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28/03/24

🐥 What a wonderful way to end the term! The children took part in an Easter parade and looked fantastic in their Easter bonnets. Thank you for all your hard work! 👒 pic.twitter.com/CGS9ZFBr1L

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27/03/24

🐣We celebrated our Young Carers by holding an Easter egg hunt in the forest area followed by a VIP dining experience at lunch. Huge thanks to the PTA for providing the Easter eggs and to the catering team for their VIP treatment of our wonderful little humans!💚 pic.twitter.com/5LSSNxXGaL

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26/03/24

🔥Year 1 had a fantastic time at the Tower of London learning all about the Great Fire of London! They represented the school incredibly and had a wonderful day! pic.twitter.com/06nFh5Nd9e

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22/03/24

☕️ Well done to the wonderful children who got chosen for Hot Chocolate Friday! Keep up the fantastic work!Have a lovely weekend 💚 pic.twitter.com/WJBwI51fx4

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19/03/24

🎶 What an inspiring way to start the day! 🥁 Our Rocksteady pupils put on a fantastic performance and showed the school what they’ve been working on this term! 🎸 pic.twitter.com/7gfy3hLZnL

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15/03/24

🏃 Well done to our Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 Cross Country teams today! You represented the school so well and showed great teamwork! 💚 pic.twitter.com/GcXEryXCT7

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08/03/24

📚 We had a fantastic day celebrating World Book Day today! Thank you to all our parents & carers for providing such wonderful costumes!💚 pic.twitter.com/KDy0P5lkk6

08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jo Wilson 🙌 Office Assistant (Attendance) ➡️ Office Assistant (Communications) ➡️ Safeguarding Admin Assistant ➡️ Student Services and Safeguarding Lead at Cooks Spinney Primary 💚#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/W7s28CW1b8

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08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jo Wilson 🙌 Office Assistant (Attendance) ➡️ Office Assistant (Communications) ➡️ Safeguarding Admin Assistant ➡️ Student Services and Safeguarding Lead at Cooks Spinney Primary 💚#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/W7s28CW1b8

08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jess Farrell 🙌 Trainee Teacher ➡️ Maths Lead ➡️ Assistant Headteacher at Cooks Spinney Primary 💚#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/Of2b2MIFHv

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08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jess Farrell 🙌 Trainee Teacher ➡️ Maths Lead ➡️ Assistant Headteacher at Cooks Spinney Primary 💚#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/Of2b2MIFHv

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08/03/24

📚 World Book Day fun has officially begun at Cooks Spinney! The children are having a fantastic morning participating in a range of book-related activities! 📚 pic.twitter.com/vNKeMZaQYR

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01/03/24

☕️ Well done to the wonderful children who got chosen for Hot Chocolate Friday! Keep up the fantastic work! 💚 pic.twitter.com/oQCiaKR6U9

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28/02/24

🏃 After presenting an amazing assembly, Olympic athlete delivered a round of energetic and engaging lessons to our students, instilling hope in their future of possible careers in sport 🏅 pic.twitter.com/va9fIq8xY9

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16/02/24

☕️ Well done to our pupils who got chosen for Hot Chocolate Friday this afternoon. What a delicious way to end the half term! 🍫 Have a lovely half term all. Thank you for your continued support. 💚 pic.twitter.com/aZTPvXmYez

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16/02/24

🧮 The children enjoyed a STEM-focused day where they got to test out their mathematical and scientific knowledge! 🧪 ✈️ Pupils took part in a range of activities, from designing robotic hands to building parachutes, planes and cars. 🪂 pic.twitter.com/xyVJhEfjaz

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15/02/24

🎶 We started the day yesterday with a fantastic music assembly! Each year group performed the song they’ve been working on this half term! 🎤🎵 pic.twitter.com/tDLZaa0HLm

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13/02/24

🏃‍♀️ After learning all about Shrove Tuesday, Unicorns and Sprites Class took part in the ultimate pancake race!🥞 pic.twitter.com/RdSgqoq90B

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09/02/24

🏅 Today we welcomed European champion to Cooks Spinney. Tommy led a whole school assembly and then provided a fitness lesson for each KS2 class 🏃 pic.twitter.com/44X7cCuyRF

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09/02/24

☕️ Well done to our pupils who got chosen for Hot Chocolate Friday! What a fantastic end to the week! 💚 pic.twitter.com/MoLzi9juN8

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Behaviour & Relationships

Cooks Spinney has four principles for relationships and behaviour which underpin our approach:

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THE AIMS OF OUR APPROACH

Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery are committed to the idea that every child matters:

 

  • We aim to encourage a positive attitude to learning within a safe, happy environment.
  • We promote high expectations and enable pupils to become independent responsible learners.
  • We encourage a sense of respect for our community and our environment.
  • We believe that clear, consistent routines and systems are essential to support children’s development and ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of everyone in our school community.
  • Cooks Spinney and BMAT are committed to the prevention of all forms of bullying – This is outlined further in the BMAT Behaviour policy and BMAT Anti-bullying policy available here - www.bmat-trust.org/ 

A RESTORATIVE PROCESS

Restorative approaches encourage pupils to think not only of the consequences of their behaviour on themselves, but also to consider the impact of their actions on others. The process at Cooks Spinney is based on four questions:

  • What happened?
  • How were you feeling at the time?
  • Who has been effected?
  • How can we put things right?

