POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING
Reefton Area School is committed to building supportive and effective learning environments for all students. Reefton Area School fully supports the principles and practices of School Wide Positive Behaviour for Learning.
SCHOOL WIDE VALUES
Reefton Area School has three core school wide values
Respect Manaaki
Aspire Wawata
Self Manage Tu Tāngata
The Ideal Reefton Area School Student
Respects:
• Uses polite and appropriate language • Listens and responds courteously
• Diversity • Learning styles and strengths • People • Ethnicity and culture
• The environment • Themselves • Personal space
Aspires
• Sets challenging achievable goals • Contributes positively to their communities
• To be a good role model • To be a leader • To be a problem solver •To be
enterprising
Self Manages
• Perseveres to achieve their goals • Personal behaviour • Tools for learning
• Time management • Appearance
OUR SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS
Clear expectations for the behaviour we expect will be established in all areas of our school.
We will teach those expectations to the students and reward them frequently with our in-class and out of class rewards systems.
The expectations for all student behaviour will be clear throughout our learning and social areas.
A restorative approach is encouraged. All staff will have professional development using restorative methodology and practices.
Who is PB4L for?
PB4L helps to make schools better places to live, work and learn. It does so by giving schools the tools to build comprehensive, school-wide systems that support academic and behavioural learning for all students.
How will PB4L help children and the school?
PB4L promotes positive student behaviour by building the school’s leadership capacity and teachers’ knowledge, understanding and skills in applying effective school-wide behaviour systems.
PB4L boosts student engagement in learning by increasing attendance and retention, and improving student behaviour.
PB4L helps schools deliver highest quality learning programs to improve student academic and behavioural learning.
Positive Behaviour for Learning uses practices that include:
• A consistent school-wide system of support that helps define teach and support appropriate student behaviours, creating a positive school environment.
• School-wide discipline practices including establishing clear consequences
• Instruction in social skills helping students regulate their own behaviour
• A focus on the prevention of problem behaviours and instruction in appropriate behaviour
• Helping teachers intervene effectively to manage behaviour in the classroom and other school environments
• Active supervision in all areas of the school
• Enabling the learning support team and PB4L team to plan and solve problems together
• External coaching to build capacity and provide consistent, region-wide support for schools.
FEATURES OF THE PB4L PROGRAMME
• Establishing a school environment that supports long term success
• Integrating positive academic and social behaviour expectations
• Teaching desirable behaviours
• Improving behaviour support systems for students
• Increasing positive interactions with students
• Using data for decision making
• Decreasing reactive management
• Maximising academic achievement
Reefton Area School is committed to building supportive and effective learning environments for all students. Reefton Area School fully supports the principles and practices of School Wide Positive Behaviour for Learning.
SCHOOL WIDE VALUES
Reefton Area School has three core school wide values
Respect Manaaki
Aspire Wawata
Self Manage Tu Tāngata
The Ideal Reefton Area School Student
Respects:
• Uses polite and appropriate language • Listens and responds courteously
• Diversity • Learning styles and strengths • People • Ethnicity and culture
• The environment • Themselves • Personal space
Aspires
• Sets challenging achievable goals • Contributes positively to their communities
• To be a good role model • To be a leader • To be a problem solver •To be
enterprising
Self Manages
• Perseveres to achieve their goals • Personal behaviour • Tools for learning
• Time management • Appearance
OUR SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS
Clear expectations for the behaviour we expect will be established in all areas of our school.
We will teach those expectations to the students and reward them frequently with our in-class and out of class rewards systems.
The expectations for all student behaviour will be clear throughout our learning and social areas.
A restorative approach is encouraged. All staff will have professional development using restorative methodology and practices.
Who is PB4L for?
PB4L helps to make schools better places to live, work and learn. It does so by giving schools the tools to build comprehensive, school-wide systems that support academic and behavioural learning for all students.
How will PB4L help children and the school?
PB4L promotes positive student behaviour by building the school’s leadership capacity and teachers’ knowledge, understanding and skills in applying effective school-wide behaviour systems.
PB4L boosts student engagement in learning by increasing attendance and retention, and improving student behaviour.
PB4L helps schools deliver highest quality learning programs to improve student academic and behavioural learning.
Positive Behaviour for Learning uses practices that include:
• A consistent school-wide system of support that helps define teach and support appropriate student behaviours, creating a positive school environment.
• School-wide discipline practices including establishing clear consequences
• Instruction in social skills helping students regulate their own behaviour
• A focus on the prevention of problem behaviours and instruction in appropriate behaviour
• Helping teachers intervene effectively to manage behaviour in the classroom and other school environments
• Active supervision in all areas of the school
• Enabling the learning support team and PB4L team to plan and solve problems together
• External coaching to build capacity and provide consistent, region-wide support for schools.
FEATURES OF THE PB4L PROGRAMME
• Establishing a school environment that supports long term success
• Integrating positive academic and social behaviour expectations
• Teaching desirable behaviours
• Improving behaviour support systems for students
• Increasing positive interactions with students
• Using data for decision making
• Decreasing reactive management
• Maximising academic achievement