Back to Basics
Punctuality
Thank you to everyone for supporting our push on punctuality. Feedback from colleagues (and students) was overwhelmingly positive about the bells system and the way this has created a calmer and more focused start to lessons, with improved punctuality!
Remember:
L - late to lesson P1, P3 = Lunchtime detention on the same day
L - late to lesson P5 = Lunchtime detention the following day
Uniform
Thank you to all staff for relentlessly challenging and following up on students’ uniform infractions. Jayne is doing a brilliant job of getting uniforms for students who need them. A reminder as we move into the colder months of the year that students are not allowed to wear hoods inside buildings. Students must remove coats when inside lessons or form time. Scarves must be plain and not patterned and must be school colours which are black, green, white, or purple. YTs have sent reminders home regarding this so please challenge and confiscate if seen. SLT will be conducting a learning walk during form time focused upon uniform this week.
Meet & Greet and End & Send
A reminder to all colleagues regarding the importance of “meeting and greeting” students at the door to your classroom – the perfect place to address any uniform issues and to welcome your students into the lesson with either a handshake or a tap on the shoulder.
A further reminder regarding “ending and sending” at the end of your lesson – standing at the door and praising in public (PIP) any student that has demonstrated a character strength or gone above and beyond in your lesson. Alternatively, reprimanding in private (RIP) by having a swift restorative conversation at the door to reset behaviour expectations.
Low-level disruption strategies
A reminder that staff can access the low-level disruption top tips and other resources from the CPD in September. They can be found by clicking the relevant link.
Low-level disruption strategies can be found here.
Charlie Taylor’s checklist can be found here.
Communication strategies for pro-social behaviour and ways to create internal discipline can be found here.
Restorative conversations
It is important to engage in a restorative conversation with a student before you see them again. Ask year teams if you need support with these. There are prompts that we shared at the beginning of the year to help you shape these conversations – these can be found here.
Behaviour Surgery
We would like to open the behaviour surgery to all staff who wish to input and reflect on how things are going. The first one will take place on Thursday at lunchtime on 2nd November. The surgery will take place in GG13 and will run every fortnight during Week A only.
We hope you have a lovely week!
Mark and Jo
Mia's notes
Inclusion Updates
