Drawbacks to using sanctions include: They do not teach what should be appropriate • They model negative behaviour and may inappropriate behaviour • ‘reward’ They do not enable reparation to be made • They do not remove the original source of reinforcement • They may give even more attention to the attention-seeking child or young person • A process for evaluating sanctions: Consider one particular sanction used in your school • List the misbehaviours that could trigger the sanction • Take one instance of its use and complete the checklist • Evaluating Sanctions Is it fair? YES / NO Does the target pupil see it as fair? YES / NO Is it in proportion with the YES / NO Does he/she understand the reason YES / NO offence? for its use? Is it time limited? YES / NO Is he/she aware of when it will YES / NO end? Is it used for the briefest YES / NO Does the pupil know what to do to YES / NO possible time? avoid this sanction being used? Are parents asked to agree YES / NO Is the pupil aware that his/her YES / NO to its use ahead of its time? parents know that this can happen? Are parents made aware YES / NO Does the child know that his/her YES / NO that the sanction has been parents will be told about its use invoked with their child? on this occasion?
Drawbacks to using sanctions include: • They do not teach what should be appropriate • They model negative behaviour and may ‘reward’ inappropriate behaviour • They do not enable reparation to be made • They do not remove the original source of reinforcement • They may give even more attention to the attention-seeking child or young person A process for evaluating sanctions: • Consider one particular sanction used in your school • List the misbehaviours that could trigger the sanction • Take one instance of its use and complete the checklist Evaluating Sanctions Is it fair? YES / NO Does the target pupil see it as fair? YES / NO Is it in proportion with the offence? YES / NO Does he/she understand the reason for its use? YES / NO Is it time limited? YES / NO Is he/she aware of when it will end? YES / NO Is it used for the briefest possible time? YES / NO Does the pupil know what to do to avoid this sanction being used? YES / NO Are parents asked to agree to its use ahead of its time? YES / NO Is the pupil aware that his/her parents know that this can happen? YES / NO Are parents made aware that the sanction has been invoked with their child? YES / NO Does the child know that his/her parents will be told about its use on this occasion? YES / NO