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Stoke College Behaviour Policy

The main rule for all of us in school is that everyone should be treated with courtesy and consideration at all times. Pupils must follow the ‘Discipline Structure’ currently in force.

Personal
You always try to understand other people’s point of view. Speak politely to everyone (even if you feel bad-tempered): swearing and using bad language to anyone is not acceptable at any time.

You always wear the prescribed school uniform, and the appropriate kit for games, physical education and other physical activities, including any safety or protective clothing or equipment.

You should never behave inappropriately, physically or verbally, with any other person.

School Environment
You help keep the school clean by ensuring that all litter is placed in bins.

Tampering and interfering with property, equipment and fixtures & fittings will not be tolerated.

Timetabled Lessons
You prepare for each lesson by ensuring that you have everything with you for that lesson; you arrive on time and you are quiet and sensible at all times.

You should enter each lesson sensibly and quietly and go straight to your workplace, taking out all necessary books, pens and other equipment and then putting your bag in a sensible place, off the desk. It is understood that you will have all necessary equipment and books for the lesson.

Each lesson should begin and end in a courteous and orderly way and during the lesson you should listen carefully to instructions, not allowing yourself to be distracted into frivolous chatter or interfering in other people’s work or discussion.

During the lesson you should remain attentive and only speak when necessary for the progress of the lesson. Concentrate and pay careful attention when the teacher is talking to you or the whole class and if the class is asked a question put up a hand to answer: do not call out.

During each lesson you are expected to work quietly and sensibly with your classmates without distracting them or interfering with their work.

You must not leave a lesson without permission from your teacher: this will only be granted for ancillary lessons (e.g. music) or under exceptional circumstances.

Homework must be recorded in your Prep. Diary and completed as directed. At the end of the lesson you wait for instructions from your teacher who will tell you when to pack away and leave.

Eating, drinking and chewing are not allowed during lessons.

Personal Possessions
You should not bring into school any items other than those which are needed for use in lessons, these should all be clearly named.

Fireworks, weapons, cigarettes, matches, alcohol and non-prescribed or non-medicinal drugs will not be tolerated.

Audio equipment and magazines are not allowed (unless for lesson purposes).

Valuable items should not be brought into school and money should be limited to small amounts.

The buying and selling of personal possessions is not allowed unless with the written permission of parents and the knowledge of your form tutor.

Personal property should not be left unattended.
You are entirely responsible for your own property.

You must not interfere or tamper with the personal possessions of others. Stealing will not be tolerated.

Teachers & Adults in the school community
All adults in the school community should be treated courteously.

Teachers are in the position of parents/guardians while you are in school and there is no excuse for any form of disrespect at any time.

Any reasonable request from a teacher should be carried out at once and without argument.

Behaviour outside lessons
These occasions include break-times, school journeys and trips and other school organised events.

All of the expectations mentioned above will still apply, as appropriate, on any occasion when you are under school jurisdiction.

The Behaviour Policy
The Behaviour Policy and Discipline Structure is intended to deal with most aspects of pupil day to day behaviour at Stoke College.

Transgressors of the policy will be dealt with via the step system.

The Step System
The pupil will be reminded of his/her behaviour obligations by the teacher and asked to modify behaviour.

It is expected that this warning will be enough.

If it is not, a warning may be issued that a further transgression will result in a detention or being sent from the room.

If the warning is not heeded or the offence was considered by the teacher to be sufficiently serious to miss out the warning, a detention will be awarded. This will be recorded in the pupil’s prep diary.

A teacher on lunch break duty will administer the detentions each day in an agreed way. Two lunch time detentions issued in any one week will result in a Friday evening detention. (see discipline structure).

Serious Offences
More serious offences will normally result in a one-hour, after school, detention though each case will be considered on its merits and an alternative action may be deemed more appropriate in consultation with the tutor. Each such detention will be accompanied by a letter home.

There are times when the breaking of rules, regulations or the behaviour policy will need to be treated very seriously indeed. Examples of when this might be are repeated breaking of rules, discipline structure or the behaviour policy, bullying, stealing, breaking bounds etc. (This list is not exhaustive.) An appropriate punishment will be delivered at The Head’s, Deputy Head’s or Senior Teacher’s (when deputising for The Head) discretion. This may involve a series of after school detentions or in extreme circumstances, suspension or expulsion.

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