K2D35 The importance of consistently and fairly applied boundaries

K2D35 – The importance of consistently and fairly applied boundaries and rules for children’s behaviour, according to their age, needs and abilities, and the avoidance of stereotyping.

Why is it important to have behaviour boundaries?

• To creative a positive environment, which encourages independence and development of self esteem to enable all children to care for themselves, be responsible for their own safety and take ownership of their actions and take pride in their achievements.
• To stop bullying, all incidents of bullying will be thoroughly investigated and if necessary all children involved will be counselled and parents will be informed and involved in all decision making. The age range in this school means that they do not always recognise that they are being bullied or likewise they also may misunderstand the nature and label one incident as bullying.
• To stop racial harassment, all incidents will be thoroughly investigated and all children involved will be counselled and their parents will be involved in all decision making.
• To stop sexual harassment, all incidents will be thoroughly investigated and all children involved will be counselled and their parents will be involved in all decision making. All incidents will be record and the Governors informed.
• To stop all forms of gender discrimination, children are encouraged to respect each other.

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