A S T U D E N T G U I D E T O P O S I T I V E B E H A V I O U RA T O S S E T T A C A D E M Y

HOW WILL I BE REWARDED IN THE ACADEMY?

AWARDSEVENING

Students will be publicly recognised and rewarded for effort, attendance, punctuality, achievement and contribution to Academy life.Parents will be invited to attend.

MATERIALREWARDS

Students who achieve specific number of Achievement points will be entered in draws for prizes such as iTunes vouchers, iPod nano and iPod shuffle. Also every week all students who had 100% attendance the previous week are entered in the Attendance Lottery draw with a voucher as a prize.At the end of the year, there will be reward activities for hundreds of students in all year groups.

ASSEMBLIESThroughout the academic year , students will be recognised in assemblies for attendance, effort, achievement and contributions to Academy life.

POSTCARDS &PARENTAL CONTACT

As students achieve specific number of Achievement points, postcards will be sent home by Learning Leaders and SLT.Once per term, Form Tutors will select 3 students who have shown exceptional effort or improvement and the Learning Leader or Senior Leadership Team will telephone parents / write to them to commend them.

ACHIEVEMENTPOINTS

You are awarded Achievement Points/Gold stars:By subject teachers for: Ready to Learn, outstanding effort, achievement, homework and attitudeBy Form Tutors for: Attendance and Punctuality, Clean Slate (no negative comments in a week) and extra curricular activities

CERTIFICATES

Certificates are awarded over the school year as follows:

Academy Award 1080+ Governor Award 960 Principal’s Award 840 Diamond Award 720 Platinum Award 600 Gold Award 480 Silver Award 360 Crystal Award 240 Bronze Award 120

Presented by the Principal Presented by a GovernorPresented by the Principal Presented by SLT link Presented by SLT link Presented by Learning Leader Presented by Learning Leader Presented by Form Tutor Presented by Form Tutor

HOW WILL I BE REWARDED IN THE ACADEMY?

You are awarded Achievement Points / Gold Stars:

By subject teachers for: Ready to Learn, outstanding effort, achievement, homework and attitude

By Form Tutors for: Attendance and Punctuality, Clean Slate (no negative comments in a week) and extra curricular activities

ACHIEVEMENT POINTS TEACHER/FT

PLATINUM (600) SLT

SILVER (360) LL

DIAMOND (720) SLT

GOLD (480) LL

BRONZE (120) FT

CRYSTAL (240) FT

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD (840) AWR

GOVERNOR’S AWARD (960) GOV

ACADEMY AWARD (1080+) GOV/AWR

ACHIEVEMENT POINTS

REWARD***POINTS

1080+

CERTIFICATE

ACADEMY AWARD

PRESENTED BY

GOV/AWR

120 BRONZE FT CERTIFICATE

240 CRYSTAL FTCERTIFICATE + NOTE IN PLANNER

+ PRAISE ASSEMBLY

360 SILVER LLCERTIFICATE + PRAISE ASSEMBLY

+ DRAW (£15 ITUNES VOUCHER)

480 GOLD LLCERTIFICATE + POSTCARD

+ (£20 ITUNES VOUCHER)

600 PLATINUM SLT LINKCERTIFICATE + LETTER

+ DRAW (IPOD SHUFFLE)

720 DIAMOND SLT LINK CERTIFICATE + PHONE CALL HOME+ DRAW (£25 SHOP VOUCHER)

840 PRINCIPAL’S AWARD AWR CERTIFICATE + POSTCARD+ PRIZE (IPOD NANO)

960 GOVERNOR’S AWARD GOV CERTIFICATE + PRESENTATION OFVOUCHER (£30 SHOP VOUCHER)

MEDAL AWARDED -REWARDS EVENING

IN LESSON:

If a student arrives at his/her lesson, on time and with all his/her equipment (planner, pencil case and subject specific equipment) the classroom teacher will award a Ready to Learn achievement point.

If during the lesson, a student displays outstanding effort, produces outstanding work or makes outstand-ing contributions, the teacher will award additional achievement points.

IN FORM:

Students will have weekly discussions with their form tutor about behaviour, punctuality and attendance.

