Behaviour & Rewards

Written Statement Of Behaviour Principles

It is the responsibility of all members of the college staff community to teach and promote the expectations of The City of Leicester College (TCOLC) Character Code of Conduct to students in all aspects of college life, and it is the expectation for all TCOLC students to follow this.

Our TCOLC Character Code of Conduct, which is underpinned by our four character pillars, is as follows:

Intellectual Character:

I will strive to think about my learning critically and will be active, not passive. I understand that being an ambitious independent learner is key to my success.

Moral Character:

I will consciously choose to act with honesty and respect. I understand the importance of accepting others’ beliefs and their equal rights to have a voice.

Community Character:

I will be a positive and responsible member of the TCOLC community. I will act with kindness and be civil to every member of my community, helping others where I can.

Performance Character:

I will be resilient, committed and determined in my attitude to my learning. I will be on time and in uniform every day. I understand my attendance is directly related to my outcomes.

The Role of Staff

The responsibility of all staff at the college is to:

• Ensure that the school environment encourages positive behaviour 
• Create a calm and safe environment for students
• Have high expectations of behaviour
• Highlight and praise good behaviour
• Implement the behaviour policy consistently
• Communicate the school’s expectations, routines, values and standards through teaching behaviour and in every interaction with students
• Model expected behaviour and positive relationships
• Maintain good relationships with students while exercising authority
• Provide a personalised approach to the specific behavioural needs of students
• Record behaviour incidents promptly
• Where necessary, collaborate with other staff to address behaviour (such as Head of Year, tutor etcetera)
• Where necessary, maintain effective communication with the student’s parent/carer, to support and celebrate improved behaviour
• Take a restorative approach with students when dealing with incidents of misbehaviour
   

Rewards

At The City of Leicester College our rewards system is built around our four Character Pillars. Students will receive character points for demonstrating Intellectual, Moral, Community and Performance character.

Behaviour Management

The College has a clear Behaviour for Learning Policy based on the expectations of the Character Pillars. The success of the behaviour policy relies on staff being consistent in their implementation of the policy; this refers to both rewards and sanctions. Poor behaviour is communicated through a series of stages (please refer to the table below).

To ensure poor behaviour is addressed swiftly and effectively, the following is in place:

• Every lesson there is a member of staff available to support colleagues and remove any students from lessons who are continually disrupting the learning of others.
• All incidents of poor behaviour occurring in lessons, are dealt with by the classroom teacher with support from the department and/or the pastoral team.
• Incidents which occur around the college are dealt with by the member of staff who witnesses it with support from the Head of Year and, where appropriate, the pastoral SLT.
• The Form Tutor has a key role to play in supporting and monitoring the positive and negative behaviour of their tutees and is the first point of contact for parents.
• Staff log all incidents of poor behaviour and recognition of good behaviour on Class Charts, so that an accurate and up-to-date record can be kept centrally on the student database.

 Below is our escalating consequence system for continual poor conduct in lessons:

If a student’s misbehaviour reaches a more serious level, then the student may receive a Consequence 4, which is our highest internal sanction. This will be decided upon by the Head of Year and/or a member of SLT.

Lateness to College

If a student is late in the morning (arrives to college after 8.30am) then they will receive a breaktime detention for 20 minutes that same day. If students does not attend this, a Consequence 3 will be added and they will serve an after school detention on the same day.