Behaviour
Our Behaviour Curriculum
At Crossways we place a great deal of emphasis on developing the whole child and nurturing them to become kind and responsible citizens in our world.
Personal, social, emotional and behavioural skills are developed through consistent modelling and demonstration by staff but also through explicit teaching. This teaching is set out in our Behaviour Curriculum and is taught and practised in the first two weeks of the school year. The rules and routines are then revisited with children every short term. As the emphasis of the behaviour curriculum is on positivity and celebrating those who are doing the right thing, children are praised at every opportunity when following these rules.
We believe that the more our school’s expected behaviours are modelled and practised, the more children will go on to independently demonstrate them in their day-to-day life, becoming responsible and valued members of society.
Personal development is further supported through weekly PSHE and circle time sessions in every class, with a focus on developing empathy and understanding in children. Skills such as listening, valuing the views of others and kindness are explored during these sessions.
Our school assemblies share and develop children’s knowledge of the variety of cultures and wonderful diversity in Britain and promote the British values through discussion and stories.
Children with Additional Needs
All our staff have training on supporting children with additional needs and recognise that for some children the main behaviour curriculum will need to be followed but adapted for them to be successful. Teachers and senior leaders, in conjunction with the SENDCo will support with putting these adaptations in place so that no children are disadvantaged.
Anti-bullying Policy
Bullying at Crossways is not tolerated and will be treated very seriously. Our Anti-bullying policy sets out how we deal with incidents of bullying and what both children and adults should do if they see bullying happening. Every year, the school supports anti-bullying week where the children learn about what bullying looks like, how it might feel to be bullied and what they should do if they are a victim of bullying.
If you think your child is being bullied, please speak to the class teacher. If you are unable to talk to the class teacher for any reason, please make an appointment to speak directly with the Head Teacher, the pastoral team or another senior member of staff.