Behaviour - The Crescent Academy

At our academy,

We believe that behaviour sets the climate for learning to take place. We have 3 simple rules we follow and demonstrate in all aspects of our provision; whether pupil or adult. Our house system is comparable only to that seen in Harry Potter books and this enthuses children to ‘give everything their all’ in every aspect of the day – reflecting the resilience needed to access the curriculum and beyond.

In every room and around every corner of our special academy, children demonstrate 5 values which make us all proud! They show that they take Pride in all they do, have Resilience in abundance, are Open-hearted to all, they celebrate everything and all that is Unique and finally, Crescent children are a Determined group!

Our competitive curriculum,

At The Crescent Academy we have developed a competitive curriculum to not only celebrate all areas of the school curriculum but to offer each and every child an opportunity to excel. Children represent and uphold values, team spirit and togetherness when representing their team houses, helped with family members, teachers, support staff and all members of The Crescent family allocated a house team. All children contribute and take part in a weekly competitive curriculum challenge helping their teams towards the goal of earning the most house points weekly, termly and yearly, in order to earn prizes and experiences, such as discos, party afternoons, film rewards, swimming experiences and so much more!

Our academy rules,

These link to the British Values which underpin all that we work towards each day. These are displayed in all classrooms and children are able to describe what actions they should take to follow each rule. Our rules are easily remembered:

Always tell the truth
Respect everybody; showing kindness and manners
Give everything your all

Children who follow these rules consistently will be rewarded with:

Positive praise - verbally.
Celebration of achievements with headteacher or a member of SLT every Friday morning in assemblies.
Team points towards competitive curriculum areas.
Celebration within house teams, with rewards (five times a year).
Every term there is an award assembly, parents are invited to this and we celebrate children who have made progress and who have made a positive class contribution. The children receive a book prize, certificate and trophy.
Plus, a head teacher’s special award for outstanding achievement.
Attendance award for best class termly.

If a child misbehaves during the day a verbal warning will be given. We will ensure that the child understands why their behaviour was inappropriate. They will be asked to make a positive behaviour choice with clear consequences agreed with the child. Should a consequence need to be put into place for an individual, this will progress through the following:

Yellow/red cards – verbal warning once then yellow card, twice the red card (lose 5 minutes golden time).
Study Club at lunchtime to reflect on behaviour.
Letter of apology.
Contact with parents, class teacher to contact. If the behaviour does not improve then the phase leader to contact and meet with parents. If behaviour persists AHT to arrange a meeting with parents and if necessary, Head teacher to meet with parents.
Involve a member of SLT or the safeguarding officer. Contact parents. Persistent misbehaviour may warrant an IEP for behaviour and referral to SENCo and other agencies.
If the child’s behaviour puts themselves or others at risk, then they could be withdrawn from class and involve a member of the SLT or safeguarding officer - parents/carers would be contacted if this arose.
Children presenting with particular difficulties in conforming to acceptable behaviour will have an action plan and/or behaviour contract drawn up with their parents which all parties sign up to and which have clear actions and consequences.
Any behaviour issues will be logged using the school's CPOMS system. This enables all behaviour issues to be tracked.

It is always our aim to promote positive choices with your child in order to ensure all-round successful outcomes. We actively promote working alongside parents/carers as we strive for all children to have fulfilling learning experiences. Should you have any queries, please speak to your child’s class teacher, or our Behaviour Lead, Mr Steve Davies.