Getting along together

We expect everyone in our schools to live up to our values. We challenge anyone who doesn’t. Please tell us if you see behaviour that doesn’t match our values.

We all work together to get the best for all our children. We want every child to feel safe and secure. This way, they can play, learn, and get along with others. We want them to enjoy their first taste of school life. We want them to feel proud of what they can achieve. This means:

Everyone treats everyone with kindness and respect.
We listen to each other and do our best to understand.
We get down to children’s eye level to listen and to talk.
We give children time to share their feelings, thoughts, and ideas.
Adults model the behaviour we want from children.
We do our very best to meet each child’s needs.
Children stop feeling safe when they have lots of choices. We give them two.
Sometimes children do things that aren’t OK. We say ‘stop’, not ‘no’. Clear boundaries help them feel safe.
Sometimes children have trouble with each other. We teach them:
- Say ‘Stop! I don’t like it!’
- Raise their hand to show the palm.
- Or both together.

Sometimes this doesn’t work. Perhaps they can’t manage it yet. Perhaps one child just carries on. When this happens:

- We ask children to tell an adult.
- We tell them not to deal with it themselves.
- We talk with them and say ‘We’ve got a problem. Let’s find a solution’.
- Together we find the solution.
Families are our partners in caring for their child. We learn from them. They learn from us.
Children come to nursery every day and arrive on time. This supports their learning routines and helps them to build relationships.
Sometimes a child has a pattern of concerning behaviour. When this happens, their Key Person talks to their parents. They also talk to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator.
We celebrate how we are different and how we are the same. We teach children to be tolerant.
We work together to protect the world we live in. We teach children to be caring and thoughtful.

This written statement of our behaviour principles is approved by the Children's Learning and Development Committee of our Governing Body and reviewed by them every Spring Term.