A school contract for a pupil???

[Sixer]

So he's not a good boy, has had teachers detentions, headmistress detentions, now a contract has come home. What's next??

School contracts are normal aren't they?

Home school contracts are normal practice for every child. You do sometimes get a behaviour contract which can form part of a PSP. Failure to comply to the agreement can result in the child going onto a goveror's stage.

Home school contracts are normal practice for every child. You do sometimes get a behaviour contract which can form part of a PSP. Failure to comply to the agreement can result in the child going onto a goveror's stage.

thanks. what's a PSP? and it is a behaviour contract, so is it exculsion next? or do the schools still do suspension, then expelled?

my 5yr old had to sign a contract when she started school in August last year so apparently common practice now

PSPs are sent home from school after being filled in by the child and the teacher to show what progress is being made and how the kids are doing - parents have to sign/acknowledge/comment on it and send it back in

pastoral support plan The actio taken depends on what the child has done, they can move up and down governors stages.

oh maybe I'm yapping on about something completely different - sorry

more detailed information here

They are used if the child is seen to be at risk of a permanent exclusion or is not changing their behaviour following s number of fixed term exclusions. They should be reviewed regularly and involve SMART targets.

so it's the same as an IEP? I still don't understand the consequences. If he hits out/is gobby etc whilst on the contract what happens next?

But if your son had been given a psp you would know this sounds like a behaviour contract working n isolation.

thanks twinset, sorry for slow typing! and cross posts

umph! on my part, should have nade it clear from the start, it's a behaviour contract!

SMART targets?!?!?!??! what the 'eck are these?

No an IEP is an indivdual educational plan for children on the SEN register. ALthough the IEP can make references to behaviour. If he hits out as in hitting other students he may go onto a governor's stage. It is hard to say without knowing the exact situation or the school. If a student at my school hit someone they would be excluded for a day or two, at my previous school they would have been in trouble but maybe not excluded.

copied and pasted sorry,
The acronym SMART has a number of slightly different variations, which can be used to provide a more comprehensive definition for goal setting:

S - specific, significant, stretching

M - measurable, meaningful, motivational

A - agreed upon, attainable, achievable, acceptable, action-oriented

R - realistic, relevant, reasonable, rewarding, results-oriented

T - time-based, timely, tangible, trackable
So basically the targets will be in child speak, they will be very specific. So they wont say I will behave but what they specifically need to do and by when.

thanks twinset. The info is for my brother. He's going through a divorce, and the ex has stopped him from seeing the DC. So he wasn't invited into the school, by ex. however the school have sent him a copy of the contract.