Upperthong Junior and Infant School

Behaviour at Upperthong is wonderful; this is as a result of our positive behaviour management strategies which are applied consistently across the school. We expect all children to follow our school rules: Be Ready, Be Respectful & Be Safe. Children are regualarly praised for doing the right thing; following our school rules. This may be followed by a reward for example a sticker, house point, class point, table point; there are a range of different rewards in place across the school all used to promote good behaviour. We believe that good behaviour is a choice and that, conversely, poor behaviour is also a choice. We promote making good choices through everything that we do. Staff model the behaviour expected from the children ensuring they always speak to each other and to the children with respect.

From time to time we do see examples of unacceptable behaviour and when this happens there are consequences. Across the school the systems in place for dealing with unacceptable behaviour are consistently applied by all staff. When talking to children about unacceptable behaviour we always talk about the choices they have made and what different choices should have been made.

For further information on behaviour at Upperthong please read our behaviour policy below and look at the new behaviour blueprint. There is also a copy of an assembly which was shared with children and staff when we launched our new school rules in February 2019.