Anti-bullying policies are in place in school to ensure the children know that bullying is not acceptable behaviour but a child should feel confident enough to report an incident if one occurs and should know who they can go to within the school to discuss any such situations. * Make a positive contribution-A child should feel like they make a positive contribution to the school by being noticed and rewarded for their achievements. 100 square points, head teacher stickers, merit awards are all ways of boosting s childs confidence and can encourage positive behaviour. * Develop social and emotional skills-Through Personal, Social and Health Education (PHSE) lessons, a school can ensure that all children develop these personal abilities and skills that will motivate them to strive for higher personal achievement, socially and academically throughout their lives, PHSE also helps a child to understand how they are developing personally and socially and tackles many of the moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up. Basic everyday good manners should be recognised and a subtle prompt given if missed to ensure the correct level of respect is both given and received.
Establishing ground rules and mutual respect at the start of any relationship when working with children is vital, this will be the foundation to successfully interacting with all children regard less of their age, culture and abilities. This can be achieved through group discussion, allowing each person to put across what they would like to gain and how they are going to be working together as a team. All children need attention, but not when they demand it. Showing awareness of issues that may have risen, and taking time to discuss these with the individual, will allow the pupils to feel respected. Making all children feel a valid member of the school community is something all adults will do daily.
There is to be a clear understanding by staff, pupils are parents of what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour. Each year group within the school has an agreed approach to discipline which includes procedures for recording positive behaviour and strategies for when rules get broken. Alongside this each class has its own positive comments boards and displays. Rewards are given to children for their good behaviour. There is a list of ways in which positive acknowledgement can be done.
The behaviour policy should be clear for all staff, pupils and parents to understand and be followed at all times. Anti-bullying policy The anti-bullying policy is something all pupils should follow; staff should encourage good behaviour and respect for others and prevent any form of bullying. Any child that feels they are being bullied should feel comfortable enough to talk to any member of staff and all parents should feel equally as comfortable in talking to a member of staff knowing that it will get dealt with in the right way following the policy put in place. Attendance For children and young people to get the best out of their education it is vital they attend school regularly; regular time off school will seriously affect their learning and routine. It is an offence to keep children off school without a good reason and may result in the parents being prosecuted.
Unit 10.1.1 Know the policies and procedures of the setting for promoting positive behaviour Describe the policies and procedures relevant for promoting positive behaviour in children and young people Unit 10.1.1 St Mary’s Church of England Primary Academy has adopted the following policies to assist in promoting positive behaviour in all children within its setting. These policies are summarised below. Behaviour Policy * All children have the right to work and play in an environment where they feel safe, valued and can thrive. * Bullying is unacceptable and must be firmly prevented. * Teachers have the right to carry out all aspects of their work without regularly being disturbed by poor behaviour (beyond that which it is reasonable to expect from young children) or subjected to verbal or physical abuse.
All children should feel secure. Strong school ethos and established routines. Make Positive Contributions All children should be encourage to take part, even if what they are saying is wrong, they should always be praised for their contributions but explained that they are not correct i.e. ( that is a brilliant idea but not quite what I was thinking of, someone else have a go). All children are involved in producing their class charters and talk of ways to promote positive behaviour.
It is also important to have the right materials for teaching and making sure everything is developmentally appropriate. Do not lay out a broken ball for the children to play with and expect them to be happy or not fight about it. Make sure that all the material in the classroom has a home and it is clearly marked for children to see to encourage clean up and independence. "When you’ve finished arranging everything, you should be able to survey the whole room from anywhere you stand. If all the children can see you, your very visibility will deter challenging behavior; if you can see all the children, you’ll be well situated to detect early triggers and head off challenging behavior before it starts" (Rasminsky, 2012, p 153).
It is therefore important that you examine your own attitudes and values to consider how these may impact on the way you work with children and young people. Children listen intently to others around them, both adults and other children and soak up all information given to them. The school must make sure that the children are surrounded with positive messages about their peers and their own importance in society. All children are individuals and have individual rights; however they are not the same. It is the policy, currently, to include all children in mainstream education so long as the curriculum can be adapted to suit an individual pupils needs.
Often, the display should be the representation of the children’s own work. However, posters, published materials or good quality photographs can be used when the children’s own work is not available. The display should always have a clear title, a year group label and should have a short explanation of the task / learning objective. In order to enhance and enrich the displays, all the labels could be printed by school staff or children using their computer skills. It is also important that the class teacher uses a range of questions to draw attention to the display and encourage interaction.
Since all students in a school are taking the same test, with respect to grade level, standardized tests provide an accurate comparison across groups. Letting schools form their own tests will produce faulty results. A Tennessee school admitted to “dumbing down” their tests to appear that the students were excelling. A fair and equal opportunity is given to all students by administering equivalent testing conditions. Over the years great improvements have been made with regards to test bias, which has led to more accurate