Behaviour & Attitudes
At Benton Park, behaviours and attitudes are viewed as key to any child's development and potential achievement. We want all children to achieve of their best; whether that be academically or socially.
Our approach to behaviour and attitudes focuses around children learning, practising and exemplifying six core values:
- try hard
- be kind
- attain high
- display good manners
- help others
- have a positive attitude
These are displayed in classrooms and hall spaces as below:
These values are acknowledged and celebrated within class each day; likewise in weekly assemblies led by Mr Martin (Headteacher); Mr Shepherd (Deputy Head Teacher) and Ms. Mulholland (Assistant Headteacher). Celebrating children's exemplication of these values is the sole focus of our weekly Golden assembly each Friday.
What is the Golden Assembly?
Children come together on a Friday to celebrate their exemplification of our six core values. These achievements are all linked to our 6 values. In the assembly children are recognised by their teachers for exemplifying one or more of the values during the week. This recognition happens in front of their peers, the children receive a certificate and a sticker. Everybody loves a sticker! Children can even nominate each other for a peer award.
What reward system is used?
Class Teachers decide on their own system of acknowledging the six values in their class. This is often a personal choice, which reflects the age of the children. The school is happy for teachers to personalise this element, however all teachers praise and reward around the 6 Values outlined above.
Supporting pupil behaviour
As a school we want to children to consistently demonstrate positive behaviours and attitudes. Likewise, we want them to take responsibility for their actions.
We actively support children through:
Zones of regulation and our partnership with APP provider YouHue (currently used by Year 6 pupils) actively supports children to check in; check up and check out each day - reflecting on their behaviour and actively asking for help should they need it.
Founder of YouHue meeting some of our pupils
We also have a variety of in school environments which support and promote self regulation and positive behaviour amongst our pupils.
These are our green room; peace pod; woodland area; outdoor library and climbing wall.
As and where needs arise linked to behaviours and attitudes we support staff and pupils to enable positive change. We do this by:
The school has an extensive Pastoral Support system that hopes to meet this need as outlined here
Should patterns of unhelpful or disruptive behaviour rise we actively support pupils to change their behaviour through writing a 'plan for positive change' together.
This plan encourages pupils to reflect upon and take responsibility for behaviours which may be unhelpful / harmful to themselves and or others.
The plan is collaborative (completed with staff and parents) and focused on supporting positive change in pupil behaviour; it should not be viewed as a punishment but as an opportunity to behave differently; recognising the potential positive impact of a change in behaviour.
The principles which underpin our approach to positive pupil behaviour can be read within our Governor statement:
The practical application of these principles are explained in our Behaviour & Exclusion policy which can be viewed below - this includes specific information about exclusion from school (either permanently or on a short term) basis.
This policy should be read alongside DfE guidance: suspension and permanent Exclusion from maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England, including pupil movement
Supporting our approach to behaviour and attitudes is our personal development provision - this can be viewed below:
Personal Development drivers