29.11.2023
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Hawker Park Primary School (HPPS)
BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT POLICY
PURPOSE
NB: Old Positive New Pro-Social Behaviour. Old Negative New Misconduct
AIM
The HPPS school community will be made aware of this policy document at the beginning of their association with the school and it is available on the school website.
Hawker Park Primary School aims to:
CODE OF CONDUCT
At Hawker Park Primary School, it is desired that a Code of Conduct is created where the school community learn to conduct themselves in a manner that displays respect, kindness, manners and care and consideration for the rights of others, complying with rules that are formulated for the well-being of all our community.
Such a Code of Conduct is based on the following assumptions:
Students are to demonstrate respect, kindness and manners.
Students are to adhere to our Playground, Safety and Health Rules.
No tackling games without adult supervision.
Students are to display conduct that contributes to the growth and development of others
School grounds, buildings and equipment must be used respectfully.
Illegal and/or dangerous items are not permitted on school grounds.
Toys/other valuable items are only to be brought to school with teacher permission.
Students must consider their own safety and the safety of others in the classroom and playground.
Follow directions from staff at all times.
Wearing of school uniform is compulsory. Only watches and stud or sleeper earrings may be worn. Refer to School Uniform Policy
Mobile phones must be handed in to the office. Students found using mobiles will have them confiscated and stored for parent pick up.
PLAYGROUND, SAFETY & HEALTH RULES
SUPPORTING PRO-SOCIAL STUDENT BEHAVIOUR POLICY
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Students have the RIGHT to:
Staff have the RIGHT to:
Parents have the RIGHT to:
Students have the RESPONSIBILITY to:
Staff have the RESPONSIBILITY to:
Parents have the RESPONSIBILITY to:
ROLES
THE TEACHERS WILL
At the beginning of each year the classroom teacher will formulate their Classroom Behaviour Support Plan. This will detail:
Ensure that the Classroom Behaviour Support Plan is complementary to the school’s Student Behaviour Support Policy (SBSP). Consideration being given to rights, responsibilities and code of conduct is outlined elsewhere in this policy.
ADMINISTRATION WILL
PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR REWARDS
WHOLE SCHOOL
Members of the administration are invited to attend a classroom to view work or presentations
CONSEQUENCES FOR MISCONDUCT
WHOLE SCHOOL
Severe Clause: Determined by the Principal: Consequence at the discretion of the Principal
CONSEQUENCES FOR MISCONDUCT
CLASSROOM
SUPPORTING PRO-SOCIAL STUDENT BEHAVIOUR POLICY
GUIDLINE FOR SUSPENSION AND EXCLUSION
When all efforts to support the behaviour of a disruptive student have failed, the Principal is authorised by the Education Department to exercise one of the following options.
SUSPENSION
Definition: Suspension is a legal process of preventing students from attending school for a limited period of time if their behaviour and conduct is not conducive to the good order and proper management of the school.
*After investigation, to establish circumstances, Principal will automatically suspend a student who attacks other students or instigates fights or films a fight.
In cases of either repeated or serious breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Principal may authorise the suspension of students for a limited period.
Parents will receive a written notice informing them of the reason for suspension and its duration. The suspension is completed through Integris.
EXCLUSION
Definition: Exclusion is a legal process which involves the prevention of a student from attending a particular school, or all schools for a fixed period of time or for all time.
*Principals will automatically move to exclude a student who attacks a school member.
SUSPENSION
Special note to accompany BMIS Policy
As per the Education Department’s Regulatory Framework, suspension is classified either as:
(P9 Reg. Framework)
The Education Department has 9 Categories of Suspension (P20 Reg. Framework) that must be quoted when the suspension is imposed.
All of these categories are important and there is no hierarchy of severity to the divisions.
At Hawker Park Primary School, all cases will be judged on the context of the incident and the history of past infringements by the student. Two students who repeat a similar breach of discipline, CAN receive different punishments.
For example:
On the occasion of a new incident, either form of suspension may then be imposed.
On the occasion of an incident, this student may receive intense counselling and his/her parent notified, but not be suspended. The degree of severity of the incident would determine which suspension form would be used if suspension deemed necessary.
The Principal, or an appointed person, reserves the right to make such decisions.
Compiled in May 2001. In accordance to regulatory Framework as part of the Education Act of 1999.
Category 1: Physical aggression toward staff
Aggressive physical contact committed intentionally against staff.
Category 2: Abuse, threats, harassment or intimidation of staff Verbal or non-verbal actions that are abusive, harassing, intimidating or threatening, including stalking, sexual harassment, sexual innuendo and manipulation.
Category 3: Physical aggression toward students Aggressive physical contact committed intentionally against another student.
