Have we got the balance right between teaching and learning and behaviour management? If student behaviour if one of the great stressors in our profession then let’s spend the time to get it ‘right’ and not look for a quick fix or search for the silver bullets. Managing classroom behaviour needs a long-term approach that is based on an integrated model of best practice and is explicit. Being explicit means you know consciously what you do, you know why you do it, and you can measure if it is effective….or not. If this sounds like what you might be interested in then read on.

Behaviour management has become more challenging as our world and the life of children has become more complex. It is confusing to find a common approach that all teachers can agree to and the number of books, manuals, and workshops that focus on behaviour management, student discipline, and classroom relationships is growing by the minute.

The IEU is offering four sessions that will start the process to build your own model so that positive behaviours can be encouraged leading to improved learning outcomes. These sessions are designed to provide you with a concrete foundation to start designing, adapting, and blending a wide range of behaviour management approaches that are intended to provide a safe and productive classroom. 

There is no requirement to complete all four sessions; you can participate in one or all of them. 

Making it right– to make things right we need to teach our students about basic conflict resolution that is founded on our whole school values and the expectations that we set in our classrooms. Making things right is about being explicit and making sure we address the needs of our students and use these teachable moments to provide the most learning – we are educators and not law enforcers! Best of all this session will help you understand where Restorative Practice ‘fits’ with our systematic model and how it works to repair harm and address student needs around safety and learning how to craft an appropriate apology.

Completing PIP: Behaviour Management - Making it right will contribute 2 hours of NESA Accredited PD addressing 4.1.2; 4.3.2; 4.4.2; 7.1.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

To RSVP, please click the RSVP button, email pd@ieu.asn.au or call 1800 467 943 or 02 8202 8900.