Our Guiding Principles

At Churchill CE Primary School we aim to be ‘the best we can be’ and we believe positive relationships are at the heart of this being achieved.   This policy supports the Department for Education’s ‘Behaviour in schools’ publication 2022 by “ensuring that high standards and expectations of good behaviour pervade all aspects of school life including the culture, ethos and values” and that “pupils learn in a calm, orderly, safe and supportive environment and protect them from disruption”.

We are 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 approaches are underpinned by our Christian values (shown on Oak leaves), and four golden rules (illustrated on acorns), focussing on respectful behaviour and a positive learning atmosphere.

At Churchill Primary School, we recognise that understanding our emotions is a key aspect of understanding and managing behaviour. As a nurturing school, our approach (based on the Nurture UK 6 principles) ensures that the development of positive social, emotional and learning behaviours is at the heart of our behaviour policy. We understand that behaviour is a form of communication and is one of the six principles of Nurture. We are committed to the emotional and mental well-being of our staff, pupils and parents/ carers.  We use our understanding of social and emotional development and learning as part of our approaches to all learning and in our response to behaviour.

Our underpinning philosophy is that being ‘fair’ is not about everyone getting the same (equality) but about everyone getting what they need (equity) to succeed.

As a school, we use the Zones of Regulation to help both children and adults to be able to name feelings. These are taught regularly and are part of our school's daily routines.  We have learnt about them in whole school worship as well as part of our Personal, Social and Health Education (PHSE) curriculum. We have shared with our pupils that the green zone is the most conducive for learning. However, we have shared that it is ok to have feelings in all the zones. The Zones of regulation charts are in every classroom and we encourage our pupils and staff to regularly throughout the day put their name against the colour they are feeling.

Our behaviour ladder.