SWPBS 

Whole School Reward Challenge and Celebration 

As reported in earlier editions of the newsletter, we have been running a whole school SWPBS challenge in which all students have been earning values cards to go towards a whole school acknowledgement. Over a period of 4 weeks, a tally has been kept of the number of values cards being handed out and the results were outstanding as each week the numbers grew …

WEEK 1 = 1553

WEEK 2 = 1881

WEEK 3 = 2010

WEEK 4 = 2237

This is a wonderful effort and the students deserve to be proud of their continued commitment to creating a playing and learning environment in which they are responsible for their actions and respectful of themselves and others.

To celebrate, an extended lunch was held last Friday when teachers provided fun activities for the students to engage in and every child received an ice cream. Here’s some snapshots of the fun …

Ongoing evaluations of SWPBS at Great Ryrie - TFI and SAS

In order to maintain our standards in SWPBS, measures are taken to ensure that, as a school, we are all ‘on the same page’ in relation to behaviour expectations and management. During Term 3, a Department of Education SWPBS Leader and Support Coach visited Great Ryrie to check in on our systems by conducting a Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) and collected information and data to assist us with improving our practices. She was very supportive of the systems that we currently have in place and, in her report, made some recommendations for improvements moving forward. 

SWPBS is obviously integral to Great Ryrie’s behaviour management and wellbeing plan. Therefore, every year, staff are surveyed on their understanding and engagement in SWPBS practices using a Self Assessment Survey (SAS). This is a great tool for reflecting on what we do well, but also on where we can make adjustments to ensure consistency in our approach across the school. Results of this survey were also very pleasing, as they indicate a strong understanding and engagement with our SWPBS policies and practices.

Ann-Maree Bosomworth

SWPBS Leader