New King’s Road School believes that good behaviour and good discipline are the result of consideration for others, and this is encapsulated in our values: Be Kind.
The School Values further support the development of pupils and their behaviour. Our values are addressed in all lessons and assemblies.
Our Golden Rules (Code of Conduct) is a shared expression of expectations for pupils, staff and parents.
- To create a positive ethos within the school based on a sense of community and shared values.
- To promote high standards of behaviour among staff, pupils and parents.
- To encourage staff to recognise and praise good behaviour.
- To make distinctions between minor and more serious misbehaviour and respond accordingly.
- To use personal, social and health education as a means of promoting mutual respect, self discipline and social responsibility.
- Make sure that rewards and consequences are fairly and consistently applied throughout the school.
- Encourage positive relationships. Where a relationship has broken down, the restorative approach will be used to repair and rebuild the relationship. This should be applied in a positive manner where previous incidents are not referred to and should focus on the way forward.
- Help the growth of acceptance, empathy and consideration in members of the school community.
- Ensure the safety and well being of all members of the community and the environment in and out of class (including transitioning around the school).
- Be fully inclusive.
- Be protected against any form of physical intervention which is either unnecessary, inappropriate, excessive or unlawful.
A primary driver of children’s behaviour in class is teacher expectations. We have very high expectations of all pupils at all times and we expect pupils to try their best in all activities. We use the Zones of Regulation to settle children back into the Green Zone.
Praise and Rewards
Praise and rewards will usually be in the form of spoken praise, including positive reinforcement – nods, thumbs up, smiles etc, House Points, certificates and stickers/class incentives, House Points Shop, sharing work with others including the Head Teacher, Learn to Learn and Values certificate presented in weekly Celebration Assembly, ‘Well Done’ Flyers. We also celebrate Positive Noticing Day every year as part of a national initiative to strengthen our learning culture, relationships and sense of community, and embed positive noticing throughout the year.
Addressing Misbehaviour
If children make the wrong choices, we address these as they arise. The restorative approach focuses on building positive relationships, learning from mistakes and is fully inclusive. It is based on the idea that we all have the right to feel safe at all times and that this includes staff as well as pupils. Often, when speaking with children about misbehaviour if adults change their language to positive, rather than instructional, we regularly see the desired behaviour immediately. For example, ‘Good sitting everyone’.
At all stages, consequences are non-judgmental and the approach centres on the behaviour, not the child. In incidences of low-level disruption (such as speaking out of turn) an informal restorative conversation should take place and the child made aware they are breaking a Golden Rule.
You can download our behaviour policy in the Policies section of our website.