Promoting Positive Behaviour

Whole School Routines- Non Negotiable

Aims

• Clarity for all staff
• Consistency for all children
• Culture of high expectations
• School rules into practice

1. Morning/End of day Routine

Have high visibility, being warm, welcoming, nurturing

• SLT at gate to welcome/say goodbye to children speak to parents. Visibility
• EYFS through main door – half in half out welcoming/saying goodbye children. Teacher taking it in turns
• KS1 – TM/AP through main door – half in half out welcoming children. Teacher taking it in turns
• Y1 – LF through door teacher half in half out welcoming/saying goodbye children
• KS2 – through fire doors teacher half in half out welcoming/saying goodbye
• High visibility of all staff

2. In from playground routine

Calm, prompt, organised start to learning

• Line up on playground
• Line up outside fire door
• Teacher stands at fire door
• Few in at a time coat off in locker equipment out straight equipment ready straight to seat
• KS1 –TM/AP through main door as above
• LF through class door
• Walk in a straight line led by the teacher

3. Classroom Organisation (Y1-Y6)

Maximising high quality listening, promoting independence, minimizing wasted learning time

• All tables facing forwards gap in between each table to allow teacher movement
• Small group table in a prominent position in class to pull misconception/teacher focus group
• Drawers in drawer units – independence get out what you need for the lesson.
• Books in baskets with monitors giving them out
• Equipment belongs to individual children they take it to intervention etc……
• No carpet sessions

4. 100% Quality Listening

To stop the children at the start of a lesson, middle of a lesson, end of a lesson

• Say firmly “Stop”- Raise your hand firmly
• Say firmly signal with hands pushing down “ Resources down”
• Say firmly signal with hands pointing to eyes “Eyes on me”

Wait for all children to do each phase and say ….thank you for stopping x thank you for putting down x thank you for listening x

5. No shouting out

All children raising hands to speak at all times.

Reminder phrase – “put your hand up to speak”

6. All children seated at all times (Y1-Y6)

• Sitting correctly – Bottom Back Chair Tummy table
• Phrase “If you need to leave your seat put your hand up”

7. Toilet( Y1-Y6)

• Hand up to go to toilet
• Toilet at break and lunchtime
• If need to go can, but not during the whole class teaching
• EYFS – Ask to go to toilet. Keep a watchful eye on who goes and how long they are there

8. Positive praise/Sanctions

• Must all link to school rules
• Awarding of dojo’s – Respectful, Safe Kind only
• Warnings and cards linked to not being Respectful, safe, kind
• Explain why…… dojo you were respectful because…etc……red card because you did x you weren’t being respectful…..

9. Playtime/Lunchtime

• Zoned
• One staff member in each zone with equipment.
• Not supervision – teaching how to play, collaborate, be a team, be safe kind and respectful

Class Rota for Fixed Equipment– Monday class with best attendance from previous week. A supervised zone.