‘Achieving Excellence for Ourselves and Others’ applies to our high expectations for behaviour and attitudes as well as to our learning.
Our staff create calm and purposeful environments where children can thrive, learning to work, live and play together well.
Throughout the day, all staff promote positive interactions, caring actions, purposeful and kind speaking and listening and smooth transitions. Our mantra that “at Peasedown we CARE” ensures children can see how our CARE Values support everyone to achieve excellence. Children all belong to a House and are awarded with CARE points which are counted weekly and announced in Friday assembly by our CARE captains. Additionally, children are sometimes sent to Mrs Noall or other leaders to share their successes. Each week, we celebrate our achievers with Headteacher Awards and at the end of the year we award our CARE Values and Excellence Awards.
At PSJ, we believe that behaviour is a form of communication. Our Relational Behaviour Policy is designed to support every child in feeling safe, understood and valued so they can flourish both socially and academically, expressing themselves in effective and safe ways.
We know that strong relationships are the foundation of effective learning. We prioritise curiosity, empathy and trust across our entire school community. Every pupil, staff member and family is recognised as an important part of community and we work together to create an environment where our CARE values are lived every day.
Our approach is rooted in the Thrive framework, which helps us understand the developmental science behind behaviour. Using a shared language, we explore the root causes of challenges and guide children in developing self-awareness, emotional regulation and resilience.
When difficulties arise, we offer children the opportunity to reflect and reset. Through supportive conversations, pupils are encouraged to take responsibility, experience natural and logical consequences and engage in reparative actions that help restore relationships and rebuild trust.
We are in the process of rewriting our Behaviour Policy so that it accurately reflects our relational approach. A draft is available below.
25-26 PSJ Behaviour Policy DRAFT