Celebrating positive behaviour in school
How St Benedict바카라 사이트檚 Catholic High School used the Behaviour Hubs programme to develop a consistent behaviour policy, standards and expectations.
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바카라 사이트淯sing positive recognition and rewards provides an opportunity for all staff to reinforce the school바카라 사이트檚 culture and ethos.
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St Benedict바카라 사이트檚 Catholic High School is an example of how to do this.
Characteristics of St Benedict바카라 사이트檚 Catholic High School
St Benedict바카라 사이트檚 is a Catholic School and sixth form with 592 pupils on roll. It is part of the newly established Our Lady of Magnificat multi-academy company.
Nearly 17% of pupils have special educational needs and disabilities and over 21% speak English as an additional language. Both proportions are higher than the national average.
In March 2020 Ofsted judged that St Benedict바카라 사이트檚 required improvement. Their report said the school needed to tackle low level disruption. It said not all staff consistently applied the school바카라 사이트檚 behaviour and rewards policy, so misbehaviour disrupted some lessons and hindered pupils바카라 사이트� learning.
What the school aimed to achieve with Behaviour Hubs
The school바카라 사이트檚 aims on joining the Behaviour Hubs programme included:
- creating a positive behaviour culture in lessons and during social times
- developing consistent behaviour policy, standards and expectations
Working with the Behaviour Hubs programme
The school focused on:
- creating a culture and vision with all staff
- setting up strong systems and support
- creating positive relationships between pupils and staff
The school used the Behaviour Hubs pupil voice survey and audit to understand pupils바카라 사이트� perspective.
Staff from a lead school 바카라 사이트� a school with an exemplary behaviour culture 바카라 사이트� visited St Benedict바카라 사이트檚. They offered a non-threatening assessment of current standards and provided practical and realistic solutions. The lead school provided weekly coaching.
School leaders from St Benedict바카라 사이트檚 attended open days at lead schools, where they observed and shared good practice.
What St Benedict바카라 사이트檚 did
St Benedict바카라 사이트檚:
- held daily briefings with the school바카라 사이트檚 pastoral team to identify positive and negative behaviour, and to share support and good practice
- promoted high attendance through rewards and shared attendance data
- amended the school바카라 사이트檚 reward policy, and used a parent app to inform families of positive and negative behaviour
- changed praise and achievement logs to meet the school바카라 사이트檚 mission values
- used more verbal praise
- used the school바카라 사이트檚 framework of gospel values to recognise student achievement. Rewards included hot chocolate on Friday, achievement assemblies, a pizza party and a weekly attendance raffle
Results and benefits
Staff and pupils highlighted a positive change to behaviour and standards. The results included:
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75% of students saying they knew how the school expected them to behave and why
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attendance improving from autumn term (92%) to spring term (93.5%)
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a decline in low-level disruption and negative logs for school uniform
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improved punctuality