Establishing Ground Rules In The Classroom

Establishing Ground Rules

There is a variety of ways to establish ground rules within a classroom, firstly you need to discover which kind of ground rules are necessary for the learners, these ground rules can be adapted to suit the type of learners you have.
The reason for using ground rules are to create mutual respect amongst the group and creating order, and a standard of behaviour which would be expected by every member of the group.
Some ground rules are negotiable and some are non-negotiable, for instance; negotiable ground rule would be whether or not the group are allowed to bring refreshments ie a bottle of water into the classroom, a non-negotiable ground rule would be relating to the health and safety of the class, ie are the