Behaviour
Our Vision for Behaviour
At Firs Primary Academy, every child has the right to learn and every teacher has the right to teach in a calm, safe, and respectful environment.
Positive behaviour is not about compliance alone, but about building a culture where relationships, consistency, and high expectations enable all children to thrive.
We achieve this by:
• Being clear, calm, and consistent in our expectations.
• Using positive language to reinforce behaviour for learning.
• Teaching routines as carefully as we teach the curriculum.
• Restoring relationships when things go wrong, so that every day is a fresh start.
Our three core principles underpin behaviour at Firs:
• Ready – prepared to learn, on time, equipped.
• Respectful – towards themselves, others, and the environment.
• Safe – in movement, language, and choices.
We have clear routines and expectations for a strong start to the day, transition, assemblies, break and lunchtimes.
Our recognition and rewards system enables pupils to earn Golden Points by showing excellent behaviour for learning. Golden Time is a celebration of children who have consistently shown positive behaviour.
There are consequences and sanctions for those children who do not meet our high standards. Behaviour is managed with a stepped system, underpinned by calm, consistent adult language:
- Warning 1 - Forgiveness
- Warning 2 - In class reflection
- Warning 3 - Reflection with another class
- Warning 4 - Reflection with a senior leader.
At the end of a sanction, adults should use short restorative conversations.
Click on the link below for our Behaviour Handbook and more information.
