Behaviour Management for Primary NQTs Session 1: Creating a positive classroom context

1. Behaviour Management for Primary NQTsSession 1: Creating a positive classroom context Mark Holdaway Associate Trainer (Brighton & Hove Pupil Referral Unit)

2. Aims of the session We will explore: • Focusing on the positive • A framework for implementing expectations (the 5 Rs) • A solution-focused approach to tackling behaviour problems • Being a proactive teacher and will introduce: • A proactive checklist for positive behaviour management

3. In effective classrooms … • There is a shared understanding of what constitutes ‘good ’behaviour (what does this look like in your school?) • There is regular teaching and reinforcement of social behaviour and behaviour that maximises learning • There is a behaviour framework in place which sets out clear expectations • There is an emphasis on belonging and social responsibility (what does that mean?) • There is an emphasis on building good relationships between adults and children, and between children themselves (how do you do this?)

4. The 5 Rs RELATIONSHIPS Responsibilities Rights (teachers and pupils) Choices Rules Negative consequences (sanctions) Positive consequences (rewards) Inevitability (consistency, not severity) Routines (why are these so important?)

5. Exception finding • Changing the view of the problem • Identifying successful moments • Identifying times when the problem is less severe, less frequent, less long-lasting ‘If you keep on doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep on getting what you’re getting.’ Can you think of a situation that currently needs addressing? How might this way of thinking help?

6. We have covered: • The importance of focusing on the positive • What makes an ‘effective classroom’ • A framework for developing positive behaviour (the 5 Rs) • Teachers’ and children’s rights and responsibilities • Using exception finding to promote positive behaviour