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Key Policies - Behaviour/Anti-bullying

The school encourages good behaviour through developing a system of rules for good behaviour and responsible citizenship, including;

• Cultivating an acceptance and recognition of pupils responsibility for their own actions
• Assisting pupils to understand the consequences of their own decisions
• Promoting awareness of how personal behaviour affects others
  
• Developing self discipline and mutual respect
  
• Giving positive support to both victims and perpetrators of inappropriate behaviour
  

The School Council agreed the following school rules:

• Don’t bully others
  
• Always walk around school
  
• Show respect to others and their belongings and school property
  
• Be polite and use good manners at all times
  
• Stay in school from when we arrive to when we go home, and never leave school without permission
  
• Always listen carefully and do as we are told
• Keep our hands and feet to ourselves

behaviour policy (PDF)

Bullying is a complex issue with a range of possible causes. The school has a zero tolerance policy to bullying. The school recognises that it is important to have systems in place to

• identify quickly children who display bullying behaviours
  
• assess the needs of children who bully
• identify appropriate support to help learn more appropriate behaviours
  
• provide support for the victims of bullying
  
• encourage parents to work in partnership with the school in addressing the issue of bullying.

anti-bullying policy (PDF)