| How far do your schools' rules for behaviour reflect the school ethos? |
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Research Taster
School behaviour policies are an important topical issue for many schools; they say a lot about what sort of school it is.  How far do the rules for behaviour in your school that are communicated implicitly and explicitly to the school community, including parents, express the school ethos?
Your evidence
To consider how closely your school’s rules express the school ethos, you will need to first obtain a copy of the ‘official school rules’ and any accompanying statements of its vision or ethos.
What is the status of this document?
Is this the form in which the school rules are communicated to pupils and parents as well as staff?
Can you identify all the ways in which school rules are expressed and communicated to different groups?
What do the rules and the way they are expressed say about the school’s ethos and approach?
Are there any tensions between the ethos and the rules?
How well do the rules relate to the ways of working that you find successful with your pupils/students?
Can you share your conclusions with a colleague?
What changes in content or tone would you like to see made in the school rules?
Moving forward
A way forward might be to engage a larger number of colleagues with making connections between the school’s vision or ethos, its rules and your own class rules. Can you do this at a department/subject or year team meeting? Is it possible for you to discuss the role of school rules with senior and/or middle managers in your school? |
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