Rewards System
Our school believes in rewarding pupils’ positive and co-operative behaviour as well as academic and sporting performance and participation in school and community events.
Rewards
The reward system for Years 8-12 aims to:
- To enhance the motivation of students and raise achievement through rewards
- To improve attendance
- To improve discipline
- To strengthen links with parents who will be able to reinforce the sense of achievement
- To increase students’ self esteem
- To increase students’ self discipline so that all experience an atmosphere of mutual respect
Throughout the year pupils who achieve/show improvement will be awarded with certificates and at the end of the school year the top 50 girls in each year group will be rewarded with a gift token. The Form Tutor, Year Head and Vice Principal will monitor the system closely and all pupils are encouraged to achieve.
Behaviour and Sanctions
There are occasions when a pupil’s behaviour or attitude may challenge our agreed standards for good behaviour in school. This includes:
- Bullying other pupils
- Fighting
- Use of abusive language to any member of the school community
- Smoking
- Truancy
- Lateness
- Shouting out loudly in class
- Unauthorised use of mobile phones
- Disrupting the work of other pupils
- Excess jewellery/inappropriate uniform
When sanctions are imposed they will reflect the seriousness of an individual’s offence. They are applied as soon as possible after a school rule is broken and are applied in a fair and consistent manner.
School sanctions include:
Verbal warnings
These are given for low-level misbehaviour or ‘one off’ offences.
Deduction of merit points
Merit points may be deducted from pupils who breaking school rules.
Report Cards
These are issued for unacceptable behaviour, unsatisfactory attendance or punctuality. Each pupil on Report Card is reviewed regularly.
Detentions
Main school detention is on Thursday afternoon from 2.15 to 3.15pm. Parents will receive 24 hours notice if pupils are to be detained after school.
Exclusion from class in the Pupil Support Unit (PSU)
The PSU is designed to promote and sustain good behaviour in order to allow pupils to learn. It is used sparingly and is tightly organised and recorded in order to be of maximum effectiveness.
Confiscation of prohibited items
e.g. cigarettes, lighters and matches, sharp implements (knives etc). These are confiscated and not returned until a parent/guardian comes to school to retrieve these items. Drugs are dealt with in accordance with school policy.
Suspension
Suspension is used for more serious breaches of the behaviour management policy only, such as fighting, bullying, use of abusive language to staff, deliberate damage to school property and so on. Suspension normally takes effect immediately. Parents/guardians will be notified by telephone or in writing. In addition, details of the suspension will be sent to the BELB.
In very serious cases of breaches of school discipline a pupil may be required to attend the Board of Governors, Disciplinary Panel, accompanied by parents or guardians.
Exclusion
BELB guidelines are followed to exclude any pupil from school.
