A/601/4069 304 Promote children and young people’s positive behaviour

Unit aim

This unit provides the knowledge, understanding and skills required to promote children and youngpeople’s positive behaviour. It requires demonstration of competence in promoting positive behaviour, managing inappropriate behaviour, dealing with challenging behaviour and contributingto reviews of behaviour and behaviour policies.

Learning outcomes

There are five learning outcomes to this unit. The learner will be able to:

1. Understand policies and procedures for promoting children and young people’s positive behaviour

2. Promote positive behaviour

3. Manage inappropriate behaviour

4. Respond to challenging behaviour

5. Contribute to reviews of behaviour and behaviour policies

Policies and procedures: of the setting relevant to promoting positive behaviour eg;

• behaviour policy

• code of conduct

• rewards and sanctions

• dealing with conflict and inappropriate behaviour

• anti-bullying

• attendance

Inappropriate behaviour: is behaviour which conflicts with the accepted values and beliefs of the setting and society. Inappropriate behaviour may be demonstrated through speech, writing, nonverbalbehaviour or physical abuse.

Challenging behaviour: may involve;

• verbal abuse (eg. racist comments, threats, bullying others)

• physical abuse (such as assault of others, damaging property)

• behaviour which is destructive to the child/young person

• behaviour which is illegal