Behaviour Management

A Planned Approach

Presented by Don McLean

A Plan of Action

Steps to Success:Your Beliefs

What are your expectations?

Design your PlanNeeds to come from all staff

Implement PlanMust be consistently enforced

Review AnnuallyIs it working?

The Beliefs Model

TheProgramme

CollegialSupport

TheEnvironment

Children

Parents

StaffExpectations

OtherStakeholders

Skills and Techniques

YourBeliefs

Establishing Your Beliefs – Behaviour Meter

Extreme

Very High

High

Moderate

Low

Behaviour Consequences

A Behaviour PlanStep One

• Developing guidelines / Rules• Give staff and children ownership• No more than five all encompassing rules• Don’t be too general (ie. Respect others)• Clearly back up rules with appropriate consequences and

rewards.• Every parent, child and staff member should have a copy and

there should be a copy clearly displayed.• Avoid “Don’ts” but don’t get hung up if you can’t• Make your rules appropriate to your children• Ensure they are realistic and fair.

Step Two

• Rewards and Consequences

• Praise should be first tool.

• All staff on-board

• Consistent

• Achievable – can be maintained

• Not disruptive to programme

• Planned and organised

• Communicated to parents and children

• Needs to suit your programme.

• Don’t make idle threats or promises

• Needs to be age appropriate

Keeping It Positive

Praise Is to children what sun

is to flowers

(Bovee 1820)

Positive Reinforcement• Praise is always your number one behaviour strategy, Ensure

its Clearly directed, constructive & meaningful• Try to maintain a ratio of 4 positive comments to one negative• When giving an instruction back it up with 2 positives.• Never remove a reward already given as a consequence of bad

behaviour• Don’t make idol promises and make rewards achievable• Be creative when deciding on rewards and they don’t have to

be tangible.• Remember a reward is given as a result of behaviour and a

bribe is promised in anticipation of behaviour.• Don’t be afraid to say this isn’t working – cater for your needs

Positive Notes/ Awards/Rewards

Rewards

Non Tangible

Awards Tangibles

Video voucherBest Clean-up

helperFirst in line StickerPerson of the week

Favourite Activity

Task

In groups of four brainstorm five more ideas for rewards you could provide – we will make a master list as a group

ConsequencesQuick tips for Negative Consequences• All staff on board and informed• Short and sharp• Age appropriate• Consistent• Achievable – can maintain it• Limit discussion – don’t get in a slanging match. Simply state the rule broken and

consequence.• Make the consequence fits the crime• Don’t make idol threats – next time you do that…• Make everything transparent – written in discipline plan

• Types of Negative Consequences• Timeout – no more than 2 or three minutes• Outdoor timeout – the timeout hoop• Exclusion from an activity• Social consequence – clean up, sweeping, kitchen duty• Message home• Fitting consequence – clean up a mess.• Red cards• Demerit points

Can you think of any more?

Step Three – Sorting Out the Paperwork!

•Set up and maintain an incidents record

•Make displays of rules, rewards and consequences

•Give a copy of the behaviour plan to parents

•Prepare any behaviour journals and/ or consequence worksheets so they are there when needed

•Set up reward areas, tickets etc.

Step FourThink of all Situations

• Consider your plan if you are off – site.

• What do you do with the naughty ones?

• You need a system that’s transportable?

• What if you have to remove someone – you need a plan in place.

What ever you decide always write it down and give

everyone a copy

Step FivePutting it into Action

• Must be consistently enforced

• Good or bad you need to keep parents informed.

• Be positive first• Follow up

The Final Word

• If it’s not working –talk about it and change it Don’t flog a dead horse!

• When children walk in you door your rules apply – they leave their baggage at the door and so do you.

• Write it down and give everyone a copy There is no arguments then

• Management – minimise - management, Maximise – participation and fun!

Thank You !Have You Got?

Tasman Schools behaviour plan

Your beliefs questions A behaviour meter Reframing worksheet Behaviour records Workshop notes Something worthwhile

out of the workshop

Special Thanks to: GSE Helen Talbot Cheryl Doig