So I can confidently say I am good at rewarding great attitude, effort and application to learning. I would consider myself just as good at engaging pupils to be enthusiastic about learning and the concepts I cover.
However, I have what I think I would call a reluctance to use negative sanctions. I have yet to put my finger on it – why I prefer not to set detentions and would rather not call home for negative reasons.
I have now had three occasions where I have set detentions, which I think is pretty good for one term. These have been set for missing home learning deadlines. However, I have been hesitant to set others for behavioural issues because my preference is to address poor behaviour as and when it occurs.
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