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Year 1

Behaviour

In this module you’ll cover:

  • how to establish an effective learning environment
  • how to effectively manage behaviour
  • the importance of holding and promoting high expectations for all pupils

Week 1: module overview and contracting

Introduces foundational elements of behaviour and supports teachers and mentors to set up effective ways of working.

Duration: 40 minutes.

  1. Video and module introduction
  2. Module overview
  3. Reflect

Mentors

Introduces foundational elements of behaviour and supports teachers and mentors to set up effective ways of working.

View mentor materials

Week 2: routines

Explores effective routines, the role of classroom environment and its connection to learning.

Duration: 40 minutes.

  1. Video
  2. Teaching challenge
  3. Reflect

Mentors

Explores effective routines, the role of classroom environment and its connection to learning.

View mentor materials

Week 3: instructions

Shares role of high-quality instructions and how to plan and reinforce them.

Duration: 40 minutes.

  1. Video
  2. Teaching challenge
  3. Reflect

Mentors

Shares role of high-quality instructions and how to plan and reinforce them.

View mentor materials

Week 4: directing attention

Examines monitoring and reinforcing expectations with praise, voice and movement(s).

Duration: 40 minutes.

  1. Video
  2. Teaching challenge
  3. Reflect

Mentors

Examines monitoring and reinforcing expectations with praise, voice and movement(s).

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Week 5: low-level disruption

Focuses on managing low-level disruption to learning and how to maintain a positive environment.

Duration: 40 minutes.

  1. Video
  2. Teaching challenge
  3. Reflect

Mentors

Focuses on managing low-level disruption to learning and how to maintain a positive environment.

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Week 6: consistency

Explores how teacher consistency builds a positive learning environment.

Duration: 40 minutes.

  1. Video
  2. Teaching challenge
  3. Reflect

Mentors

Explores how teacher consistency builds a positive learning environment.

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Week 7: positive learning environment

Focuses on the classroom culture required for pupils to learn effectively.

Duration: 40 minutes.

  1. Video
  2. Teaching challenge
  3. Reflect

Mentors

Focuses on the classroom culture required for pupils to learn effectively.

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Week 8: structured support of learning

Shares the link between success, behaviour and breaking things up into small steps.

Duration: 40 minutes.

  1. Video
  2. Teaching challenge
  3. Reflect

Mentors

Shares the link between success, behaviour and breaking things up into small steps.

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Week 9: challenge

Explores the role challenge plays in pupil behaviour.

Duration: 40 minutes.

  1. Video
  2. Teaching challenge
  3. Reflect

Mentors

Explores the role challenge plays in pupil behaviour.

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Week 10: independent practice

Considers the link between successful independent practice and expectations, routines and feedback.

Duration: 40 minutes.

  1. Video
  2. Teaching challenge
  3. Reflect

Mentors

Considers the link between successful independent practice and expectations, routines and feedback.

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Week 11: pairs and groups

Focuses on how to make paired and group work successful through expectations, routines and culture.

Duration: 40 minutes.

  1. Video
  2. Teaching challenge
  3. Reflect

Mentors

Focuses on how to make paired and group work successful through expectations, routines and culture.

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Week 12: upholding high expectations

Looks at how teachers can uphold high expectations by ensuring pupils are supported to achieve classroom success over time.

Duration: 40 minutes.

  1. Video
  2. Teaching challenge
  3. Reflect

Mentors

Looks at how teachers can uphold high expectations by ensuring pupils are supported to achieve classroom success over time.

View mentor materials