Our Principles

At Stocksbridge Junior School we are committed to ensuring that our children develop healthy behaviours that enable them to engage fully in life and learning, both during their school years and in later life.

We aim to ensure that Stocksbridge Junior School is:

• an inclusive school where everyone has the right to be themselves, be happy, feel safe, feel valued, listened to and respected at all of the time.
• a school where our REACH values lead practice and guide the behaviours of all (children, school staff, other professionals and parents)

• an environment where expectation with regard to healthy behaviours are clear and where less healthy and serious misbehaviours are understood by all.
• a school where all parties are offered induction so that behavioural expectations are clear.
• a school where the development of healthy behaviours is not left to chance but taught as a key part of a broad and balanced curriculum.
• an environment where healthy behaviours are encouraged through their celebration and recognition.
• a place where there is time for reflection and learning with regard to less healthy behaviours – a commitment to long term changes in behaviour as required (both on site, off site and online, as appropriate).
• a school where consequences for less healthy behaviours are logical and help to support healthier behaviours to develop (both on site, off site and online, as appropriate).
• an environment where all forms of bullying (including online), sexual harassment or sexual violence (as defined in the Behaviour Policy) are met with zero tolerance and full investigation.
• a school where all persistent breaches of behavioural expectations are addressed and supported through stringent measures with suspension or exclusion being a last resort.
• a place where SEND needs are recognised and behavioural approaches are adjusted in accordance with need.
• a place where behaviour is also considered as an indicator of unmet need, a call for help or protection and, in some cases, an indication of a child suffering harm (see Safeguarding Policy).
• a place where support for all of the above needs is responsive and fine tunes for the best possible outcome.
• a school where the roles and responsibilities of all parties in supporting healthy behaviour are well defined and understood, our team aiming for the best behavioural outcomes for all.
• an environment where qualitative and quantitative data is scrutinized in order to guide behavioural approaches, supporting the best outcomes for all.
• a school that works in partnership with parents/carers to develop and promote healthy behaviours.
• a school that seeks the advice of appropriate outside agencies, where necessary, in support of children who may struggle to reach behavioural expectations.

Our Behaviour Policy is available to download from www.chorustrust.org/policies.

This written statement and the Behaviour Policy apply to all pupils when in school, when engaged in extra-curricular activities such as educational trips and visits (residential and non-residential), when travelling to and from school and when online.