PLD Social and Emotional Wellbeing

In a nutshell:  

• ‘Behaviour management’ initially impies negatives but with our POS Ed background we began thinking about positive aspects  - At WBS we call is ‘Social and Emotional Wellbeing’ with a focus on preventative and pro-active strategies to support relationships.
• We would rather focus on teaching kids ‘to be powerful’
• The Think sheet no longer fits with WBS values and philosophy.
• A trigger plan is a better tool that ensures we are planning and thinking about positive ways to respond to these.  Each case will be different however some similar situations will surface especially in the playground.
• The colour chart is used in different ways across the school.
• Words create worlds - What you focus on flourishes.
• Nathan Mikaere Wallis shared research about how kids will react and often do what someone instructs them ‘not’ to do.   This is because when you frame a “DON’T …...instruction” students will visualise that exact action. This results in them doing what they have been told not to do.
• Our praise, feedback, coaching and encouragement (Language in general) needs to be framed in the ‘desirable’ IE:  What we want to see …….
• We deal with situations - triggered events in private -  Maintaining and up holding the MANA of all.

Trigger may not also be the right word to use -  so in the pipelines