Positive Behaviour for Learning
WHAT IS PBL?
Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a whole school approach to proactive, school wide behaviour management.
Based on research and evidence based practices, it provides strategies for all students to increase academic performance, improve safety and decrease problem behaviour.
PBL is a vehicle for establishing positive school culture.
Killarney Vale PS has established four core rules as part of the PBL process-
At Killarney Vale Public School we strive to show STAR Behaviour.
S – Safety
We explicitly teach the expectations we are promoting and we reward our students frequently with Star Slips and positive acknowledgement.
Students are rewarded for appropriate behaviour through the use of ‘STAR slips', ‘STAR days', ‘STAR awards' ‘shooting STARs' and ‘dojo points'. Positive communication between home and school is promoted through the use of the ‘Shooting STAR's.
Dojo Points – are a cloud-based reward system where individual students are assigned an avatar and given points for positive actions demonstrated by behaviour and academic performance.
STAR Slips – are awarded to students who are displaying our STAR values in the classroom and playground. These are awarded regularly throughout the school day and are traded for dojo points.
STAR Awards – these awards are for behaviour that always represents our STAR values. These are awarded at the end of the Term and are given to students in their portfolio.
SUPER STAR DAYS
Every 5 weeks as part of PBL, students are rewarded for positive behaviour. Throughout the 5 weeks, the students have opportunities to receive Star Slips and Dojo Points when displaying expected positive behaviour in the classroom and playground. The four focus areas of PBL are Safety, Tolerance, Achievement and Responsibility.
Before the 5 weeks is completed, students trade their Dojo Points to purchase different items from the PBL menu. Items on the menu are can vary depending on the time of year however some items are a favourite by our students and remain on the menu each Super Star Day. Some menu items are: wearing slippers in class, mufti, free time, Just Dance etc.
