Behaviour

At Stoke Damerel Primary Academy we have adopted a whole school approach to behaviour which looks to enhance self-esteem and positive behaviour as well as relationships within the school and beyond. 

 

The Golden Rules

The Golden Rules are the key to our whole school behaviour approach. They outline behaviours that show respect and caring towards one another and represent a moral code covering respect for myself, respect for others and respect for property. 

 

The Golden Rules are:

 

We are gentle

We are kind and helpful

We are honest

We work hard

We look after property

We listen to each other

 

The Learning League

 

The School Learning League are characters based upon five principle learning behaviours:

 

• Motivation
• Self-awareness
• Empathy
• Social Skills
• Managing Feelings

 

These behaviours provide the basis of the school PSHE curriculum ‘Jigsaw’ and is embedded throughout the general school curriculum ‘International Primary Curriculum’.

 

Captain Conscious – Self-Awareness

He can make good choices, he knows what he is good at, he understands how his feeling affect the choices he makes.

 

 

Doctor Empathy – Empathy

She understands the thoughts and feelings of others, she supports others even when she hasn’t done so well herself, she helps her friends.

 

 

Miss Motivator – Motivation

She keeps going even when she finds things tricky, she knows what she wants to achieve and how to get there, she looks back at hr work to see how she can make it better.

 

 

Respectful Rex – Managing Feelings

He knows if his actions have hurt others, he can take turns and share with his friends, he can change uncomfortable feelings

 

 

The Damerels – Social Skills

They find ways to solve problems by working as a team, they are polite and helpful.

 

 

Jigsaw Circle Time

Circle Time is a class meeting which involves the whole class sitting in a circle once a week to look at issues relating to personal, social and moral education. This takes place within our Jigsaw PSHE lessons. These meetings aim to encourage the development of positive relationships, self-discipline, conflict resolution, assertive communication and democratic group processes alongside the skills of speaking, listening, observing, thinking and concentrating.

 

Positive behaviour expectations 

There is an expectation that all members of the academy community will exhibit certain standards of behaviour.  Pupils are expected to show good manners towards staff and each other and treat all staff with respect.  When these rules are abided by, students will receive rewards, these are outlined below: