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Behaviour Policy

A policy for positive behaviour and higher achievement

OUR CLASSROOM AND CORRIDOR CODES  - HELPING TEACHERS TEACH, HELPING LEARNERS LEARN

It is our expectation that all Hugh Christie students behave well at all times. When students do not behave, this policy describes the sanctions and support that will be consistently applied by all staff to ensure that teaching and learning are never adversely affected by disruptive behaviour and that the college remains a safe place.

 

REWARDS

Students are rewarded by staff through the issuing of GREEN FLAGS. Parents are able to view these through the Parent Portal on a daily basis. Students can collect green flags and claim prizes from the Rewards Shop.

Every half term, the achievement of students is celebrated during our Rewards Assembly. Certificates are given to students who have made exceptional progress or have made a significant contribution to the community.

SANCTIONS

Sanctions are issued by staff when students break our classroom and corridor codes. Unless the poor behaviour is serious or dangerous, staff will always warn students that they will receive a sanction first, giving them the opportunity to choose to behave appropriately.

RED FLAGS are issued by staff to students for poor behaviour. Parents are able to view these through the Parent Portal on a daily basis.

BREAK AND LUNCHTIME DETENTIONS 

Short detentions can be given during break and lunchtime. These are set at the discretion of the classroom teacher.

AFTER COLLEGE DETENTIONS

• students and parents have been informed that the college uses detentions as a sanction.
• the college gives parents advance notice of detentions.

 

Failure to attend is a serious offence that will result in a student being placed on a behaviour stage or moved to the next behaviour stage. Parents can request their child be given an alternative sanction only in exceptional circumstances that the college is aware of in advance (e.g. they are a carer for a relative).

Late buses run on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings to areas not well served by public transport. Students given after college detentions can travel on these buses if parents are unable to arrange their own transport. It is the responsibility of the parent to contact the college transport manager, Kelly Midwinter, on extension 248 or by email (kmidwinter@tonbridgefederation.co.uk ) to make arrangements. If not, a seat may not be available for your child.

ISOLATION ROOM

A member of the Leadership Team could place a student in the Isolation Room for a fixed period for a range of serious behaviours such as disruptive behaviour in a lesson, bullying, racist or homophobic comments, fighting, swearing, refusal to cooperate, causing a health and safety risk, smoking and bringing the college into disrepute. If a student does not meet the clear expectations of behaviour while placed in the Isolation Room, the student may be excluded by the Head of School for a fixed period with immediate effect.

FIXED TERM EXCLUSIONS

If the behaviour is so serious that the Head of School becomes involved, he may deem it appropriate to exclude a student from the college for a fixed period. Under the Education and Inspections Act 2006, parents are responsible for ensuring their children are supervised during the first five days of fixed term exclusion. If students on exclusion are seen by college staff or police unsupervised, then parents or guardians will be liable to a penalty fine. For fixed term exclusions that last for more than six days, the college is responsible for providing full time education from day six onwards.

Following a fixed term exclusion, parents or guardians will be expected to attend a reintegration interview with a member of staff at the college to discuss the reason for the exclusion and seek reassurances from the student about their future conduct before they are allowed to return.

Immediate Permanent Exclusion

SOME BEHAVIOURS MAY RESULT IN IMMEDIATE PERMANENT EXCLUSION. THESE INCLUDE;

• The use or possession of illegal substances on the college grounds.*
• The use or possession of any object deemed to be a weapon by the Police (including any blade or knife) on college grounds.*
• Serious threatened or actual violence towards another student or member of staff.
• Serious abuse of the use of technology to publicly abuse another student or member of staff or to gain illegal access to confidential data.

(*the college grounds are deemed as being within the school boundary fence, on school transport to and from school and being on any school trip)

USE OF MOBILE PHONES

Mobile phones can be very distracting to teaching and learning. Therefore, if a student brings a mobile phone for reassurance on their journey to and from the college then it MUST:

• be switched off during the college day.
• be placed in a bag or in a secure locker during the college day.

Parents can contact Reception (extension 221) if they need a message to be passed to their child during the college day.  If mobile phones are visible, all staff have the right to confiscate the phone and return it to the child at the end of the college day. If the student refuses to hand over their phone, they will be issued with a detention and we will write to parents informing them that their child can no longer bring a phone to college.

BEHAVIOUR WHEN TRAVELLING TO AND FROM COLLEGE

Poor behaviour on the way to and from college and any behaviour that brings the college into disrepute will be dealt with firmly by the Head of Academy. Full uniform should be worn on the way to and from College. Poor behaviour on college buses or public transport may result in removal of the right to travel.

police contact with the college

If a very serious incident occurs at the college, in the vast majority of cases it would be dealt with by us. The police will be involved by the college in the following circumstances:

• When the college invites the police to meet with students (and where appropriate parents) to emphasise the seriousness of their behaviour.

• In the rare event that the behaviour of a student is beyond our control and they pose a potential risk to the safety and well being of others.

If parents wish to involve the police following an incident in college, they are within their rights to do so. However, the issue then becomes a police matter and the college will take no further disciplinary action while the police conduct enquiries.

POWER TO SEARCH

The Head of School and other authorised staff have the legal power to:

• Screen students for weapons.

• Search students without consent, when there are reasonable grounds for suspecting a student of carrying a weapon, alcohol, controlled drugs or stolen property.

