Behaviour Policy

Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to provide a clear guidance to students, staff, parents/carers and other stakeholders about the expectations of the school with regard to behaviour management and the strategies used to maintain and promote an effective learning environment within the lessons, around school and whilst participating in offsite educational visits.

Sixth Form Behaviour Expectations

Thamesview expects all who attend Sixth Form to behave within an ethos of mutual respect and are considered as young adults who should set a model of good behaviour for other students. We expect students to make informed choices about their conduct and meet all Sixth Form expectations. A student may lose their place in Sixth Form if expected standards of behaviour, attendance or punctuality are not met. This includes punctuality, attendance and behaviour during Form Time.

Punctuality and Attendance*

• Students are expected to maintain an attendance of 95% and above
• All students are expected to arrive to school on time and to attend Form Time, regardless of having morning lesson on their timetable for that day. Students not arriving to attend Form Time will be issued an automatic 1 hour after school detention
• Students are expected to arrive to lessons on time, in the event of lateness to lessons students are to be given a social time detention
• Truancy from lessons to be sanctioned with a one hour after school detention
• Parents/carers are expected to inform Miss O’Toole and Head of Sixth Form if students are to be absent for any reason. This should be reported on the day of absence
• Students MUST sign-in/out via the iPad when arriving on school site and leaving school site.

*Please see appendix 1 for further details

Study Periods and Laptop Use

• Students are expected to use study periods to support the management of workload, support meeting deadlines and must be present in the common room or study area
• Laptops are to be bought to lessons where required and it is the responsibility of the student to ensure it is charged and ready for use
• Laptops are provided to students by the school and students are required to sign an ‘Equipment Loan Agreement’

Behaviour for Learning Procedures

Initial concerns

Stage One

Work related behaviours:

Where class work/ homework is not being completed or a poor attitude to learning is shown, a student will be set a one-hour detention to complete missing tasks. This is to be recorded on Bromcom.

Following 3 work related logs in a subject in a two-week period, or following a rapid escalation in logs the subject teacher will:

• Have a conversation with the student identifying the reasons for missed/incomplete work and/or poor behaviour
• Provide subject specific support as required
• Following log 3 inform parents/carers of the concern

Behaviour Logs 1-3:

• The member of staff identifying the issue manages the behaviour and reports this
• The form tutor will meet with the student; a focused discussion on improving behaviour will take place.
• Where a student is late to lessons 3 or more times in a four-week period. The Head of Year will meet with the student and give the student a warning about their punctuality, discussing reasons and offering support where required. Parent/carer to be informed. This is to be recorded on Bromcom.

Stage Two

After two weeks of repeated work related (in a specific subject) or behaviour incidents or sooner if there is an escalation of incidents.

Work related:

• The form tutor will meet with students to identify reasons for work related logs and provide support where required in liaison with Head of Sixth Form
• Director/Subject leader conversation with student or Head of Sixth Form
• Subject report monitored by a member of the Sixth Form pastoral team
• Parent/carer will be informed and a copy of the behaviour policy will be sent home.

Behaviour (including punctuality) logs:

• A behaviour report will be issued by the Head of Sixth Form and monitored daily by the form tutor
• The form tutor will meet with the student; a focused discussion on improving behaviour will take place

Stage Three

After two weeks of repeated work (in one or more subjects) or behaviour related incidence or rapid escalation of incidence.

Head of Sixth Form will:

• Contact parents/carers to alert them to concerns
• Identify appropriate support for the student and possible interventions. Support will be provided for study skills, organisation skills, time management, counselling, supervised study periods or detentions put in to place for students to catch-up
• Head of Sixth Form to provide a behaviour report which is monitored daily
• The privilege to leave school during the day may be removed
• The privilege to have access to mobile phones during school hours may be removed
• Following a two-week period a formal review will take place with the student and decision will be made to remain on stage three or move to stage four

Disciplinary Stage

Stage Four (first disciplinary)

• The student will attend a formal meeting with the Head of Sixth Form, in which they will be given a verbal warning that improvement is required
• Parents/carers will be informed of the issue of a verbal warning
• Parents/carers will be informed in writing as a follow up that this is the first stage of disciplinary procedures
• The student will remain on report; monitoring will take place over three weeks by the Head of Sixth Form

Stage Five (second disciplinary)

Failure to meet targets identified on the report:

• If there is no improvement the student will attend a second formal meeting with the Head of Sixth Form. Parents/carers will be asked to attend the meeting. A written warning will be issued. Monitoring will take place over four weeks and the student will remain on report.

