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Good to be Green Behaviour Scheme
January 2008

Gordon Leathers - Headteacher of Kingsford Junior School, Colchester says about the Good to be Green Behaviour Scheme:

"I would thoroughly recommend the “Good to be Green” scheme to any school as an effective way of promoting positive behaviour, rewarding those pupils who always behave and as a means of being able to keep track of those pupils who find it harder to meet the school’s expected behaviour code".

Initially, I was looking for a way in which we could raise the profile of positive behaviour management in school and, after looking at several options, I found yours to be the most child friendly way of doing so!

The visual impact and child friendly resources have allowed our pupils to easily see how they are doing in class. I can now use the “Good to be Green” slogan with all pupils and they know exactly what it means! I have used the A3 posters around the school, in classrooms, corridors and toilets to reinforce the message of positive behaviour. This allows me to highlight the expected code of conduct without having to have a long list of “dos and dont’s”. That might give the wrong impression to visitors to the school and would set a negative atmosphere.

The scheme also allows staff to keep track of pupil behaviour and consistently follow through our agreed behaviour management procedures.

Staff record warnings and consequences daily, and this is collated in school to provide a picture of how pupils are behaving in school.

The scheme was introduced after consultations with the school council and all pupils.

They all thought it was a great idea and, now that we have used it for a term, they enjoy it very much! Parents had also raised the issue of well behaved pupils needing more recognition in school. The children loved the scheme right from the start and really thrive on the structure and rewards offered.

The school has a 4 tier intervention behaviour management system in class – reminder, verbal warning, warning and consequence. This ties in conveniently with the “Good to be Green” cards.

I use the Privilege Cards to reward the whole class. If I pop in to a class, look at the “Good to be Green” holder and there are no warning cards displayed, I give the class a Privilege Card. It is really nice to be able to reward the whole class, as this instils a sense of team effort and encourages them to work together to achieve their rewards in class.

We record all warnings and consequences and these are compiled centrally and handed to me at the end of each week.

This allows me to see whether any children are presenting behavioural difficulties in class and it also helps me to choose the class of the week.

We have a number of children who present challenging behaviour and have behaviour targets set on their Individual Education Plans (IEP). “Good to be Green” gives them a real boost as the rewards are always there to be earned. If a child has had a bad day, they can start afresh the following day and start to work towards their next reward.

By actively promoting the scheme across the school and in assemblies, we have seen a marked improvement in the number of pupils not receiving warnings in class over last term. There is a very small minority of children who have not been able to respond as positively, but we can see where and when their behaviour deteriorates through the class records.

This has allowed us to put more resourcing into different activities and support where necessary. These records also allow parents to be kept informed of behaviour in school and they measure improvements, where necessary. The highly visual nature of “Good to be Green” has helped this enormously.

Supply teachers and support staff find “Good to be Green” an easy to use tool to manage pupil behaviour. As all of our children understand the system so well, it is not difficult for staff to use it with all classes.

We have also been able to use the data collected to measure how effective supply staff are in managing behaviour. It provides an instant fix to what is often a very challenging situation. Our support staff and supply staff are not left in two minds about how to deal with interruptions and disruptive behaviour in class.

I can honestly say that after only one term in use it has been very successful in raising awareness of positive behaviour management. It is loved by the children, provides a well structured reward system for positive behaviour and also allows us to easily manage and measure any disruptive behaviour in class.

I firmly believe that it is very important to promote a positive message regarding behaviour management at all times – “Good to be Green” is such a positive way to promote our high expectations of positive behaviour.

I would thoroughly recommend the scheme to any school as an effective way of promoting positive behaviour in school, rewarding those pupils who always behave and as a means of being able to keep track of those pupils who find it harder to meet the school’s expected behaviour code”.

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