Behaviour

Our Vision

We are an inclusive Church School with a commitment to providing quality education that meets the needs of all. We aim to create successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens through our Christian approach of love and cooperation. ‘Let all that you do be done in love’ encourages us to have a lifelong love of learning so we flourish as human beings.

‘Let all that you do be done in love’ 1 Corinthians ch16 v14

We believe that as a school, we work in partnership with parents and carers to lead, guide, encourage and instruct children within a framework of rights, responsibilities, values and rules. Effective behaviour management is essential to the smooth running of our school and in the creation of an environment where everyone’s faith, rights and responsibilities are addressed.

We are a Church of England First and Middle school where we respect and promote all Christian values. We have the highest expectations of conduct – we believe in the importance of good manners and in treating others with care and respect at all times, both in and outside of the classroom.

School Values:

Respect

Generosity

Love

Thankfulness

Honesty

Courage

Through consistent implementation of our Behaviour Policy, we aim to:

Support the improvement of standards of attainment of all our children, Pre-School to Year 7, and ensure that every child has the opportunity to achieve their best.

Establish and maintain a happy, calm and safe working environment.

Create an atmosphere where achievement is respected and valued.

Have clear and high expectations of children’s work and behaviour.

Establish good working relationships and encourage mutual respect.

Form an effective partnership with parents and children to maintain good discipline and behaviour.

Celebrate the demonstration of good conduct and behaviour for learning.

At St Barnabas, we aim to promote positive attitudes and respect through our three core rules:

Ready, Respectful, Safe

We are ready to learn.

We are respectful to each other and school/others’ property.

We keep ourselves safe in and out of school and online.

All staff use these rules to highlight the behaviour they want to see around school, which ensures rewards and consequences are applied consistently. Expectations are reinforced through worship and in the way that staff and pupils interact throughout the school, each and every day.

Bullying, including cyberbullying

If you or your child is worried about bullying, please contact us as soon as possible. The Anti-Bullying Policy can be found downloaded below. Please remember that the school cannot do anything about problems we know nothing about – just talk to us! If on the rare occasion the Anti-Bullying Policy is invoked, a full investigation will take place and an outcome is shared with all those involved.

Below is a list of websites which provide bullying support from several organisations: