Teamwork Step 1

Outcomes

To achieve Step 1, learners will show they understand what appropriate behaviour looks like in different settings and act in that way.

In the previous step, learners showed that they could work positively with other people. This step builds on this by focusing on what appropriate behaviour looks like in different places.

Learners need to be able to:

• Understand what behaviour means

• Understand behaviour which will never be appropriate

• Understand how appropriate behaviour might vary

Introduction

• What do you think appropriate behaviour means? Is appropriate behaviour the same in every setting?

• Behaviour is how we act or what we do in different situations, particularly towards other people. 

• When we talk about appropriate behaviour, it means that we are acting correctly for the situation. For example:

  • How we talk to other people – like being polite, friendly and helpful

  • How we dress – whether there is a uniform, kit or dress code

  • The attitude we have towards what we are doing – including being on time and working hard

  • The values we demonstrate – like honesty or kindness

Teach & Apply

• There is some behaviour which is never appropriate such as: bullying, annoying someone, causing someone to be upset, breaking the law, putting ourselves or others in danger.

• Beyond those behaviours which are never appropriate, there are some behaviours which might be fine in some settings which are not acceptable in others.

  • We might dress differently in work or attending school or college to how we might dress with our friends or when taking part in sports activities.

  • What we talk about might vary in different settings. With friends or family, you might be able to talk about anything, in school or a workplace, you have to be more careful to avoid offending people.

  • How we talk to people is likely to be different too. With friends, we are probably relaxed in our language. In work or school, we might think more carefully about being polite.

• Working out what is appropriate in new settings can take a little bit of time, and it is always worth starting more carefully.

Reflection & Assessment

Embed these strategies across your teaching and coaching to help learners apply what they’ve learnt.

• This step lends itself well to being reinforced as a set of norms of behaviour. You can also make the contrast between appropriate behaviour at during and outside or training or matches to help learners recognise the differences.

Use these ideas for ways of assessing this skill step to help you check learners’ understanding and confidence.

• This step is best assessed through sustained observation of behaviour, particularly if learners are able to identify and follow norms of behaviour in different settings.

• Ask these reflective questions:

  • What do you think appropriate behaviour means?

  • Is appropriate behaviour the same in every setting?

  • How can we know what appropriate behaviour looks like in different places?