School behaviour support and management plan - Optional template - pre-filled

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A structured optional template for developing a School Behaviour Support and Management Plan (SBSMP) for NSW public schools. It outlines required content areas including an overview statement aligned to whole-school positive behaviour approaches, trauma-informed and inclusive practice principles, and planning that supports student belonging and wellbeing. The template specifies how schools should partner and consult with parents and carers, including methods of communication and student and family acknowledgements of the Student code of conduct. It also describes school-wide expectations, rules aligned with the Student code of conduct, and a whole-school approach across the care continuum with proactive and responsive classroom management, universal prevention, and planned responses for behaviour concerns.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryForms

FormatDOCX

Pages14

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

Overview statement

Partnerships and consultation with parents and carers

Student code of conduct, school-wide expectations and rules

Whole-school approach across the care continuum

Planned responses to student behaviour

Identifying behaviours of concern

NSW Department of Education School behaviour support and management plan [Optional template – pre-filled] [Insert school name] [Refer to HYPERLINK "https://education.nsw.gov.au/policy-library/policies/pd-2006-0316-05" School Behaviour Support and Management Plan (SBSMP) procedure, and SBSMP examples for support in developing this plan. Using this template is optional. All text in square brackets and red font is instructional and should be deleted from your final version before publication. Schools can edit pre-filled content to contextualise it their school processes, as long as all requirements of the SBSMP procedure are covered.] Overview statement [Refer to section 2.1 of the SBSMP procedure. This section outlines the aims, beliefs, values and principles upon which the SBSMP is based. It should align with the department’s endorsed approaches to positive behaviour and identity any whole-school approaches used. The department’s endorsed approaches include explicit teaching of positive behaviour (for example through Positive Behaviour for Learning), trauma-informed practices, and the principles of inclusive practice.] Partnerships and consultation with parents and carers [Refer to sections 1 and 2.2 of the SBSMP procedure. Insert school processes for working with families in relation to student behaviour.] Parents and carers play an important role in the school community. The HYPERLINK "https://education.nsw.gov.au/schooling/parents-and-carers/going-to-school/school-community-charter" School Community Charter outlines how parents and carers can work with NSW public schools. We expect parents and carers to work with the school to develop and use strategies to manage student behaviour. We communicate with our school community through [include communication methods, for example, the school newsletter, third-party system/app, electronic communication, school website/social media, surveys, P & C Association, local or regional AECG]. We actively partner with parents and carers in two-way, open and active ways to develop, implement and review our School behaviour support and management plan. Consultation on our current plan included [include when and how consultation and partnership occurred, for example, NSW Public School Student Surveys in Month/Year, school surveys in Month/Year, using any concerns raised through complaints procedures, consulting with the school’s P & C Association in Month/Date and local or regional AECG in Month/Date, any other methods used]. We ask students and parents or carers to acknowledge the expectations outlined in the Student code of conduct at the start of each year. Parent or carer acknowledgement is sought through [include details of how written or electronic acknowledged is sought, for example through routine start-of-the-year communications, events, permissions or school newsletter]. We explicitly teach the Student code of conduct to students during lessons in an age-appropriate way. Student code of conduct, school-wide expectations and rules [Refers to sections 1 and 2.3 of the SBSMP procedure.] NSW public schools are committed to providing safe, supportive and responsive learning environments for everyone. We teach and model high expectations for behaviour. The HYPERLINK "https://education.nsw.gov.au/policy-library/policies/pd-2006-0316-01" Student code of conduct is available via the department’s website. This document translated into multiple languages is available at HYPERLINK "https://education.nsw.gov.au/schooling/translated-documents/student-code-of-conduct" Student code of conduct. We expect all students to follow the Student code of conduct. It applies: to all school activities, both on and off the school site, including online where student behaviour has a clear and close connection to the school, including on the way to and from school, outside school hours, off school-premises and online to how students conduct themselves individually and with other students, teachers,

FAQs

What is the purpose of the School Behaviour Support and Management Plan (SBSMP) template?

The template helps schools develop and publish a School behaviour support and management plan aligned to the SBSMP procedure requirements, including whole-school approaches to positive behaviour and inclusive practice.

How should schools work with parents and carers when developing the plan?

Schools should communicate using agreed methods, partner actively in two-way consultation, and document when and how consultation occurred during development and review.

How are school-wide expectations and rules linked to the Student code of conduct?

The template requires school-based expectations and rules to align with the Student code of conduct and apply across all school activities on and off site, including online connections to the school.

Sep 2, 2026

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