Stage Six (third Disciplinary)

If there is insufficient improvement, a third meeting will be held which will be attended by the student, parent/carer, Head of Sixth form and DHT. A final written warning is likely to be issued stating that should improvements not be seen immediately (over a one-week period) the student will lose their place at Thamesview. The student will remain on report for the one-week period.

Final Disciplinary

If no improvement is seen in the one-week period the student will be informed of the lost place at Thamesview.

Work related logs may be given for:

• Negative attitude to learning
• Off task or passive behaviour
• Incomplete or poor standards in class or homework/Missed deadlines
• Failure to catch up work and homework following absence
• Inappropriate behaviour which disrupts learning for the student or others

Behaviour logs may be given for:

• Inappropriate use of mobile phones which will be confiscated and given to the Head of Year/Welfare Support Manager
• Failure to adhere to the dress code
• Refusal to follow instructions
• Littering and lack of respect for the environment (including Sixth Form Common room and Study area)

Serious Breaches of Conduct

Serious breaches of conduct could result in stages five or six of the policy being implemented immediately.

• Threatening behaviour
• Verbal abuse to members of staff
• Violence
• Bullying
• Vandalism
• Any form of discrimination
• Breaches of data protection e.g. unauthorised recording of individuals

Immediate Loss of Place at Thamesview

• Serious actual or threatened violence against a student or member of staff
• Sexual misconduct
• Possession of illegal drugs in school and/or alcohol
• Bringing an offensive weapon in to school

Uniform Expectations

Students are expected to dress smartly for Sixth Form.  Smart business wear is expected, at all times ** BTEC Sport Students may wear appropriate PE Kit when they are due to have a practical lesson.

If uniform expectations (identified below) are not met students may be sent home to correct their attire if this is considered to be necessary. Persistence in not meeting the correct expectations will result in behaviour logs being accumulated.

Boys: Smart plain tailored trousers with a shirt which should be buttoned up at the front and tucked in (tie required). In addition to the shirt, students are permitted to wear smart jackets, jumpers and cardigans.  No polo shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, ‘lumberjack’ style shirts or jeans/jean-style trousers.  Shoes and socks should be worn – no trainers or casual footwear allowed.  

Girls: Smart tailored skirt/trousers or a tailored dress (no leather or denim).  Blouses or smart tops to be worn with trousers/skirts. Jeans/jean-style trousers are not permitted. Skirts should be of an appropriate length. Dresses and tops must cover underwear straps, must not be low cut and must not show any midriff or cleavage. Smart jackets, jumpers and cardigans are allowed.

Hoodies, vests, leggings, lycra, tracksuits, shorts, trainers or casual footwear are not allowed

Natural length nails are permitted and minimal jewellery can be worn (necklace, watch, bracelet and studs). Natural make-up is also permitted.

Sixth Form Area Expectations

Common Room:

• Respect the space
• Leave the area tidy
• Put litter in the bin
• Be aware of lessons going on around the common room area – keep the noise down

Study Area (Study Room Etiquette):

• This is a silent working space
• No food or drink
• No loud music
• No sitting on desks
• Mobile phones should be on silent

Rewards Procedure

The Purpose:

• To motivate and encourage students
• To recognise achievement
• To foster a healthy atmosphere of competition between individuals and year groups
• To promote a culture of achievement and hard work
• To underpin and promote the characteristics of being a successful learner

The system:

Students are able to receive Golden Tickets throughout the year. These can be awarded by teachers, LSA’s or other staff and are recorded on the Bromcom system. Examples of what students should be rewarded for are:

• Skills – Thinking Skills, Concentration, Creativity, Making a positive contribution to lessons
• Personal Attributes – Caring, Politeness, Kindness, Friendship, Upholding community values,
• Supporting others
• School Work - Showing determination and effort, Successful achievement in test or
• competitions, Excellent progress, Producing a high standard of work in lessons, Good
• teamwork, Excellent homework, Excellent presentation
• Representing our school
• Outstanding attendance

N.B. Students are not awarded a Reward Point for good behaviour, as this is a normal expectation

Students will receive individual and collective rewards for the amount of Golden Tickets received and maintaining 95% or above attendance.

All conduct, positive and negative, are to be logged onto Bromcom