Sanctions and disciplinary action. There is a clearly defined process for issuing sanctions in this school. Where possible pupils are issued with a warning to enable them to rectify their behaviour though there are times when the nature of the behaviour does not warrant a warning as it is so serious. The academy uses a wide range of consequences for poor behaviour which are outlined in Appendix A. Pupil Behaviour Logs Where the pupil does not respond to warnings, they are issued with a Behaviour Log which is held centrally. When the pupil receives high numbers of these, they trigger parent involvement and/or after academy detentions. Screening, Searching and Confiscation The academy follows Government advice when confiscating items from pupils which is outlined in their document “Screening, Searching and Confiscation – Advice for Principals, Staff and Governing Bodies – January 2018. (A copy of this document is available from the academy on request or to download from the Xxx.xx Website). The following items are what are termed ‘Prohibited Items’ and their presence on academy premises or if found on an individual pupil will lead to the highest sanctions and consequences: Knives Firearms/weapons Illegal drugs Alcohol Fireworks Tobacco and cigarette papers Pornographic or unsuitable images Stolen items Any article that the member of staff (or other authorised person) reasonably suspects has been, or is likely to be, used:
Sanctions and disciplinary action off-site behaviour Sanctions may be given for poor behaviour off the academy premises which undermines any of the above expectations and regardless of whether it is an activity supervised directly by academy staff. Sanctions may be in the form of detention, fixed term exclusion or in very serious cases, permanent exclusion. In issuing sanctions, the following will be considered: • The severity of the misbehaviour. • The extent to which the reputation of the academy has been affected. • Whether pupils were directly identifiable as being members of the school. • The extent to which the behaviour in question could have repercussions for the orderly running of the academy and/or might pose a threat to another pupil or member of staff (e.g. bullying another pupil or insulting a member of staff). • Whether the misbehaviour was whilst the pupil was on work experience, taking part in a course as part of a academy programme, participating in a sports event (and in any situation where the pupil is acting as an ambassador for the school) which might affect the chances or opportunities being offered to other pupils in the future.
