Professional Issues: Behavior Management Policy

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1.0 Introduction

This report is based on my role as a teacher assistant and how I in my duty support the ethos, vision and mission statement of my school with particular regards to a specific whole-school policy area. KPI 1 stresses on managing a child’s behaviour and relates it with the Behaviour Management Policy which I will further discuss in my essay.

1.1 Professional Background

I developed the interest to be a teacher in the early age of 12 when I observed my much-loved teacher conducting her lessons. Upon completion of my SPM (a Malaysian qualification equivalent to “O” Level), I took up A-Levels in Arts as guided by a few career counsellors to be the pathway of being a teacher. Then, I came across a great opportunity to enrol myself into a teacher training programme for a BA (Education) from a UK University where I was assigned as a teacher assistant in International School X, (the said international school and the university are not named for anonymity of the institution, students and staff). I am doing a module on professional issues which rationale states “......to develop knowledge and understanding of pupil behaviour and its potential impact on the learning environment within the school.” (Professional Issues: ECM,2011/2012).

1.2 Role and Responsibilities

I am assigned to assist the class teacher of PYP (Primary Year Programme) 1 for this term. It is a new experience for me as I have learned a lot throughout my stint in an International Baccalaureate (IB) class environment as previously I was assigned to be in a Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) class. As I am currently assisting a PYP class, I noticed that most of the students are smart but face difficulties in reading and writ...

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...ent Policy, Tumaini, Available at: http://valleyoftumaini.webs.com/Reports/BEHAVIOUR%20MANAGEMENT%20POLICY.doc (Date Accessed:15/11/2011)

4. Farlex.,(2011) The Free Dictionary, ‘Ethos’, Available at: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ethos (Date Accessed: 14/11/ 2011)

5. School X,(No Date) About Our School: The School X Life, Available at: http://www.schoolx.edu.my/about (Date Accessed: 15/11/2011)

6. Ulla Beag, (n.d.). Positive Behaviour Management Policy [Online], Available at: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=%22above%20expectations%20will%20be%20applied%20at%20a%20developmentally%20appropriate%20level%22&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCYQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ullabeag.ie%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F08%2FPositive-Behaviour-Management-policy.docx&ei=4QjfToydKMbQrQfQ1czhCA&usg=AFQjCNFjzK250ROOszNjLG0n3hFFsaSDzw (Date Accessed: 12th December 2011)

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