Merits, sanctions & parent interviews

Behaviour is not only about sanctions. EduPrime balances incidents with merit awards, manages parent interviews and referrals, and presents the full behaviour history to authorised staff.

Merit awards

Recognise good behaviour and achievement with merits, logged the same way as incidents.

1. Open Discipline → Merits and click New.
2. Select the Student and a Merit category – effort, kindness, leadership, academic, service.
3. Set Points and add a short citation.

Merits accumulate into house points and appear on the report card alongside any sanctions, giving a balanced picture of the child.

Balancing behaviour history

The behaviour history on each student profile nets merits against incidents over time. A trend line shows whether a student is improving or deteriorating, which is far more useful in a parent meeting than a single incident.

Parent interviews & referrals

When behaviour warrants a conversation with the family, raise a parent interview from the incident or the student profile.

1. Click Schedule interview, choose attendees and a date, and EduPrime invites the parent through the portal.
2. After the meeting, record outcomes and agreed actions on the interview record.
3. If the matter needs specialist support, raise a referral to counselling or the SENCO – the referral notifies them without exposing the discipline detail beyond what they need.

Related pages

• Discipline – logging incidents
• School clinic – recording visits
• Safeguarding & escalation
• Welfare & confidentiality
• Counselling case management