Behaviour and Attitude
We want all children at St Joseph’s to demonstrate the highest levels of good behaviour and conduct. All staff have high expectations and incidents of poor or disruptive behaviour will not be tolerated. We want the children in our care to learn the value of following rules, showing self -restraint and courtesy to others in order to go on to function in society and create a future world of co-operation, peace and good will.
At St Joseph’s we wish to create an atmosphere conducive to learning to allow each pupil to achieve their full potential. We therefore give high regard to pupil behaviour and link this with attitude and mind-set. Each pupil at our school is expected to follow our behaviour code and parents are expected to support us in its implementation. Each pupil is taught about the rights of others to come to a school which is safe, calm, free from harassment or bullying and where values, good manners and politeness are strengths to admire. Each pupil is made aware of their responsibility in creating and living out this vision.
Our School Mission Statement is borne from the words of Jesus in the Gospel of John: “Love One Another”. As a school we live out this vision by treating each other as we ourselves would wish to be treated, behaving in a kind and considerate way to all. Love is at the heart of all we do.
We expect each and every child and member of staff to show manners, respect, and courtesy in order to create an environment where every member feels happy, safe and secure.
Underpinning our expectations of behaviour is our Mission Statement – ‘Love One Another’ and our Vision Statement – ‘Just like St Joseph the Worker, Stepping up to Achieve Excellence’. This is further enhanced by our core values –
Worship Opportunity Resilience Knowledge Enjoyment Respect
Expectations, systems and conversations about behaviour always track back to our Mission and Vision.
Click here to download our Behaviour System information booklet
Our Behaviour Code
• Be kind and helpful to others. Don’t deliberately hurt people.
• Be polite – say please and thank you. Smile and greet people. Hold doors. Say sorry and mean it. Always be honest. Take turns. Show respect.
• Use kind hands, kind feet and kind words.
• Work hard, listen carefully and always try your best. Don’t give up. Don’t stop others from learning.
• Take care of our building and equipment – don’t damage it, keep it clean and tidy.
• Respect and appreciate the differences that make me, me and you, you.
• Keep safe. Help keep others safe.
• Do the right thing
What others think about our school behaviour….
The following are some extracts from a recent Parent View survey regarding behaviour:
St Joseph’s makes sure its pupils are well behaved - 100% Strongly agree or agree
St Joseph’s has high expectations of behaviour and conduct - 100% Strongly agree or agree
St Joseph’s instils a culture of manners, politeness and courtesy in its pupils - 100% Strongly agree or agree
Overall, behaviour at St Joseph’s is good - 100% Strongly agree or agree
From OFSTED:
Pupils behave very sensibly. They are polite, thoughtful and self-disciplined
The behaviour of pupils is good. Pupils respect staff, their classrooms and resources. They listen to advice from adults. Pupils willingly care for their school and other children. In lessons, they listen and participate well in activities.
Pupils are polite and self-disciplined. They represent their school proudly, for example when meeting with inspectors.
Anti bullying
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School believes that all pupils are entitled to learn in a safe and supportive environment; this means being free from all forms of bullying behaviour.
Our Anti-Bullying Policy sits alongside our Mission Statement ‘Love One Another’ as well as aligning with our Vision Statement ‘Just as St Joseph the Worker did…. Stepping up to Achieve Excellence – Worship Opportunity Resilience Knowledge Enjoyment Respect.
Our policy outlines how instances of bullying are dealt with, including the procedures to prevent occurrences of bullying.
These strategies, such as learning about tolerance and difference as part of the school’s curriculum, aim to promote an inclusive, tolerant and supportive ethos at the school.
All staff, parents/carers and pupils work together to prevent and reduce any instances of bullying at the school. There is a zero tolerance policy for bullying at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School.