If a student has no negative points given the week before, then the form tutor will record a Clean Slate award, which is worth 5 achievement points. The form tutor will also stamp the planner to indicate this award. During these weekly conversations, students may also be issued with additional achievement points for contribution to extra curricular activities.

*** Prizes may be subject to change

ATTENDANCE

At Ossett Academy we believe that every day counts in students’ education. Regular attendance is essential for young people to achieve their maximum potential. Students should attend the Academy each day and on time (the Academy day starts at 8.30am) in order to ensure that they have a regular routine to support them with their learning. It also prepares them for the world of work where attendance and punctuality are crucial.

Good attendance and punctuality are part of the regular discussions between form tutors and students and they play a significant role in our Rewards system. Good attendance and punctuality are rewarded through the allocation of positive points towards the student’s cumulative total, letters sent home to parents and students are eligible for a prize through the Attendance Weekly Lottery draw.

In order to recognise all those students who have 100% attendance, a weekly Attendance Lottery draw is carried out during assembly, for each year group. All the names of students who had 100% attendance the week before , are entered in a draw and the winner receives a shop voucher.

Good attendance is also considered for any reward trips and activities.

THRESHOLDATTENDANCE

100%

80%

81%

82%

83%

84%

85%

86%

87%

88%

89%

90%

91%

92%

93%

94%

95%

96%

97%

98%

99%

ACTUALATTENDANCE

190 DAYS

152 DAYS

154 DAYS

156 DAYS

158 DAYS

159.5 DAYS

161.5%

163 DAYS

165 DAYS

167 DAYS

169 DAYS

171 DAYS

173 DAYS

175 DAYS

177 DAYS

179 DAYS

180.5 DAYS

182.5 DAYS

184 DAYS

186 DAYS

188 DAYS

DAYSABSENT

0

38

36

34

32

30.5

28.5

27

25

23

21

19

17

15

13

11

9.5

7.5

6

4

2

LEARNINGHOURS LOST

0

190

180

170

160

152.5

142.5

135

125

115

105

95

85

75

65

55

47.5

37.5

30

20

10

DESCRIPTION

EXCELLENT

GOOD

CAUSE FOR CONCERN

CRITICAL

HOW WILL I BE REWARDED IN THE ACADEMY?

CERTIFICATES

Students are rewarded with achievement points during lessons and during form time. The cumulative total of the achievement points is closely monitored by the Learning Leaders and form tutors.

Once students reach a specific threshold they are presented with a certificate for that level by either their form tutor, their Learning Leader, their SLT link , the Principal or a Governor, in recognition of their good behaviour.

Each certificate is also complemented by another reward varying from a note in the planner to entry for a prize draw to telephone contact home to presentation in assemblies.

POSTCARDS

As students accumulate a specific number of Achievement points, postcards will be sent home by Learning Leaders and SLT.

In addition, curriculum areas may also send subject specific postcards home as a recognition of achievement / effort of students in their areas.

TELEPHONE CALLS

Once per term, Form Tutors select 3 students who have shown exceptional effort or exceptional improvement in behaviour and attendance.

The Learning Leader or Senior Leadership Team will telephone parents / write to them to commend them.

ASSEMBLIES

Every week each year group has an assembly on a particular theme. Praise assemblies are usually held to- wards the end of each half term to celebrate students’ achievements. Throughout the academic year, students will be recognised in these praise assemblies for attendance, effort, achievement and contributions to Academy life. Various rewards will be handed out by each Learning Leader to a variety of students.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I MISBEHAVE AROUND THE ACADEMY?

STAGE 3

COMMENT

(Planner &Class Charts)

STAGE 3

EXCLUSION

(Fixed Term/Permanent )

