Friday, 10 April 2020

Getting pupils (and staff) to behave themselves

I've always preferred to appeal to people's better nature when getting them to follow rules in school - both pupils and staff. 

This liberal-from-the-outset approach is appreciated by most, though I have learnt that it doesn't suit every context or individual. Nonetheless, I was pleased to discover that the British Police have summarised the approach that I have always subconsciously taken, making it much more memorable: Engage - Explain - Encourage - Enforce.

Here's a graphic explaining how the approach works in the context of the current COVID-19 situation. Something similar might work well in staff handbooks and pupil planners:

NPCC #StayHomeSaveLives's tweet - "Police have been given an ...

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