Behaviour as Communication – Universal

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The 4 stages

Universal: The majority of our students will thrive and progress at the universal stage.

Monitoring: Students demonstrate emerging concerns in some characteristics  and may need minimally enhanced intervention.

Targeted: Students require targeted interventions and plans to support progress in various characteristics.

Specialist: Students require specialist bespoke support and involvement from external agencies across various characteristics.

We share a vision for positive behaviour across our schools and ensure this is informed by evidence-based practice such as emotion coaching, restorative approaches and trauma-informed and attachment aware practice.

Often the behaviour presenting externally can be an indicator of an unmet need. By remaining professionally curious regarding a student’s behaviour, we can seek to understand the reason for any changes and implement the right support whilst providing healthy challenge to help a student be the best version of themselves.  

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This stage describes students who consistently engage with our Trust’s vision for positive behaviour with positive impact on their peers and school community

Our expectations for each role at this stage are:

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Students

Take an active role in supporting the culture of positive behaviour within your school.

Accept responsibility for your own choices and actions.

Support others to engage in the culture of the school.

Actively promote school rules and values.​

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Parents/Carers

Work with school and communicate well around any concerns.

Read and follow school’s Code of Conduct.

Monitor behaviour and attendance trends, working with school to reinforce positive outcomes.

Actively promote school rules and values with your child.

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Teachers/School

Promote positive behaviour attitudes which are underpinned by a restorative and relational approach.

Be consistent in positive behavioural expectations whilst implementing reasonable adjustments which individual students might need.​

Promote the school’s positive behaviour policy and strategies with consistency, predictability and reliability.

Work as a team to ensure expectations are high for all students.

Actively model and promote school’s rules and values. ​

Provide a warm and welcoming empathetic environment.

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External Agencies

Provide regular CPD and resources for schools to continually reflect and upskill on positive behaviour approaches.

Provide opportunities for assemblies and workshops that reinforce positive behaviours and attitudes. ​