APS Newsletter

Positive School Behaviour

An update on SWPBS

We are now in our second term of implementing the School Wide Positive Behaviour Support framework (SWPBS). This is just the start of an 18 month process that assists Victorian schools to improve social, emotional, behavioural and academic outcomes for all children. Whilst it is still early days, we are already noticing a huge shift in student behaviour and consistency within the school. 

 

Why SWPBS:

When SWPBS is implemented well, teachers and students have more time to focus on relationships and classroom instruction. Students and staff benefit from:

  • increased respectful and positive behaviour
  • increased time focused on instruction
  • improved social-emotional wellbeing
  • positive and respectful relationships among students and staff
  • increased adoption of evidence-based instructional practices
  • a predictable learning environment with improved perceptions of safety and increased attendance

So what are we doing?

  • The SWPBS team, which includes teachers, leadership & education support, are completing external training on the science of behaviour and SWPBS framework.
  • Erin McNamara, Acting Assistant Principal & SWPBS team leader, is leading whole school professional development on SWPBS Universal Prevention strategies for student behaviour.
  • All staff are implementing our new routines, procedures and expectations by explicitly teaching behaviour skills and what is expected at Aberfeldie Primary.
  • We are gathering ongoing data on positive and negative student behaviour in order to track the implementation and build consistency across the school. 
  • Staff are currently in the process of designing a whole school acknowledgement system that recognises and reinforces positive behaviours in class and in the yard. 

To learn more about SWPBS, please visit the SWBPS Website. Below, you can see our new school expectations and what is expected across all settings within our school. We look forward to sharing more of this journey in future newsletters, school council and via our website. 

-Erin McNamara