PB4L
At Stanmore Bay we aim to create a caring environment, developing respectful relationships with our school-wide community (parents, staff and students), to improve social, cultural and academic outcomes. To do this we will consistently model, teach, acknowledge and praise positive behaviours.
We are a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) School
Stanmore Bay School’s aim is to provide our students with a safe and caring environment, where all students can explore, learn from and about the world we live in. Where our teachers can teach the skills and values needed to help students make positive and informed decisions that will help them grow into good and caring citizens within our future society.
Every day in all interactions our learners aim to respect, connect and learn. The approach helps to improve learners’ well-being and increase educational achievement. Taking on the PB4L initiatives allows educators and whānau to teach learners to show expected and appropriate behaviours at a range of times.
You will see PB4L shared around Stanmore Bay School as…
Weekly School Hui - sharing upcoming foci and celebrating successes
Tokens for positivity
Restorative conversations
Developing the skills required to help students understand ‘learning is for life’ and through their years at Stanmore Bay School students will learn to be ‘respectful of themselves, others and the environment.’
We expect staff, teachers, parents and whanau to model positive behaviours for these expectations to be successful.
It is an expectation that students at Stanmore Bay School will demonstrate positive behaviours and encourage others to do the same.
Teachers will also acknowledge students who are demonstrating positive behaviours by recording the positive behaviour on the ‘data collection form’ (in the comment box at the bottom). Teachers are asked to acknowledge these students and will be entered onto HERO as a positive behaviour. Each class acknowledges positive behaviour for learning in whole school assemblies with a certificate.
How does PB4L School Wide?
PB4L school-wide is about teaching behaviour, just as we teach other subjects.
If a student does not know how to read, we teach.
If a student does not know how to write, we teach.
If a student does not know how to multiply, we teach.
If a student does not know how to behave, we...
School-wide PB4L is a combination of effective practices, interventions, and strategies that have:
A long history of support and development
Been demonstrated to be effective and efficient
High levels of research validation
Benefits
Benefits of School wide PB4L include...
Improvements in academic engagement and attainment
Improvements in behaviour
Improved school and teacher capability
Improved teacher confidence and satisfaction
Better relationships between staff, students and whanau/community
More effective targeting of students for specialist service referral
