IMPROVING LEARNING BEHAVIOURS
St. Andrews VA Primary SchoolFGB October 2013
Keeping it Consistent and Simple
• Don’t give up• Improve• Try new things• Respect yourself and others• Imagine• Work hard and concentrate
We will:Think about successStick at thingsBounce back from failureLearn from mistakesIgnore negative criticismBe resilient Show determinationPersistHave faith
Don’t Give Up
We will:Take small stepsStrive to make things betterHelp others improve Do our bestAvoid rushingApply past knowledgeLearn from experienceSelf assess
Improve
We will:Try lots of new thingsEnjoy having a goLook for opportunitiesAsk good questionsSet challenging problemsTake responsible risks
Try New Things
We will:Love ourselves and othersThink about our actionsUnderstand othersListen Work with othersReflect Help others when we canThink interdependentlyBe honest
Respect Yourself and Others
We will:Use our imaginationThink lotsHave ideasThink flexiblyBe creative and innovativeGather data with all our sensesBuild on the ideas of othersRespond with awe and wonderment
Imagine
We will:Practise lotsPut in the hoursEnjoy our learningBe open to continuous learningManage distractionsFocus on the right thingsLearn what helps us concentrateStrive for accuracy and precisionThink before we act
Work hard and Concentrate
Rewarding Learning Behaviours
Stickers, Stamps and Stamp tokens
It is the responsibility of all school staff to catch children demonstrating good Learning behaviours
Stamp Books• Good learning
behaviours – am/pm• Caught being good by
others – tokens• Filled stamp books are
acknowledged by the HT with a sticker and 25 Coloured House Point slip
House points
• 25 for a filled stamp book
• Homework• Reading to an adult
Class stars• Earned for collaborative
good learning behaviours
• First class out of Collective worship
• Being efficient with time – Changing for PE
• Lining quickly and quietly
• Rewarded with a class treat of their choosing
Headteacher’s cups
• All linked to learning behaviours to aid children in recognising and emulating these.
• Certificate – signed and laminated
Going for Green• Every child starts the day on green, the aim is always to get back
to green, younger children will need you to be clear on how this can be achieved. Older ones need to make their own suggestions.
• Red Amber Green will be used in classrooms to encourage positive choices
• A strong emphasis on restorative justice will help with learning behaviours.
• Earning back of privileges and rewards that are taken away.• Staying on green all week means children enter the raffle.• A prize winner will be selected at random during Friday’s
Celebration.• The winner will select a prize.• Termly letters sent home to congratulate those who stay on green
all term.
What you need in your classroom
• A RAG Chart• Class Stars chart – 20 spaces• House point collection scheme • Positive learning behaviours displayed• Stickers and or stamp tokens• Stampers • Stamp book for each pupil - Surname
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION?
MONITORING• Drop-in evidence and Observation evidence
both show that these initiatives are working well.
• Moving around the school is more orderly, leaving after Collective Worship etc. Comments from support staff.
• Pupil perceptions via school council – minutes circulated.
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