Know the Policies and Procedures of the Setting for Promoting Children and Young People’s Positive Behaviour

Summarise the policies and procedures of the setting relevant to promoting children and young people’s positive behaviour.

Summarise the policies and procedures of the setting relevant to promoting children and young people’s positive behaviour.

We have a detailed policy regarding anti bullying which explains what bullying is, why it is important to respond to bullying, signs and symptoms of bullying and how to handle it. How it is dealt with is highlighted in the anti bullying policy DKB 3.

They may also find it difficult to concentrate and manage during times of excitement therefore you should be aware of what’s going on around them and try to calm the environment down or make transitional periods flow a lot smoother into the next activity. Remember to stay calm and use a non-threatening voice and try not to shout. Getting into a routine of capturing their attention by getting them to follow a pattern of hand clapping is an effective method.

The behaviour policy outlines the school's aims of how to create “a positive community atmosphere in which children can learn effectively by promoting good standards of behaviour”. The school aims to recognise and respond to good behaviour in children, promoting a positive classroom environment where the focus is on praise of children's good behaviour and work. It outlines rewards and sanctions, and sets out a code of conduct that all children, staff, parents and governors should be aware of.

Once a child has learned to understand your feelings, thoughts, and behaviors they seem to take what they have learned to use it against you. If a child feels it is not getting enough attention, the child will act in a way to get your attention, so you will stop what you are doing. In most case scenarios, the child will gain your attention because you are going to stop what you are doing to address the child’s problem.

The policies and procedures within my placement school relevant to promoting children’s and young people’s positive behaviour cover a range of six sectors these are

This encourages the child to continue the positive behaviour and they will be rewarded with positive attention and something for example as a toy or treat.

Produce information about promoting positive behaviour for parents, children and young people within the school setting, the information must show that you can:

We must report any inappropriate behaviour to the class teacher and take action where appropriate. We must be fair and consistent when applying the school procedures to ensure that the pupils are treated equally. If pupils who behave badly are treated differently, or in their eyes unfairly, they will become confused of their boundaries and unsure of what is expected of them. Treating misbehaving children differently will have a negative impact on future behaviour.

| Provide clear and considered feedback on the effectiveness of behaviour management strategies to inform policy review and development.

In any environment there needs to be clear boundaries and rules, and these need to be made easy to understand and achieve for children of all ages and abilities. A consistent approach to dealing with conflicts regarding rules helps to avoid any misunderstanding for the child. As already mentioned, a child seeking attention will gain this in the way easiest to him or her, and if attention is usually only given following negative behavior, then this how the child is likely to behave. Positive encouragement and praise should be given as often and as emphasized as negative comments as this will help the child acknowledge that good behaviour is just as, if not more so rewarded than undesirable behaviour.

Try not to interact with the children (unless it is a participant observation), but if they do address you be polite and respond positively e.g. explain to the children simply what you are doing and keep your answers short.

The person may show inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour such as shouting, swearing, screaming and may insult family and carers and may demonstrate inappropriate touching. If an individual shows these behaviours it should be handled politely and in an empathetic manner. If you were to shout back this would just cause more upset to the individual.

But a child should be offered praise and encouragement when they complete the simplest tasks. Encouragement separates behaviors, we often hear about the “attention seeking” behaviors with children, but why are they attention seeking? It could be that this is the only time adults notice a child, what if an adult starts noticing the appropriate behaviors and starts encouraging and praising the appropriate behavior with descriptive feedback instead of describing the inappropriate behavior? The “attention seeking” behaviors would be positive rather than negative.