Behaviour Expectations at Woodlands
At Woodlands, we are committed to creating an inclusive, positive, inspirational learning environment.
We believe that children should develop respect for themselves, value the contributions of others and acquire the skills to succeed, in our ever-changing society. We understand children’s well-being is at the centre of everything we do and is fundamental to achieving success. We provide a secure and stimulating environment, that enables us to tailor learning, to provide children with opportunities to develop skills, critical thinking and explore concepts. This allows children to build their knowledge and understanding through learning that captures their interests and stimulates their imagination. Children that attend Woodlands extend their experience, knowledge, imagination and understanding so that they are able to realise their potential for learning and capacity for enjoyment, and achieve their full potential, gaining the best possible start to their educational life, leading to lifelong learning. Underpinning our policy are the values that we promote and uphold throughout the school. These shared values apply to all who are part of our school community.
At Woodlands, we know our children learn best through practical hands-on learning opportunities; which enable them to experience learning in a meaningful way, a way that reflects their interests and needs. We want our learners to be sensitive to the needs of others, to have a sense of fairness and justice and an ability to value the contribution of each individual. We endeavour to encourage in every child, attitudes of acceptance, co-operation, perseverance, independence, respect and responsibility. Each child that attends Woodlands is valued as an individual and we aim to encourage and foster their development intellectually, physically, spiritually, socially and emotionally within a caring atmosphere. We aim to develop lively and inquiring minds with the ability to question, to think and to apply themselves to tasks. We believe that this makes the school a caring community, with a high standard of behaviour in every area of school life and supports the development of a thoughtful, considerate attitude to others and a respect and tolerance of cultural diversity.
We understand the values that we learn as children are part of the wider process of socialisation. We have an agreed consensus about the values that underpin and guide our behaviour towards one another and adopt a code of conduct that ensures we can work and live, in social harmony. We adopt the use of restorative circles and use the ‘Woodlands Golden Rules’, created by our Pupil Voice Groups, to outline our universal values.
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Our restorative approach
Restorative approaches enable those who have been harmed to convey the impact of the harm to those responsible, and for those responsible to acknowledge this impact and take steps to put it right. Restorative approaches refer to a range of methods and strategies which can be used both to prevent relationship damaging incidents from happening and to resolve them if they do happen. Becoming a restorative school has many benefits, including increased attendance, reduced exclusions and improved achievement. It can also alleviate problems such as bullying, classroom disruption, truancy and poor attendance, antisocial behaviour, and disputes between pupils, their families, and members of staff. As adults, we will endeavour to support pupils by using a range of restorative approaches, including emotion coaching to help pupils identify their feelings and develop a language to communicate their feelings in positive ways. We will adopt, and as adults, model for pupils, restorative approaches to provide a means to address and ‘put right’ and ‘restore relationships.’
Strategies include:
• The use of Affective Statements
• Restorative Conversations
• Restorative Circle Times
• Restorative Conferences
We expect all children in our school to...
• take account of the school’s Golden Rules, work towards achieving The Secrets of Success as well as their own class agreed expectations
• have high expectations of conduct
• learn to understand that they are responsible and accountable for their own actions and how these affect others 4
• develop an increasingly sound understanding of right and wrong related to British Values
• co-operate and work together
• learn to sort out disagreements and frustrations sensibly and constructively
• be reliable, trustworthy and responsible
• behave in a safe manner at all times
• respect the school's environment and belongings
• take care of their belongings and those of other children
• show respect to each other
• act with equal respect to all staff
• adopt a restorative approach .
For more detailed information, please visit our policy page to read our Behaviour Policy.
