Positive Behavior Policy

Positive Behaviour and Attitude

POLICY CODE OF CONDUCT: Statement of Position and Code of Conduct DISCIPLINARY CODE-PROCEDURE

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POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR AND ATTITUDE POLICY Code of Conduct: Statement of Position and General Code of Conduct AIMS AND EXPECTATIONS: In The City School International, we strive to provide a caring ethos where everyone in the school community feels safe, confident, valued and respected.

By promoting an environment where everyone can live and work together in a supportive way, students are able to reach their full potential, emotionally, socially and intellectually.

The primary aim of our behaviour policy is to promote good behaviour. We have school rules and the staff do not ignore unacceptable behaviour, but having high expectations, being good role models and rewarding students enables us to promote positive behaviour.(See Appendix 1 ‘ Rewards and Sanctions) This policy is designed to promote good behaviour rather than merely deter antisocial behaviour. When sanctions are needed, this policy outlines the expected outcomes for all students.

CODE OF CONDUCT: The TCSI Code of Conduct entails all the Rules and Regulations that must be followed and observed by all students at all times. The Code of Conduct is an embodiment of Law and Order and promises to make students better citizens for a brighter future. The Code of Conduct is created with aspects beneficial to a Student’s Overall character and the school as a whole. The students are motivated to follow the school rules through the encouragement and constant reminders by parents, school management, teachers and all the Administrative staff of TCSI.

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GENERAL CODE OF CONDUCT: ● Pupils/students are not permitted to bring mobile phones, IPods, MP3 players and other electronic items to school. In case a student requires to bring his / her mobile phone or any gadgets to school, this should be supported by a note from the parent or there should be a teacher’s permission. ● Pupils/students must maintain discipline in the school bus. Students must respect the bus driver and the bus conductor/nanny at all times.

Students must also obey and follow instructions from the bus nanny/conductor at all times especially with regards to behavior in the bus. In case this is not followed, disciplinary action will be taken. ● It is the responsibility of the students to keep their classrooms neat and tidy at all times and see that the display boards are well maintained and informative. Lights, fans and air-conditioners must be switched off when not in use. ● Littering within the school premises inside the classroom is strictly prohibited. ● Loitering in the school corridors and school grounds are not allowed without the teachers’ permission/consent. ● The school diary must be brought to school daily. It must be used for noting down homework given and as a medium of communication between the parents and teachers. ● Students must not be absent before any exam unless study leave has been given. In case a student is absent, necessary action will be taken. ● Leave before a long break – summer and winter vacation etc. will not be given unless in case of an emergency. Minimum attendance as prescribed by the Ministry of Education during an academic year is 95%.

In case a student does not meet this requirement, he / she will not be permitted to appear for the final examination.

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● Follow up Protocols are also a basic part of this Code of Conduct.

ROLES AND BEHAVIOUR

RESPONSIBILITIES

IN

PROMOTING

POSITIVE

The Principal will: Implement the school behaviour policy consistently throughout the school by setting the standards of behaviour and supporting staff in the implementation of the policy. ● ● ● ● ●

Keep records of all reported serious incidents of misbehaviour.

Report to Governors, when requested, on the effectiveness of the policy.

Ensure the health, safety and welfare of all children in the school.

Report to/meet with parents/guardian when necessary.

Be aware of and understand his/her rights and responsibilities. (see Appendix II)

The Principal has the responsibility for giving fixed-term suspensions to individual children for serious acts of misbehaviour. The Principal may permanently exclude a child for repeated, or very serious, acts of antisocial behaviour. This action is only taken after the school governors have been notified.

All Staff will: Give opportunities to develop interpersonal and social skills.

Offer a curriculum that enables pupils to engage Give the opportunity to work in groups Make sure that pupils listen and are listened to and value others Help pupils to gain the ability to make choices about their behaviour Help pupils to be confident about their learning and enjoy it Help pupils understand their rights and responsibilities as citizens in our society. ● Be a positive role model ● Reward/praise positive behaviour ● Use the behaviour log when necessary ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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● Ensure the pupils in their class know the class and school rules and, where necessary, work along with parents. ● Be aware of and understand their rights and responsibilities. (see Appendix II) Pupils will: Respect and care for others Listen to others Learn/work cooperatively Obey the school rules Resolve disputes positively Value and take responsibility of the environment When necessary carry out self-monitoring Be aware of and understand their rights and responsibilities.( see Appendix II) ● Be aware of their own emotions and actions and take responsibility for these ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Parents, Carers and Families will: ● Support the school when reasonable sanctions as a consequence have been used ● Promote positive behaviour at home in order to have continuity between home/school. ● Initially contact the class teacher if they have concerns about the way their child has been treated. If concerns remain, contact the Principal then if necessary the school governors. ● Initially contact the class teacher if they feel their child’s behaviour, in or out of school, is impacting on the child’s well- being. ● Be aware of and understand their rights and responsibilities (see Appendix II)

