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Behaviour Management Policy Annex January 2021
This annex to the Behaviour Management Policy outlines potential risks to the health and safety of students and staff, that may not already be covered
in the school’s Behaviour Management Policy. The annex also outlines the consequences for students for risking the health and safety of students
and staff, and provides an amended consequences pathway for use in both online lessons and classroom based lessons whilst the college is
undertaking a full return to school. This annex also considers the systems of control as set out in the Department for Education Guidance for full
opening: schools.
1. Risking the health and safety of students and staff
Whilst the college welcomes all students back to education under the guidance of full opening of schools, it is important hygiene guidelines and
restriction of movement are followed closely. The following list outlines some actions which may risk the health and safety of members of the school
community.
a) Attending the college when either the student is displaying symptoms of Coronavirus or a member of their household does.
b) Not maintaining high levels of respiratory and hand hygiene (e.g. use of sanitiser or “Catch it, Bin it, Kill it”).
c) Failing to follow procedures laid out to students in terms of the smooth operation of the school, for example unauthorised mixing with students
from other year groups or accessing unauthorised areas.
d) Failing to adhere to seating plans which allow the prompt identification of students who may have come in to close contact with another
member of the school community and could have been exposed to Covid-19
This list is not exhaustive and staff should apply common sense when making judgements over risk.
Consequence pathway
1.1 If a student wilfully risks the health and safety of staff or other students, the behaviour will be logged immediately by a member of staff and an
appropriate sanction imposed. See Appendix one for examples of risks and consequences.
1.2 On the first occasion, contact will be made with the parents/carers of the student by member of staff/pastoral.
1.3 If the student repeats the behaviour, the school is still able to use the full range of major sanctions as outlined in the Behaviour Management
Policy if it sees fit.
In all cases, the safety of the school community will be the deciding factor in dealing with any behavioural issues.Behaviour Management Policy Annex January 2021
2. Behaviour management consequence pathway update
There will be no provision for break and lunch detention and limited provision for isolation of students. Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and
pastoral staff will be on duty and will check lessons on a regular basis to support teachers in managing behaviour where necessary. Student
behaviour will be logged on Bromcom, the school management information system, as previously.
The following consequences pathway needs to be adhered to, to manage behaviour within school.
1. At the first instance of disruption, lack of work, refusal to follow please issue a verbal warning.
instructions or not following basic expectations and rules
2. If the behaviour continues or there is another instance of please issue a C1 – this can be logged on Bromcom.
student not following basic rules and expectations
3. On the third occasion of the behaviour being shown or there is please issue a C2 – this can be logged on Bromcom.
another instance of student not following basic rules and
expectations Please also ask the TA assigned to the student, where applicable, to
remove the student from the room for a five minute ‘cool off’ walk, If no TA,
then ask the student to stand outside the door (in sight) for a brief period of
time out.
4. If the student returns to the room and continues to cause please issue a C3 – this should be logged on Bromcom and contact home
disruption or behave in an unacceptable manner should be made.
Please verbally explain to the student that a further case of disruption or
poor behaviour will result in them being relocated.
5. If the student returns to the room and continues to cause please send a red card to alert the pastoral team that the student needs to
disruption or behave in an unacceptable manner be relocated. Contact home will then be made by the pastoral team to
explain they have been removed from the lesson and how long they will be
working in isolation for e.g. rest of period or rest of day.
Pastoral will set a C4.
