Behaviour Improvement Programme

Excellence in Cities - Behaviour Improvement Class

The Behaviour Improvement Programme began in September 2002 as part of the Government’s Street Crime Initiative. It is a targeted element of the National Behaviour and Attendance strategy. Through the good practice developed by BIP activities many elements are now available to all schools through the universal provision of the Behaviour and Attendance elements of the Key Stage 3 Strategy.

The aim of BIP is to improve behaviour and attendance as these issues form significant barriers to learning and progress.

Oldham was one of the first 34 authorities selected to take part. Resources were targeted to a small number of schools three secondary and sixteen primary:

Breeze Hill; Alexandra Park; Alt; Clarksfield; Greenhill; Horton Mill; Roundthorn; St Hugh’s; South Chadderton; Stanley Road; St Luke’s; Whitegate End; Yew Tree; The Radclyffe; Bare Trees Juniors; Burnley Brow; Coppice Juniors; Freehold; The Parish Church CEVA.

The programme is piloting different ways of supporting pupils most at risk of disaffection, exclusion, truancy and possible criminal behaviour. BIP will also impact on the teaching and learning in the targeted schools and improve the school environment. By addressing these issues pupils’ future prospects will improve and the school and wider community will benefit.

The EiC partnership supports and builds on current best practice and will present opportunities to develop practice in other schools.

BEST

Behaviour and Education Support Team is based at each cluster, consisting of a number of different professionals providing whole school, group and individual support. Each team differs in composition - Family Support Workers, Educational Psychologists, Education Welfare Officers, Primary Mental Health Development Workers, Connexions Personal Advisers .

Audits and Lead behaviour professionals

Each school has a Lead Behaviour Professional who is responsible for auditing behaviour and attendance and developing activities and training programmes.

Safer schools partnerships

Greater Manchester Police provide two school based police officers. These officers are based at The Radclyffe and South Chadderton schools and work within the clusters.

‘Full service, extended’ school

South Chadderton is the nominated BIP FSES , working in partnership with The City Learning Centre and Whitegate End Primary, on the shared campus. As a FSES there are prescribed activities including health and social care, childcare, study support and lifelong learning, family support, ICT access and sports and arts facilities. (Extended schools offer some of these services but not all)

Learning mentors

Each primary school has been provided with a learning mentor.

Alternative provision

Provision is made for all excluded pupils with appropriate education at the key stage. LSUs are established at each secondary school. Skill Force works with primary schools but their main focus is working with the secondary schools – ASDAN ,St Johns Life saving award and Duke of Edinburgh award.