School Placement. Describe the policies and procedures of the setting relevant to promoting children and young peoples behaviour.

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TDA 2.9 – Support children and young people’s positive behaviour

Unit 1.1

Describe the policies and procedures of the setting relevant to promoting children and young people’s behaviour.

St Mary’s school has and uses many different ways of promoting and encouraging good behaviour. In the KS1 class I work in they have a display on the class wall of “what makes a good class”. This is a list, which goes through different things to make a good class by demonstrating behaviour in a “recipe” style list for example it says “mix in 30 children” and “sprinkle in good manners”. The teacher will remind the class of this “recipe” if ever behaviour is not up to standard.

The school does not tolerate bullying and operates a “Buddy bus stop” every playtime. Children from a couple of the classes are on a rota. They have to wear a sash and look out for anyone that might not have anyone to play with. This encourages children to look out for each other and encourages different age groups to mix.

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Every week the school has a “Fab assembly” in which one person from each class is chosen to be “star of the week” and this is presented by the head teacher and a certificate is given out. There are also special mentions given out and star lunches for children who have eaten well at lunch time. They get to sit on a special table the following week and are given treats like biscuits/breadsticks and juice instead of water.

Attendance is monitored very closely. Holidays are not permitted during term time and are not authorised if requested. Although ...

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A very good descriptive essay that contains some excellent examples of behaviour practise in a school setting. The writer could extend the second half of the essay by reading the school policy and discussing it a little further. This would allow discussion of how the examples demonstrate the policy in action. ****