Inclusion at Lift Newlands plays a pivotal role in shaping students’ lives. Our vision for support at Lift Newlands is to establish a person-centred and outcomes-focused culture that creates individually-tailored support packages for our students. At our school we recognise that our pupils have diverse and complex needs, and that equality of opportunity does not mean all pupils are given access to equal support - but rather, that all pupils are given access to the support they need.
Inclusion is a network of support we provide for all students, parents/ carers and staff within the school. Inclusion enables effective teaching and learning to take place by promoting an awareness of diverse need, different learning styles, the achievements of all pupils, developing positive learning behaviour and the emotional and physical well-being of our entire school community. Inclusion aims to identify and meet every student’s needs through equipping them with the necessary skills and aptitudes for becoming successful independent learners.
Preparing and guiding them for future career paths so that they can contribute positively to their communities and make a difference.
Read our Behaviour policy here.
Students will:
- Arrive to lesson on time, in full uniform and fully equipped to learn
- Remain ready and focused on their learning throughout the duration of the lesson
- Be respectful of everyone within our school community and of our environment
- Take opportunities to learn independently and collaboratively as guided by their teacher
- Be prepared to try new challenges and resilient when they find something difficult and fail occasionally
- Share their ideas and remain receptive to the ideas of others
- Recognise that everyone has a right to learn and succeed
- Behave in a respectful manner towards staff and peers
- Demonstrate resilience when overcoming obstacles and learn from their mistakes
- Complete all work tasks to a standard that reveals their pride and commitment to learning
- Refrain from eating chewing gum anywhere on site
- Refrain from eating in class/corridors or drinking anything other than water in classrooms
- Ensure that all electronic devices are switched off and kept out of sight throughout the day
Teachers will:
- Welcome and greet students at the beginning of every lesson at their door
- Facilitate a safe, calm and purposeful learning environment
- Establish clear classroom routines and behaviour expectations and revisit them regularly
- Create a focused start to learning with a knowledge retrieval starter activity followed by a visual aid to the learning journey and purpose of the lesson
- Take time to build positive relationships within the Academy
- Celebrate and value success both within and beyond the classroom
- Seek to de-escalate any incidents of poor behaviour by adopting a calm and reasoned, restorative coaching approach
- Use agreed Academy procedures to challenge disruptive behaviour or poor attitudes to learning
- Demonstrate resilience when overcoming obstacles and learn from their mistakes
- Complete all work tasks to a standard that reveals their pride and commitment to learning
- Instil a sense of pride in positive achievement
- Acknowledge good effort, improved performance and positive behaviour, aiming for a ratio of 4-1 between positive and negative feedback
- Treat each student equitably
We do not tolerate bullying or any form of prejudice and will always aim to deal with any such incidents swiftly. We have clear procedures for dealing with incidents, and we educate students about their behaviour. We support events such as Anti-Bullying week.
If bullying is taking place, students are encouraged to:
- Tell a member of staff
- Avoid conflict
- Surround themselves with supportive friends
- Report bullying
- Be supportive of one another
- Block any unwanted messages or friends who leave inappropriate comments on social media
