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Elliott Heads State School implement the Pause Program
Pause is a program which is specifically designed to deliver improvements in teacher wellbeing as a direct result of students being able to emotionally self-regulate their behaviour.
The Pause program is implemented through processes which involve staff, students' and parents learning about Neuroscience, Mindfulness and Positive Education. Teachers implement Pause in their classroom through a set of lessons which are delivered in a similar manner to the lessons associated with the Department of Education Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL).
The Pause pedagogy requires teachers to teach using the interdependencies of the Essential Skills of Classroom Management (ESCMs), the observations of specific student behaviours, in combination with their knowledge of neuroscience and the Six Pause behaviours in order for them to cue students effectively with automaticity.
In learning how to emotionally self-regulate their behaviour, students can improve their capability to learn and better achieve their individual learning goals while at school. When students are better able to self-regulate their own behaviour and understand why other students may misbehave, this creates a classroom environment which facilitates teacher well-being.