These questions also form the basis of our ‘Reflection Sheet’. Pupils are asked to complete reflection sheets following incidents.

 

Restorative processes do not shy away from applying consequences, such as loss of privileges, but focus on the need to take responsibility an find a constructive way forward for all concerned such as a sincere apology followed by an act of kindness.  

 

It must be remembered that pupils will not be ready to engage in reflection until they are in a calm state. To help pupils return to a calm state, staff avoid raising voices or passing immediate judgement. Staff remaining calm will enable pupils to return to a calm state much more quickly; then the reflection and learning process can begin.  

 

At Cooks Spinney, pupils should always have the opportunity to reflect on their actions without judgment. They are then given the chance to put things right through mediation and discussion.

 

The impact of this approach is evident in the relationships forged throughout the school. The strategies involved, which include active listening, respectful discussion and taking ownership of issues, result in a positive ethos.

THE POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS

At Cooks Spinney, staff are nurturing, responsive and reliable to pupils. By building positive relationships with pupils, staff can: raise self-esteem, deal with unwanted behaviour in a constructive and non-confrontational manner, and help pupils feel valued and secure. 

 

Bruce Perry (2017) states – ‘The more healthy relationships a child has, the more likely they will be to thrive. Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love.’

THE POWER OF ROUTINES

Routines allow our pupils to feel secure and safe. Research shows, when children feel secure and safe, they are more resilient and better equipped to cope with stress. Cooks Spinney promotes routines across the school day including the use of visual timetables in every classroom.

 

At the start of the school day (an important time for pupils to settle), Cooks Spinney uses a securing routine of; register, free breakfast, daily mile and assembly before the main lessons begin at 9.30am. For most pupils, this routine adds to their feeling of security and will proactively reduce stress and anxiety which may lead to unwanted behaviour.

EFFORT POINTS, ACHIEVEMENT APPLES AND OTHER REWARDS

EFFORT POINTS AND APPLES  

 

Effort points are rewarded at the class teacher's discretion for children making a positive move forward in their learning or behaviour.

 

Teachers are responsible for keeping a record of effort points awarded for each pupil and updating pupils on their progress.

 

Effort points are converted into Pips. Pupils are rewarded stickers by their Teacher or Head Teacher for each Pip.

 

Three Pips lead to an Achievement Apple (a pin badge pupils can proudly wear on their school uniform). 

 

Achievement Apples (in the form of pin badges) are awarded in Friday's Achievement Assembly and families are invited along to share this special award. Peers are invited to stand up and tell the whole school why the person deserves their apple.  

 

As a guide, apples are generally awarded in the following year groups, however this will depend upon behaviour and attitude to learning for each individual pupil:

 

Reception – Purple Apple

Year 1 – Yellow Apple

Year 2 – Orange Apple

Year 3 – Green Apple

Year 4 – Red Apple

Year 5 – Silver Apple

Year 6 – Gold Apple (+ Privilege Card for exceptional behaviour)

 

HOW EFFORT POINTS ACCUMULATE 

 

  • 3 x pips awarded by the Teacher leads to a sticker 1, awarded by Class Teacher.

  • 3 x pips awarded by the Teacher leads to a sticker 2, awarded by Head of Key Stage.

  • 3 x pips awarded by the Teacher leads to a sticker 3. At sticker 3 – the pupil comes to the Head Teacher to receive a Sticker 3 and an invitation to receive their apple pin badge.

  • An invitation is sent home to parents, via the child, to come to the Friday achievement Assembly for the presentation.

 

The system repeats itself so there are 3 stickers throughout the year (roughly one per term), leading to the next colour apple, finally to the golden apple, by Year 5 or 6.

 

Once a pupil has achieved a golden apple, they are entitled to earn, via three more pips, a privilege card from the Headteacher. 

 

 

OTHER 'IN-CLASS' REWARDS

 

Although our main form of reward and recognition is effort points, we allow teachers the autonomy to manage their classrooms in the best way they feel meets the needs of their pupils. Therefore, you may see teachers and support staff using ‘in-class’ systems such as table points, notes home etc.

WEEKLY ACHIEVEMENT ASSEMBLY 

Each week, the school praises children for effort and hard work during Friday’s Achievement assembly.

 

Children are chosen by staff to receive awards for the following:

 

  • School Values Award (Gold Book)
  • Achievement Apples and Privilege Cards
  • Any sporting awards (presented by the PE Team)
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