SWPBS

School Wide Positive Behaviours Support (SWPBS) at Northern Bay College was developed through collaboration with school staff, students, and parents.

Linking to Core Values

We are committed to teaching our students how to demonstrate appropriate behaviours while upholding the College Core Values of Growth, Collaboration, Persistence, and Kindness. We understand that learning socially acceptable behaviours is a gradual process, with each individual progressing at their own pace.

SWPBS consists of three steps

Step 1: Identify and Teach Expected Behaviour

We have developed a Behaviour Matrix, which visually displays the behaviours we expect from our students.
We then actively teach these behaviours and provide students with opportunities to practice and refine them.
Our staff focus on reinforcing and verbally acknowledging positive (expected) behaviours, rather than punishing students for not meeting expectations."

Step 2: Positively reinforce and recognise expected behaviour

When students meet school wide expectations, staff acknowledge their success with positive reinforcement, which may include praise or a token. This system is consistently used by all staff, including principals, teachers, and office personnel.

Step 3: Responding to behaviour errors

In addition to teaching and reinforcing positive behaviours, the school will establish a consistent approach to addressing behavioural errors when they occur. Strategies for managing challenging behaviours will be communicated to students, staff, and parents, ensuring that everyone understands which behaviours violate the expectations.
Traditional methods of addressing problem behaviour through punishment have proven ineffective in creating lasting change. It is exciting to see our College embrace the SWPBS model, which views behaviour as a skill that can be developed. Parents play a vital role in supporting their children as they build positive behaviour skills, laying the foundation for a successful future.

SWPBS is a planned way to meet the behavioural needs of students in a school. Parents are important in the success of SWPBS; and may choose to use a similar system at home.