Category 4: Abuse, threats, harassment or intimidation of students Verbal or non-verbal actions that are abusive, harassing, intimidating or threatening, including stalking, sexual harassment, sexual innuendo and manipulation.
Category 5: Damage to or theft of property Direct or indirect damage to, or theft of, property.
Category 6: Violation of Code of Conduct or school/classroom rules This covers student misconduct not addressed in any of the other categories that violate the school’s Code of Conduct.
Category 7: Possession, use or supply of substances with restricted sale This category covers use or supply of substances such as cigarettes, alcohol and prescribed medicines, that are not in themselves illegal, but the sale of which may be restricted to persons over 18.
Category 8: Possession, use or supply of illegal substance(s) or objects The substances referred to in this category are those that are illegal under the Criminal Code. This includes weapons and illegal drugs.
Category 9: Breaches under the Students Online policy or Personal Use of Mobile Electronic Devices requirements. Includes breaches of an Acceptable Use Agreement; Appropriate Use of Online Services Agreement; and recording, distributing, or uploading of inappropriate images or messages of students, parents or staff with reasonable nexus to the school
HAWKER PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL BULLYING POLICY
RATIONALE
The school is a caring community with everyone having responsibilities towards each other. Each person has a right to an education in a school where they feel cared for, valued and safe. Bullying is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
DEFINITION
It may be exhibited as:
We need to be aware that not all aggression is bullying, nor all name calling. It becomes bullying when exercised through the use of perceived power rather than exchange between equals.
PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES
The school aims to:
GUIDELINES FOR RESPONDING TO INCIDENT
(see guidelines for Suspension & Exclusion)
BULLYING POLICY COUNSELLING APPROACH
Step One – Interview with the victim
When the teacher finds out that bullying has happened he/she starts by talking to the victim about the incident. He/she needs to know who was involved.
Step Two – Convene a meeting with the people involved
The teacher arranges to meet with the student group who have been involved, excluding the victim. This will include those who joined in but did not initiate any bullying.
Step Three – Explain the problem
Tell students how the victim may be feeling i.e. the consequences of their actions for the victim. Do not discuss details of the incidents as this can deteriorate into an argument.
Step Four – Share responsibility
The teacher does not attribute blame but states that he/she knows that the group is responsible and can do something about it.
Step Five – Ask the group for their ideas
Each member of the group is encouraged to help solve the problem by suggesting ways in which the victim could be helped to feel happier.
Step Six – Changing behaviour
The teacher ends the meeting by stressing to the group their responsibility to change their behaviour. He/she arranges to meet with them again to see how things are going.
Step Seven – Meet the people involved again.
About a week later the teacher individually discusses with each student, including the victim, how things have been going. This allows the teacher to monitor the bullying and keeps the students involved in the process.
Based on the seven step plan “The No Blame Approach” (Maines & Robinson)
Introduction
The purpose of this document is to place all ‘communication with parents’ information in one place to be called the Hawker Park Primary School Communication Policy.
Definition
For this policy, communication is defined as a process of consultation and imparting information from one party to another, for the purpose of greater participation and collaboration between home and school to benefit students.
Procedures
At Hawker Park PS we have numerous ways to consult and communicate with parents at both the classroom level and whole school level.
At the classroom level, teachers use Class Dojo, websites, emails, face-to-face communication and end of semester reports.
At the school level, administrators use the fortnightly Hawker Headlines, Skoolbag, the school website, surveys, emails, provisional term planner, the noticeboard, class representatives, the School Board and the P&C.
General Principles
School and sports/faction uniform
Kindergarten
School Hats
Footwear
Hair
Jewellery/Makeup
Free Dress Days/Crazy Hair Days
Special Dress Days
Sports Days
Choir
Excursions
MODIFICATIONS
Health
Religious/Tradition
SEQUENCE OF CONSEQUENCES
The care of each and every individual person is paramount at Hawker Park Primary. Our school aims to provide support and guidance for the development of the whole child.
We have an established Student Support team consisting of the Principal, the Students at Educational Risk Co-ordinator, the school Psychologist and the Chaplain. This team meets weekly to discuss any needs that may have become apparent to the class teacher who then provides this information to the support team.
The support team then provides guidance to the class teacher and parents for the benefit of the student.
School Chaplain
The role of the School Chaplain is to:
This program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education under the National School Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Program.
Disclaimer: The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Government Department of Education.
The school is a caring community with everyone having responsibilities towards each other. Each person has a right to an education in a school where they feel cared for, valued and safe. Bullying is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
DEFINITION
It may be exhibited as:
Social
Physical
Verbal
Cyber
PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES
The school aims to:
GUIDELINES FOR RESPONDING TO INCIDENT
1. Victims of bullying and harassment will be supported.
2. Address the cause of the bully’s actions.
3. Parents will be informed of details pertaining to particular incidents as they arise and have access to all relevant information.
