» Improving Behaviour In and Out of the Classroom

LESSONS

YEAR 7

• 9 ALL PULL TOGETHER This page establishes the essential principles for a school behaviour policy.
• 11 BEHAVIOUR MATTERS Using roleplay, students explore the meaning of the word behaviour.
• 13 THIS IS ME, ISN'T IT? Students are asked to describe how others might view their behaviour.
• 15 A TIME AND A PLACE Looking at different types of behaviour according to the social setting.
• 17 FLASHPOINTS Through discussion, students develop strategies for keeping their tempers.
• 19 HAPPINESS IS... Students analyse what makes them happy, and devise ways of overcoming barriers.
• 21 NO MAN IS AN ISLAND This page examines why we adapt our behaviour to different social settings.
• 23 MEDIA MESSAGES Students consider whether behaviour is influenced by the media.
• 25 SENDING MESSAGES Looking at the signals transmitted by different types of personal behaviour.
• 27 CHANGING FACES Students identify their good points and consider how these may be projected.

YEAR 8

• 29 BEHAVIOUR AUDIT Students devise a way of monitoring changes in their behaviour.
• 31 PUPIL CHARTER Using a sample charter, students develop simple rules for behaviour in school.
• 33 DISTRESSING TIMES Students look at how stressful situations can affect behaviour.
• 35 TIME MANAGEMENT Students develop time management skills by planning and prioritising tasks.
• 37 OTHER PEOPLE MATTER By considering the sequence of events leading up to an accident, students consider the effects of thoughtless (as opposed to bad) behaviour.
• 39 BEHAVIOUR & PERFORMANCE Students consider how behaviour can affect performance.
• 41 ACTION PLAN Students assess their current performance then set targets for the next term.
• 43 PUBLIC RELATIONS By devising a code of conduct for a new school, students consider how appropriate behaviour can help to foster good relations with the wider community.
• 45 RESPECT This page encourages students to encourage better understanding of other people's differences.
• 47 THE GENDER TRAP This page explores gender issues relating to behaviour.

YEAR 9

• 49 RETALIATION Looking at reasons behind, and the consequences of, retaliatory behaviour.
• 51 A MATTER OF OPINION Students design and conduct a survey on a new school behaviour policy.
• 53 SURVEY RESULTS Students analyse the responses from their completed survey.
• 55 CONSEQUENCES This page examines the far-reaching effects of certain actions.
• 57 EXPECTATIONS Do we expect the same standards of behaviour from everyone?
• 59 PAYING THE PRICE Students discuss the use of sanctions in school, and in society as a whole.
• 61 YOUR PRESENT, YOUR FUTURE This page looks at the long-term effects of judicial punishment.
• 63 TRIAL RUN By roleplaying a trial, students take a further look at the judicial process.
• 65 POLICY Students use the knowledge gained in this pack to devise their own behaviour policy.
• 67 EVALUATION Students identify targets for the behaviour of themselves, and their class.
• 68 APPENDIX A - SAMPLE BEHAVIOUR POLICY
• 70 APPENDIX B - ELTON REPORT (AN EXTRACT)