Our Praise Culture

At Little Lever School, we believe that excellent behaviour underpins our core values and support our Core Purpose of leaving the blazer in a better place. Our Behaviour Policy is designed to create a calm, safe and respectful environment where every student can achieve things they never thought they could. 

We expect all members of our school community to uphold our values and Be Kind, Work Hard and Take Responsibility. 

  • We believe that PRAISE and positive behaviour management strategies are the most powerful way of developing a happy and purposeful school. 
  • We believe in mutual respect and unconditional positive regard for young people. We believe in restorative approaches which develop strong relationships between adults and students are the best way to help students correct their behaviours. 
  • We believe in the certainty of any consequence rather than severity. 
  • We understand that there is always a root cause to a student’s behaviour and we strongly believe that consequences alone will not help students repair their behaviour. 
  • We teach our students how to behave so they learn to be self-disciplined and make good choices. 
  • We have firmly embedded routines and practices to establish a calm and purposeful environment. A clear framework of ‘habits’ help support all our children to reach our high expectations.

At Little Lever School our behaviour curriculum helps and supports students in their learning. 

  • The Perfect Climate
    • All activities in class will take place in Perfect Climate 1, 2 or 3. 
      • Perfect Climate 1 = Silent and individual work - this means students cannot speak to each other. It is used so students can concentrate in an environment that will help them produce the best piece of work they can independently of others.
      • Perfect Climate 2 = Groups or Pairs - students will have opportunities to talk to each other, to explore and discover and problem solve. While they do this, they must stay focussed on the task and conversations must always be about the task/learning.
      • Perfect Climate 3 = One voice, everyone listens - this ensures that whether it is the teacher that is talking or a student that is demonstrating, explaining or asking a question, everyone is listening. 
  • Corridor Climate
    • Corridor Climate is designed of ‘out of classroom behaviour’ when students move around the building, so everyone is safe. 
    • This includes being sensible with non-contact, no running and behaviour that demonstrates kindness to others – no pushing or tripping. Students are quiet (this does not mean silent). But it ensure that conversations are kept at a volume that is not disturbing the learning of any other students in school still learning. 
  • Track the Teacher 
    • When a teacher is talking or giving important instructions in a classroom or outside a classroom, we expect students to track the teacher with their eyes and listen to what is being said. We know this will help students understand what the teacher is saying and will also help the teacher understand if they need to adapt their language and approach in order that the student understands what is being said. This habit will also apply when other students are giving explanations or answering questions in a classroom.
    • An example of this also includes, that at any time on school site, if a member of staff raises their hand and counts down 3, 2, 1 students must: 
      • Stop what they are doing 
      • Track the Teacher/staff 
      • Be silent by 1. 
  • Reasonable Request 
    • Reasonable requests are reminders or chances for students to correct small things as they move around the school.
    • A reasonable request will meet the following criteria
      • Be clear and understandable – the request should be communicated in a way that the student can understand based on their age, development, language ability and any special educational needs or disabilities.
      • Be fair and justified – they will be aligned with the values of the school, therefore supporting students in being kind, working hard and taking responsibility, as well as serving a legitimate purpose such as maintaining safety or a productive learning environment.
      • Not be excessively demanding or harmful – the request should not endanger a student’s physical or mental well-being, nor should it be humiliating or discriminatory.
    • If students do not follow a reasonable request the first time, a staff member will remind students that they have made a reasonable request and offer the opportunity for students to correct their decision/choices or behaviour. 

CLASSROOM BEHAVIOUR 

Our classroom behaviours are underpinned by our Perfect Climate system. Teachers will use a range of strategies before issuing following the behaviur consequences system. 

  • Chance: If a student has made the choice not to follow the Perfect Climate despite a range of strategies used by the teacher they will be given a Chance. This is a warning and chance for students to change their behaviour in order that they and the rest of the class can learn effectively. 
  • Choice: If a student makes the choice to not follow the Perfect Climate they will be given a final choice. This is a final reminder that their choices are affecting their learning and the learning of others and if they continue to do so they will be removed from lesson. 
  • Reflection: If a student has had two opportunities to change their behaviour and continues to make a choice to not follow the Perfect Climate, students will be removed from lesson and sent to the Reflection Room. At this point students are given a ywllow card to explain why they have been removed. Students will go to the Triage Room and must arrive within 4 minutes. 

TRIAGE ROOM

Our Triage Room is designed to ensure students are ready to enter the Reflection Room. Parents/carers will be contacted and provided with a brief reason as to why the student is entering Reflection. Students are provided with a Reflection Pack to allow them a chance to reflect on the choices made and to organise their work and learning for the remainder of the day. Triage will also support with establishing if there are any underlying safeguarding needs that need to be addressed. 

REFLECTION ROOM

For further information please refer to our behaviour policy [link to]. 

If a student continues to disrupt the Perfect Climare in the Reflection room, further consequences will be issues. Teachers will usea range of strategies before using the behaviour system. If students continue to disrupt a further, a 15-minute extension to the day will be added, up to 4pm. 

If students have received the maximum end of day extension in the Reflection Room, a 1-day suspension will be issued. 

CORRECTIONS 

Corrections can be issued for a variety of smaller misdemeanours in school. These include:

  • Not following the corridor climate.
  • Failing to follow a reasonable request.
  • Being late to lesson / failing to attend the line-up.
  • Being out of bounds.
  • Unkind behaviours towards staff or students.
  • Not borrowing a PE Kit when failing to bring their own.

When a Correction has been issued for a student, parents and carers will be informed via text message to notify them that their child has a correction at lunch time the following day. Students will have the opportunity to get their lunch in the first 5 minutes or the last 5 minutes of their lunch break or alternatively a cold lunch will be provided in the correction for those students who may not have had time to gather their lunch.

LATE CORRECTIONS

All students are expected to be on time at the start of the school day and for each lesson throughout the day. 

If students are late at the start of the school day, they will receive a 10-minute late correction at the end of the school day. 

For students who are persistently late they will complete a 20-minute lunchtime correction the following day, each time they arrive late. 

MOBILE PHONE FREE SCHOOL

Little Lever School is a mobile phone-free school. Students are not permitted to have a mobile phone on their person at any time of the school day. Phone must remain in students’ bags and be switched off until students cross the blue line perimeter outside school, at the end of the school day. 

If a student has their phone on their person, or is seen using it, it will be confiscated and a lunchtime correction will be issued for the following school day. The phone will be labelled in a secure bag and placed in the secure school safe. Students can collect the phone at the end of the school day.