Behaviour for Learning – Mulberry Academy Woodside

At Mulberry Academy Woodside we strive to provide purposeful and stimulating environments for learning in which all students have the opportunity for success. Central to this are our shared values of pride, respect and kindness.

For our Behaviour Policy please visit this page.

Shared Expectations

At Mulberry Academy Woodside, students are expected to:

Arrive prepared and ready to learn
Show respect to all members of the school community
Follow routines and instructions the first time
Try their best, even when learning feels challenging
Contribute to a calm and positive environment

For Staff

Our staff team is committed to:

Modelling kindness, professionalism and calmness
Applying routines and expectations consistently
Building strong relationships with pupils and families
Using the Anchor Approach to respond to behaviour
Teaching through the Four Pillars every day

For Parents & Carers

We ask families to:

Support excellent attendance and punctuality
Communicate promptly with the school when needed
Encourage positive behaviour and engagement in learning
Work with us in partnership to support every child

For our Four Pillars of Teaching and Learning, please visit our Teaching and Learning page.

Rewards and House Points

Students are recognised for their achievements in the following areas.

PRIDE

RESPECT

KINDNESS

Scholarly behaviours will be rewarded and explicitly taught during assemblies and tutorial:

Ready to learn
Ready to focus
Ready to think hard
Ready to reflect

At Woodside we believe that rewards and celebration play a vital role in developing positive attitudes towards learning. Rewards are given in the ratio of three positives to one constructive criticism. Our praise point system allows students to be recognised for their achievements daily, weekly and throughout the year. Praise Points can be monitored by parents, carers and students through the classcharts app.

Students can earn praise badges for the number of praise points they accumulate across the year and will be awarded in assembly. Students who are awarded platinum badges will be invited on a reward trip and announced at House assemblies.

Bronze badge = 300 praise points

Silver badge = 500 praise points

Gold badge = 700 praise points

Platinum badge = 1000 points

Monitoring and Intervention

Mulberry Academy Woodside is committed to removing barriers for our young people. HOY and HODs will monitor the use of reward and sanctions for their department or year group with a member of the Leadership Team on a weekly basis. A comprehensive tracking system has been implemented to monitor interventions for students from Year 7 through to Year 11. Additionally, an interventions glossary has been developed for staff to facilitate precise and effective referrals, thereby optimising the support provided to each student. If students need additional support or intervention the following may be considered:

Interventions and Support

At Mulberry Academy Woodside we are inclusive in our approach and offer a wide range of interventions and support to ensure that students are able to manage their behaviour. These include:

Wellbeing Room;
Learning Mentors;
Reports to Tutors, Heads of Year and SLT for daily check-ins;
Positive reports and ‘on-track’ meetings;
Target setting and behaviour support plans;
1:1 literacy and numeracy intervention;
Mental health and emotional wellbeing support including counselling through Open Door;
Respite placements at alternative provisions;
The Laurel
The Anchor Approach

The Anchor Approach

The Anchor Approach is the heart of our school culture.
It underpins how we build relationships, respond to challenges and create a calm, predictable environment for learning.

What the Anchor Approach Looks Like

Consistency — clear routines and expectations so pupils always know what to expect.
Connection — strong relationships between staff and pupils.
Calmness — adults model calm, predictable responses in all situations.
Clarity — simple, shared language used across the school.
Choice — pupils are supported to reflect, reset and make positive decisions.

Why It Matters

The Anchor Approach ensures our school remains:

A safe harbour for every pupil
A stable and fair environment where behaviour is predictable
A community built on trust, respect and support

Sanctions: Conduct Points

It is imperative to delineate between minor infractions and more serious incidents (dangerous/abusive/high level), with sanctions tailored to the specific context of each case. Employing a restorative and child-centered methodology is paramount in addressing issues, aiming to preserve and enhance positive interpersonal relationships. Conduct points serve as a mechanism to alert students when their behaviour deviates from acceptable standards. This system, uniformly implemented throughout Mulberry Academy Woodside, provides students with the opportunity to reflect on their actions and change their behaviour.

Conduct points can be monitored by parents, carers and students through the ClassCharts app.

Lunch detentions all take place at lunchtime the day after it is entered on to our online system. Reminders are given at morning line-up and during tutor time. Detentions can be monitored by parents, carers and students through the ClassCharts app.
Lunch detentions are for 20 minutes only and are sat with the students respective Head of Year or Deputy Head of Year.
Conduct points and praise points are monitored centrally each day. If students receive 4 conduct points or more, they may be referred for a lunchtime detention the next day.
If students do not attend a lunch detention or if they gain more than 4 conduct points in one day the following will be considered:
SLT detentions – scheduled each Wednesday and Friday afternoon from 3.10pm-4pm
Reports (Tutor, Deputy Head of Year, Head of Year, SLT and behaviour contract)
Reflection Room
Parent / Carer meeting


Positive reminder of behaviour	Verbal warning informing the student as to why this has been issued.
Conduct Behaviour (CB)	Conduct point for behaviour in lessons
Removal from lesson	If a student has received a positive reminder, a CB and continues to fail to meet the expectations of the school they will be collected from lessons by a member of staff (Student Support) and taken to the reflection room. This is for the remainder of the lesson and 20 mins of their unstructured time.) A restorative will be completed with the class teacher and student. The removal from the lesson will also be communicated home by the class teacher. If a student is involved in a more serious incident (dangerous/abusive/high level), they will be collected by student support and taken to the reflection room to write a statement and parent/carers informed. They will likely be out of circulation until the incident has been investigated.
Conduct Organisation (CO)	Conduct point for lack of organisation – equipment or uniform
Conduct Homework (CH)	Conduct point for incomplete homework, this may be escalated to a department or SLT detention.

White Hart Lane,
Wood Green
London, N22 5QJ

020 8889 6761
020 8365 8164
mail@mulberrywoodside.org

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The Mulberry Schools Trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (Company No. 10035860).

Company’s registered office: Mulberry Schools Trust, Richard Street, Commercial Road, London E1 2JP. Tel: 020 7790 6327.