St. Cuthbert’s Primary School
St. Cuthbert’s Primary School
Promoting Positive Behaviour
Information for Parents / Carers
Our Aim
Our aim is to:
 Help pupils to fulfil their potential to the full in every aspect of their development: spiritual;
academic; personal; physical: social and emotional.
 To promote a positive school ethos through positive behaviour strategies and celebration
of success.
 To raise standards of attainment, behaviour and attendance for all pupils.
 To involve parents, pupils and staff in setting standards of behaviour within the school.
 To enable pupils to manage their own behaviour effectively while respecting the rights of
others.
 To inform parents and pupils of sanctions that will be taken for negative behaviour.
 To develop a variety of social and citizenship skills within school contexts.
The relationship between pupils and school staff is based on mutual respect and consideration.
The positive ethos of our school will be maintained by pupils, parents and school staff
demonstrating mutual consideration and respecting school rules. We also adopt a positive
attitude to those pupils who find this idea unfamiliar or difficult to accept. In exceptional
circumstances, provision is made to respond to the needs of individual pupils. Any form of
bullying will not be tolerated in St. Cuthbert’s Primary School.
Managing Positive Behaviour
Positive behaviour is achieved in two ways:
1. Prevention – preventative strategies which encourage each pupil to develop a sense of
personality and self-discipline.
2. Management – when negative behaviour occurs we need to be able to respond positively and
effectively.
Our Health and Wellbeing programme explores a number of themes which help children to
understand and manage their behaviour. The development of a respectful and tolerant attitude is
also encouraged through our Religious Education programme of study.
Roles and Responsibilities
The promotion of positive behaviour is the collective responsibility of all pupils, parents and
members of school staff.
Rules and Expectations
In St. Cuthbert’s we:
Follow all instructions given by an adult member of staff
Keep unkind words to ourselves
Always tell the truth
Keep hands and feet to ourselves at all times
Always walk
School expectations:
Pupils are expected to take care and value school property and equipment
Pupils are expected to conduct themselves in an orderly manner at all times while under the
jurisdiction of the school
Pupils are not allowed to bring any potentially dangerous objects to school that could harm
themselves or others, or electronic objects such as mobile phones, DSs, MP3 players as they
can cause distractions in classrooms or can get damaged and lost.
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Agreement can be made with the Head Teacher for senior pupils to bring mobile phones but they
must be left at the school office during the day. The phones are left at the owners’ risk.
Pupils are not allowed to leave the school grounds during the normal school hours without first
having obtained permission from the school.
Promoting Positive Behaviour Strategies
We use a wide variety of strategies to reward good behaviour. These range from words of praise
and friendly gesture to the more formal aspects detailed below.
House System: There are 5 houses in St. Cuthbert’s Primary. St Andrew, St. Columba, St. John
Ogilvie, St. Margaret and St. Ninian. Pupils are awarded points throughout the school day by all
members of staff, in recognition of good behaviour, kindness to others and effort.
Golden Time: Golden Time is used as reward for positive behaviour during the working week
within class. Golden Time takes place on a Friday afternoon from 2.15pm to 2.45pm. All pupils
begin the week with 30 minutes of Golden Time. Pupils may lose their Golden Time for failing to
adhere to school rules. (Details of this are given in the Sanctions / Consequences section)
Star Card: Pupils will be given a Gold Star if they have maintained all their Golden Time. A
coloured star will be given to any pupil who has lost part of their Golden Time and an explanation
given. No star is awarded to any child who has lost all their Golden Time but a written
explanation is provided for parents. Parents / Carers are asked to sign the Star Cards weekly.
Whole School Assembly: Every class teacher nominates one person to be Pupil of the Week
for behaviour, effort or achievement and another for Star of the Week which recognises
attainment in a particular curricular area..
Sanctions / Consequences – Key Steps
When a child does not respond to positive behaviour strategies the following procedures will be
implemented:
1. Verbal warning will be given by staff member.
2. A further warning with the child moving from green to amber status.
3. Finally a move to red status resulting in the deduction of 5 mins Golden Time.
After this the child returns to green status.
Class Teachers should complete a yellow slip explaining why the child has moved to red. These
slips should accompany children to the Principal Teacher and will also be shared with parents if
necessary.
For exceptional circumstances Senior Management Team would become involved immediately.
Class teachers should send class messenger with card to school office. Mrs Robinson will then
inform Mrs McCart or Mrs Hendry who will then report to class.
If a child loses all Golden Time before Friday at 2.15pm then they are sent to Mrs Hendry.
1. First visit to Mrs Hendry - verbal warning discussion about behaviour
2. Second visit to Mrs Hendry – contact parents by phone / letter
3. Third visit to Mrs Hendry – parents are invited to school to discuss appropriate strategies for
behaviour management with Class Teacher and Head Teacher.
On a Friday at 2.15pm any child who has lost part of their Golden Time will report to Mrs McCart
with their Star Card for completion and will engage in a Time to Think activity.
Mrs McCart will contact parents of pupils who are repeatedly losing part of their Golden Time in
the first instance.
Pupils who have lost all their Golden Time report to Mrs Hendry and points 1-3 above are
followed.
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Promoting Positive Behaviour Revised August 2014