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● Support the school in the implementation of the policy ● Give advice, when necessary, to the Principal about disciplinary issues so that he/she can take the advice into account when making decisions about behaviour issues ● Review the effectiveness of the policy Monitoring and Evaluating: ● The effectiveness of this policy will be regularly monitored by the SMT. ● The school keeps a variety of records of incidents of misbehaviour, sanction book, Principal’s records. ● Incident Reports are made available for any student misconduct or incidents for future references.

Trips Attendance on school trips is a privilege and not an automatic right. If a pupil’s behaviour before a trip is consistently unacceptable and they have moved to stage 4 of the sanctions procedures, they will not be accepted on a trip.

The school reserves the right at any time to withdraw any pupil from a trip if they are involved in any behaviour which we deem does not live up to our school code of conduct.

Review: Governors may review the policy earlier if the governing body receives recommendations on how the policy might be improved.

DISCIPLINARY CODE-THE PROCEDURE The principal will issue a written warning after transgressions or offenses are reported and have been investigated. All verbal warning will be followed up by written warning.

If the student is found to be repeating the above mentioned transgression in spite of the disciplinary action, his/her name may be STRUCK OFF THE ROLLS Reviewed and Revised September 2023

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OF THE SCHOOL. TRANSGRESSION/ OFFENSE

REMEDIAL MEASURES TO BE TAKEN FIRST OFFENCE (YELLOW CARD)

SECOND OFFENSE (GREEN CARD)

THIRD OFFENSE (RED CARD)

A verbal warning by the Supervisor/Discipline Committee member A verbal warning by the Supervisor/ Discipline Committee member A written warning by the Head of Section

A written warning by the Head of Section

1

Bad behaviour out of class

A verbal warning by the teacher concerned

2

Being in the wrong area

A verbal warning by the teacher concerned

3

Bringing the school’s name to disrepute

A verbal warning by the Supervisor/ Discipline Committee member

4

Student using Crude language

A verbal warning by the Supervisor/ Discipline Committee member along with a written intimation to the parent.

A written warning by the Head of Section

A written warning by the Principal

5

Dishonesty: Lying, Copying/Cheating

A written warning by the Head of Section

A written warning by the Head of Section

6

Disrespectful to a teacher

A verbal warning by the Supervisor/ Discipline Committee member along with a written intimation to the parent A verbal warning by the Supervisor/ Discipline Committee member

A written warning by the Head of Section

7

Disrupts Class: Argues with the teacher.

A written warning by the Supervisor/ Discipline Committee member A verbal warning by the Supervisor/ Discipline Committee member

8

Student fights A written warning by the with, threatens or Supervisor/ Discipline Intimidates fellow Committee member

9

students Forgery in any form

A verbal warning by the teacher concerned along with a written intimation to the parent.

A verbal warning by the Head of Section

A written warning by the Head of Section

A written warning by the Principal, SUSPENSION for a specific period

A written warning by the Head of Section

A written warning by the Principal, SUSPENSION for a specific period

SUSPENSION for a specific period as decided by the School Management.

10

Harmful Language of hate or racism

A verbal warning by the Head A written warning by of Section the Head of Section

A written warning by the Principal. Copy of the warning in the Student File

11

Not attending school

A written warning by the Head of Section

SUSPENSION for a specific period as decided by the School Management.

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A written warning by the Principal

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Poor turnout

A verbal warning by the teacher concerned

A verbal warning by the Head of Section

A written warning by the Principal. Copy of the warning in the Student File

13

Vandalism

A written warning by the Vice Principal

A written warning by the Principal

SUSPENSION for a specific period as decided by the School Management.

14

Theft/ Smoking/ Weapons at school

SUSPENSION until further notice.

