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Behaviour Resource Bank
This Behaviour Resource Bank is a compilation of SESS Advice Sheets which present some of the many strategies that may assist schools to meet the needs of pupils who display challenging behaviour related to special educational needs. The material covers both the preventative and management aspects of dealing with challenging behaviour and can be adapted to suit particular situations. More about the Resource Bank...
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| No. 1 | Active Listening: Listening to Pupils in a Non-Confrontational Manner Active listening helps pupils to identify and to express what they are feeling and allows them to identify both positive and negative emotions. | Download [PDF 78kb] |
| No. 2 | Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Includes tips for whole-school, classroom and behaviour management. | Download [PDF 80kb] |
| No. 3 | Appropriate Movement in the Classroom for Teacher and Pupil When is teacher movement helpful and when is it distracting? Setting up routines for pupil movement can greatly assist our classroom management. | Download [PDF 78kb] |
| No. 4 | Arrival to and Exit from Classroom: Routine Establishing arrival and exit routines for pupils can help us to clearly communicate the way we wish them to behave. Routines help us to be predictable and consistent. | Download [PDF 77kb] |
| No. 5 | Behaviour Contracts A behaviour contract is an agreement between staff and pupil which specifies expected behaviours and positive consequences. | Download [PDF 77kb] |
| No. 6 | Big Toe First: Avoiding Confrontation A step-by-step approach on how to deal with challenging behaviour | Download [PDF 64kb] |
| No. 7 | Break Time Activities We can prevent and minimise lots of potential problems by setting up activities to engage pupils at break times. | Download [PDF 77kb] |
| No. 8 | Building Positive Relations with One Adult The building of positive relationships with pupils underpins the model of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). Without a positive relationship with at least one adult, PBS cannot work. | Download [PDF 74kb] |
| No. 9 | Catch Them Being Good By we can reinforce desired behaviour by praising it. | Download [PDF 84kb] |
| No. 10 | Checking the Physical Classroom Environment By regularly checking the physical environment we can change/remove anything negatively impacting on behaviour. | Download [PDF 84kb] |
| No. 11 | Choice for Pupils By offering choice to pupils we greatly increase the chance of them engaging in learning. This advice sheet offers some e suggestions for offering choice to pupils. | Download [PDF 80kb] |
| No. 12 | Class Behaviour Agreement A basic class behaviour agreement indicates the rights and responsibilities of everyone in the class, the rules and routines which are to be followed, and the agreed consequences. | Download [PDF 128kb] |
| No. 13 | Class Meetings Class meetings can be held for any reason and can be an effective means of dealing with issues, formulating agreements and giving pupils a voice. | Download [PDF 75 b] |
| No. 14 | Collegial Support Having the moral, structural and professional support of colleagues can make a big difference, especially following serious incidents. | Download [PDF 80kb] |
| No. 15 | Communicating Calmness in a Crisis Tips on how to exude calmness in a crisis situation. | Download [PDF 422kb] |
| No. 16 | Demonstration Timetables Visual timetables can be used to assist pupils to predict their day, thus easing anxiety, frustration and giving some control over the environment. Some demonstration timetables are included. | Download [PDF 359kb] |
| No. 17 | Directive Statements Directive statements are an effective means of clearly and positively communicating with pupils using simple language. | Download [PDF 79kb] |
| No. 18 | Follow Up / Repair and Rebuild Repair and Rebuild refers to the repairing and rebuilding of the relationship that may have been damaged by an incident. | Download [PDF 83kb] |
| No. 19 | Golden Time: A Reward System A system where pupils are consistently rewarded for their efforts. | Download [PDF 84kb] |
| No. 20 | I-ASSIST: A Diffusing Strategy A strategy for diffusing an incident by assisting pupils to find a way out of a difficult situation. | Download [PDF 70kb] |
| No. 21 | Identifying the Communicative Intent of Behaviour Behaviour is communication. In order to eliminate an undesired behaviour, we firstly need to identify the function of the behaviour. | Download [PDF 72kb] |
| No. 22 | Individual Behaviour Support Plan Includes advice on each stage of the plan and also recording templates. | Download [PDF 125kb] |
| No. 23 | Life Space Interview (I-ESCAPE): A Repair and Rebuild Technique A follow up / repair and rebuild technique useful for teaching self responsibility and alternative behaviours. | Download [PDF 88 kb] |
| No. 24 | Likes / Dislikes Inventory A description of a simple way of getting to know pupils and their likes and dislikes. | Download [PDF 78kb] |
| No. 25 | Managing a Serious Incident Steps for managing serious situations as outlined by Dave Hewett. | Download [PDF 74kb] |
| No. 26 | More Than 101 Ways to Say Well Done Words we can use to praise pupils and they can use to praise each other. | Download [PDF 79kb] |
| No. 27 | Noise Levels: Controlling Voice Suggestions for teaching and reinforcing appropriate voice levels. | Download [PDF 97kb] |
| No. 28 | Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder Includes definitions, characteristics, and implications for teaching and learning. | Download [PDF 109kb] |
| No. 29 | Quality Circle Time Outlines a strategy which encompasses a whole-school approach to enhancing self-esteem and building positive relationships within school communities. | Download [PDF 90kb] |
| No. 30 | Recording and Analysing Disruptive Behaviour Advice on recording instances of challenging behaviour and using this data to see patterns and functions of behaviours. | Download [PDF 118kb] |
| No. 31 | Social Stories[TM] Outlines a strategy for helping pupils who have poor social skills to understand and develop a range of social skills by presenting appropriate social behaviours in the form of a story. | Download [PDF 81kb] |
| No. 32 | Star Charts: A Token Economy System This advice sheet details the setting up a star chart, avoiding potential problems and gives lots of examples. | Download [PDF 128kb] |
| No. 33 | Teaching Rights and Responsibilities Suggestions for the teaching of rights and responsibilities. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights text is also included. | Download [PDF 106kb] |
| No. 34 | Teaching Self Management Ways to assist pupils to function independently in a learning environment without the need for constant supervision prompting or direction. | Download [PDF 97kb] |
| No. 35 | Teaching Social Skills A general outline of the steps involved in the teaching of specific social skills. | Download [PDF 79kb] |
| No. 36 | Time Out/ Exit Plan Time out can be used as a reward or as a cooling off mechanism. Use of time out must be carefully considered and planned. | Download [PDF 105kb] |
| No. 37 | Token Economy Pupils earn tokens for good behaviours and these are then cashed in by the pupil for a pre-agreed reward. | Download [PDF 80kb] |
| No. 38 | Visual Aids, Cues and Messages Visual supports are used to support pupils in their learning and their behaviour. | Download [PDF 198kb] |