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School Isolation and Catch-up Policy
Catch-up is used within the school and the concept of catch-up is always discussed with parents at the initial induction meeting.At the time, agreement in principle to delay a pupil’s return home following difficulties at the school, is agreed.When catch-up needs to be used, parents will always be informed in order that they are aware of the individual circumstances.Isolation from the rest of the school population is a sanction used in response to incidents that may occur during the school day.This will generally take place in the Four Seasons room and will be used as a means of re-establishing acceptable standards of behaviour.
Serious Incidents
Behaviour of a serious or criminal nature, such as physical assaults on another person, major damage to property, or other matters that could be construed as criminal acts, may be reported to outside agencies, including the police.
Behaviours such as those highlighted may also result in pupils requiring physical intervention.We would hope that such incidents would be rare.However, when physical intervention does take place, every care will be taken to protect the well-being of both pupils and staff.Incidents will always be recorded and parents will be informed.If, through the recording of such incidents it becomes apparent that the management of a pupil’s behaviour requires more than occasional physical intervention, then a Pupil Individual Handling Policy will be developed.The purpose of such a plan will be twofold:
There may be times, following a serious incident, when a period of exclusion from the school is felt to be appropriate.
Such a decision to exclude a young person from the school will never be taken lightly and will always be the result of an internal discussion which will review the circumstances of the incident, including the incident’s antecedents, and will only be used in circumstances where serious issues have arisen as a result of the young person’s inappropriate behaviour.
MANAGING THE MOST CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR.
Each lesson and break there will be a designated member of staff “On-Call”. An On-Call rota will indicate which member of staff is On-Call at a particular time and where they might be located. Changes to the On-Call rota will be announced in the morning briefing. The member of staff On-Call will normally be a member of the SMT. The member of staff on-call will automatically check classrooms during lesson time and be available to support both staff and pupils experiencing difficulties. During Breaks the member of staff will check each of the activity areas to ensure all pupils are where they should be, and to provide support should it be needed. In circumstances where the member of staff On-Call is not a member of SMT the person On-Call will have the option of relieving a member of SMT if there is a serious difficulty.
The role of the member of staff On-Call is essentially one of support. This might involve:
In supporting a difficult situation the member of staff On-Call will offer advice and support as appropriate. They will seek to work with colleagues. Staff experiencing a difficulty with a pupil will try to inform the member of staff On- Call of the antecedent to a particular difficulty. It is not the role of the member of staff On-Call to simply take responsibility for any pupil causing a difficulty. The member of staff On-Call is there to support colleagues and as far as is possible to ensure staff do not have to manage the most extreme situations in isolation. In some circumstances however, the member of staff On-Call may offer to make arrangements for a pupil to work elsewhere.
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