeks refer to SMT. SMT discusses with child andsends home stage 2 letter.

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Section 2No Homework, PE Kit,

Recorder or Noncompletion of classwork due to timewasting

Stage 1- On the odd occasion, verbal warning from the class teacher.Repeated incident, teacher reminds the child of the rules, puts an informal

note in the homework jotter and gives a verbal warning that a formal letterwill be sent home.Stage 2 Further incident, letter of concern sent home, specific to area, byteacher - logged by teacherStage 3 Further incident, detention and detention letter home this can bedone 3 times per termStage 4 Further incident, referral to senior management by class teacher,detention and detention letter home from SMT this will be done only onceStage 5 Further incident, letter of serious concern from the SMT requestingparents for interview

NB At stage 3 & 4, P1 & 2 do not do detention but teachers must send homea second letter of concern. After 2

ndletter of concern proceed to stage 4

when SMT contact parents.

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Section 3Loss, theft, damage toproperty

Making reparation letter:Repair, replace or pay for replacementApology required

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Section 4Low level unacceptablebehaviour

Firm fair handling of situationsHard stare / body language (moving closer)Quiet, sensitive and calm rebukeVerbal warningDeal with all undesirable behaviour quietly and privately (minimise publicattention to bad behaviour)

Section 5

Applying DisciplinePoints

Discipline points:

Whole School points are marked on a chart - they are not carried forwardand a fresh start is made each day however the teacher will use discretionregarding repeated negative unacceptable behavioursTeacher will give a warning to the child and remind them of choices1 point comes after and with another warning2 points - lose Golden Time - 5 minutes3 points lose Golden Time - 15 minutes4 points detention both playtime & lunchtime to be marked on chart5 points - sent to SMT for interview and 5 days detention playtime &lunchtime to be marked on chartA single serious incident will override the points system and be referredstraight to the SMT who will contact parents Falkirk council stagedintervention letter and pupil agreement

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Section 6Tackling persistent lowlevel unacceptable

Teacher could try following strategies first: Being moved to a different place in the class

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behaviour / what to doif a child receives 2 or3 discipline points on aregular basis

Working in isolation within class for short periods of time

Being sent to work in another class for time out logged by teacher

Staff can request meeting with the BECOo Behaviour environment checklisto Behaviour frequency recordo Review and next stepso Behaviour environment plan

Stage 1 Letter of concern sent home by class teacher and SMT informed Improved behaviour letter sent home if appropriateStage 2 Letter of concern by SMT

IEP(B) parents sign and agree

Outreach / External Agency support referral forms / procedures

FFBMproceduresand

stationery

Section 7What to do if a childreceives 5 disciplinepoints on a regularbasis, e.g. 2 or moretimes in a week

Behaviour Monitoring letter from SMT

Behaviour chart (short term) / book (long term) to be monitored by SMTand parents

Letter sign off behaviour chart/book if applicable

1 point Trigger sheet issued

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Section 8Playground / diningroom behaviour

For low level same section 6.Verbal warning.Time out.Red token 1 - this counts as a discipline point on the class chart. (Mark P forplayground or D for dinner hall)Red token 2 - sent to detention. Person in charge of detention sends thedetention letter home and records childs name etc on school detentionrecord.Child sent in for serious incident investigation (not discipline at this stage)must remain in until end of break so that adults involved can be consulted.After investigation, if incident serious, appropriate FC parental advice lettersent home and logged by SMT and child asked to sign an agreement toabide by school rules. (children in Primary 1 and 2 will not be asked to signthe agreement they will be asked to traffic light unacceptable behaviours.)

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FKA1, 2 or 3SEEMIS

Section 9Playground / diningroom behaviourWhat to do if a childreceives 2 or 3 redtokens on a regularbasis

Staff can request meeting with the BECO

Behaviour environment checklist

Behaviour frequency record

Review and next steps

Behaviour environment planStage 1 -Letter of concern sent home by class teacher and SMT informedImproved behaviour letter sent home if appropriateStage 2 -Still continues refer to SMT who will send a stage 2 letter

Still continues - behaviour chart (short term) / book (long term) to bemonitored by SMT and parents

IEP(B) parents sign and agreeOutreach / External Agency support referral forms / procedures

* See section 2 for procedure to follow

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FFBMproceduresandstationery

Section 10Playground / diningroom behaviourWhat to do if a child issent in for detention ona regular basis

Stage 2 letter of concern from SMT

Behaviour chart (short term) / book (long term) to be monitored by SMTand parents

IEP(B) parents sign and agreeOutreach / External Agency support referral forms / procedures

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Section 11Serious incident but nota crisis situation

Zero tolerance of behaviours such as:

Racism RAHMAS procedure invoked (Service Circular 15)

Bullying report to FC on form AB1

Serious Violence unprovoked physical attack, fighting except forreasonable and proportionate self defence - staff must exercise carefuljudgement after investigation. Minor violence such as a push should be

dealt with as an ordinary misdemeanour. Vandalism

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FKA 1, 2 or3 SEEMIS

Falkirk

ExclusionProcedures

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Abusive / foul language / gestures judgement must be exercisedregarding the context and the use of the language, e.g. a child saying,Oh F*** because they have jammed a hand in a door would not be aserious incident! The language would be discouraged. However, a childusing such language in an intentionally insulting, hurtful or derogatorymanner would be a serious incident. This needs careful judgement.

