The aims of the behaviour curriculum

Successful relationships are underpinned by the positive ethos promoted in our school; a culture which demands high expectations of staff and pupils, and which also demonstrates respect, tolerance and understanding of difference, in the drive towards equity of opportunity and high aspirations for all. We aim to create a culture of exceptionally good behaviour: for learning, for community and for life. We aim to build a community which values kindness, care, respect, tolerance and empathy for others and to help learners take control over their behaviour and be responsible for the consequences of it. We encourage pupils to value the diversity in our society and the environment in which they live whilst becoming active and responsible citizens, contributing to the community and society. Through encouraging positive behaviour patterns, we can promote good relationships throughout the school community built on trust and understanding. We believe that as pupils practise these behaviours, over time they become habits that positively shape how they feel about themselves and how other people perceive them. As philosopher Paul Durant states “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” (1926)This page is currently awaiting content

Teaching the curriculum

Good behaviours are explicitly taught and regularly refreshed to ensure all pupils understand the expectations of them. The behaviour and expectations curriculum sets out clear parameters for behaviours for learning, standards and routines so that we have a shared and consistent language of expectations across school.

The curriculum is taught explicitly during the first week in Autumn term alongside the traditional National Curriculum subjects

Children should learn the content of the curriculum so that they can recall the information and act upon it. At the start of each term, the behaviour curriculum is revisited with pupils and will continue to be

reinforced throughout the year. As with other curriculum content, this should be taught using explicit teaching

Teachers will also demonstrate these behaviours and ensure pupils have many opportunities to practise these (particularly in the first few days of term). It is expected that all pupils will know this content