This resource contributes towards the key areas encompassed in the Student Behaviour Strategy providing 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.

• the New South Wales Department of Education’s strategic outcomes of improving academic achievement and wellbeing.

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

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

• School Success Model – 3 – Types of support for schools.

Existing resources

• Behaviour support toolkit resources and professional learning

• Student Behaviour Policy Kindergarten to Year 12 

• Student Behaviour Procedures Kindergarten to Year 12 

• Bullying of Students – Prevention and Response 

• 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: June 2022 

Review date: December 2022 

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