Behaviour

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Behaviour Attendance

• Participation in the National Programme for
  Specialist Leaders of Behaviour and Attendance
  (NPSLBA) will be increased and with a focus on
  leadership skills, linked to programme priorities

NPSLBA
The National Strategies Annual Plan Summary
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Behaviour Attendance
NPSLBA

• What is it?
• The NPSLBA provides leadership training in
  behaviour and attendance (BA). The programme
  offers qualifications and creates career pathways
  for the growing number of specialists who work in
  the field of BA.

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Behaviour Attendance
NPSLBA

• Who is it for?
• Anyone who impacts on the BA of young learner,
  from a variety of different settings, not all of
  which are professionals are teachers.
• They (participants) work in varied settings in
  mainstream or special schools or units in
  primary or secondary schools and as LEA officers.
  All have a leadership role in BA as part of
  their work or they aspire to become such leaders

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NPSLBA

• Whats in it for
• the participants?
• Extensive CPD opportunities, a chance to meet
  and work with a variety of different colleagues
  from other agencies, share good practice,
  increased confidence and skills based strategies
  for dealing with the behaviour and attendance of
  children and young people.
• the school?
• The school will be directly and positively
  improved through the promotion of distributive
  leadership of its community, which in turn
  encourages participants to understand their role
  within the BA agenda, how to practically engage
  with young learner and support other members of
  the school community.

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Behaviour Attendance
NPSLBA

• What are the benefit for young learners?
• The NPSLBA programme supports the Behaviour,
  Attendance and SEAL Programmes strand of the
  National Strategies as part of the core offer to
  local authorities, schools and other settings.
  These in turn support the national outcomes for
  children in relation to the Every Child Matters
  agenda (ECM) by focusing on the following
• Developing Social and Emotional Aspects of
  Learning (SEAL)
• Reducing persistent absence (PA Agenda)
• Promoting anti-bullying strategies
• Improving behaviour (IB Agenda)
• Raising attainment
• Encouraging parental responsibility

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Behaviour Attendance
NPSLBA

• What is the structure of the programme?
• The year long programme is delivered through
  self-tutored cluster groups, supported and guided
  by the LA. Each cluster group decides on its
  own learning path, dependent on prior experience
  and interests, using learning materials available
  on the web or from other sources.
• The programme is planned and organised to
  support and enhance current work, through a
  self-reflection learning model and active
  learning in the workplace .
• During this year-long programme, participants
  will attend three study days and will take turns
  in facilitating up to ten self-directed twilight
  study sessions. Participants will also be
  expected to undertake home study.

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Behaviour Attendance
NPSLBA

• Work Based Activities
• A minimum of three over the year
• Apply learning and theory in the workplace from
  all aspects of the programme
• Use current practice and/or new ideas from study
  topics
• One reflective log to be drafted by Study Day 2
  linked to learning objectives and brought to the
  day

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Behaviour Attendance
NPSLBA

• Cluster sessions
• Meet ten times over the year long programme
• Eight self tutored study topics facilitated or
  co facilitated by each member of the cluster
• Two sessions to be used for sharing practice,
  reviewing and refining reflective logs, portfolio
  completion etc

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Behaviour Attendance
The programme elements
Reflection on Work based Activities Cluster
Group Learning Personal development
Study Day 1
Nationally recognised DCSF Certificate
Sessions 1-3
Study Day 2
Sessions 4-8
Study Day 3
Sessions 9 10
OUTCOME
EVIDENCE
STIMULUS
Optional Accreditation Routes
City and Guilds
Postgraduate Certificate
Foundation Degree
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Behaviour Attendance
NPSLBA

• Accreditation and Assessment
• Participants work towards the DCSF NPSLBA
  Certificate and are required to submit evidence
  of attendance, work-based learning activities,
  and reflective logs. The programme is moderated
  by the local authority and/or the Regional
  Adviser.
• Further accreditation, including City and Guilds
  qualifications, Foundation degrees, Post Graduate
  Certificates and a Masters degree are available
  to encourage CPD.

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Behaviour Attendance
NPSLBA

• What is the portfolio for the DCSF Certificate?
• The portfolio still should contain reflective
  logs for
• Three cluster sessions including leading or
  co-leading a session
• Three work based activities with evidence
• Final reflection on personal development and
  impact in the workplace
• Witness statement
• Portfolios need to demonstrate that participants
  have met the learning objectives and covered the
  five domains

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Behaviour Attendance
NPSLBA

• So what commitment is required?
• From Participants?
• An obligation to attend all study days and
  cluster sessions. A commitment to undertake work
  based activities, reflective logs and relevant
  research.
• From the workplace?
• Your workplace will need to commit to support
  you during the programme.

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NPSLBA

• What qualifications/former knowledge is needed?
• There are no formal entry requirements, apart
  from a desire to develop leadership skills and to
  work collaboratively with others.

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• How can I get more information?
• Visit
• www.teachernet.gov.uk/npslba for details of the
  NPSLBA programme and to view the study materials

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• Website address
• Essential Guide video on website
• Study Topics for cluster sessions
• Reflective Log and examples
• Session Leader Guide
• Local Lead has access to a dvd and/or online
  resources for video clips

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I dont know why youre not getting any better
when I keep telling you how bad you are.