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Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)

At Modbury School P-6, we use Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) to create a safe, respectful and supportive environment where every student can succeed.

 

PBL is about:

  • clearly teaching behaviour expectations
  • creating consistent and predictable routines
  • recognising positive choices

  • supporting students when mistakes happen

     

We treat behaviour as something students learn, just like literacy and maths.

 

At Modbury School we strive to Be Safe, Be Kind, and Be Resilient. 

 

Our school expectations

We teach, model and reinforce positive behaviours that reflect our school values of safety, kindness, and resilience. Staff explicitly teach what these expectations look like in different settings, such as play time, class time, and all the time. The same lesson is taught across all year levels, in an age appropriate way. This creates consistency across the school, as every staff member has the same expectation and uses the same language, which helps students feel secure.

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Routines and predictability

Clear routines are an important part of our PBL approach. Students are supported with:

  • consistent classroom expectations
  • clear yard supervision and play rules
  • structured transitions
  • clear start and end of day procedures
  • reminders and visual prompts across the school.

Predictability helps students feel safe and ready to learn.

 

Encouraging positive behaviour

We believe positive behaviour grows when it is noticed. Our Whole School Encouragement System supports our PBL approach through several avenues:

  • verbal praise - staff actively seek opportunities to give positive feedback
  • positive recognition - students are highlighted for the positive choices they are making
  • whole-school acknowledgement - when school staff see a student following expected behaviours, they will hand out a PBL token, which the children use to vote on a whole school celebration
  • School Values Awards at Assembly
  • Whole school celebrations of positive effort and behaviour - we work toward our goal as a collective unit, and all students are included in our celebration regardless of how many tokens they have earnt. Having a school wide celebration supports our goal of developing belonging. 
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Family partnerships

Families play an important role in supporting positive behaviour.

You can help by:

  • talking about school expectations
  • reinforcing respectful behaviour at home
  • encouraging routines (sleep, organisation, attendance)
  • communicating with the school if concerns arise
  • limiting screen time 
  • encouraging play outside 

 

When school and home work together, children feel more confident and supported.