Positive Behaviour Interventions and Support (PBIS)

• The system is very flexible and can therefore be implemented in virtually any school. The implementation takes place in the framework of our courses.
• We organise PBIS courses both for individual teachers (Classroom PBIS) and for the whole teaching staff (Whole School PBIS).
• We focus primarily on mainstream primary schools where the introduction of PBIS will support both children who are achieving well and behaving well, as well as children who need more intensive support in behaviour and learning.

• The period of introduction varies. Ideally, a school should progress at a pace that its capacity allows. 
• In the Schoolwide PBIS course, we anticipate coach support for one year, which is the minimum time required for sustainable implementation of PBIS Level I principles. 
• At the end of one year, the PBIS coach will evaluate whether the school has implemented the key elements of PBIS and can be run as a "PBIS school". If the key elements are not in place, then the evaluation serves as the basis for development in the following year and the school may request a new evaluation at a later date.

• A minimum of four people on the PBIS team are required to work together. Gradually, the team should be expanded to include parent and child representatives.
• The school PBIS team consists of:
• The school director or a representative of the administration
• A school counseling staff member (e.g., special/social educator, psychologist, guidance counselor, or prevention methodologist)
• 1st and 2nd grade (elementary school) teachers

As part of the pilot implementation of PBIS in Czech schools (the School Helps Children at Risk project), we have successfully overcome two years of covid and the beginnings of the war crisis in Ukraine.

Despite the very non-standard conditions of the piloting, we managed to maintain cooperation and develop the principles in several primary schools in the Czech Republic.

We have successfully piloted in three primary schools, and we have been cooperating long-term with other schools in the form of consultations and courses.

We provide accredited training for PBIS coaches who have a deep understanding of the system and also have the skills needed to flexibly set PBIS rules in schools.

We are currently working with 19 trained coaches who operate throughout the country.

We provide them with all the materials, supervision and support they need.

We provide supervision for schools in implementing PBIS principles. 

We create materials for schools and coaches, participate in the creation of publications and articles, consult emerging materials of other organizations and generally advocate for the spread of the topic of Positive Behaviour Support PBIS across the Czech Republic.

We regularly consult with leading foreign experts on the adaptation of PBIS to the Czech environment, participate in international conferences and join European projects.

We select the most beneficial materials, which we adapt to the Czech environment after translation. We actively offer these materials to PBIS coaches and interested schools. We publish the processed materials on our website.

In 2022 and 2023, we hosted four major training events on PBIS implementation. At all events, we were honoured to welcome distinguished international guests. The response has been very positive, and the available recording of each event makes it possible to educate yourself on PBIS principles and their applications in practice, free of charge.

We have a long-standing commitment to positive change in education, mental health support and the protection of children at risk.

Our goal is to set appropriate conditions in schools for educators to enable every child to develop and reach their educational potential. In the education system we promote the need for non-specific prevention in schools and multi-level support in the areas of wellbeing, mental health and behaviour.