The management of the group is seen as a team approach with potentially both the class teacher/group leader and the Braeside teacher resolving issues as they arise in a joint manner, depending on the incident.

During the day Braeside teaching staff will take an active role in educating the pupils/students. They are trained teachers and experienced at dealing with pupils/students out of doors. They will expect to deal with any usual minor behavioural issues which may arise and which would usually be dealt with easily in a classroom setting. They will direct the pupils/students to ensure that they are safe whilst outdoors and will advise the adults on any changes as they are needed.

However if a student behaves in a manner which can not be dealt with quickly in front of the whole group or concerning a personal matter, they may feel it more appropriate for the class teacher/group leader to get involved. This may be particularly important if the situation requires the pupil/student to leave the main group.

Outside of organised activities or after the Braeside staff inform you that they are finishing for the day it will be up to the resident supervising staff to take on the main responsibility for safe guarding their pupils/students. A member of the Braeside team is always on-call in the event of an emergency and can be contacted at home and this will be discussed during the introduction.

It is very rare that bad behaviour should lead to serious sanctions being imposed, however, we feel that pupils/students should know that there is a clear policy for dealing with bad behaviour in the same way there would be in school/college.

Braeside staff will always liase with the teaching team to discuss what would be an appropriate way of dealing with any issues that arise. Below is a set of procedures which will be followed as appropriate.

1. Pupil/student will be interviewed by a senior member of the Braeside management team and will be expected to apologise as needed and promise not to repeat the matter.
2. Pupil/student could lose free time and be asked to carry out some chores.
3. The head teacher/group leader will be contacted to discuss the issue and it may be referred to them to deal with as appropriate
4. Through liaison with the school/youth staff and head teacher/senior leader the parents may be contacted.
5. The pupil/student may be excluded from the centre (this is mainly only when the pupil/student would be seen as a risk to the rest of the group and staff in the centre).

We wish to make this statement to alleviate any concerns which you may have about who is responsible for the visiting pupils/students. To date there have been no issues regarding this matter but it is best for everyone involved to be clear about their area of responsibility.