Holy Cross is committed to creating an environment where exemplary behaviour is at the heart of productive learning. Everyone is expected to maintain the highest standards of personal conduct, to accept responsibility for their behaviour and encourage others to do the same. Our behaviour policy guides staff to teach self-discipline. It echoes our core values with a heavy emphasis on respectful behaviour, a partnership approach to managing behaviour and dynamic interventions that support staff and learners. Consistency, clear, calm adult behaviour underpins this.

Aims

• To provide a clear, fair and consistent approach to behaviour based on nurturing principles and restorative practices.
• To foster, nurture and value strong and healthy relationships in recognition of the importance of this as a lifelong skill.
• To provide a safe, respectful, equitable and happy school ethos where learning opportunities are maximised.
• To give staff the tools to enable them to support and equip children with strategies to manage their behaviour and build positive relationships with others.
• To create a culture of exceptionally good behaviour: for learning, for community for life
• To ensure that all learners are treated fairly, shown respect and to promote good relationships.
• To refuse to give learners attention and importance for poor conduct
• To help learners take control over their behaviour and be responsible for the consequences of it.
• To ensure that excellent behaviour is a minimum expectation for all

At Holy Cross we have high expectations for all pupils; we expect children to be Holy Cross ready by demonstrating our core values. This is recognised through weekly values certificates at assembly, positive reinforcement strategies, recognition boards in classrooms, the 'above and beyond' recognition book in the Head teacher's office and end of term Golden Assemblies.

We want all of the Holy Cross family to live out daily our mission statement of 'Building relationships with God and each other, working hard in faith and hope to give our best in all things’ through following the rules of -

• Ready
• Respect
• Kind

In addition, we wish to give recognition to pupils who go 'Over & Above'.

'Over and above' behaviours include exceeding our school values, impacting the wider Holy Cross community and showing Holy Cross initiative.

‘If you reward children for going over and above then there is no limit to their excellent behaviour.'

Paul Dix