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Concerns people may have about

using CCS in the moment:

1. The child may think they have ‘got away with it’ and repeat the behaviour further.

2. Other children will think the child has ‘got away with it’ and try it themselves.

3. Parents will think the child has ‘got away with it’ and be concerned about safety.

▪ There needs to be a systematic procedure for follow-up (both Coaching Conversations and Repair

Time) which is used consistently by everyone.

▪ It should be clear to every single member of the school community that this follow-up will always
happen (though there may be a delay until everyone is cool, calm and can think rationally).

▪ If other children aren’t safe, happy or able to learn, things should be put in place so the child is

either supported to manage better in that situation or they aren’t placed in the same situation until they can

manage well.

▪ Through procedures that are both rigorous and kind, other children, adults and parents will know

and be reassured that:

a) Adults take anti-social and anti-learning behaviour seriously (and understand that it is possible to be

kind and calm at the same time).

b) Adults have high expectations – that is why they won’t give up and will keep going to until a child

makes progress. High expectations doesn’t mean a child need to feel worse about themselves.