APPENDIX I - Rewards and Sanctions Rewards: ● To reinforce good work/learning, behaviour and attitude we use:-Verbal praise -House points -Weekly merit certificate given out during school assembly -Children sent to the Principal or Head of Section to show their work.

Examples of Behaviour and Possible Sanctions: Stage

Examples of Behaviour

Possible Sanctions

Comments

Stage 1

Swinging on chair Interrupting/calling out Losing concentration Running inside the school building Being in the wrong place at the wrong time. (e.g. In upper part of school during lunch break) Ignoring instructions Silly noises Pushing in line Not completing sufficient work in lessons Talking in assembly Not completing homework to the expected standard, including reading regularly at home as outlined by the class teacher

Quiet reminder Non-verbal signals (e.g. Eye contact, pointing) Change of seating Name on board after 3 warnings in a day move to stage 2 Some incidents in this stage may result in immediate loss of play e.g. talking in assembly as children are given constant

Often praising good behaviour (e.g. thank you to all of you who are walking along the corridor sensibly) has a positive effect on those not behaving.

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reminders of this Miss playtime with class teacher Child may be sent to a member of the Leadership team

Stage 2

Persistent stage 1 behaviour Rudeness Affecting of other pupils learning Inappropriate remark to other pupils Minor challenge to authority Damaging schools/ pupils property Leaving class without permission Harmful/offensive name calling

Stage 3

Persistent stage 2 behaviour Persistent swearing Throwing objects with intent to harm Harming someone so they need medical help Continued or more serious cheek/challenge to authority Stealing Repeated refusal to do set task Highly offensive remarks to children Persistent stage 3 behaviour Bullying Fighting Racism Violence Very serious challenge to authority Leaving school without permission

Sent to the Section Head Telephone call to inform parents Loss of playtimes /lunchtimes

Behaviour log to be filled in

Section Head informed Meeting with parents Loss of playtimes and Ban on representing the school and/or trips outside school fixed period Internal exclusion from lesson

Situation to be monitored by teachers and Section Head

Persistent stage 4 behaviour

Exclusion for morning or

Stage 4

Stage 5

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Incidents to be recorded in class sanction book Section Head to check the sanction book half-termly and speak to persistent offenders.

Parents of persistent offenders informed

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Stage 6

Persistent verbal abuse to a member of staff Physical abuse to any member of staff/adult Malicious physical assault on another pupil

afternoon to include a lunchtime - fixed period Exclusion for a fixed term Exclusion for a fixed term

Repeated stage 5 behaviour

Governor disciplinary subcommittee convened.

Permanent exclusion from school

All the above sanctions are put in place at the discretion of the Principal, and the context and child’s needs will be fully taken into account when sanctions are applied.

Appendix II – Rights and Responsibilities Staff Rights To be supported managers

Responsibilities by

peers

and To ask for support when needed To offer support to colleagues and managers To be listened to To listen to others To share opinions To give opinions in a constructive manner To be treated courteously by all To model courteous behaviour others in the school community To recognize and acknowledge positive behaviour in others To be made fully aware of the To seek information and use lines of school’s systems/ policies/ communication expectations

To receive appropriate training to To support others in developing increase skills in behaviour their skills in promoting positive management behaviour. To acknowledge areas of Reviewed and Revised September 2023

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own behaviour management skills that could be developed To try/use and to evaluate new approaches Pupils Rights

Responsibilities

To be treated with respect To be safe

To behave respectfully to others To behave in a way that keeps others and self-safe To be willing to learn To allow others to learn To attend school regularly To own mistakes and learn from them To allow others to make mistakes To give opinions in a constructive manner To listen to others

To learn To make mistakes To be listened to

Parents Rights

Responsibilities

To be treated with respect

To behave respectfully towards others To talk to teachers if they have any concerns about their child’s learning and wellbeing To talk to their child about what he/she does in school To ensure their child attends school regularly To listen to others

To be kept informed about their child’s progress

To be listened to To access to information on the school’s procedures for positive behaviour To have concerns taken seriously

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To acknowledge/respond to information and share concerns To share concerns constructively

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Follow up Protocol The Code of Conduct is a fundamental guide to the Rules and Regulations and the School is imperative and robust in taking action in case of failure to abide by the aforementioned Code the Discipline committee of the School shall take necessary action as mentioned in the code, on the advice of the Principal.

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