Behaviour
Behaviour as Communication at Wyre Forest School
At Wyre Forest School we recognise each child and young persons unique experience. We believe our pupils need a personalised response to support their personal development and well-being. We understand that whilst each pupil benefits from a consistent approach, being consistent and fair is not about everyone getting the same, but everyone getting what they need.
We work hard to understand what is happening for the child/young person, what is driving the behaviour. Our work is relational – we seek to build deep trusting relationships, we nurture connection and promote resilience to achieve success in the now and hope for the future.
If we truly want the best for our children and young people, we need to ensure our systems reflect a differentiated and developmentally appropriate response to behaviour by recognising that behaviours can represent unmet need. We believe that setting rules of expected behaviour standards and applying sanctions when rules are broken, will not empower all of our learners. But teaching them how to express and respond differently to the challenges they face will. This will encompass a wide range of strategies, approaches, activities and communication systems. We will include our inhouse specialists (behaviour, autism, communication, pathway leaders) as well as accessing external professional support and agencies. (For eg OT, SpL, NHS, CAHMS, Education Psychologists.)
Links to our Behaviour Policy and Anti-Bullying Policy can be found on our policies page (link below).