FIXED PENALTY NOTICES

Hugh Christie is a smoking and litter free place. To enforce this, the governors have adopted a policy where a fixed penalty of £10 will be issued to the parent (for payment by the child) for smoking or dropping litter on the college site. This is reduced to £5 if paid within seven days of issue. If not paid within a reasonable time, students will be issued with an after college detention.

BEHAVIOUR SCORES

Four times every year (October, December, March, June), behaviour will be scored by teachers and other adults who come into regular contact with them. The scoring sheet is at the end of this policy.

Students will then be given an overall behaviour score based on the most frequent observations from staff over time. Depending on their score, different actions will take place. The scoring sheet is on the next page for your reference.

Behaviour score information will be made available through the Parent Portal once collected through the reports and parent portal. For the majority of students this will be a positive experience and an opportunity to earn rewards for behaving well.

If a student is on amber score 5 or 4 and they show no improvement at the next scoring session, they will immediately be placed on the Behaviour Stage 1.

BEHAVIOUR STAGES

A student will be placed Behaviour Stage 1 if:

• They receive an isolation or fixed term exclusion.

• They receive more than three after college detentions in one term (old half term).
• They choose not to attend a detention.
• They receive low behaviour scores.

If a student’s  behaviour improves, they will be moved down or taken off the stages. If the behaviour does not improve or gets worse, then they will be moved up the stages. A child on the third stage is at severe risk of no longer being educated at the college unless their behaviour improves immediately.

BEHAVIOUR STAGES

FIRST STAGE The student is placed on red flag watch by the Advisor for maximum of six weeks to monitor progress. Parents will be informed of progress by the advisor on a weekly basis by telephone.	Improvement	Behaviour will be monitored by the Advisor for a further period.
Three further detentions / missed detention / isolation / fixed term exclusion issued
SECOND STAGE If a student reaches Stage 2, they are at risk of no longer being educated at Hugh Christie unless their behaviour improves. A Senior Teacher will meet with the student and parents. A Behaviour Improvement Plan is agreed. Students must attend improving behaviour classes. AEN students will be assigned a key worker. Student is placed on a daily report to monitor progress by the Student Support Manager for a maximum of six weeks.	Improvement	Return to First Stage or behaviour monitored by the Advisor for a further period.
Three further detentions / isolation / fixed term exclusion issued
THIRD STAGE If a student reaches Stage 3 then they have exhausted all the support that the college can provide to improve their behaviour. They will be referred to the Head of Academy or Head of School who will meet with parents and the student to inform them we will either organise a managed move to another school, arrange for the student to be taught elsewhere for a period or permanently exclude unless behaviour improves with immediate effect. Student is placed on a daily report by a Senior Teacher to monitor progress for a maximum of six weeks.	Improvement	Return to First or Second Stage
Three further detentions / isolation / fixed term exclusion issued   Child ceases to be educated at Hugh Christie

 

Behaviour Scoring Sheet

 

Scale	Best match adult observation over time	College actions
Green 9	Always ready to learn Works to the best of their ability Helps others to learn	Praise letter from the Head of School to the student and parent. Three green flags for reward shop
Green 8	For the majority of time, works well and remains on task No behaviour reminders needed Can help others to learn and never hinders learning	Two green flags for the reward shop
Green 7	Rare reminders about behaviour needed Work fully completed to an acceptable standard Doesn’t disturb others from learning	One green flag for the reward shop Group discussion with Advisor to raise awareness and avoid amber next time
Amber 6	Completes tasks set but can take time to get ready to learn Occasional reminders about behaviour are needed Rate of progress is becoming a concern because of behaviour	Discussion with Advisor and agree two targets for improvement by the next behaviour audit Parents informed
Amber 5	Sometimes reluctant to learn Does not always cooperate first time with adults and other learners Requires a reminder about behaviour in most lessons	Advisor sets two targets for improvement with a mid audit review to monitor improvement. Parents informed
Amber 4	Behaviour is having a significant impact on rate of progress Repeated reminders about behaviour needed in most lessons Behaviour can disturb the learning of others	Remove two green flags Advisor sets two targets for improvement with a fortnightly review to monitor improvement. Face to face meeting with parents
Red 3	Produces little or no work Off task for a significant proportion of the lesson Needs frequent reminders about behaviour each lesson Making limited progress. Behaviour sometimes stops others working	Placed on FIRST BEHAVIOUR STAGE Student meets daily with the Student Support Manager to review behaviour. Behaviour Improvement Plan put in place / reviewed with parents
Red 2	Behaviour so poor that student sometimes has to be removed from the class Behaviour frequently stops others learning Reminders about behaviour have little or no effect Actively seeks not to cooperate with other adults or students	Placed on behaviour SECOND BEHAVIOUR STAGE Student meets daily with the Academy Principal to review behaviour Behaviour Improvement Plan put in place / reviewed with parents
Red 1	Behaviour so poor that the student is frequently removed or leaves without permission Is threatening and aggressive towards adults and other learners and can prevent the whole group from learning Sanctions and behaviour reminders have no effect.	Placed on behaviour THIRD BEHAVIOUR STAGE Student and parents seen by the Head of School Student referred for managed move to another school or to alternative curriculum. Permanent exclusion a possibility