Marshland Primary Te Rito Harakeke is a PB4L school. PB4L stands for Positive Behaviour for Learning and is a positive, proactive, schoolwide organisational framework for behaviour.

We expect high standards of conduct from our school community, including staff, visitors, parents, and whānau, which involves modelling positive behaviour for students. We have a schoolwide expected behaviour matrix (Marshland MANA Matrix - MMM) and we explicitly teach (our behaviour curriculum) as part of our wellbeing framework.

At Marshland School we:

• Make a clear statement of acceptable and unacceptable behaviour known to all staff, parents, and students. 

• Recognise bullying and take action when we are aware of it happening. 

• Consistently apply our behaviour management strategies in all cases of unacceptable behaviour and try to uphold student ‘MANA’ at all times. 

• Manage challenging behaviour and use de-escalation techniques if a student's behaviour is becoming out of control and/or poses a danger to themselves or others. 

• Use physical restraint only if required, to prevent imminent risk of harm to others and there are no other alternatives. 

• Action procedures outlined by the Ministry of Education for stand-down, suspension, or exclusion in cases of extreme and/or persistent behaviour. 

• Work with parents, staff, and outside agencies if necessary, to plan individual programmes (Collaborative Action Plans (CAP), Individual Education Plans (IEP), Transition Plan and strategies for students with particular behaviour challenges. These students may be managed outside the school's behaviour plan. 

• Do not use punitive approaches such as seclusion.