Good to be Green
Rewards are more important than punishments in our behaviour policy. We believe that good behaviour should be recognised and rewarded. The staff at Allanton Primary School have agreed to
- Recognise and highlight good behaviour as it occurs
- Ensure that children are praised for behaving well.
- Explain, and importantly demonstrate, the behaviour we wish to see.
- Encourage children to be responsible for their own good behaviour.
- Reward individual children and groups for behaving well.
- Let parents and carers know about their children’s good behaviour.
Allanton Primary School Rules
- Be Polite
- Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself
- Do as you are asked
- Follow your class charter rules
We follow a Green, Amber, Red system to encourage good behaviour and a positive attitude within the school.
- Green = Following the rules and showing considerate behaviour.
- When a child makes an inappropriate behaviour choice they will be given a verbal warning.
- Amber = has broken the school or classroom rules on more than one occasion after receiving a verbal warning. This results in the loss of 5 minutes from Golden Time.
- Red = Persistent rule breaking, non-cooperative attitude with repeated warnings. Red can also be given for actions of aggression against others.
Being on red results in the loss of 10 minutes from Golden Time.
Children can also be given the option to move to a “chill out zone” for a reflection or calming down time. A letter will be sent home by a member of the Senior Management Team if a child receives two consecutive reds.
Children will record their behaviour colour in their homework diary or on a weekly sheet to allow parents to be informed of and involved in their child’s behaviour. There will be five blocks to a day to include interval and lunchtime.
Golden Time is weekly, usually on a Friday afternoon. The children who stay in Green will participate in a range of activities including art, games, sports, computers, cooking and DVD. The activities may change throughout the year with pupils being consulted in and deciding on the range of activities on offer.
This system will reward those children who constantly follow the rules and show a positive attitude to their work. We hope that you will support and encourage your child to stay on green.
