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- • to regular, professional counselling service • to regular, professional counselling service

########## Guidance: Dealing with pupils who climb

########## Climbing within school time

There are a number of pupils within our Academy that have a history of climbing. These pupils will climb onto roofs, up fences, trees or onto other objects. Where a pupil is a known “climber”, this will be identified clearly in their IPRA and PBP.

The Academy takes steps to ensure that buildings and areas of the school have appropriate measures in place to prevent climbing, such as barriers and anti-climb fences. However, these cannot be relied upon wholly to prevent climbing and staff should therefore be aware that because this behaviour has clear risks and should act to prevent climbing. This can be done by:

- • vigilance, where the child is a known “climber” • vigilance, where the child is a known “climber”
- • supervision of areas where pupils are known to climb • supervision of areas where pupils are known to climb
- • physical intervention by staff using Team Teach techniques • physical intervention by staff using Team Teach techniques

Despite these measures, occasionally, some pupils may climb onto roofs, trees or other high places. When this happens the following guidance should be followed:

- • attempt to follow the child by climbing should be made – this is likely to cause • attempt to follow the child by climbing should be made – this is likely to cause greater risk to the child, who will usually attempt to get further away, and to the staff member
- • should not attempt to pull down climbing pupils as this increases the risk of • should not attempt to pull down climbing pupils as this increases the risk of falling
- • should, wherever possible, keep the child in view • should, wherever possible, keep the child in view
- • should talk calmly to the child and express concern for their safety and • should talk calmly to the child and express concern for their safety and encourage the child to climb down
- • member of the leadership team should be informed • member of the leadership team should be informed
- • member of staff who has the best relationship with the child should be • member of staff who has the best relationship with the child should be summoned to talk to the child
- • and pupils not required to be involved in the incident should leave the area • and pupils not required to be involved in the incident should leave the area and hence remove the audience a child may be seeking
- • from staff should focus on concern for the child’s safety – e.g. “I’m really • from staff should focus on concern for the child’s safety – e.g. “I’m really worried you might hurt yourself, climb down carefully please”
- • should avoid threats of punishment that may dissuade the child to climb down • should avoid threats of punishment that may dissuade the child to climb down – e.g. “When you come down, you’ll be in trouble”
- • the pupil has climbed onto a building other that the Academy building, the • the pupil has climbed onto a building other that the Academy building, the occupants of that building should be informed

Bramley Park Academy – Behaviour Policy – September 2017 Wellspring Academy Trust