STAGE 4

ACADEMY

DETENTION

STAGE 5

ISOLATION

3 NEGATIVE COMMENTS IN A LESSON = DETENTION

9 NEGATIVE COMMENTS IN A HALF TERM = DETENTION

3 DETENTIONS IN A WEEK = 1 DAY ISOLATION

6 DETENTIONS IN A HALF TERM = 1 DAY ISOLATION

3 DAYS OF ISOLATION IN A WEEK = PARENTAL MEETING AND/OR EXCLUSION

BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT—STAGES OF ESCAL ATION

PLANNER REMOVED BY THE TEACHER AND KEPT ON THE DESK UNTIL THE END OF THE LESSON

FIRST VERBAL WARNING TEACHER

NEGATIVE COMMENT IN PLANNER AND CLASS CHARTS

FINAL VERBAL WARNING TEACHER

SECOND NEGATIVE COMMENT IN PLANNER AND CLASS CHARTS

MOVE SEATS IN CLASSROOM TEACHER

STUDENT NOT COMPLYING IN DEPT ON CALL ROOM, REMOVED BY STAFF ON CALL AND TAKEN TO REMOVALS ROOM FOR REST OF THE LESSON. AUTOMATIC ISOLATION FOLLOWING DAY. INTERVIEW BY AO/LL AND RECORDED ON REGISTER

REMOVED FROM ON CALL ROOM AO/LL/SLT

DEPT ON CALL SYSTEM : REMOVAL TO ANOTHER ROOM IN DEPT AND AUTOMATIC ACADEMY DETENTION - RECORDED ON PLANNER AND CLASS CHARTS BY TEACHER (N4-DEPT ONCALL)

REMOVED FROM CLASSROOM TEACHER/CTL

1,2 OR 3 DAYS - IF LATE , REPEAT THE PERIOD(S) MISSED / IF ABSENT, MAKE UP DAY(S) WHEN RETURN. RECORDED ON ISOLATION REGISTER

ISOLATION AO/LL/SLT

FIXED TERM EXCLUSIONS:• INTERNAL—9:30-4:00PM• ALTERNATIVE• EXTERNALUPON RETURN FROM EXTERNAL/ALTERNATIVE EXCLUSION, 1 DAY IN ISOLATION AND ON REPORT (PSP/LL)

EXCLUSION SLT

DETENTIONS IN I-BASE (1 HOUR) EVERY DAY MON-THU. STUDENTS NOT TURNING UP , AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED IN PRINCIPAL’S DETENTION (FRIDAY 1.5 HOURS). DETENTIONS ARE GIVEN FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY (IN PLANNER + CLASS CHARTS)

DETENTION CT/FT/LLAO/SLT

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POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SYSTEM AT OSSETT ACADEMY

AUTOMATIC DETENTION (FOLLOWING DAY)

REMOVAL TO DEPT ON CALL ROOM

Logged by classroom staff on Class Charts (N4-DeptOn Call, then Detention) & planner (Detention section)

3 NEGATIVE COMMENTSIN 1 LESSON

Staff use the SIMS SOS button or walkie talkie to call SS. Staff remove student to Removals room and interview. Logged in Removals register by SS and in SIMS (N5-Removals room). AUTOMATIC ISOLATION following day.

REMOVAL FROM DEPT ON-CALLROOM TO REMOVALS ROOM

AUTOMATIC DETENTION (FOLLOWING DAY)

Logged by Form Tutor in Class Charts (Detention) and in planner (Detention section)

9 NEGATIVE COMMENTSIN 1 HALF TERM

1st occurrence 2 LATES IN A WEEK = LETTER TO PARENTS

ANY LATE AFTER THAT = COMMENT IN CLASS CHARTS AND PLANNER AND DETENTION (FOLLOWING DAY)

LATE (AM)

1 DAY IN ISOLATION AND CONTACT WITH PARENTS (LL/AO)3 DETENTIONS

IN 1 WEEK

1 DAY IN ISOLATION (LL/AO)6 DETENTIONS IN A HALF TERM

MEETING WITH PARENTS AND/OR EXCLUSION (LL/AO)3 DAYS IN ISOLATION

1 BREAK OF CONTRACT = 1 DAY ISOLATION

3 BREAKS OF CONTRACT = MEETING WITH AWRCONTRACT (PSP) WITH LL/AWR

(FOLLOWING EXCLUSION)

On return from exclusion, students spend the day in isolation (except with Internal Exclusion)

INTERNAL : 9:30-4:00PM (In Isolation until meeting with parents)

ALTERNATIVE (on return, 1 day isolation)

EXTERNAL (on return, 1 day in Isolation)

EXCLUSION

DETENTIONS

Academy detentions will be carried out Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 3:00pm till 4:00pm, in Mayo Hall. (1 hour).

