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Behaviour Incident Report
Behaviour incident record covering antecedents, the behaviour itself (described objectively), consequences, response by staff, impact on others, follow-up with the student and family, and any restorative or behaviour-support actions. Designed to feed positive behaviour support data and meet school incident-reporting requirements.
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7 sections
Template structure
The behaviour incident report template captures these sections automatically from your recording when your school has added AI. With AI off, staff fill in the sections themselves.
- 1 Student Details
- 2 Incident Description
- 3 Antecedent
- 4 Behaviour
- 5 Consequence
- 6 Actions Taken
- 7 Follow-Up
The Behaviour Incident Report template
BEHAVIOUR INCIDENT REPORT
STUDENT DETAILS:
Name:
Year/Grade:
Date of Incident:
Time:
Location:
Reported By:
ANTECEDENT:
[What was happening before the behaviour — context, triggers, setting events]
BEHAVIOUR:
[Factual description of the behaviour observed — what did the student do/say?]
CONSEQUENCE:
[What happened after the behaviour — responses from staff, peers, environment]
SEVERITY:
( ) Minor — managed in classroom
( ) Moderate — required additional support
( ) Major — required removal from setting
( ) Critical — safety risk to self or others
OTHER STUDENTS/STAFF AFFECTED:
[Who else was involved or impacted]
ACTIONS TAKEN:
[Immediate responses and interventions]
PARENT/CARER NOTIFICATION:
( ) Not required
( ) Phone call — Date/Time:
( ) Written notification — Date:
FOLLOW-UP PLAN:
[Ongoing strategies, referrals, support plans]
REPORTING STAFF SIGNATURE:
DATE:
How it works
- 1
Record or dictate the meeting
In the room or over a video call. Audio is deleted once transcribed. If a recording can't upload or be transcribed, it stays on your device so you can try again.
- 2
Pick the Behaviour Incident Report template
When you record, dictate or upload, press the Note template button, search by name or section, and open Sections to preview it. Make it your default at this school so it is ready next time. You can switch templates until you submit the recording.
- 3
Review and finalise
Your note is generated in the structure above. Edit anything you want — in your school’s words — then save to the student’s record.
Quick guide
Which template should I use?
Start from what just happened. You can switch templates until you submit the recording.
- A student drops in upset at recess Student Check-in Note →
- A planned counselling session with a student School Counselling Session →
- Something happened in class or the playground Behaviour Incident Report (this template)
- A student was hurt or unwell at school First Aid Incident Record →
- You need evidence of an adjustment for the NCCD NCCD Evidence Record →
- A Student Support Group meeting SSG Meeting Minutes →
- A parent or carer meeting Parent Meeting Summary →
- A student is returning after a suspension or long absence Re-entry / Return Meeting →
- A student is moving year level, campus or school Transition Support Note →
- Attendance has dropped and you are calling home Attendance Follow-up Record →
- Reviewing progress on a student’s individual education plan IEP/ILP Progress Note →
- Adjusting a unit of work for one student Curriculum Differentiation →
- A careers interview about pathways after school Career Counselling Session →
- A student is back from work experience Work Experience Placement Note →
More education templates
Guides for this kind of note
Mandatory reporting guides by state
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