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School beliefs about behaviour management
Remember YOYOB - You own your own behaviour.
Behaviour management within a supportive school environment should foster a positive attititude which encourages and allows all participants to benefit from effective teaching and learning.
The existence of a CALM room operationalises this belief and promotes mutual respect for the rights and responsibilities of self and others.
The Calm Room is an integral part of the school's Behaviour Management plan. Operating daily, the Calm room provides a place for teachers to send children who are disruptive during school time and during lunch breaks.
Strengths
- staff and parents support the program;
- teachers can teach without constant interruption;
- children are listened to;
- children are safe;
- provides a caring environment;
- provides a tracking system to monitor behaviour,
- parents are informed about the process,
- rewards are provided as incentives.
Milestones
- a social skills program is being implemented;
- the Calm Room operates on a full time basis with a teacher and a teacher aide,
- a parent handbook has been prepared for the school Welcome Pack;
- staff have been inserviced in the changes and parents have been reminded of the procedures through parades, parent sessions and the school newsletter;
- availability of a behaviour management specialist/Guidance Officer. This resource is shared by the three Bay schools; and
- an off-site facility exists for anyone requiring 6-20 day suspension.