Principal’s Detention, on a Friday, 3:00pm till 4:30pm, in Mayo Hall Detentions issued/recorded in planner and Class Charts by either :

1) Teacher recording 3rd comment in a lesson (N4-DEPT ONCALL)

2) AO/LL/SLT interviewing student—Removals room register

3) Form Tutor checking planners (9 negatives in 1/2 term)

Students arriving more than 10 minutes late to detention without good reason, automatically go into

Principal’s detention on a Friday for 1.5 hours. .

Students missing a detention without parental contact, automatically go into Principal’s detention on a

Friday for 1.5 hours.

Staff on detention rota take register and re-book missing students for Principal’s detention. AOs will see students first thing in the morning and put a note in their planner.

Form tutors check planners daily and when negative comments add up to 9 , issue/check detention and cross off the comments to avoid double counting.

Parents will not be notified officially from the Academy as the detention should be recorded in planners and students should show their planners to parents / parents should check planners daily.

3 negative comments in a lesson = automatic Academy detention

9 Negative comments over 1/2 term = automatic Academy Detention

Removal from classroom (3rd negative comment) = automatic Academy detention (N4-Dept OnCall)

6 detentions (over a 1/2 term) = 1 day in Isolation

MONDAY (3:00-4:00)

TUESDAY (3:00-4:00)

WEDNESDAY (3:00-4:00)

THURSDAY (3:00-4:00)

FRIDAY (3:00-4:30)

CTL + LL + Staff

SLT + Staff

SLT + Staff

SLT + Staff

SLT /CTL

UNIFORM

Uniform worn incorrectly

A negative comment written in planner and in Class Charts. (Staff when they come across it during the day and Form Tutors daily in the morning). Students should present their planners whenever asked by any member of staff

Inappropriate uniform

Hoodies

if a student is wearing a hoodie around school, the hoodie should be confiscated and taken to student services (appropriate Key Stage office). Students can collect their hoodie from Student Services at 3:00pm. A negative comment recorded in the planner (U - Uniform)

If a student refuses to hand over the hoodie, staff should record a second negative comment in the planner (F – Failure to follow instructions) and report it to Student Services who will then track the student and remove the hoodie.

Skirts / Trousers / Pumps

First offence

Letter + Phone call home by Achievement Officer and student given ‘reasonable’ time to correct issue (usually no more than 48 hours)

Repeat offence

Negative comment (U) as appropriate and:

Inappropriate skirt / trousers– the student will be issued with a note and sent home to correct the uni- form and expected to return to the Academy as soon as possible to resume normal lessons.

Inappropriate footwear - the student will be issued with a note and sent home to correct the uniform and expected to return to the Academy as soon as possible to resume normal lessons.

STUDENT SERVICES

The area is accessible to students during the school day if :

• There is an emergency or medical reason

• Invited by a Learning Leader or Achievement Officer or EWO (note required)

• To report an incident.

• To sign in , if late to school

Students must try and use alternative routes to classrooms during busy times.

NEGATIVE COMMENTS

Staff will be challenging inappropriate behaviour and recording incidents both in planners (using the red dabber) and in Class Charts. When using the red dabber , staff should enter the code for the behaviour as it appears in the table below and the staff code next to it. Red marks should be appearing at the left hand side of the students’ planner, on the day the behaviour occurred. (see example below)

Form tutors will be doing visual checks of student planners every morning during form time. If 9 comments are found, then a detention for the following day will be recorded in Class Charts and the comments crossed off.

3 Negative Comments in a lesson = Academy detention (1 hour)

9 Negative comments over 1/2 term = Academy Detention (1 hour)

3 Academy detentions in a week = 1 day in Isolation

6 Academy detentions over 1/2 term = 1 day in Isolation

Removal from Dept OnCall room = 1 day in Isolation

3 days of Isolation = Parental meeting/Exclusion

Negative comments will be logged both in the student planner using the codes below and in Class Charts.

Parent Accounts in Class Charts and signing of planners will allow parents to monitor comments and detentions.

