Positive Behaviours for Learning
Our PBL Values
At the heart of PBL are our three values, which guide everything we do:
Respect – treating ourselves, others, and our environment with care.
Responsibility – taking ownership of our actions and choices.
Safe – ensuring our actions help everyone feel secure and supported.
These values are taught explicitly, modelled by staff, and celebrated across all areas of school life. To ensure these are lived and meaningful, each fortnight a PBL focus is introduced by our Studenrt Leadership Team at assembly. This focus highlights one specific behaviour from our matrix, giving students a clear and shared goal to practise in classrooms, playgrounds, and beyond.
The PBL Matrix
To make these values practical and visible, we use a PBL Matrix. This outlines the specific behaviours and routines that demonstrate what it means to be Respectful, Responsible, and Safe in the classroom, playground, and other areas of school life. The matrix gives children clear expectations and helps create consistency across the school.
The Recognition System
We celebrate positive choices through a token recognition system. When a student demonstrates one of our three values, they receive a token linked to that value. These tokens can be collected and later “cashed in” for meaningful rewards that encourage responsibility and self-motivation, such as sitting and working with a selected peer, choosing the next brain break activity, baking in the school kitchen, or saving up to 100 tokens for a casual dress day.
This system reinforces that positive behaviour is valued and makes a real difference in our school community.
