Behaviour Management

Which of these is NOT an aim of our behaviour management policy?

• Develop a clear understanding of consequences to actions

• Build caring and co-operative relationships with other children and adults

• Develop a range of social skills and help them learn what constitutes acceptable behaviour.

• Develop confidence, self-discipline and self-esteem in an atmosphere of mutual and encouragement

Name 3 types of negative behaviour

When observing a biter, what two common signs (tells), might you spot just before they bite?

Select two reasons when it is ok for a member of staff to raise their voice.

• Fire emergency

• Imminent danger

• A child is not listenting to your instructions across the room

• A child hurts another child

When are you allowed to punish a child?

• When they hurt another child

• When they hurt an adult

• When they are rude

• Never

Select 3 key communication tools when talking to a child

• Clear and calmly at child height

• Gain eye contact

• Use simple words and visual cues

• Wait for silence before communicating

• Hold the child firmly

What action may be taken by the nursery if a member of staff is found to have used or threatened to use physical punishment like grabbing a child or smacking?

What is meant by physical intervention?

• Forceful physical contact made by an adult towards a child

• Hitting a child

• Violence towards a child

• Causing visible physical damage to a child

When is the only time we should use physical intervention?

• If a child is about to injure themselves or others

• To punish a child

• To show a child who is in charge

Who does a physical intervention incident need to be reported to?

• Parents of the child

• Senior management

• All staff

• The local authority