We have a well-developed system to encourage good behaviour and help students to learn positively from their mistakes.
The system is called ‘Behaviour For Learning’. The system is easy for all students to understand and is consistently applied by all staff across the academy .
Students who make a significant helpful contribution or who show excellent effort or progress in their work and meet our daily expectations are rewarded with ‘Rushey Rewards’. These are logged through our computer system and celebrated in termly assemblies, on our plasma screens and in our newsletters.
Simple and sensible rules are in place to help us all to work harmoniously and effectively to achieve our best. Everyone is expected to show respect and concern for each other, demonstrate good manners and be smart, both in terms of appearance but also in demeanour.
When someone breaks a rule there are clear consequences:
- Consequence one – “C1” A verbal warning
- Consequence two – “C2” Final verbal warning
- Consequence three – “C3” One hour detention after academy
- Consequence four – “C4” Withdrawal from the lesson, either to another class or to our reflection room
- Consequence five – “C5” Internal Exclusion
When an after academy C3 detention is given parents/carers will be informed of this by text. Usually the detention is served later in the same week or early the following week.
Rushey 1-2-3
We want our students to broaden their interests and to develop their personal qualities, by embracing our Rushey 1-2-3 Expectations of Be Kind, Work Hard, Develop your Whole Self. From the moment a student arrives at Rushey Mead Academy we ask them to live these expectations, so that it permeates in all that we do:
1 Be kind – We aim to develop respectful, tolerant students who are kind to everyone.
2. Work hard – We promote resilience, grit and determination as qualities to be admired and rewarded, at school, as they will be in life. We expect our students to respond to feedback, improve and not give up. Our students will learn that success needs hard work and effort.
3. Develop your whole self – We want students to achieve more than just academic excellence. We encourage all students to develop themselves through our extra-curricular provision, so that they leave Rushey Mead Academy as well-rounded citizens who are equipped with the skills they need for life. We want them to develop their leadership skills, sporting talent, musical and dramatic ability. We expect them to raise money for charity and challenge themselves to try something new and unfamiliar. All of the experiences aim to develop a whole range of skills, which will help both to find rewarding jobs and to thrive more generally in later life