Behaviour Support

Alicia Dooley and Steph Williams
Behaviour Support Leads

Our Behaviour Support Leads, Alicia Dooley and Steph Williams, work closely with a small core team to support and assist pupils in their behaviour management.

Members of our behaviour team attend (approximately half-termly) BILD co-ordinator meetings as part of the Cheshire Special Schools Consortium.

The Behaviour Team:

• Reviews policies and procedures relevant to ensuring positive behaviour management so as to ensure an optimal learning environment
• Monitors whole school behaviour standards
• Monitors relevant professional development and support opportunities for all staff
• Liaises with pastoral staff to support behaviour management. Support includes:
  • Class observations
  • Creation of behaviour support plans, e.g., Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Plans and Sensory Diet Plans
  • Advice, strategies and resources

Zones of Regulation

Zones of Regulation is taught as part of our school’s PSHCE curriculum. Zones of Regulation is full of a range of activities to help a child develop skills in the area of self-regulation. Self-regulation can go by many names, such as self-control, self-management and impulse control. It is defined as the best state of alertness of both the body and emotions for the specific situation. For example, when your child plays in a basketball game, it is beneficial to have a higher state of alertness. However, that same state would not be appropriate in the library.

There is progression around what is taught and learnt. For example, children in Primary learning to identify different emotions and children in Seniors discussing how behaviour impacts the feelings of those around us.

Please read our Zones of Regulation Guide for Parents. If you’ve any questions, please ask your child’s teacher.

Other resources and information available are:

• A  Zones of Regulation website presentation
• A support sheet of handy tips and ideas
• A printable Zones of Regulation check-in card
• A printable Zones of Regulation toolbox template
• Suggestions for self-regulation Calming Techniques and Sensory Techniques

Learning Disability Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (LD CAMHS)

We also access mental health and well-being support from LD CAMHS.

LD CAMHS assist with behavioural or sleep issues. Parents/carers can self-refer their child or discuss referral with school. LD CAMHS will typically visit home and school.

For further information, you can call LD CAMHS on 0151 488 8041 or follow this link.

Other Resources

• Printable school lanyard visuals