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behaviour update

monday 30th march 2026

Dear Parents and Carers,

As I write this follow up to last week’s behavior update, the school is calm, all children are in class happy and learning. This should be the norm, however recently it is not.

We felt it would be useful to explain in more depth some of the difficulties we are facing.

Increasingly we are seeing a small but significant number of children who struggle to follow simple instructions, are rude to staff, are unable to accept consequences and in some cases hurt other children and adults. This not only affects learning, but also causes significant stress for other children and adults, and on a regular basis stops myself and other school leaders doing their jobs. This behavior is often worse on a Monday morning, when children are often tired and struggle to fit back into routines.

These behaviours are part of a national picture of schools managing more disruptive and destructive behavior in recent years (as shown in the data above).

HOWEVER with your support we believe at Christ the King that we can and will improve things for all. We will do this by understanding the needs of all children, but also not failing them by lowering our expectations that everybody should be able to learn in a calm, safe and happy environment. Staff also deserve this.

In a minority of cases, the situation is made more difficult when children are exposed to negative opinions about the school and school staff. This is then brought into school, which makes things even more challenging when the child is led to believe that the school’s actions are unreasonable, making them even more unlikely to follow instructions.

WE CAN ONLY MAKE THINGS BETTER WITH THE SUPPORT OF ALL PARENTS.

We will follow up this newsletter later in the week with some specific guidance to help support your children to behave and learn in school.

Kind Regards

Mr Condon

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