Configure behaviour

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Behaviour
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Access ___ behaviour incidents
Configure behaviour schemes

There are various aspects of behaviour that can be configured in PARS. Each of these areas are usually not accessed by the majority of staff. Below are brief explanations of each of the configuration menu items, with links to pages with more in-depth instructions and information.

This page is accessed via:
PARS main menu > Behaviour > Configure

If you are configuring behaviour in PARS for the first time, then you will need to create Grounds and Outcomes. These are the equivalent of Types and Outcomes in SIMS.

When adding a behaviour incident, a ground is what the pupil has done, and the outcome is what the staff member is going to do about it.

If you want to use the same Types and Outcomes as you have in SIMS, you should first go to the synchronise setup with SIMS page which allows you to copy the behaviour setup from PARS to SIMS or vice versa.

Once you have configured your outcomes, you should next go to configure grounds. The grounds are what the pupil has done in a behaviour incident.

The configure behaviour menu

Below is a screenshot of the menu items for configure behaviour. Lower down this page there are explanations of each option. If you are configuring behaviour for the first time, you should go to each of the pages in the order that they appear on this page.

Outcomes

"Outcomes" are the equivalent of "Outcomes" from SIMS; when recording behaviour, the "Outcome" is what the staff member is going to do in response to the pupil's actions. Add outcomes to be selected from a dropdown list when behaviour incidents are recorded. You can perform an analysis of the outcomes used with Behaviour reports or Custom behaviour reports. Outcomes can also be categorised for ease of selection.

Go to the configure outcomes page for more information.

Grounds

"Grounds" are the equivalent of "Types" in SIMS; when recording behaviour, the "Grounds" are what the pupil(s) have done. Add grounds to be selected from a dropdown list when behaviour incidents are recorded. You can perform an analysis of the grounds used with Behaviour reports or Custom behaviour reports. Grounds can also be categorised for ease of selection.

Go to the configure grounds page for more information.

Categories

In PARS grounds and outcomes are categorised to make it easier and quicker for staff to enter behaviour incidents. When adding a behaviour incident, staff must choose the category first. They will then only see grounds and outcomes related to that category. Commonly used categories are:

• Attendance
• Behaviour & Attitude
• Equipment & Uniform
• Work
  
  

Go to the configure categories page for more information.

Locations

Locations are used in PARS to record where events are occurring. You can use this data to organise detentions, host extra curricular classes, analyse behaviour and create heat maps. When teachers record behaviour via their register, PARS will use the details from your SIMS timetable to work out which room the teacher is in; teachers do not have to input this information themselves!

Go to the configure locations page for more information.

Events

Event is the term used in PARS for "Period of the day". Events are used in PARS to record when behaviour is occurring. Events will automatically be imported from SIMS to reflect your timetable i.e. Thurs:1, Thurs:2, etc. However you may wish to use events that do not occur on your timetable, such as before and after school. When teachers record behaviour PARS will use the details from your SIMS timetable and the current time to work out which period of the day it is; teachers do not have to input this information themselves!

Go to the configure events page for more information.

External contacts

External contacts can be added to PARS so that you can refer behaviour incidents to external bodies. When recording behaviour staff can choose (depending on their permissions) to refer the incident to an external contact. Staff members can select from the list of external contacts that you configure on this page.

Go to the configure external contacts page for more information.