Behaviour
We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of behaviour, ensuring every child can learn in a safe, respectful and focused environment.
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We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of behaviour, ensuring every child can learn in a safe, respectful and focused environment.
A positive approach to relationship management:
An effective relationship and behaviour management policy is one that seeks to support and lead children towards high self-esteem and self-discipline. This occurs when positive and good relationships are formed and high expectations of good behaviour are clearly set.
We aim to provide positive everyday experiences that enable our children to reach their full potential. We aim to make Lift Cottingley a happy and successful place of learning for all within it.
Core beliefs:
Behaviour is a means of communication and it relates to both actions and attitudes in how you conduct yourself and how you learn.
Behaviour can change and every child can be successful
Relationships and mutual respect are crucial in supporting children and families to thrive
An acute awareness of every individual’s needs and circumstances helps us to support in a way that is tailored specifically to them
Teaching children to ‘Stop, Feel, Think, Act’ is central to our approach
A consistent approach to modelling behaviour is an effective way to teach children how to behave
Positivity is fundamental to changing behaviour
Our school rules:
The school rules are to be remembered using the acronym STARS. STARS stands for:
S - Safe
T - Team players
A - Ambitious
R - Respectful
S - Supportive
Safety is our top priority at school, keeping the children safe and teaching them how to keep themselves safe.The letter ‘T’ in STARS is about being a team player, being proud of the school and celebrating successes. Ambitious, represented by the letter ‘A’, shows our aim for all children to be ambitious and aspirational, building resilience and perseverance whilst trying their best.Respectful, the letter ‘R’ in STARS, underpins the school’s ethos. We will continue to emphasise the importance of treating yourself and others with respect. This also links to the British Values and our oracy work following the Voice 21 talk tactics and listening respectfully. Lastly, the final letter ‘S’ in STARS stands for supportive. We are committed to ensure we support all our children to reach their full potential academically, socially and emotionally.
Read our Behaviour policy here.
Students will:
STARS
This means we:
Safe
always:
move quietly around the building remembering that others are working
stick to the left - ‘it’s always best to walk on the left’
walk through classrooms and corridors, holding our hands in front of us in an interlocking cradle, ‘Cottingley cradle’ keep ourselves safe in the school building, online and in the community and know how to report anything that makes us feel unsafe
Team players
always:
come to school every day, on time
wear our uniform smartly (collars out, shirt tucked in, no hands in pockets)
celebrate when people do well
feel proud to be part of our school
Ambitious
always:
make the most of learning time given by getting straight to task
aim high
try to stay positive about our learning
try to help ourselves using the resources around us
ask if we need support
persevere, even when we find things difficult
Respectful
always:
stop what we are doing and focus immediately when we are asked to listen
be respectful to the person talking and track the speaker
think about what is being said
wait our turn to contribute
disagree and challenge respectfully treat others as we would like to be treated, acting with kindness and respect
Supportive
always:
welcome visitors to our school
remember manners
look after the school environment together take care of our own and other people’s possessions
tell the truth
support each other to achieve their potential academically, socially and emotionally
Teachers will:
We do not tolerate bullying or any form of prejudice and will always aim to deal with any such incidents swiftly. We have clear procedures for dealing with incidents, and we educate students about their behaviour. We support events such as Anti-Bullying week.
If bullying is taking place, children are encouraged to:
Lift Cottingley
Dulverton Grove
Leeds
West Yorkshire
United Kingdom
LS11 0HU
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