At Kempshott Junior School we are always looking to build upon and improve our practise in school.  We have noticed a change in the needs of our children over the last few years, and we feel that there is an increased need to support children in helping them to understand themselves as individuals and develop greater learning and social skills to be used in and beyond the classroom. We believe that when children feel better they do better, which is why we have adopted the Empowerment Approach. 

We will be actively teaching children about being ‘Brain Fit’ and the approach. As such, we have changed our approach to behaviour and have created a new policy.  This will form an important change to what happens on a day-to-day basis for us as a school.

We will be sharing our new behaviour policy with you in the coming months, which we encourage you to take time to read. We understand this is quite a lengthy document. However, we are undergoing a significant shift in our approach to behaviour in school and want you to be aware of these changes.  Kit Messenger, founder of the programme, will also run an online webinar for parents to explain more about the underlying philosophy and answer any questions. 

In the coming weeks, we will share more information about specific aspects of the programme and some of the content which is being taught. This will be through newsletters and the website.