Student Wellbeing

At Tokomairiro High School, we follow the Schoolwide Positive Behaviour for Learning (SW-PB4L).

SW-PB4L is a school’s process for teaching social and behavioural skills so the focus can be on teaching and learning. It's a framework with strategies for achieving essential social and learning outcomes while preventing problematic behaviour.

Rather than a specific model, it's a compilation of research-validated practices, providing an effective system for:

improving the social behavioural climate of schools
supporting or enhancing the impact of academic instruction on achievement
increasing proactive/positive/preventive management while decreasing reactive management
integrating academic and behaviour initiatives
improving support for all students, including students at risk and students with emotional behavioural disabilities

These are some of the principles used to guide decisions and actions when implementing SW-PB4L:

establish school discipline as an instrument for academic and behaviour success
emphasise prevention
integrate initiatives, programmes, interventions and strategies
coordinate efforts with a schoolwide leadership team
evaluate continuously
adapt products and activities to align with cultural and demographic characteristics of the local community