Examples Of Unacceptable Behaviour In Schools

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Schools employ a number of sanctions to embed the school rules, and to ensure a safe and positive learning environment. They employ each sanction appropriately and sensitively to each individual situation. The following are considered to be examples of unacceptable behaviour:
Teasing / unkind behaviour
Disruptive behaviour
Poor attitude / work rate
Failure to do homework
Bad language
Damage to property / equipment
In such circumstances for children and young people the following sanctions maybe deployed:
A normal class warning system of:
Verbal warning
Name on the board
Two tick system which means if a child gets their name on the board and then two ticks beside their name they stay in at playtime or lunchtime to finish work or write down why they are being kept in.
After and sometimes alongside this system they may also use the following warning system:
Child moved in the classroom to a seat/table on their own to work
Child moved to another class to work for morning or afternoon or both
Headteacher removes the child from alternative class and child works in Headteacher’s office.
If all of this fails then the school may carry out a fixed term exclusion.
The following are considered to be examples of seriously unacceptable behaviour:
Persistent failure to improve on any of the above examples of unacceptable behaviour
Bullying (as defined in the Anti-Bullying and Equality Policies)
Verbal abuse / defiance to staff
Violent behaviour
Serious acts of vandalism
Schools do not