If the student has a TA attached to them, they will remove them but please
send the red card anyway to alert the pastoral team to make contact
home.Behaviour Management Policy Annex January 2021
The following consequences pathway needs to be adhered to, to manage behaviour within ‘Live Lessons’:
Example of behaviour Consequences
1. Accidental use of microphone or camera which doesn’t distract C1 - Please issue a verbal warning
the learning
Teacher to enter on the ‘Inappropriate use of Google Classroom’ log
2. First incident of misuse of chat facility C1 - Please issue a verbal warning
Teacher to enter on the ‘Inappropriate use of Google Classroom’ log
3. First instance of use of microphone or camera without consent C2 issued and student is logged on ‘Inappropriate use of Google
which leads to disruption of lesson Classroom’ log by teacher
Second instance of misuse of chat facility Warn further instances will lead to removal from lesson. C1 issued and
student is logged on ‘Inappropriate use of Google Classroom’ log by
teacher
4. Second instance of microphone/ camera misuse which has led C3 issued, tell student they will be removed and contact home will be
to disruption of the lesson made
or
Student removed from lesson and student is logged on ‘Inappropriate use
Second time misusing the chat facility on purpose which has of Google Classroom’ log by teacher, teacher to contact home, copy in
distracted from the lesson head of year and pastoral manager
5. Serious misconduct whilst online, e.g. C4 issued, tell student they will be removed and contact home will be
• swearing made
• inappropriate language through mic
Student removed from lesson and student is logged on ‘Inappropriate use
• inappropriate language on chat
• endangering online safety of others of Google Classroom’ log by teacher, Teacher to contact home, copy in
• streaming inappropriate content head of year and pastoral manager
• playing music or other content through the mic Further sanctions and contact may be required from head of year and
pastoral manager dependent on the nature of the incident e.g. swearing at
member of staff, any incident that could be interpreted as bullying or
discriminatory.Behaviour Management Policy Annex January 2021
Home learning
If a student is persistently not completing and submitting class work, the class teacher may issue a C3. (Class teacher to log and make
contact home. *)
Lateness
If a student is late to school, a C3 will be issued. If a student is late to lesson without a valid excuse, a C3 can be issued by the class teacher.
Uniform
The expectation is that all students will be in full uniform all of the time (please refer to the uniform policy for the guidelines). Uniform includes
appropriate jewellery and makeup/nails. Students are permitted to wear their coat over their uniform to allow windows to be left open to promote
ventilation and good Covid-19 hygiene.
Routines
• Students will have a first check of their uniform whilst lining up at their designated assembly point before entering the school. Any obvious
issues may be dealt with by form tutors and/or pastoral at this point.
• Tutors should also make a check of uniform and jewellery upon entry to their form bases. Any issues should be logged (see below).
Rewards/sanctions
• Any uniform issue that is picked up, must be logged through Bromcom so that students can be tracked and uniform improved.
• First issue - in the first instance of a uniform issue, a student should be issued with a C2 (uniform). This should be logged on Bromcom by the
student’s form tutor, and an e-mail sent home to inform parents/carers that the problem must be rectified the following day.
• Continuing issue(s) - where a student has a continued issue with their uniform (e.g. they come to school in incorrect uniform on more than
one occasion), they should be issued with a C3 detention, which will be sat after school.
• Further sanctions - may be imposed by the pastoral team or SLT, if uniform issues become persistent.
• Rewards - over the course of each half-term, the number of sanctions for each form will be counted and the form(s) with the fewest sanctions
will receive an award through their head of year.Behaviour Management Policy Annex January 2021
Parental contact
• It is important that parents/carers are kept informed of any issues, so that these problems can be solved.
• In the first instance of any issues, the student’s form tutor should make contact home after issuing a C2.
• It is understood that sometimes uniform problems happen through no fault of the student or parent/carer and it can be difficult to rectify the
situation immediately. In those instances, tutors/pastoral will liaise with the student’s family to find a solution. (e.g. a student’s shoes cannot be
replaced until the family can visit shops at the weekend.)
Spare uniform
• If a student’s uniform is inappropriate for school, (e.g. not wearing a polo shirt), students will be expected to change into spare uniform.
• Stock of clean, spare uniform will be kept in each of the pastoral manager offices and will be issued to students as necessary. Any uniform
issued should be collected by the student themselves.
• Any borrowed uniform will be returned by the student when the uniform issue has been rectified and will be placed by the student into a uniform
bin available in room 018. This uniform will then be washed and stored for 72 hours before being re-issued.
*Some students will only be contacted by their head of year or pastoral manager. These students will be indicated on Bromcom. Class
teachers will log the behaviour and inform the head of year or pastoral manager, who will make contact on the class teacher’s behalf.
Emergency assistance
There should very little need for emergency assistance, as most behaviour incidents will fall into the consequences pathway and any disruption
will lead to relocation before it has the chance to escalate.
If emergency assistance is required the electronic messaging service which alerts staff on call should be used. There will be no use of a
physical red card when the school re-opens in August 2020.Behaviour Management Policy Annex January 2021
Appendix one
Example incident Consequence Further action/communication
Student found in ‘out of bounds areas’ at Student is isolated for breaks and lunches for Contact home made by pastoral manager or
break/lunch or intentionally mixing with other a week head of year
year group bubbles
Student found not wearing mask on corridors First occasion: Warning For occasion one and two, the member of
(when not exempt) Second occasion: C3 set staff who discovers the student should make
Third occasion: Period of Isolation contact home
For the period of isolation, the pastoral
manager or head of year should contact
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