At John Madejski Academy we treat behaviour as a curriculum. This means that we teach children how to behave appropriately in school, in line with our values of work hard and be kind. We teach our children this through:

• The use of RFL cards
• Clear instructions in lessons
• Rewards, such as green points, RFL points and reward experiences. 
• Assemblies
• Displays around the school, for example, our classroom expectations poster.
• Individual meeting with students and families
• Supportive interventions focus on the correct behaviours required.
• Clear communication about what constitutes bullying and how to report it, via tutor time and PSHE lessons.
• A clear and consistent sanctions process.
• Clarity on what is expected in each part of the school.
• Re-induction sessions each unit in which students work through a booklet outlying expectations.
• In class behaviour systems, for example, warnings for low level disruption. 

Rewards

John Madejski Academy is a school in which students work exceptionally hard, are kind to one another, and demonstrate our core values consistently. We believe that students should be regarded consistently for doing the right thing. We recognise how hard our children work and want to ensure that they receive rewards for this. 

We reward students by:

• Issuing green points in lessons
• Issuing RFL points at social times
• Issuing one golden ticket per lesson
• Issuing one golden ticket per lesson to the student who has best exemplified our values
• Providing a weekly Fun Friday event, and treats at leave once a half-term
• Running an attendance competition every term, with the top tutor group being rewarded
• Running an equipment competition every term, with the most organised tutor being rewarded. 
• Running end of unit rewards experiences for the children who accumulate the most green points and have the best attendance.
•  Providing an education that will enable students to be rewarded with excellent qualifications when they leave us. 

Responding to unacceptable behaviour 

We have extremely high expectations of the students at John Madejski Academy. We know that their education is too important to allow disruptive behaviour to disrupt it. We simply cannot allow this.

Students at John Madejski Academy have a choice, they are either in lessons, behaving impeccably and working their hardest, or they go through the behaviour system and may be removed from lesson. If a student is removed from the lesson, they are removed for such time until they are ready for learning. When removed from lessons, students work following the same curriculum as those students in class, and are supported by behaviour experts in ensuing they are ready for learning. Through our behaviour curriculum, we support students to make the right choice and access a high-quality education.