CODE

V

H

E

L

DE

S

U

T

DI

LTR

VA

M

F

SW

VANDALISM

HOMEWORK

EQUIPMENT

LATE

DEFIANCE

SMOKING

UNIFORM

TRUANCY

DISRUPTION

LITTER

VERBAL ABUSE

MOBILE PHONE

FAILURE TO FOLLOWINSTRUCTIONS

SWEARING

CATEGORY

The expectation is that Planners should be opened at the correct page and on desks , in registration and lessons. Must be available to show any member of staff at all times.

PLANNER

• THE SCHOOL PLANNER IS CENTRAL TO POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR •

Lost or damaged planners must be replaced immediately.

It is the student’s responsibility to show any home or school communication in the planner, including notification of detentions, to the relevant person.

Planner not signed - negative comment logged in planner and Class Charts (E—Equipment).

Detentions will be recorded in planners (Detention section) and Class Charts.

Comments will be recorded in planners using the key provided (code, staff code, period).

Planners will be checked daily by form tutors. If students come into school with no planner, FT issues a daily planner sheet to be used during the day and transfer to the planner when the student gets home.

Planner checks will be carried out weekly by Learning Leaders and fortnightly by the SLT link during form time and during Academy Walks

PUNCTUALITY (Lates am)

Staff at the end of drive:

Record comment in planners of students coming in late (red dab with L code and staff initials) and in Late Register Folder.

Students arriving late in school without planners , names are recorded on Late Register Folder. All students recorded on the Late Register Folder entered on SIMS as Late

Students with LATE passes , should not be recorded on the register or have planners stamped

Consequences

First instance of 2 lates in a week - a letter will be sent to parents alerting them

Subsequent lates in any week - recorded in planner and Class Charts—automatic Academy detention (1 hour) the following day.

CODE

V

H

E

L

DE

S

U

T

DI

LTR

VA

M

F

SW

VANDALISM

HOMEWORK

EQUIPMENT

LATE

DEFIANCE

SMOKING

UNIFORM

TRUANCY

DISRUPTION

LITTER

VERBAL ABUSE

MOBILE PHONE

FAILURE TO FOLLOWINSTRUCTIONS

SWEARING

CATEGORY

INCLUSION PROVISION

ISOLATION

Students are placed in Isolation as a pre-booked sanction.

Students in Isolation must register with their form tutor first, then make their way to the Isolation room. Students should not arrive before 8:50am and will finish school at 3:30pm

Only SLT or LL/AO can book students in Isolation.

Students in Isolation are there either as a pre-booked sanction or during the day from the Removals room following decision of LL/SLT. Letters are sent home about the Isolation.

When students arrive , they should place their bags and coats on the overhead shelf and their planner on the desk, opened on the correct day.

Students returning from an exclusion also spend 1 day in Isolation, as part of their re-integration process.

Whilst in Isolation students must comply with Isolation rules. If not, they will be marked with a cross (X) for every instance of non-compliance. When a student accumulates 4 crosses, they repeat the day in Isolation. Inclusion staff will check the Isolation register at the end of the day and if appropriate they will rebook a student for the following day, record it in SIMS and notify the relevant AO.

If students walk out of Isolation, they repeat the day in Isolation.

If students repeat Isolation 3 times in a week, parents come in for a meeting.

Whilst students are in Isolation, they order their lunch which is brought over for them or they bring a packed lunch.

REMOVALS ROOM

If students have to be removed from the Dept On Call room, they are taken to the Removals Room by the AO On Call. The removal from the original lesson has already triggered an automatic detention the fol- lowing day. Removal from the Dept OnCall room is an automatic 1 day in Isolation. When a student arrives at the Removals Room:

1. An Achievement Officer / Learning Leader will interview the student about the incident and the Removals Room register will be filled in.

2. Unless a more serious sanction is needed, the AO/LL will record the removal in SIMS/Class Charts (N5-Removals Room) and action as Isolation.

3. Then the student will be booked in the Isolation register for the following day

4. Student returns to his/her next lesson.

If further serious sanctions are deemed appropriate immediately, LL and SLT to make a decision. The student remains in the Removals Room until decision is made. The student will return to the next lesson unless it’s necessary to be isolated.