Phases of developing a classroom community

Phases? Stages? Steps	What it might look like	What might help
Setting up the community	Students get to know each other. The class agrees the rules of the community An inclusive and safe environment. The community shares a common purpose. Students get used to working with  different people.	A conducive physical environment Establishing routines and rituals. The what great learners do procedure. Team building tasks. Teachers facilitate agreements of rules. Teachers make clear the academic, social and character values that they helps the whole community. A variety of seating plans is used by the teacher
Develop the cooperation within the group.	Students are motivated to contribute. Students work together on common tasks. Students given some responsibility Students allwoed to fail safely .	Opportunities to reflect together eg circle time. Tasks are designed so that all can contribute. Teacher debriefs the skills of co-opertaion, communication and values of fairness and kindness. Non Judgemental feedback. Praise good teamworking, sharing etc
Develop Trust	The class celebrates together. Students seek feedback from one another. Students speculate. Students are confident enough to disagree Students engage in adult to adult conversations Students feel they have a say in proceedings.	Non judgemental feedback. Praise individual contributes. Praise reciprocity. Students are taught how to divide tasks into roles. Knowing about transactional analysis. Critique protocols Kind, Specific and Helpful. Feedback on student to student feedback. Establish a No put down ZOne Teachers share some intellectual control. Eg Offers choice
Develop Collaboration skills	Students take different roles to complete larger tasks. Students consider the quality of collaboration Students provide formal and informal feedback and help to one another. Students publicly show their academic knowledge along side their skills and attributes.	Co-construction of success criteria Teacher modelling of skills Increasing the sophistication of the tasks. Use of Rubrics Use of authentic/ wider community tasks. Project exhibitions
Maintain and Repair  the community	Students document progress on collaboration and communication skills. Teachers and students honest about challenges faced. roup reflection - Circle time Quiet individual reflection Community dwells on solutions rather than problems	Debrief the process regularly. Provide non judgemental feedback Team Building tasks Target  setting for skills and attributes Time The option to pass Teacher takes role of a coach.