Our school values are Care, Personal Best and Responsibility, often referred to as CPR: The Heart of Our School.
The Positive Behaviour Support approach underpins the Karratha Primary School Managing Student Behaviour Policy. It emphasises the importance of explicitly teaching students the behaviours expected to be demonstrated at school. Teaching expected behaviours to all students can prevent unexpected behaviours and provide a framework for responding to unexpected behaviour. In addition to Positive Behaviour Support, Karratha Primary School employs trauma informed practices, including the Berry Street Education Model, when preventing and responding to student behaviour.
Positive Behaviour Support places a major focus on prevention, and the following key elements help to create a safe, positive and productive learning environment:
- Clearly defined and taught behaviour expectations
- Consistent and frequent acknowledgment of expected behaviour
- Constructively and specifically addressing problem behaviour
- Effective use of behaviour data to assess and inform decision making
