| Date Created | Date 1st Review Date | Date Reviewed | Version | Next Review Date |
| February 2025 | February 2026 | 1 | ||
At Egham Park School effective Relationships are built on the core values of: Nurturing, Kindness, Respect and Growth.
All staff and pupils have high expectations of behaviour and it is an expectation that staff will be role models for children. Adults help all children to understand and maintain our core values by providing opportunities to learn about their actions, both positive and negative, on others and the relationships to which they belong.
Relationships can be challenging but as a school committed to Restorative Practice we aim to enable both staff, children and their families to resolve their own conflicts restoratively.
Adult Language (including body language and use of voice):
- Staff will not shout at pupil, unless to notify them of danger
- Staff will not criticise pupils
- Staff will not ‘shame’ pupils
We are careful what we say and how we say it.
Respectful
· Non Judgemental – (Separate the deed from the doer)
Firm and Fair
· Engage pupils in learning about the effects of their actions
· Make sure the reason for a decision is always understood
· Set clear expectations for the future
Restorative
· To help pupils understand the effect of their actions and the importance of taking responsibility to make things right
PRACTICES
Staff Code of Conduct
As part of our Induction for all staff we include a Staff Code of Conduct which all staff read and sign. This is issued to all staff annually and staff sign to acknowledge that they have read and understood it.
Community Building
A structured opportunity for children and their families, staff and Advisory Board Members to develop:
· A strong sense of belonging to their school, class and group
· Connection to each other and the values the school community promotes
· A sense of value as a member of their class and group
HOW
· School Boundaries
The school establishes a set of boundaries. This is done in conjunction with the pupils, as they are more likely to follow those that they have chosen themselves. Remember, you can’t sanction behaviour that does not break a class boundary.
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES
All language and practice provides the opportunities for everyone to:
· learn about the effects of their wrongdoing or inappropriate behaviour
· Take responsibility for making amends to those they have harmed
· Repair and restore the relationship with those harmed and the school community
HOW
Informal Restorative Practices:
· Affective Language – Provide immediate feedback to individuals about the effect of their actions (I feel….) and invite a response
· Restorative Conversations – A structured conversation using open-ended questions that help individuals learn about the effects of wrongdoing with an opportunity to make things right
· Impromptu Restorative Meeting – As a restorative conversation but involving 2 or more people Formal Restorative Practice · Formal meeting – as an impromptu meeting but a more formal setting where all participants have been prepared before the meetings and have agreed to participate.