Behaviour Policy - Westminster Academy

Westminster AcademyInvolvement of outside agencies• The school works positively with external agencies. It seeksappropriate support from them to ensure that the needs of all studentsare met by utilising the range of external support available.• Students needing support from external agencies are identified throughthe WAIT team. However, if necessary a student may moveimmediately to that stage to access support.Alternative provisionStudents who display poor behaviour will be placed on report. If a studentfails teacher report, this will escalate to department report. If a student failsdepartment report, this will escalate to Year Coordinator report etc.Please see below the hierarchy of the report system:- Teacher Report Department Report Year Coordinator Report Behaviour for Learning Lead Report PSP ASP GSPIf a student fails report and/or does not follow the school behaviour policy, anoffsite placement could be sought for this student.This is not the case for serious incidents, e.g. bringing a weapon to school, orpersistent disruptive behaviour. In these cases, a student could facepermanent exclusion straight away.Role of the Principal and Governing BodyThe Principal will oversee this policy and the Director of Inclusion will managethe policy and monitor its implementation. The Governing Body will review thepolicy annually and set up a Discipline Committee to meet students andparents, where behaviour is a cause for concern.Version 3AuthorA BanksReviewed by S Bora on 4 Oct 09Reviewed Checked by SB August 2011Approved by Governors October 2009Review Date January 2012WA/Behaviour Policy/Aug 2012-8-