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The Taking Responsibility Programme for Adolescents

The Taking Responsibility Programme (TRP) is about helping students make quality choices and learn self-control. This has many positive spin-offs for students and school including:

  • a positive school/classroom climate
  • friendly, respectful relationships with others
  • the ability for students to think before acting
  • a safe environment
  • the ability to self-regulate behaviour
  • more on-task, purposeful learning experiences resulting in more quality output.

TRP is based on students accumulating points as a consequence of their behaviour. Inappropriate behaviour attracts 'inappropriate points'. The type of behaviour that is unacceptable is clearly stated and students are involved in deciding how many points different behaviours will attract. Taking part in TRP involves completing worksheets which encourages students to reflect on their behaviour and to consider why and how they could avoid repeating it.

Book 1 introduces the whole TRP idea in detail while Book 2 provides further worksheets. A complementary reward system, SRP (Showing Responsibility Programme) is also outlined in Book 1.

Ages: 11-17 | Pages: 48 | Code: 0247 | ISBN: 9781877390395

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Stephanie Thompson

Stephanie Thompson is principal of a semi-rural school in the South Island, New Zealand. Since 2002 she has re-developed and instigated a number of processes and systems at the school. Prior to that she taught at a large urban primary school. Stephanie has worked in education for more than a decade and has taught across all levels.

Contents

Introduction4
Taking Responsibility Programme – the philosophy4
How TRP works4
The origins of TRP 5 TRP as a school-wide values option6
Using TRP as a values programme6
Evaluation/reflection template7
Emotional safety audit8
Common questions about TRP9
The TRP process10
How to use the TRP worksheets10
Developing a whole-school approach11
Linking TRP to the curriculum12
TRP documentation13
Behaviour management procedure14
Behaviour management expectations15
Reflection ?uestions for the principal and senior managers16
Audit ?uestions for the principal and senior managers17
Taking Responsibility Programme student report sheet18
What would qualify me for TRP?19
TRP points record21
TRP worksheets: general issues22
Responsibility23
Irresponsible behaviour24
Choices 25 Choice road26
Behaviour management expectations27
Finding things in common28
I own the problem29
Perspective30
Who's wrong?31
Reactions to situations32
Effective group work33
Developing group skills34
Problem-solving35
Problem-solving in learning36
Self-esteem37
Relationships with friends and adults38
Being disorganised39
Organisation40
Disrespecting teachers Promoting a positive profile for our school42
Rewarding appropriate behaviour – showing the positive side of TRP43
Why use a reward system?43
What should you reward?43
Setting up a reward system44
Rewards analysis 45 Student rewards analysis45
Putting a reward system in place46
Golden rules for a reward system47
What would qualify you for a reward?48