Checkpoints for schools: towards a non-violent society. Improving behaviour to enhance learning (PDF, 375KB)
George Varnava
London: NSPCC, 2005

Checkpoints for schools and its companion Checkpoints for young people: better behaviour for better learning (PDF, 490KB) together constitute a framework for a whole-school approach to behaviour and its relationship to learning.

Checkpoints for young people is designed to ensure the involvement of school students and provide a channel of communication to the home. Checkpoints have been used successfully to improve behaviour in schools, increasing the effectiveness of students learning. They are also included in the training of teachers and teaching assistants. Adaptations have been made by a number of organisations including the NSPCC, Sport England, the prison service, the BBC and Child Protection for International Non-Govermental Organisations.

Checkpoints for schools was selected as one of three UK projects submitted to the European Commissions Education and Culture Initiative research programme (DG XX 11/10/99) entitled CONNECT on violence in schools.

Checkpoints can be used at primary or secondary level and are particularly applicable to the transfer stage - for Year 6 preparing for secondary school or Year 7 as part of an induction programme.

Checkpoints have four main aims:

• raise awareness
• facilitate institutional self-audit
• offer guidance
• provide a model adaptable to each institutions particular circumstances.

Checkpoints for schools is available from :

George Varnava
Fortune House
47 New Road
Ham, Richmond
TW10 7HZ

• Checkpoints for schools: towards a non-violent society. Improving behaviour to enhance learning (PDF, 375KB)
  
  
• Checkpoints for young people: better behaviour for better learning (PDF, 490KB)
  
  
• See also: Checkpoints for parents: towards a non-violent school. Good behaviour for better learning