Explaining our Learning Behaviours Continuum.

Learning behaviours are transferable, lifelong skills that are utilised by everyone to be successful 

Learning Behaviour Continuum Overview

Students and staff have co-created the Learning Behaviour continuum to support everyone to grow their skills to engage positively in their learning at school, outside of school and beyond.  Learning behaviours are transferable, lifelong skills that are utilised by everyone to be successful, whatever role that they find themselves doing.

These behaviours are all about allowing you to work with others successfully. It includes recognising that everyone brings a different perspective to their learning and that these varied viewpoints can deepen your own learning. Beyond school, this means that you`ll be able to collaborate productively with others and produce a better outcome.  These behaviours are assessed on a scale from Trainee (Step 1) to Practitioner (Step 4).

Specifically, this time, we`re focusing on the ‘micro-behaviour’ d. Using collaboration to deepen learning.

AT SCHOOL, being able to work collaboratively is the skill that accelerates your learning. As well as being a valued life-long skill, collaboration leads to deeper understandings. Everyone brings their own experiences and perspectives to their learning. Working collaboratively means you develop the skills to allow you to listen, positively contribute and support others when working together, even if you don`t know your team members well. 

BEYOND SCHOOL, this learning behaviour - having the skillset to work with others, is right up there as one of the most important transferable, lifelong skills valued in the workplace. Synergy - the concept that the outcome when working together is greater than what anyone could contribute individually, describes this behaviour. From your own perspective - you`re better when you have the skills to work productively with others. Another way of saying this - a champion team will beat a team of champions. 

Here is what this micro-behaviour can look like at each level of the Positive Learning Behaviour Continuum.

Students can access additional supporting resources on the ‘LBM Supporting website*’, accessible via the Compass -School Favourites menu (Star at top right). This resource allows students to pinpoint their current level and provides example strategies to grow this learning.

*This is an internal website – accessible to students and staff only – ask your young person to show you.

John Patterson