ABSTRACT

Student behaviour is a high priority for Pre-Service Teachers and Early Career Teachers. This article shares a view into a journey taken in the step from Pre-Service Teacher to Early Career Teacher. Driven by rising questions that challenged the norm of behaviour management presented through Initial Teacher Education and schools, this teacher looked inside a Flexi-school for marginalised youth to consider how pedagogical approaches are enacted. Existing to support young people who have experienced exclusion from mainstream schools, Flexi-schools provide an environment predicated on doing things differently to support student wellbeing and re-engagement in education. Through an holistic approach to students, this Flexi-school positions student behaviour as a pedagogical consideration, rather than a challenge to be managed. This narrative based case study offers an opportunity to see the ripples of hope created in one Flexi-school epitomising the holistic aims of restorative practices, enabling young people to grow, and this Early Career Teacher to expand her practice.

摘要

对于岗前老师和早期职业老师来说，学生的行为是高度优先的。本文分享了从职前教师到早期职业教师这一过程的观点。在挑战初学者教育和学校提出的行为管理规范的问题日益增多的驱使下，这位教师在一所面向边缘化青年的灵活学校内研究了如何制定教学方法。灵活学校的存在是为了支持那些被主流学校排斥的年轻人，它提供了一个以不同的方式做事的环境，以支持学生的福祉和重新参与教育。通过对学生进行整体处理，这所灵活学校将学生的行为定位为教学上的考虑，而不是要解决的挑战。