1. Managing Children’s Behaviour

2. Objectives for this evening To enable parents to help their children by  Improving understanding of school behaviour policies  Improving understanding of school procedures to support behaviour  Raising awareness of the best ways to support children

3. Why do we set expectations for behaviour at school and home?

4. Why do children behave well?  Developed social awareness?  Innate goodness?  Attention Seeking?  Following the example of adults and children around them?  Fit and healthy?  Or any other reason?

5. Why do children not behave well?  Undeveloped social awareness?  Innate badness?  Seeking attention?  Following the example of adults and children around them?  Unwell or tired?  Or any other reasons

6. It is vital that all adults work together to help children to learn to be  Kind  Tolerant  Resilient  Honest  Caring  Sharing  Happy

7. The staff at school will  Focus on values  Provide clear rules and boundaries  Be fair  Listen  Be consistent  Communicate with you

8. The staff need you to  Trust them  Encourage positive attitudes  Be realistic  Tell them if you are worried

9. We will always tell you  If we know about an aggressive act that has caused an injury to your child  If we know that your child has caused an injury by an aggressive action  If we know your child has sustained an injury by accident  If your child has bumped their head  If we think your child is being bullied  If we think your child is bullying another child

10. We may not tell you  If your child has a minor altercation with another child but has not sustained an injury  If your child has a minor altercation with another child but does not cause an injury  If your child sustains a minor bruise or scratch by accident  If your child does not tell us they have an injury

11. Procedures generated by the children to help them to learn boundaries  Friendship code  Playground charter  Green Code  Coming into school charter  Classroom rules

12. Procedures to ensure consistency  Behaviour policy  Anti bullying policy  Equalities scheme  Conflict resolution strategy

13. We ask you to trust us We don’t mean.. don’t get involved! But try to remember  The staff are very experienced  The staff are dedicated to pupil welfare  They have no desire to have unhappy children in their care

14. If you are worried Do  Make an appointment to see the Class Teacher  Send a note in the link book  Give the teacher time to investigate  Listen to your child if they want to talk to you  Make an appointment to see Mrs Keedy if the Class Teacher has been unable to solve the problem Don’t  Make an appointment to see Mrs Keedy if the class teacher has not had time to respond  Relay your anxiety to your child  Grill your child about their day at school