This resource provides schools, teachers, students and parents with the supports and resources needed to understand behaviour, including a resource hub.  

This resource supports teacher and school needs by providing:

• high quality resources to understand factors that influence behaviour

• what happens during behaviour, particularly aggressive and violent behaviours

• teaching and supporting pro-social behaviour

• how to mitigate risk

• how to build student resilience.

Professional audience

School leaders and teachers across all school settings.

This resource is able to be used without assistance, as a stand-alone resource and/or linked to professional learning.

Student audience

All students P-12.

When to use

To better understand and support student behaviour, the factors that influence behaviour, aggressive and violent behaviour, identifying risk and strategies to enhance student resilience.

Timeframes

Can be used at any time when teachers require information to better support student behaviour.

System priorities and/or needs

This resource aligns with:

• the Premier’s Priorities to improve outcomes in literacy and numeracy and HSC attainment.

• Our Plan for NSW Public Education’s direction and priorities of strengthening student wellbeing and development and advancing equitable outcomes, opportunities and experiences.

• Need identified by Delivery Support to build teacher capacity in understanding behaviour.

School Excellence Framework

• Learning domain – Wellbeing (Caring for students, A planned approach to wellbeing, Individual learning needs, Behaviour) .

• Teaching domain Effective classroom practice (Classroom management) .

Relevant frameworks

• NESA syllabus documents – personal and social capabilities in all K-10 syllabi, and PDHPE K-10 syllabus Health Wellbeing and Relationships content strand outcomes.

• Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

• Standard 1, particularly Standard 1.2, 1.4, 1.6.

• Standard 4, particularly 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 .

• Disability Standards for Education 2005.

• Wellbeing Framework - Behaviour, discipline and character education .

• Achieving School Excellence in Wellbeing and Inclusion.

Existing resources

• Behaviour support toolkit resources and professional learning.

• Student Behaviour Policy .

• Supported online learning courses.

Consulted with: Delivery Support team, Aboriginal Partnerships and Outcomes, Inclusion and Wellbeing as part of the development of the behaviour support toolkit. 

Reviewed by: Behaviour Services

Last updated: January 2024

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