Behaviour
Positive Behaviour Policy and Restorative Practices
At Eastergate CE Primary School, we believe that we have a duty to develop the whole child, socially, emotionally, academically, physically and spiritually.
We want our children to develop a sound understanding of what is right and wrong to be able to make decisions in later life. Children also need to understand that their actions have consequences for others and that they are responsible for their own behaviour. We recently reviewed and updated our Positive Behaviour Policy which is provided below for information.
We expect high standards of behaviour both in the classroom and on the playground, and we have school rules that are based on principles that are general and far reaching rather than being specific to school. We believe that catching children being good and rewarding good behaviour is a positive and successful way of promoting expectations for behaviour. When we refer to behaviour we always try to use positive terminology. The aim of our policy is to promote a happy, caring and secure school environment, through a clear code of conduct which children, parents and staff understand and support.
The Eastergate Ways - how we want to be with each other
We listen to each other
We are ready, respectful and kind
We are resilient and hardworking
We are responsible and safe
Restorative Practices and conversations
We also acknowledge that sometimes children make the wrong choices and we are developing ‘Restorative Practices’ at Eastergate CE Primary School. This is to help children to recognise that all of their activities affect others and that they are responsible for their choices and actions and they can be held accountable for them. Our approach aims to enable children to reflect on how they interact with each other and consider how best to prevent harm and conflict.
Restorative conversations help children to develop the skills to communicate with each other, enabling everyone affected by a particular incident to play a part in repairing the harm and finding a positive way forward.
We hope that ‘Restorative Practices’ linked to our British values, will encourage children to develop life-long skills and understanding that will prepare them for life beyond their time at Eastergate CE Primary School.