Behaviour and Relationships Curriculum

'Developing Future Citizens’

‘At Shefford Lower we aim to develop the whole child by teaching all learners to hold themselves to high standards of behaviour and individual values, meaning they are always respectful, responsible and ready to learn.’

Statement of Intent 

We recognise that achieving good behaviour takes constant and consistent effort. Therefore, to ensure high levels of consistency across the school, we constantly review our curriculum with the children so that our good habits are maintained. Our philosophy is to teach behaviour and values.

Introduction

 This curriculum has been designed to show the beliefs and values we want from all members of our school community.

We develop children’s character through our behaviour curriculum ‘Developing Future Citizens’.  In order to build and develop the whole child, we define the behaviours and habits that we expect children to demonstrate. We want to support our children to grow into adults who are polite, respectful and who put others before themselves. We believe that, as our children practise these behaviours over time, they become habits and social norms that positively shape how they feel about themselves and how other people perceive them.

Teaching the behaviour and relationships curriculum

The curriculum is taught explicitly alongside the traditional National Curriculum subjects. Children should learn the content of the curriculum so that they can recall the information and act upon it. At the start of each term, the behaviour curriculum is revisited with children and will continue to be reinforced throughout the year.  As with other curriculum content, this should be taught using explicit teaching.

All staff understand that deciding on and enforcing our expectations for the classroom does not just apply at the start of the year. Sometimes, children need reminding of those expectations and through positive framing, we can reinforce our expectations and by rehearsing routines we ensure that they are known, understood and enacted consistently. 

 Adaptations 

While this curriculum is intended for all pupils to teach consistent expectations, it will be applied in different year groups or areas of the school depending on pupils ages and may be applied differently depending on pupils' SEND needs. Sensitivity must be applied at all times when teaching the behaviour curriculum and adaptations will be made if and when needed to support all learners to achieve. 

Behaviour Skills 

As with all aspects of learning, we recognise that some children may need extra opportunities, support and encouragement to be confident, to follow rules, boundaries and our behaviour expectations. At Shefford Lower School we focus on the development of the whole child and employ many strategies to encourage these key skills. In terms of behaviour we recognise that Self - Regulation, Resilience, Collaboration and Applications of Values are fundamental in achieving this. We aim to work collaboratively within school and with partners to create a consistent approach between home and school and support the development of these skills. 

Our School Routines & Social Norms 

As a school we believe in consistency to support effective behaviour management and follow the below structures to ensure practice is consistent for all staff and children to foster the best learning environment and behaviour for learning.