Behaviour Management Policy

1. Disrespect : in cases of minor disrespect, a written or verbal apology by the offender will suffice. If the incident happened in front of others, the apology will have to be given in front of them too. In more serious cases, a written report will be sent to parents / guardians and filed for future reference. Should the incident warrant it the offender might be asked to stay away from school for a number of days related to the seriousness of the incident and allowed to return accompanied by his parents/guardians and only when he shows he is seriously sorry for what he did. Desirable behaviour: Respect shown by learners to educators and educators to learners as well as by parents to educators and by educators to parents 2. Damage and Vandalism: The SLT 1 will decided whether the damaged item will be either fixed by or paid for by the offender. The offender might also be asked to assist the domestic staff at school in basic manual work. If the damage or vandalism is done to the property of other students, the offender will be asked to pay for the damages caused or replace the damaged item. If the damage is knowingly done to an item belonging to a member of staff, the incident will be treated as a very serious offence and besides filing a written report, parents/guardians will be asked to come over for a meeting and the student suspended from school for a length of time as decided by the SLT. In cases deemed by the SLT and affected parties as being very serious in nature, the law enforcement authorities might be asked to intervene. Desirable behaviour: learners use school property in a safe and orderly manner without willingly damaging school property or premises. Similarly, learners are to treat the property of other learners and of educators with respect. 1 SLT: Senior Leadership Team: made up from the Head of School and the Assistant Head 5