Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a whole school program that actively promotes positive behaviour. It enables students to develop a clear understanding of required expectations, become responsible for their own behaviour and work together to create a positive, productive and harmonious learning community. Our school-wide expectations are represented with a bee mascot: Bee Safe, Bee Respectful, Bee Responsible and Bee an Active Learner. 

PBL is a data driven program. Therefore, what we learn from the data, such as, specific inappropriate behaviours which we need to address, effects what we do throughout the school in PBL. A PBL committee meets on a fortnightly basis to organise the implementation of PBL and review data. Each week, the school will have an area of focus that involves explicit teaching and support of positive behaviours. Teachers and students will participate in lessons that involve discussion, role-play and reflection.

Our school wide PBL universals define our expectations for all settings at Mudgee Public School. For more information, please view our Classroom and Non-Classroom Matrix.

How is positive behaviour rewarded?

In the classroom, teachers use coloured buzzies when they observe students displaying positive behaviours. Some teachers may use a Bee Sticker Chart as an additional reward. Each classroom teacher is responsible for deciding how many buzzies need to be collected and what their classroom buzzies and sticker charts can be traded for. For more details, relevant to your child, please speak to the classroom teacher.

For inappropriate behaviour, all teachers use a time-out and level system.

In the playground, teachers use playground buzzies (white) when they observe students displaying positive behaviours. Playground buzzies are stored in year boxes, in the playground. K-2 boxes are under the Infants COLA, 3-6 boxes are on the library wall and the Support Unit box is inside the S.U playground. Just before the assemblies, the Captains or Assembly Leaders, will draw out 3 buzzies from each box. Winners can choose one of the following prizes: an ice block, computer time, free time, teacher’s assistance or a prize draw. The year group that fills their box first, will receive a reward. Once all year boxes are filled, the whole school will receive a reward e.g. extra play time, crazy socks and hair day etc.