Non-compliance with staff instructions staff need to exercise judgementbut outright defiance must be regarded as a serious incident

TheftAll these would result in the appropriate FC parental advice letter logged bySMT and child asked to sign agreement to abide by school rules(not Primary1 or 2 see above)3 serious incidents per term would result in letters 1-3 of FC exclusionprocedures.At 4 serious incidents in a term FC Exclusion Procedures (Service Circular10) are applied and child could be excluded temporarily.For all of the above, where there is an admission or clear proof of guilt, thiswill invoke 5 days detention (playtime and lunchtime). Careful judgementmust be exercised.

Section 12Single instance of avery serious incident oroutrageous behaviourin the classroomplayground or dininghall.OrWhat to do in a crisis absolute direemergency

This overrides the discipline points.Child is referred immediately to the SMT.Parents must be contacted.If a child refuses to co-operate, staff member sends a reliable child with thehelp urgently required in. card to the SMT. A member of the SMT willcome to remove the child. If a child refuses to comply parents / emergencycontacts will be called immediately to the school. Failing that the police and /or social work can be asked to remove the child.Falkirk Exclusion Procedures (Service Circular 10) could be invoked at thisstage and the child could immediately be excluded.OrThe appropriate FC parental advice letter could be sent, logged by SMT andchild asked to sign agreement to abide by school rules (not Primary 1 or 2

see above)3 serious incidents per term would result in letters 1-3 of FC exclusionprocedures.At 4 serious incidents in a term FC Exclusion Procedures (Service Circular10) are applied and child could be excluded temporarily.

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FalkirkExclusionProcedures

Section 13Assembly Behaviour

Hard stareMove to end of rowVerbal WarningContinuing to behave inappropriately

Name added to Assembly Sheet (Assembly Folder) and warning giventhat next time that name appears on the sheet parents will be contacted.

Assembly letter of concern sent home

Improved Behaviour letter sent out if appropriate

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Note about detention.As P1 & 2 pupils have 30 minutes longer at lunch time, they could potentially be doing more detention formisdemeanours than P3-7. Therefore, we reduce the number of days the infants do detention to match. e.g. aweeks detention from P3-P7 amounts to 3 hours (5 x playtimes @ 15minutes each and 5 x lunch times @30minutes each.) P1 & 2 amounts to 3 hours detention over 3 days (3 x playtimes @ 15 minutes each and 3lunch times at 1 hour each)

REWARD / STRATEGY

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Section 14Class points

e.g. all in uniform, have recorders, PE kit, homework, orderly in corridors,quiet working, class art work, good listening etc all should receive classpoints at the discretion of the teacher. Class points are collected every weekby a pupil and a designated member of staff collates the results and winningclass trophies are presented at assembly one for juniors and one forseniors this happens approx once a month.

Results are recorded on a display in the main foyer.Section 15General all staff in allareas of the school

Actively seek out and publicly praise and reward good behaviour (ensuregood behaviour is always given a high profile)Draw attention to good behaviour at all timesPublic verbal praiseShare good behaviour /work with other members of staff and parents (GoodNews from School note)

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Section 16Merit Points class/playground/dininghall etc

We make use of verbal praise, public recognition, stickers, stampers, positivecomments written in jottersMerit pointsPoint system across the school:Infants have 25 square chart 5 squares earns a stamp or a sticker 25squares earns a sticker and a certificate

Seniors record points on a class chart and each week the points are countedand the winner receives a certificate

Points are awarded for not only success, but for effort and improvement in:

all areas of the curriculum

personal social and moral development

displaying kindness

displaying friendship

displaying mannerspoints are awarded for any display of positive behaviourThis system operates in the classroom, playground and dining hall

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Section 17Star Awards

Chair of pupil council presents star awards at special star award assemblies.Teachers nominate children to receive the awards. Teachers should keep anote of what each child was nominated for and ensure that every child in theclass receives recognition for something across the session.Playground supervisors and dining room staff nominate children fordisplaying positive behaviour in the playground / dining room.Names of winners are on display in the main foyer of the school and areprinted in the newsletter.For out of school achievements certificates are presented at assembly.Pupils who exhibit particularly good behaviour at assembly are publiclypraised and given a certificate to take home.

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Section 18Special responsibilities

Teachers give responsibilities within the classroom by nominating children forspecial duties e.g. messenger, helper etcBuddies, monitors, pupil councillors, eco-team leaders, peer mediators,

librarians, playground friends etc These are all ways in which we giveresponsibility to our children

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Section 19Special awards

Terrific table invitations from the dining room staffSpecial HT / DHT awards/stickers given to children sent by staff for anyoutstanding positive behaviourGood behaviour certificates and stickers for assemblySpecial achievement awards YMCA, Norma Canny AwardSports awardsAttendance awardsAd hoc

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Section 20Specialevents/achievements

Displays of achievements are in the main foyer we have an achievementsboard and school book

Section 21Golden time

Golden Time usually takes place on Friday afternoon. Children who havebehaved and worked well will have this time to do special activities sometimes chosen by the teacher and sometimes chosen by the children.

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Some teachers choose a Golden Child and they have gained extraprivileges and may be allowed to choose the golden time activity for thatweek.

Section 22Field Trip

Children in Primary 6 and 7 will be offered a chance to take part in a weeklong field trip. Children who display positive behaviour will be allowed toattend. All children applying to go will sign a code of conduct before being

accepted. This code was drawn up by a previous group attending the fieldtrip.

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Section 23Extra Curricular

Activities such as after school clubs, the Mobile Assault Course, pantomimes/ theatre group productions in school and out, theatre visits, excursions, etcare privileges and are for children with good behaviour records. Removal ofthis privilege can be considered for pupils who are involved in serious orpersistent bad behaviour.