BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES

1. Student Behaviour – School Context

Progress Dynamic International Academy actively seeks to engage with parents and the wider community to ensure a positive and inclusive school culture in which every student has the opportunity to succeed and achieve. The School works collaboratively with students and parents/carers to establish fair and respectful behaviour policies and practices, based on the school’s core values, expected social competencies and positive peer relationships.

There are intervention strategies in place to address inappropriate behaviours which can negatively impact on the learning environment of the self and others. The School appreciates its diverse students’ and parents’ population, and has measures in place to ensure all students enjoy the same level of access to the school’s curriculum and co-curricular activities.

Our teaching and learning philosophy is important in engaging all students in their academic learning. Student leadership capacity is fostered through the Students’ Council, the house captains and the role of the school leaders. The Students’ Council Government is used to model leadership structure in Nigeria as well as inculcate leadership qualities in our students. The student council election is taken seriously as PDIA uses it to model processes of election and electioneering campaign.

Student wellbeing (social, emotional and cognitive engagement) is addressed in a number of ways. The academy places an emphasis on 100% attendance, and has in place attendance targets. Attendance is monitored throughout the day, and student absences are followed up by teachers, the admin officer and the Principal.

The School values parents’/carers’ inputs into its operations and curriculum offerings and seeks feedback through constant and effective communication.

2. Rights and Responsibilities

It is the right of all members of the school community to experience a safe, pleasant and supportive learning and teaching environment. Staff, students and parents/carers have a right to be treated with respect, and enjoy an environment free from bullying (including cyber bullying), harassment, violence, discrimination or intimidation. (Refer to our Anti-Bullying Policy).

Teachers have the right to be informed, within privacy requirements, about matters relating to students that may impact on their teaching and learning.

Students have a responsibility to contribute positively to the schooling experience for themselves and others, to participate fully in the school’s educational programme, and to ensure that their behaviours demonstrate respect for themselves, their peers, their teachers and all other members of the school community.

Parents/carers have a responsibility to take an active interest in their child’s educational progress, model and reinforce positive behaviours and ensure their child’s regular attendance. They must support the school in maintaining a safe and respectful learning environment both at home and in school, and engage in regular and constructive communication with staff.

Teachers have a responsibility to demonstrate the standards set by the National Policy on Education (NPE, 2013) as documented by NERDC. They must know how students learn and how to teach them effectively, know the content they teach, know their students, plan and assess for effective learning, create and maintain safe and challenging learning environments, and use a range of strategies to engage students in effective learning. Teachers also have a responsibility to fairly, reasonably and consistently implement the Student Behaviour Policy.

All members have an obligation to ensure school property is appropriately used and maintained.