1. © Crown Copyright 2005 Primary National Strategy Setting expectations and teaching positive behaviour

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3. © Crown copyright 2005 Objectives To introduce the concept of classroom rights and responsibilities To develop practical strategies for promoting clear classroom expectations To develop or review a classroom behaviour plan Slide 1.1

4. © Crown copyright 2005 Principles Children and adults have rights and corresponding responsibilities Clarity and explicit expectations elicit the behaviour we require Positive recognition and reinforcement elicits continued positive behaviour Positive relationships with children are the key to positive behaviour Continued... Slide 1.2a

5. © Crown copyright 2005 Principles Continued... Behaviour is contextual and interactive We need to take active steps to develop children’s social, emotional and behavioural skills We need to draw on each other’s experience We need to use solution-focused approaches Slide 1.2b

6. © Crown copyright 2005 The 4Rs Rights Rules Responsibilities Routines Choices Negative consequences Positive consequences Inevitability Slide 1.3

7. © Crown copyright 2005 Explicit expectations Why are these important? To be successful, children and adults need to know what is expected of them Clarifying expectations helps to create a positive atmosphere by emphasising what is wanted and valued Stating specific expectations offers a framework for actively teaching positive behaviour, so that all children can succeed Slide 1.4

8. © Crown copyright 2005 Understanding how expectations are set TeacherChildren Children’s response impacts on teacher Slide 1.5

9. © Crown copyright 2005 Teaching behaviour ‘Behaviour can be an area where we expect so much and teach so little’ Galvin, Miller and Nash, 1999 Slide 1.6

10. © Crown copyright 2005 Teaching behaviour Teach the behaviours that will enable children to meet the stated expectations Make this teaching explicit rather then implicit Make time for this explicit teaching a priority Do not rely only on language-based approaches: use pictures, photographs, physical rehearsal Help children to understand the idea of learning behaviours Plan for regular reinforcement Slide 1.7

11. © Crown copyright 2005 We have considered: the relationship between rights and responsibilities the importance of promoting classroom expectations how to make classroom expectations clear and specific the importance of actively teaching positive behaviour issues to consider in drawing up a classroom behaviour plan rules which are relevant to our own classroom Slide 1.8