Our School Behaviour Policy

We want children to be safe, successful and happy at Mayespark. They and their classmates therefore need to be well behaved both in the classroom and in the playground. They need to be respectful to each other, to their teachers and to others working in our school.

Our school behaviour policy is designed to help us achieve that aim. We believe that our procedures are positive, fair and consistent and will help our children learn to take responsibility for their own behaviour. It is a system that works well.

Please see below for the school rules, rewards and consequences in our behaviour policy. 

What does Assertive Discipline look like at Mayespark?

Our behaviour policy and procedures are based on a system of Assertive Discipline. This includes:

•  a set of whole school rules;
• a set of rewards that children should expect to receive in every class if they follow those rules;
• a set of consequences that children know will follow if they choose to break the school rules.

What are the principles behind our Assertive Discipline policy?

• It is the positive feedback and encouragement above all else that makes Assertive Discipline work. All staff must recognise and encourage choices of good behaviour;
• Teachers have the right and the responsibility to clearly define the limits of acceptable and unacceptable behaviour;
• Teachers have the right and the responsibility to ask for assistance from parents and from the senior staff of the school when support is needed in handling the behaviour of pupils;
• To keep everyone safe, children need guidance and limits set for them;
• All rules must be taught and then reinforced, children can only really choose to do the right thing if we have been absolutely clear about what we expect;
• Children are responsible for their choice of behaviour;
• Most children can behave if they want to;
• We reject the children’s behaviour, not reject the children themselves;
• Children need to realise that there are rewards for choosing good behaviour and consequences for choosing unacceptable behaviour;
• Assertive discipline does not destroy children’s self-esteem.

What is ‘Reflection’ and how does it work?

Reflection is given for unacceptable behaviour in the playground only, and applies only to our Y2-Y6 children. Children in Reflection spend their lunch break inside school reviewing their behaviour, instead of playing in the playground. We use this to ensure our playground is as safe as possible for all our children, and to make sure that our play team are treated with respect. Reflection is given for:

1. fighting
2. deliberately hurting another child
3. deliberately damaging equipment
4. refusing to follow the instructions of supervisory staff/teacher on duty
5. extreme rudeness to supervisory staff/teacher on duty
6. Racism or language of intolerance