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- Challenging behaviours
Behaviours in the school that challenge the expectations or rules, are unsafe to others or the student enacting them and which go against the student code of conduct, are known as challenging behaviours. We divide them into two groups:
disruptive behaviours
behaviours of concern
2. What is disruptive behaviour?
2. What is disruptive behaviour?
Disruptive behaviour is defined as:
behaviours that pose a significant challenge to the good order, even safety, of the class, which:
interfere, sometimes to a great extent, with the teacher's ability to teach the class and with other student's capacity to learn.
Examples:
refusal to obey instructions
Swearing quietly or at self
being out-of-a-seat, wandering around the room
calling out in class
mild tantrums
yelling
3. Behaviours of concern generally describe unsafe or unexpected changes in the responses of children or young people to situations
3. Behaviours of concern generally describe unsafe or unexpected changes in the responses of children or young people to situations
Behaviours of concern are behaviours which challenge the safety of students and/or staff and may include symptoms of trauma, distress or illness. It may lead to disruptive and other challenging behaviours. It may include:
self-harm
withdrawal such as shyness, rocking, staring, anxiety, school phobia, truancy, social isolation or hand flapping
unexpected outbursts
verbal outbursts including swearing and screaming
physical violence - violent and/or unsafe behaviours such as head banging, kicking, biting, punching, fighting, running away, throwing chairs / bins / equipment or breaking furniture/fixtures
physical responses such as running away, climbing out of windows, climbing onto roofs/buildings
inappropriate social behaviours such as inappropriate conversations, stealing, being over-affectionate, inappropriate touching or masturbation.
Behaviour of concern need to be followed up outside the classroom, and may require ongoing responses from other support staff. Read the information about Behaviour Plans and other supports, and also about Trauma.
An overview of types of support that might be required can be seen here https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/behaviour-students/guidance/4-respond-challenging-behaviour
Those who might be consulted include the Principal, Assistant Principal, Counsellor, Learning Support Team, mentor, Aboriginal Education Officer and others.
ChallengingBehavior-fact-sheet.pdf4. So what is the main difference?
4. So what is the main difference?
Over time there has been a blurring of the lines between these and the terms are becoming used interchangeably by some.
However, generally with behaviours of concern there is the threat of harm or distress to self or others, they occur more frequently and are more extreme or intense in nature. They are more difficult to manage.
Disruptive behaviours are primarily about the behaviour disturbing others , are more easily redirected and are unlikely to cause serious distress to others.
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