How we behave in school…How we behave in school…

At Meare we want:At Meare we want:to be able to learn,to be able to learn,to be safe andto be safe andto be happyto be happy

We are encouraged to be aware not only of our own We are encouraged to be aware not only of our own needs but also those of others. We should to needs but also those of others. We should to develop values of:develop values of:

respect respect tolerance tolerance self-control self-control and a and a sense of responsibilitysense of responsibility. .

What happens when we forget to follow What happens when we forget to follow our rules?our rules?

Adult will speak to us and use a Restorative Thinking card.Adult will speak to us and use a Restorative Thinking card.

Adult will speak to us again and our name will be placed in Adult will speak to us again and our name will be placed in lunchtime book or on boardlunchtime book or on board..

If an adult has to speak to us again, they will tick our name and If an adult has to speak to us again, they will tick our name and we will lose play, or next privilege. Our name will be recorded we will lose play, or next privilege. Our name will be recorded in the class behaviour book.in the class behaviour book.

We might be asked to complete a Restorative Thinking Sheet.We might be asked to complete a Restorative Thinking Sheet.

What is a Restorative Thinking Card?What is a Restorative Thinking Card?

What are you doing?What are you doing?What is the rule about that?What is the rule about that?How is it affecting others?How is it affecting others?What is the best choice you can make now? What is the best choice you can make now? How can you show that you accept responsibilityHow can you show that you accept responsibility

This encourages us to:This encourages us to:

Have Have respectrespectTake Take responsibilityresponsibilityMake Make reparationreparation (put things right) (put things right)And And re-integratere-integrate (carrying on learning, playing and (carrying on learning, playing and getting on with our friends)getting on with our friends)We can remember these as our We can remember these as our ‘4 Rs’‘4 Rs’

What happens next?What happens next?

If we continue to break our rules then we will lose If we continue to break our rules then we will lose play or privilege time and be asked to speak to our play or privilege time and be asked to speak to our teacher, Mrs Bradley or Mrs Vincent.teacher, Mrs Bradley or Mrs Vincent.Finally Mrs Eveleigh will speak to us and call our Finally Mrs Eveleigh will speak to us and call our parents.parents.

No one is No one is bad bad in our schoolin our school Sometimes our behaviour is not acceptable andSometimes our behaviour is not acceptable and we hurt or upset people. This can be because we hurt or upset people. This can be because

we are hurt or upset ourselves and it is important we are hurt or upset ourselves and it is important that we speak to an adult about this. Adults will that we speak to an adult about this. Adults will always listen. We can speak to:always listen. We can speak to:Our class teacher or teaching assistantOur class teacher or teaching assistantA play leaderA play leaderOur Key personOur Key person

Make a poster to show how we think Make a poster to show how we think about our behaviour when we have about our behaviour when we have made wrong choices. made wrong choices. You could use the You could use the 4 Rs4 Rs to help you to help you

And…And…the questions on our the questions on our Restorative Restorative Thinking Card.Thinking Card.