What_Strategies_Might_You_Employ_to_Encourage_Pupils_to_Behave_Appropriately__Describe_How_You_Might_React_to_Incidents_of_Bullying_

At the beginning of the school year all pupils and parents would have been given a behaviour policy that they all must agree to. This document explains the behaviour that is expected throughout the year for both the pupils and the parents and the consequences of any bad behaviour. This policy would need to be reinforced and restated as and when required but at the same time would needs lots of praise for those pupils who comply with it. I would keep the rules in the policy to a minimum as too many items can lead to confusion and make it hard for pupils to follow them. I would need to be constantly aware of any potential for bad behaviour during the lesson, such as a child fidgeting or chatting while the teacher is talking, this would become a distraction to the rest of the class and needs to be dealt with quickly. All pupils will be inquisitive so you must have a realistic view of their behaviour and age, also if they start to become less well behaved at certain times of the day e.g. in the afternoons, they may be tired or there may be a reason at home which is affecting them. I would access this when speaking to parents before going down any disciplinary route. Lessons and activities are usually run to set goals as directed by the teacher so keeping to these frameworks is essential. Preparation of lessons in advance means there would be fewer gaps between lessons and hopefully keep the class working well. I would make sure there is a good explanation to the pupils and they understand what is required of them during each separate part of the lesson, this will keep them busy and therefore give them less chance of becoming disruptive through boredom. I would remain calm and positive when dealing with the pupils, rewarding good behaviour as well as dealing with the bad. This can be done by a reward scheme like stickers or a point scheme and can be used to reward the children who have done well academically and those who have behaved well in class. When setting up the classes for the day I would set activities in certain areas where the children can work as a group, but with minimal distractions from others as this can lead to poor concentration and inappropriate behaviour. Last of all I need to be consistent in any decisions, the rules have been set so they should be followed, it may be ok to ignore some behaviour if the child is just trying to test their boundaries rather than being deliberately disruptive, but this is only acceptable if it is not dangerous or life threatening to the child itself or others in the class. Bullying and violence is something that can happen to many young people in one form or another, it could be as simple as children being called names, feeling excluded or being picked on by a gang of children. It can take many forms, physical, emotional, verbal or a combination of all of them. Children need to get along with each other in the classroom and show consideration to other children in the class. To ensure this happens the teaching team should take all cases of bullying/violence seriously, they would need to intervene quickly and take positive action to relieve the issue. There are two ways to deal with these issues, the formal route would be a more structured education and counselling that will stress that the child acknowledges their actions are wrong and how to develop restitution, or the informal route which would be when we would initiate talks with the victim and their parents as well as the bully and their parents. We would need to establish if there are any underlying issues behind this behaviour before taking any action. The action and consequence taken need to be appropriate to child’s age and understanding.