• Children agreed with the acknowledgements referenced in the Promoting Positive Behaviour section and enjoyed access to 'Golden Time' in younger classes at Bentley. We agreed to add this to the options for class teachers to use across the school as required.
• For whole class recognition of positive learning, children would like extra playtime as an example of something they could achieve.
  
• The traffic light system and the stages that help children to make positive choices, as well as the consequences for each stage worked well and was effective for most children. It was perceived that some children did not care about being on the amber/red light and we will discuss this further with classes.
• It was agreed to make it clearer that termly class rewards will only be accessible if children achieve the agreed number of brain stickers for good learning behaviour. This would ensure it promoted positive approaches with all children but also make it fair to those who work hard to do their best and earn the celebration of learning.
• Sanctions are mentioned under the Challenging Inappropriate Behaviour section and children agreed with the disciplinary steps. We agreed to add that children might be tasked with a particular job to put something positive back into the school i.e. creating a positive poster, litter picking. This would allow children to show others they are making a positive difference as a way of apology.

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