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School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS)

OVERVIEW

A positive behaviour support policy incorporates the modelling and teaching of

positive, proactive social behaviours across the school environment. Our School Wide Positive Behaviour Support framework is a data-based initiative that endeavours to adjust the environment and learning opportunities to fully support the whole child. This framework is implemented by collaborative, school-based teams using a student-centred approach to proactively support behaviour. School-wide expectations for behaviour are clearly stated, widely promoted, and frequently referenced. Both individual and school-wide learning and behaviour incidents are comprehensively assessed; learning and behaviour challenges are linked to an intervention that focuses on skill building. The effectiveness of the selected intervention is evaluated and reviewed, leading to data-based adjustments. Positive interventions that support adaptive and prosocial behaviour and build on the strengths of the student lead to an improved learning environment. Students are offered a variety of methods to help them learn and maintain appropriate behaviour.

RATIONALE

This School Wide Positive Behaviour Policy is an intrinsic part of our school governance as it gives information on managing less desirable behaviours and promoting acceptable behaviour.

All people have the right to be treated fairly and with kindness. We are all valued individuals and as such deserve fair treatment. Students are encouraged to be kind, caring, thoughtful people through discussion and appropriate modelling by the adults in the school community. Parental involvement is an integral part of life at St Patrick’s Catholic School. We recognise that the role of the family is fundamental in the formation of positive student attitudes to each other.

At St Patrick’s Catholic School, we aim to provide a positive environment in which each child is respected and his/her right to learn is encouraged and protected. The strategies to deal with inappropriate behaviour are consistent, logical, and clear. Expectations and consequences are made familiar to all involved. The support of parents, teachers and children is needed to ensure the development of self-regulating students.

The use of SWPBS is systematic, individualised and provides strategies for achieving important social and learning outcomes while preventing problem behaviour with all students. SWPBS is a combination of effective practices to teach and encourage respectful, responsible behaviours and uses data to support decision-making. It assists in creating an individualised and supportive school climate.

At St Patrick’s Catholic School, the worth and dignity of each person is acknowledged, appreciated, celebrated and each student can grow and develop to their full potential in a Catholic atmosphere of love, through our WEST values of Welcoming, Encouraging, saying Sorry and saying Thanks and our Mercy charism of Respect, Compassion, Mercy, Hospitality.

Our WEST values and Mercy Charism are underpinned by our School Wide Positive Behaviour expectations. We focus on the behavioural expectations that are positively stated and easy to remember. In other words, rather than telling students what not to do, the school focuses on the preferred behaviours.

WHAT DOES SCHOOL WIDE POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT LOOK LIKE?

At a School Wide Level:

Has a common purpose and approach to discipline.
Clear set of positive expectations and behaviours.
Procedures to teaching expected behaviour.
Continuum of procedures for discouraging inappropriate behaviour.
Procedures for ongoing monitoring and evaluation.
Students can state the expectations.
Students are recognised for appropriate behaviours.
All staff know and use the expectations.
Data is collected and used for decision making.
It is a team-based process.
Expectations are displayed clearly around the school - Be a Learner, Belonging, Be Safe.

The Matrix with the three expectations is displayed and evident throughout the school.

Minor Incident Events - Staff Managed

Minor behaviours are undesirable behaviours that students may display when in class or in the school yard. These behaviours may negatively impact the students’ learning or relationships with their peers and staff. Minor behaviours can be managed by a classroom teacher or a yard duty teacher. Minor behaviours are teachable moments. Parents are informed of minor behaviours through the student’s diary.

Should a student continue with persistent minor behaviour, the classroom teacher can raise the incidents to a major referral and incur a consequence with a member of the Leadership Team. For major referrals that have been escalated by the classroom teacher, a phone call to parents is necessary by the classroom teacher to inform them of their child’s behaviours.

Major Incident Events - Leadership Managed

Major Incidents are intentional acts - these are handed over to a member of the Leadership Team. The student will be given a consequence that matches the level of the behaviour. A member of the Leadership Team will call the parent to inform them of the incident and the consequence.

Parents are kept informed of recurring and/or serious inappropriate behaviour using student diaries for messages, a phone call by a member of the leadership team and/or parent interviews and knowledge of the implementation of consequences; this applies to both the parents/carers of students who are non-compliant and any student who has been adversely affected by the non-compliance of another or others.

Grow Your Mind

Grow Your Mind is a positive mental health program that is about enhancing resilience and wellbeing. It is for pre and primary school aged children, educators and parents. Social and emotional education is directly linked to the brain with a playful animal analogy that resonates with young and old(er).

The program is built upon four pillars to promote mental health and wellbeing: positive psychology, social and emotional learning, public health and neuroscience. The program draws on the model of the 5 social and emotional learning competencies (self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, responsible decision making and relationship skills) to help children.

Grow Your Mind brings together a range of wellbeing topics such as growth mindset, character strength education, gratitude, mindfulness, healthy relationships and emotional regulation and ties it back to basic neuroscience. Grow Your Mind is one of a small number of programs recognised by Beyond Blue’s BeYou directory.

For more information on Grow Your Mind see the website:

Retrieved from https://growyourmind.life/

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Mersey Leven Catholic Parish

Mersey Leven Catholic Parish is a Catholic community made up of many people who seek together to live and share the joy of the Gospel.

Parish Office: 90 Stewart St Devonport

Wednesday - Friday 9am - 2pm

Phone: 036424 2783

Email: merseyleven@aohtas.org.au

See the Parish website for more information

https://www.merseylevencatholicparish.com/