Dear Parents and Carers,

 

At St Mary's, our aim is to maintain a positive, safe and calm learning environment. This is what children need to learn and thrive. We are lucky to have well-behaved and polite children at our school and the standard of behaviour is almost always excellent - as recognised in our recent Ofsted inspection. 

 

We are always keeping an eye on behaviour and have noticed some repeated issues that we need to stop. We have decided that children who do any of the following will miss their playtime or lunchtime, whichever is next. This may mean the following day. 

 

• Name calling
• Physical harm
• Swearing

 

If your child does any of the above, you will receive a letter about this to explain what has happened. If this happens 3 times, we will invite families in for a meeting to discuss ways forward. 

 

The children have had this explained to them in assembly today. Key Stage 2 have also been reminded about homophobic and racist language being totally unacceptable. 

 

Our aim is for this to help children to reflect on their choices and turn their behaviour around. This means staff can focus on supporting and celebrating your children and all their hard work. 

 

We thank you for your continued support.