Our approach is governed by the school motto – “rather use than fame” and our vision: to be a school that nurtures successful students and good citizens through strong relationships. This is captured through our William Ellis attributes, the 5Rs: responsibility, respect, resourcefulness, reflection, resilience.
Behaviour is linked to attainment and attendance throughout students’ experiences of school.
Behaviour needs to be taught explicitly and modelled so that it can be caught. We must include both strategies in our approach.
In line with the school vision, relationships are key to students’ academic success and strong personal development. These relationships should be cultivated through emotionally intelligent interactions with students, using the principles of trauma-informed practice.
William Ellis School is an inclusive community and must strive to do all it can to make students feel safe while they are at school, including from bullying, harassment, and discrimination.
Celebrations of and rewards for good behaviour must be at least as prominent in the school as sanctions and consequences for poor behaviour.
High standards of behaviour are best achieved when the school, students and their families work in partnership.
The expectations of behaviour in the school and the positive and negative consequences of students’ behaviour choices must be made clear to them, all staff and families through this policy and supplementary documents e.g. poster displays. These must be consistently applied by staff, with professional regard for the needs of individual students in relation to SEND and safeguarding, and with consideration for the impact of complex disadvantage.
Expectations of students’ behaviour extend into the wider community and students may be rewarded or sanctioned for this. There may be times when police involvement takes priority over any action that might be taken by the school.
This policy applies to all students on roll at William Ellis School in years 7-13 and may also be applied to LaSWAP students on roll at La Sainte Union, Parliament Hill or Acland Burghley when they are on or around the William Ellis School site.
Our behaviour policy can be viewed on our policies and documents page. When students join the school, they and their parents are expected to sign our home school agreement. The latest version can be found below.