What is Positive Behaviour For Learning (PBL)?
PBL is a school-wide approach to recognise, teach and promote consistent positive
behaviours that ensure a safer and more productive learning environment for our
students. As this is a school-wide approach, it means that there is consistency
between classrooms, teachers, teacher aides, specialist teachers, as well as relief
teachers, other school staff and visitors of what each school expectation looks like,
how it is taught, rewarded and how behavioural issues are managed. The PBL
program is a part of many schools across Queensland and is supported by the
Queensland Department of Education.
Our school values
Our school values are Active Learning, Responsibility, Respect and Safety.
These values are displayed on posters and signs throughout all classrooms and school buildings. These expectations, which underpin these values, are taught through lessons that are delivered to students in their classrooms, as well
as during school assemblies, and are recognised through our rewards system.
We look at data collected from our teachers as to which areas of behaviour or
social-emotional learning we need to focus our PBL lessons on. The wider
community is made aware of our expectations through the weekly PBL section
in the school newsletter and on our School Electronic sign.
Behaviour expectations
The school’s expectations provide teachers and students with a consistent
framework of the behaviours that we want to see in our school. As a school, we manage and handle unacceptable behaviours according to our school Code of Conduct. While our first focus is on the PBL and teaching expected behaviours, we also have a firm and consistent response to dealing with unacceptable behaviour.
PBL Rewards System
The school has systems for rewarding positive behaviour, known as "spot its." "Spot its" are awarded to students who are meeting our school expectations both inside and outside of the classroom.
Spot It cards are then traded in for prizes in our school "Pop-up shop" which is opened twice per term.