Novar Nursery
Promoting Positive Behaviour
Rationale
Glasgow City Council’s “Promoting Positive Behaviour” illustrates our commitment to the inclusion of all children and young people. Here at Novar Nursery, we believe that all children should be given the best opportunity to be able to reach their full potential. Glasgow City Council’s Policy has been devised using a range of key national and local documents in particular Glasgow City Council’s Additional Support for Learning Policy, “Every Child Is Included” (2009).
Aims
- To promote positive behaviour and relationships
- To provide a range of opportunities for children to develop their social awareness and develop an awareness of consequences.
Objectives
- Take a holistic approach to educate the individual child and develop on their personal and social skills to develop an understanding of the child’s own well-being and the wellbeing of others.
- We aim to provide a welcoming, stimulating and safe learning environment for all children and young people to enable them with the skills required to support them in reaching their full potential and becoming Confident Individuals, Responsible Citizens, Successful Learner and Effective Contributors
- Ensure that children and young people are exposed to quality experiences and language used to develop their knowledge and understanding of their rights and responsibilities
- Develop an awareness of consequences in children and young people
- Children are never put on ‘time out’, we encourage children to reflect on what has happened, how it has made our friends feel and how it has made ourselves feel. If a child is feeling angry or upset they can be encouraged to have some thinking time with a member of staff to talk about how we are feeling and how we can make it better.
- We never force a child to apologise but encourage them to recognise their feelings and how it has made others feel.
- Develop the child’s interest and desire to participate and be actively involved and contribute in daily nursery life
- Welcoming ethos where all children, parents/carers, staff and visitors are treated equally with respect and their contributions are valued.
- The nursery focuses on a sharing and caring for others approach whilst working together as a team
As with all of our practice, to enable us to provide quality it is dependent on successful relationships and promoting positive partnerships with parents and carers, children and young people.
Success Criteria
Children are developing an awareness of themselves and others, developing positive relationships, they feel confident in expressing their ideas and feelings and have developed their own self-confidence.
Due for Review: August 2025