School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support
A consistent whole-school framework that helps every Bellaire student feel safe, included, supported and ready to learn.
Supporting every student to thrive
We are now multiple years into our SWPBS implementation journey. During this time, we have developed clear school-wide expectations, strengthened consistent teaching practices and established systems for teaching, acknowledging and responding to student behaviour.
SWPBS is based on the understanding that positive social and behavioural skills can be taught in the same way as academic skills. Rather than assuming students automatically know what is expected, we define, model, practise and reinforce the behaviours that help everyone learn and belong.
Be Respectful
We listen, value others, care for our environment and treat members of our community with dignity.
Be Resilient
We keep trying, respond positively to challenges and seek help when we need it.
Be Kind
We include others, show care, make helpful choices and contribute positively to our school community.
What it is - and what it is not
A framework for teaching successful behaviour
It brings students, staff and families together around a shared approach to behaviour, wellbeing and learning.
- A consistent whole-school approach
- Explicit teaching of expected behaviours
- Positive and specific acknowledgement
- Calm, fair and predictable responses
- Data-informed planning and decision-making
- Additional support matched to student need
Simply a rewards or consequences program
Acknowledgement is one part of a much broader framework involving teaching, relationships, routines, support and ongoing improvement.
- Ignoring inappropriate or unsafe behaviour
- Giving every student exactly the same response
- Assuming students automatically know expectations
- A stand-alone behaviour chart or rewards shop
- A short-term program that is eventually completed
- A replacement for individualised support
Key elements at Bellaire
Our approach is embedded across classrooms, playgrounds, specialist areas, transitions, excursions and every other part of school life.
Clear expectations
Our behaviour matrix explains what being respectful, resilient and kind looks and sounds like in different settings.
Explicit teaching
Expected behaviours are modelled, discussed, practised and revisited through classroom and whole-school learning.
Positive acknowledgement
Staff provide specific feedback and acknowledgements, including Bellaire Bites and Leadership Awards.
Consistent responses
Behaviour is addressed calmly and predictably, with a focus on safety, learning, responsibility and repair.
Data-informed decisions
We review behaviour information to identify patterns and determine future teaching and support priorities.
Staff collaboration
Staff use shared language, undertake professional learning and regularly review the effectiveness of our practices.
Our expectations and behaviour process
These school-wide visuals help students and adults use the same language and understand how positive behaviour is taught and supported.
Matrix of Expected Behaviours
The matrix describes what being kind, respectful and resilient looks like across classrooms, play areas, movement around the school, assembly, toilets, technology and community settings.
↔ On a phone, swipe across the matrix
Bellaire Behaviour Process
The process moves from prompting and reminding through to a clear warning, followed where necessary by a consequence, reflection and restorative conversation.
Different support for different needs
SWPBS recognises that students require different levels of support at different times.
Universal support
Expectations, routines, teaching, acknowledgement and responses provided consistently for every student.
Targeted support
Additional teaching, structure, check-ins or small-group support for students requiring further assistance.
Individualised support
Intensive, personalised and collaborative planning for students with more complex or ongoing needs.
Positive environments make learning possible
Students learn best when their environment feels safe, calm, inclusive and predictable. Clear expectations reduce uncertainty, consistent routines build confidence and explicit teaching develops the skills students need to participate successfully.
Respectful, resilient and kind - every day
Receiving the Department of Education's Silver Award was an important recognition of the work undertaken by Bellaire staff, students and families. SWPBS, however, is never simply finished.
We will continue to review our data, listen to student and community feedback, strengthen staff practice and refine our systems so every student is explicitly taught, positively supported and given genuine opportunities to experience success.