Good to be Green

Good to be Green - Our positive behaviour strategy 

Information for parents/carers

At Wolsey House Primary School we aim to provide a happy atmosphere in which staff and parents/carers work together for the welfare of the children. We expect our children to behave well and take responsibility for their actions. We recognise that parents/carers should be fully informed about their child’s behaviour and every effort is made to ensure that there is effective communication between home and school. 

IT’S GOOD TO BE GREEN

Since 2015 we have used the Good to be Green behaviour reward system. In each class from Years 1 to 6 there is a Good to be Green wall chart. Every child has a green card, showing that they are “Good to be Green”. At the start of every day, every child will be green. During the day, children who follow the school and class rules stay on a green card.  

However, children who make the wrong choices and don’t follow the rules will be given a yellow Warning card. If they continue to make the wrong choices they will be given a red Consequence card. However, they may choose to correct their behaviour, make the right choices and go back to green. At the end of the day any child who is still on green gets a house point on their chart.

  

HOUSEPOINTS

When your child starts school they are placed in a House, Cleves, Seymour, Howard or Boleyn. Each house has a colour – Cleves – blue; Seymour – green; Howard – red and Boleyn – yellow.

Every class has a “Good to be Green” housepoint chart. Children will automatically receive a housepoint for:

• Being on Green at the end of the day
• Inclusion in the Golden Book
• Being at school every day on time in one week
• Wearing the correct school uniform all week

All staff can also give house points for good work, good behaviour, good manners and being polite, personal achievements etc, both during lessons and incidentally throughout the school day.

The children put their house point stickers on their chart and add a point to their House tally.

Every time a child fills a row on the housepoint chart, by receiving 90 housepoints, they receive a badge.

GOLDEN TIME

Golden Time is a reward for those children who respect and follow our school rules.

Golden Time takes place once a week during an afternoon session and gives each class an opportunity to enjoy a wide range of activities together.

Children who have received Warning cards during the week will miss some minutes of their Golden Time within their classroom.

Children who have received Consequence cards during the week will miss some minutes of their Golden Time away from their classroom.

If you have any questions regarding any of this information, please do not hesitate to ask your child’s class teacher.

Thank you for your support.

H.M. King

Governors’ Written Statement of Behaviour Principles

 

The Department for Education requires governing bodies of maintained schools to publish statement of behaviour principles for their school. The Governing Body therefore has a duty to produce, and review, a written statement of general principles to guide the Headteacher in determining measures to promote good behaviour.

The document ‘Behaviour and Discipline in Schools – Guidance for Governing Bodies’ (DFE) has been used as a reference in producing this Statement of Behaviour Principles.

This statement and the behaviour policy will be reviewed on a three-yearly basis, unless changes at national or local level necessitate an exceptional review. This statement is informed by our Aims and Value Statements: This is a statement of principles not practice. It is intended that this set of principles reflects the school values, vision and ethos and is utilised to guide the headteacher in drawing up the whole school behaviour policy.

There is an expectation that policy and the actions within be in accordance with the school responsibilities under equality legislation

Purpose

The purpose of our behaviour policy is to illustrate that we have adopted a behaviour-focused curriculum. Our behaviour curriculum provides all stakeholders of Wolsey House Primary School with an appropriate code of conduct, which encourages our school to internalise a set of key values. In response, our children become happy, successful and able to serve our community positively.  

This policy should be read in conjunction with our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. 

Aims and Values

Our main aim is to provide quality experiences in all aspects of school life.

We aim to create a warm and welcoming environment that cultivates a respect for the rights and needs of children and adults, irrespective of culture, race or gender. 

We aim to be actively involved in the learning of our children. Therefore, we provide a range of broad, creative and balanced learning opportunities, which adhere to the National Curriculum. We use constructive feedback to signal when a child’s efforts are valued, which also avoids alienation and disaffection.

We aim to develop self-discipline and the ability to self-regulate the choices and decisions our children make. 

We aim to maintain high aspirations and expectations of our children, in the anticipation of fostering independent, reflective and lifelong learners. 

We aim to promote this through our whole school's core values:

• Honesty
• Respect
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• Responsibility 

Also through the  British Values:

• Mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs
• Democracy
• Rule of Law
• Individual Liberty

Key Principles

• Every child has the right to learn, but no child has the right to disrupt the learning of others.
• Everyone has a right to be listened to, to be valued, to feel and be safe.  Everyone must be protected from disruption or abuse.
• The fundamental approach is a positive one, drawing attention to, rewarding good behaviour and mutual respect.
• It is expected that all adults (staff and volunteers) will provide excellent models of behaviour in all aspects of school life.
• We will seek to give every child a sense of personal responsibility for his/her own actions.
• We will communicate expectations of behaviour clearly.
• Where there are significant concerns over a pupil’s behaviour, we will share the strategies we use with parents; working on an active partnership to promote good behaviour.
• Early support and intervention will be issued at the earliest opportunity.
• Strategies will be recorded where there is a high level of concern.
• We will seek advice and support from appropriate outside agencies.
• We will constantly seek to inform ourselves of good practice and strategies to further improve behaviour and attitudes.  This may be through research or reading books, attendance on courses and visits from external agencies.  It will be a high priority to disseminate information to all staff.
• There will be a corporate approach but with due regard for individual circumstances.

This statement and our Behaviour Policy will be reviewed on a three-yearly basis, unless changes at national or local level necessitate an exceptional review. 

Reviewed by the Full Governing Body in September 2024.

Next Review Date: September 2027.