Implementation
The planning for PBL at Seaham commenced during 2015. This involved forming the PBL working group (all SPS staff), timetabling weekly PBL meetings, allocating staff roles, gathering data and forming an action plan. During 2016 meetings data and observation drove discussions around areas of concerns and processes that required some tidying up or adjusting.
Purpose Statement and Core Values
Our core values were established and signage helped teachers to reinforce these values. See our core values below.
Non Classroom Settings
The team began to work on specific positive behaviours for non classroom settings in our school. The settings were determined from staff observation and data from behaviour notifications. The following matrix outlines these settings and the behaviours expected under the core values headings.
Non Classroom Settings (DOCX 39 KB)
Student Passports
Each student received a passport/ contract which rewards and reinforces behaviour from the school's core values. To reach their goals students monitor their own behaviour and in conjunction with their teacher and one other teacher tick off their goals if all agree.
Student Badges
When students have achieved every area from their passport they are rewarded with a grade badge which is presented during our special PBL assembly. Check out these proud kindergarten students from PBL assembly 1.
Check out more photos from our PBL assembly in the photo gallery. You can see what the badges look like below. You will notice the badge colour is outlined in the passport documents above for each grade.
