Children write a letter to parents informing them of the inappropriate behaviour that they have been engaged in. We expect all pupils to behave well in school throughout the day. Their card remains green to show good behaviour. Letting your grass grow longer between cuts not only saves petrol or electricity, and therefore reduces carbon dioxide emissions, but also encourages more wildlife into your garden. Longer grass is more drought-resistant, too. Try cutting every three or four weeks and let dandelions, daisies and violets bloom in spring, followed by buttercups, clovers and selfheal in summer. Behaviour Change will be monitored half termly by all staff and will form part of our annual monitoring cycle that informs the SEF and School Improvement Plan.

According to independent energy comparison service U Switch, the cost of running your fridge and freezer equates to about 7% of your total energy bill (they are one of the few household energy devices that are on all the time). U Switch recommends replacing your fridge and/or freezer if it is over 10 years old. Even if it’s working, the cost of a new model will be made up for in energy savings over the years. Keep your fridge at 5C or less (most are kept at about 7C, which means food will go off sooner) and ensure there is a 10cm gap behind your fridge to let heat flow away easily. Make sure the seal is strong – if it can’t hold a piece of paper when shut, it could be letting in warm air, making it work harder. In the UK alone, about half of our plastic bottles end up in landfill rather than being recycled [1];whereas coffee lovers use around 3bn disposable cups per year [2]. If an item is confiscated by a teacher it will be placed at the teacher’s station and returned at the end of the day, or in the case of a residential visit on the child’s return to school. As stated above the teacher is not liable for any damage or loss to confiscated items.Behaviour considered unacceptable’ may be determined by the Governing Body where the Headteacher feels to necessary to bring to their attention any behaviour that does not fit into an already listed category: Children – Should treat others, as they would like to be treated, ie with tolerance and respect for other’s views and rights. Should accept responsibility for their choices and actions and should dress appropriately in the agreed school uniform. Respond appropriately and immediately to any reasonable request or instruction made to them by any adult in school.

Reusing furniture is the best thing to do, and so much more fun than buying new,” says Nicola Harding, founder of interior design studio Harding and Read. “Secondhand items come with interesting stories and force you to think creatively, and give you have something far more unique.” To keep mileage down, start at your local auction houses and charity shops (the British Heart Foundation has dedicated home stores and a free collection service), followed by a targeted trawl through Freecycle and Facebook Marketplace. Last term Clee class were very busy making a present for King Charles for his Coronation. As part of their Literacy topic they had been... Read More the child is taking part in any school-organised or school-related activity or travelling to or from school or wearing school uniform or in some other way identifiable as a pupil at the school. A verbal warning stating why the behaviour is not acceptable is expected to be sufficient to correct most inappropriate behaviour.Make the most of seasonal gluts and preserve vegetables in oils, vinegars, chutneys, ketchup and marinades, or freeze them. “Blitz and freeze tomatoes in containers for passata all year round; make kimchi from cauliflower stalks and leaves; use beetroot in jams, vinegars and oil, then chop stalks and leaves to top pastas, pizzas, curries and dal,” says Hunter. The child is sent to complete work under the supervision of the Headteacher for a period of one hour. If the Headteacher is not available the child will complete work with the Senior Teacher. Parents will be informed if a child has been removed from their classroom and a meeting convened to discuss the incident and potentially the implementation of a Behaviour Change Support Plan. Studente S, Seppala N, Sadowska N. Facilitating creative thinking in the classroom: Investigating the effects of plants and the colour green on visual and verbal creativity. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 2016;19:1-8. doi:10.1016/j.tsc.2015.09.001 Once all other considerations have been made, and the answer to this final question is ‘yes’ then an exclusion must be applied. In this case, the school will follow Local Authority guidelines. Crops can’t be grown every year in the same soil without replacing nutrients taken by the plants, and switching the flour you use can help. “Spelt or wheat is often grown in rotation with rye and clover to replace lost nitrogen,” says Hunter. “Eating rye supports the farmers’ rotation; I use spelt and emmer flour as an alternative to wheat because they have similar baking properties, while being beneficial to the soil.”

Baths have long been seen as more wasteful and less responsible than showering, but some research shows that modern, pumped power showers can use more, not less, water than bathing. It is possible to enjoy a luxurious, but environmentally considerate, bath. Use sulphate-free oils, salts or foams and relax (I’ve even been known to wash posh, delicate bras while I soak). You can save more water by washing hair over the bath before climbing in, allowing the water to fill the tub – the shampoo will create bubbles, too. Save to save the planet In persistent cases, parents may be asked to discuss the matter with the head teacher and a referral made to police in line with the school Equality Policy. The issue of a ‘Red Consequence Card’ results in referral to Deputy Headteacher with a Behaviour Referral Sheet.Most major supermarkets provide plastic recycling collection points in store for stretchy plastic (such as frozen food bags, carrier bags and bread bags) which normally can’t be recycled from home,” says Helen Bird, plastics expert at government waste advisory body Wrap. Teachers can discipline pupils whose conduct falls below the standard which could reasonably be expected of them. This means that if a pupil misbehaves, breaks a school rule or fails to follow a reasonable instruction the teacher can impose a punishment on that pupil. When using water, be sure to do so with care. You can easily install reuse water systems to clean water that goes down your kitchen sink is redirected to your garden hose. Installing solar panels is a more sustainable way of generating electricity and helps you save on energy bills.