UNIT 1: Introduction
Behaviour Management - Classroom Contracts
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Key Words/Phrases
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Definitions
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Collaborate
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Work together, sharing ideas.
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Consequence
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A result, an outcome or what happens after an action or a choice made by someone.
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Contract
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A binding agreement that everyone agrees to uphold.
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Corporal punishment
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Causing pain (particularly physical pain) to learners
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Personal responsibility
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Being accountable for your own actions, beliefs and behaviours.
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Strategy
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A way of doing something; a method or technique used.
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This unit introduces Classroom Contracts as a behaviour management tool. Classroom Contracts support teachers and learners to know how we want and expect everyone to behave inside and outside the classroom. The unit covers what to include in a Classroom Contract, how to develop a Classroom Contract, and gives examples of when to refer to the Classroom Contract in lessons, reinforcing classroom expectations.
The Competence Based Curriculum states that learners should be aware of how “social factors, behaviour and personal attitudes can affect their level of achievement”.
The Competence Based Curriculum encourages learners to understand and actively participate in their learning, developing responsibility as they become active citizens in the classroom and wider community.