Positive Behaviour Management

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Positive Behaviour Management

• Consistent expectations
• Flexibility of approach

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Session Aims

• To think about why students misbehave
• To think about how our actions impact the
  behaviour in our classrooms
• To have shared some behaviour management
  techniques
• To have thought about some specific students

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Why do students misbehave?

• Inappropriate work set
• Boredom
• Attention seeking
• Avoidance of failure
• Low self-esteem
• Problems at home
• Lack of social skills/emotional intelligence
• Chemical Imbalance
• Our behaviour

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How does our behaviour impact the students?
Aggressive Passive Assertive
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Classic Behaviour Techniques

• Take-up Time
• Cool-off Time
• The Broken Record
• The Pre-emptive Thanks

• The Look
• Nameless praise
• Name - Pause - Instruction
• The Pregnant Pause
• Physical Proximity

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Top tips for positive behaviour management.

• Model the behaviour you want to see
• Keep basic respect intact and protect the
  students self esteem.
• Give the students choice but always follow
  through with sanctions.
• Catch them being good and reward them for it.
• Separate the behaviour from the person.
• Plan for positive behaviour.
• Never rise to their anger, stay calm and firm
  with words and actions.
• Be clear with words, no ambiguity.
• Never take it personally.
• Always end a conversation on a positive note ( if
  possible ).

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Using the school structure
Head of department
Classroom teacher Review your expectations and
communicate them again if necessary Have a
clear sanction and reward structure It is your
responsibility to deal With issues in your
classroom in The first instance
Head of year