The standards we expect… clear, simple and understood by everyone

• We arrive at school on time, positive and ready to learn.
• We arrive to lessons on time, positive and ready to learn and we try our best to succeed.
• We wear the full correct uniform.
• We remove our coats (and any other non-uniform items e.g., headphones) when we enter class.
• Mobile phones are not allowed to be seen or heard during lessons – they must be switched off.
• We respect difference and know we are all equal.
• We do not tolerate bullying of any kind.
• We walk sensibly around our school.
• We know who to go to for help and support for ourselves and others.
• We tidy up after ourselves e.g., move away our cutlery, plate, and cup and leave the canteen tidy.
• We should always say ‘please’ when asking for something and ‘thank you’.

Our key habits and routines

• Clear and simple habits and routines that we practise every day.
• Regular assembly programme to reinforce expectations.
• Weekly rewards assembly to identify the behaviours we expect.
• Centralised exit from lessons to ensure a calm atmosphere.
• Weekly PSHE lessons and the wider, carefully planned Personal Development curriculum ensuring that all pupils can develop their character and pursue their talents, hobbies and interests.
• Clear behaviour expectations, shared and understood by everyone.
• We use a consistent ‘language for learning’.

How we teach our expectations and routines

Through our planned curriculum and daily interactions with each other:

• We IDENTIFY the behaviour we expect.
• We explicitly TEACH the behaviour we expect.
• We MODEL the behaviour we are expecting.
• We PRACTISE the behaviour that we expect.
• We NOTICE excellent behaviour.
• We CREATE the right conditions for excellent behaviour.

Responding to individual needs

• An ambitious curriculum that meets individual’s need through skilful adaptive teaching strategies.
• Planned and ‘on the spot’ mentoring that forges positive relationships amongst pupils and staff.
  
• Working with a range of external role models such as the Burnley Football Club mentoring scheme.
• Free flow counselling.
• PCSO visits and workshops.
• Multi agency approach, where we work together as professionals with families and young people to make them successful.