Behaviour
Every child deserves a safe and happy learning place; we put this at the centre of our work. Good behaviour enables learning, builds confidence (for staff and students), and means young people enjoy attending school. We believe that good behaviour in school is like team sport. Everyone, including students, teachers, and parents, has a role in making it work. Our students are fantastic, and the ratio of positive and negative points is currently 10-1.
The following information explains how we reward students and what sanctions are available when needed.
Positive Points
Teachers use Arbor to award students Positive Points. Students can log in to see their total and are awarded certificates when they reach certain milestones.
Negative Points
Some students are awarded Negative Points when their behaviour has fallen short of expectations.
Homework Club
We offer a Homework Club that provides a friendly, supportive environment for students who need help with their homework. The club meets in R8 every lunchtime and in the Library after school.
Missing Three Homework Pieces In One Week
A detention is awarded for missing three homework pieces in one week without good reason. The detention is for 30 minutes. We use the session in the computer room to help students log in to Arbor and tick off pieces of work.
Subject Homework Concern
Teachers can issue a Subject Homework Concern detention if a student regularly misses homework. A Subject Homework Concern detention can also be issued when important pieces of work, such as assessments, are missed.
Behaviour Detentions
When a student behaves poorly, a Behaviour Detention will be awarded. Some poor behaviours are sanctioned with Negative Points, and more serious incidents will trigger a Behaviour Detention. If you have questions about Behaviour Detentions, please contact the class teachers at info@ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk
SLT Detentions
If a student fails to attend a detention, it will be upgraded to a Senior Leadership Team Detention and allocated by ARBOR. SLT Detentions can be sat at lunchtime.
Headteacher Detention
Mr Panting (Headteacher) runs a detention every Tuesday for the minority of students who are not engaging with their sanctions. This session is for sixty minutes. Please contact your child's Head of Year if there is an issue with a Headteacher Detention before the event. Headteacher Detentions can be sat over two lunchtime sessions.
One-Day Suspension
Students who fail to attend a Headteacher Detention without mitigating circumstances will be issued a One-Day Suspension. They will have missed three detentions. We hope this sanction can be avoided. We will remind students that they have a detention with the Headteacher.
Please contact your child's Head of School for queries regarding One-Day Suspension.
What happens during a detention?
Students will have the opportunity to complete work online in our computer rooms. The session must be productive.
Can my child sit a detention at lunchtime?
Students can sit a detention at lunchtime. They must attend a lunchtime session in R28 before the afterschool detention is due. Lunchtime sessions start at 1:25 p.m. and run until 1:50 p.m. There is time to pick up food before the session. Students must have the lunchtime detention done before the afterschool detention date. They do not need to notify staff that they are coming. Lunchtime sessions are available every day.