What is SWPBS?
SWPBS is an evidence-based school improvement approach that creates a positive and supportive learning environment for all students. It focuses on teaching and reinforcing positive behaviours while providing targeted assistance to students who may need extra support, leading to a more successful and inclusive learning community. When implemented well, it ensures that all students receive support to maximise behavioural, wellbeing and academic growth.
The approach also improves teacher wellbeing by providing them with the tools to establish positive climates for learning where they can focus on teaching and learning, by increasing engagement and instructional time.
SWPBS is a way to create positive, predictable, equitable and safe learning environments where everyone thrives.
Schools implementing SWPBS:
Use a continuum of evidence-based practices to support student needs
Engage students, families, and community members to co-create culturally responsive practices
Regularly check the effectiveness of their practices
Build behaviour support expertise within the school
Rely on teams to guide implementation
Use data to identify strengths, uncover needs, and monitor student progress
Implement universal screening to identify student needs
Develop content expertise through coaching and ongoing professional development
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In 2024 we started our School Wide Positive Behaviour Support implementation journey. As part of this process, we have:
Defined school-wide behavioural expectations
Explicitly taught expected behaviours
Acknowledged, encouraged and reinforced expected behaviours. One way of acknowledging expected behaviours, included Positivity Points. Once a class has achieved 10 Positivity Points, they attend the Office to put a leaf on the tree.
Classified behaviours as ‘Minor’ or ‘Major’ and identified the processes for documenting and responding to these.
Analysed data/reported incidents, to inform explicit teaching and supports/adjustments.