Longford Intermediate first become involved in Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) in 2011.
This is a government initiative that is backed by sound research and involves teaching students about how to behave in various situations. Just as we teach academic subjects, it is equally important to teach students the correct way to behave in different situations. Students are Longford Intermediate are encouraged to take responsibility for their own actions.
We developed our school rules of responsible, respectful and safe through community consultation as part of the PB4L initiative. These three school rules are taught through everything we do, alongside our school values.
There are three tiers of supports. All schools begin in Tier 1 and complete training around this and as a school, we have been one of the very few to move through to have training in Tier 2. These skills have ensured we can help all of our students.
The below excerpts are taken directly from the Ministry of Education website about PB4L (clicking on this will take you directly to the site).
What is PB4L?
PB4L School-Wide looks at behaviour and learning from a whole-of-school as well as an individual child perspective. The framework is based on international evidence.
The Positive Behaviour for Learning School-Wide framework, otherwise known as PB4L School-Wide, is helping New Zealand schools build a culture where positive behaviour and learning is a way of life. The framework can be tailored to your school’s own environment and cultural needs.
It’s not about changing the students; it’s about changing the environment, systems and practices you have in place to support them to make positive behaviour choices.
As a school we have developed a series of lesson plans that we actively model throughout the school and you will see the expectations around the school that cater for different areas.
PB4L School-Wide is based on the Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework developed at the University of Oregon in the 1990s. PBIS is now in thousands of schools across the United States and there are over 500 School-Wide schools in New Zealand.
This is a government initiative that is backed by sound research and involves teaching students about how to behave in various situations. Just as we teach academic subjects, it is equally important to teach students the correct way to behave in different situations. Students are Longford Intermediate are encouraged to take responsibility for their own actions.
We developed our school rules of responsible, respectful and safe through community consultation as part of the PB4L initiative. These three school rules are taught through everything we do, alongside our school values.
There are three tiers of supports. All schools begin in Tier 1 and complete training around this and as a school, we have been one of the very few to move through to have training in Tier 2. These skills have ensured we can help all of our students.
The below excerpts are taken directly from the Ministry of Education website about PB4L (clicking on this will take you directly to the site).
What is PB4L?
PB4L School-Wide looks at behaviour and learning from a whole-of-school as well as an individual child perspective. The framework is based on international evidence.
The Positive Behaviour for Learning School-Wide framework, otherwise known as PB4L School-Wide, is helping New Zealand schools build a culture where positive behaviour and learning is a way of life. The framework can be tailored to your school’s own environment and cultural needs.
It’s not about changing the students; it’s about changing the environment, systems and practices you have in place to support them to make positive behaviour choices.
As a school we have developed a series of lesson plans that we actively model throughout the school and you will see the expectations around the school that cater for different areas.
PB4L School-Wide is based on the Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework developed at the University of Oregon in the 1990s. PBIS is now in thousands of schools across the United States and there are over 500 School-Wide schools in New Zealand.