Post on 03-Jan-2016
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The nine core Principles of Behaviour Management
• Plan for good behaviour• Work within the 4Rs framework• Separate inappropriate behaviour from the child• Use the language of choice• Focus on primary behaviours• Actively build trust and support• Model the behaviour you want to see• Always follow up on issues that count• Repair and restore relationships
Set the agenda - plan for good behaviour
• Monitor corridors• Greet at the door• Routine• Settling down work• Seating plan• Smile• Eye contact• Know all names
• Speak to each child• Rules• Praise (4:1)• Catch them being
good• Move around room• Extension activities
The 4 Rs
• Rights• to teach• to feel safe• to be treated with dignity• to be heard
• Responsibilities• Choices (through words)
• Rules• Consequences
• Routines• oiling the cogs in the
classroom
Support and redirect
• Surprise• Humour• Social interaction• Smile• No sarcasm
• Feeling of achievement
• Variety in lessons• Engaging• Care• Safe environment• Positive
recognition• Praise
Consequences
• Fair• Reasonable• Related• Not necessarily
severe• The certainty is
important• No surprises
• Known school wide hierarchy
• Sanctions will not do the job on their own
• A range of responses are needed to try to avoid sanctions
Restore relationships
• Restitution rather than retribution is important
• Restore positive relationship a.s.a.p
• Do not hold grudges• Resolve conflicts as
early as possible
Low level strategies
• Tactically ignore• Eye contact (The
look / scanning the classroom)
• Non verbal messages
• Rule reminders
• Give take up time
• Direct rule reminders
• “When… then”
Medium Level strategies
• Question to refocus
• Distractions or diversions
• Redirection• Agreement
frames • “Double what”
questions
• Briefly take student to one side /out of classroom
• Humour• Use assertive
“I…” statements• Give simple
realistic choices
High level strategies
• Use in class withdrawal
• Give choice between compliance or deferred consequence
• Cool off time• Agreed exit
procedures
Follow up after class
• Thank student for staying behind• Focus on specific behaviour observed• Describe how behaviour makes you feel• Relate the behaviour to mutual rights and agreed rules• Invite feedback• Ask student to consider what he might do instead• Ask what support they may want from you to succeed• Emphasise responsibility• State expectation for next time• Part amicably
Top ten tips for successful behaviour management
• Teach your behaviour plan
• Establish clear routines
• Teach rights and responsibilities
• Give clear choices of behaviour
• Aim at more praise than correction (4:1)
Top ten tips for successful behaviour management
• Use least intrusive BM strategies first
• Separate the behaviour from the person
• Follow up incidents with certainty
• Remain calm• Practice makes
(almost) perfect! (7/10)