Behaviour & Code of Conduct

We have high expectations of discipline, particularly self-discipline. Children are taught to have respect for others, their beliefs and their belongings and to care for the school building and its resources. Where a child has a problem with the code of discipline then parents are informed and involved in seeking solutions to the problem.

The aim of this policy is the promotion of high standards of behaviour at Helmshore Primary School. This approach is rooted in our Mission Statement:
We believe that every child has the right to learn and the rewards and sanctions we employ are designed to fulfil that right.

In our school we aim:

• To foster respect for self, others, property and the environment;
• To encourage children to be honest, polite and trust worthy;
• To provide a safe and secure environment where children value themselves and others;
• To foster and encourage self-control and responsibility among pupils;
• To develop a sense of community which promotes positive attitudes;
• To ensure a sense of fairness, justice and equality regardless of age, faith, gender, sexual orientation, race and disability;
• To give pupils a pride in their own work and achievements;
• To work in partnership with parents to promote high standards of behaviour.

These aims are positively promoted with the children through regular discussions.

For more detailed information please see below –

Pupils are not permitted to have mobile phones at school or on trips.

If in the rare event of a parent wishing for his/her child to bring a mobile phone to school to contact the parent after school, the parent must put their request in writing to the Headteacher. The phone must be switched off and handed in to the school office first thing in the morning and collected from the office by the child at home time.

The phone is left at the owner’s own risk.

Mobile phones brought to school without permission will be confiscated and must be collected by the parent.

Gadgets and toys are also not permitted in school and will be confiscated.

Parents should be aware that we do not permit extremes of fashion in students’ hairstyles or dress. Close shaved heads and patterns cut into hair or eyebrows are not acceptable.

Very short hairstyles or extreme hairstyles (e.g. where some hair is very short and the rest is not) are not acceptable.

Children who have longer hair, may be required to tie it back for health and safety reasons and/or if it obscures the face.

Any child with an unsuitable hairstyle or hair colour may be removed from class and their parent contacted.