Benefits That Accure From The Maintenance Of Order And Discipline:
- Prevalence of desired/acceptable behaviours.
- Healthy and supportive school climate of the teaching-learning process.
- Spirit of teamwork and group cohesion among the school population.
- Safe school environment.
- Respect for those in authority – teaching staff, prefects, class monitors, members of the student government.
- Strong home – school community links.
- Meaningful use of instructional time.
- Child-friendly school environments.
- Respect for peers and schoolmates.
- Avoidance of negative labelling learners.
- Demonstration of self-discipline by school staff and learners.
- Sense of security, acceptance and belonging by parents, teachers and learners.
- Timely and appropriate and corrective action for unacceptable behaviours of learners.
- Opportunities for the acquisition and application of coping, decision-making, and conflict resolution skills on the part learners and teachers.
- Balanced school programme with emphasis on skills, attitudes, values, and excellence.
- Enhanced parent involvement/participation.
- Improved interpersonal relationships: teacher-parent, teacher-learner, learner-learner.
- Emphasis on preventative approaches to unacceptable behaviours.
- Timely offering of rewards, commendation, praise and acknowledgement of acceptable behaviours.
- Positive school image.
