Behaviour

Staff at New Mills School are relentless about ensuring students attain the best possible outcomes but that cannot come at the expense of high standards and expectations. At New Mills School we expect students to arrive at school and lessons on time, in correct uniform, fully equipped, and ready to learn.

Our Ready to Learn Behaviour Policy is built on the following three expectations: New Mills school students are, at all times, ready, respectful and safe. Our Ready to Learn Policy feeds our Behaviour Curriculum which outlines key student routines for success. It is the expectation these key routines are lived by every New Mills School student to ensure the site is calm and safe.

The high expectations we have of New Mills School students do not begin as our students arrive at school and end when they leave. New Mills School students are expected to conduct themselves in a way which reflects our vison and values at all times when representing the school. The high standards and expectations we have of New Mills School students apply during, but are not limited to, the following situations: when students are travelling to and from school; when students represent the school at sporting events; during school trips, and when students are the responsibility of school staff during educational activities which take place away from our school site.

Whilst we have a concise system of consequences in response to conduct which falls short of our expectations outlined in both our Ready to Learn Policy and our Behaviour Curriculum, we strive to recognise and reward students who demonstrate our core values of doing the right thing, team spirit, and thinking big.

The Ready to Learn Behaviour Policy enables the school to maintain an environment conducive to learning, one which safeguards students and protects their rights to be educated, and, as a result, provide the platform for every student to secure the best possible academic outcomes.