4. The Counselling Approach procedure will be used when interviewing both victim and bully. In dealing with incidents as they arise the principle of changing student behaviour is always more important than punishing behaviour.
5. Outside agencies such as School Psychologists, Chaplain etc can be called in to assist.
6. If bullying continues, measures such as Suspension and Exclusion will be considered and used. (see guidelines for Suspension & Exclusion)
BULLYING POLICY
COUNSELLING APPROACH
Step One – Interview with the victim
When the teacher finds out that bullying has happened he/she starts by talking to the victim about the incident. He/she needs to know who was involved.
Step Two – Convene a meeting with the people involved
The teacher arranges to meet with the student group who have been involved, excluding the victim. This will include those who joined in but did not initiate any bullying.
Step Three – Explain the problem
Tell students how the victim may be feeling i.e. the consequences of their actions for the victim. Do not discuss details of the incidents as this can deteriorate into an argument.
Step Four – Share responsibility
The teacher does not attribute blame but states that he/she knows that the group is responsible and can do something about it.
Step Five – Ask the group for their ideas
Each member of the group is encouraged to help solve the problem by suggesting ways in which the victim could be helped to feel happier.
Step Six – Changing behaviour
The teacher ends the meeting by stressing to the group their responsibility to change their behaviour. He/she arranges to meet with them again to see how things are going.
Step Seven – Meet the people involved again
About a week later the teacher individually discusses with each student, including the victim, how things have been going. This allows the teacher to monitor the bullying and keeps the students involved in the process.
(Based on the seven step plan “The No Blame Approach”…. Maines & Robinson
Hawker Park Primary School acknowledges Bateman Primary School and Perth College in the development of these Guideline.
INTRODUCTION
Hawker Park Primary School aims to reasonably ensure the privacy of members of the School Community is protected wherever feasible. The School acknowledges we live in a digital age and the use of still and video images is a part of everyday life. In an educational setting, images are used by staff and students for documenting their learning and teaching processes, to celebrate events and to retain memories.
The School understands parents wish to record their child/ren’s educational journey while at school through still and video images to create memories.
In capturing these images parents are required;
– when taking images, that they focus on their child only;
– images that may include other students must not be placed on the Internet or put on public display without the express permission of other parents involved; and
– to protect the privacy of all individuals, by ensuring no names are attached to any images placed on the Internet or on public display.
PURPOSE
The aim of these guidelines is to:
– Advise parents/guardians when photographs and/or film are to be taken and how they will be stored and/or used.
– Control and manage how and when others collect and publish photographs and/or films of students.
– Provide guidelines for parents regarding photographing or filming their children participating in Hawker Park Primary School events or performances.
– Provide parents/guardians with the choice to withdraw consent for their child to be photographed or filmed.
Definition – ‘Use’ relates to both images and film that are shared and distributed within the school for school purposes and images and film that may be shared and distributed outside of the school staff and are available for other students, parents/ guardians and the wider school community.
GUIDELINES
– There are many occasions during the school year where staff photograph or film students participating in school activities or events, for example: classroom activities, sports events, concerts, excursions, camps etc. Hawker Park Primary School does this for many reasons, including celebrating student achievement and participation, showcase particular learning programs, document student learning and experiences such as camp, excursions, sport events, communicate with parents/ guardians and wider school community through different medium. All photos taken for school purposes will be stored on the school server.
– A consent form will be provided to families once per the student’s time at Hawker Park Primary School giving general consent for their child’s photo to be used in publications such as, but not limited to, online and printed school newsletters, reports and other materials, school websites, P&C Facebook site, Department of Education of WA online and printed information printed external media such as newspapers, on the internet, or on film or video.
– Any time a child is having a photo or filming conducted by a third party for the use of the school website, media, brochures, or online, parents/guardians will be notified of the third party and how the photographs/filming will be used. Parents/guardians are able to withhold permission for their child to be photographed or filmed by the third party.
– Hawker Park Primary School will use student images reasonably, appropriately and sensitively, consistent with our obligations under Department of Education Intellectual Property Policy and Procedures Document. If at any time a parent/ guardian or student have concerns about the use of any images or film, they should contact the front office to talk to someone in Administration.
– It is the parent/guardian responsibility to notify the school if they wish to withhold consent for photos taken and used during a specific school approved activities.
OFFICIAL SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS
– Each year, Hawker Park Primary School will arrange for a professional photography company to take official school photographs of students. This will generally involve both whole class photos and individual photos being taken as well as year 6 graduation photos. Official school photos may be; purchased by parents/guardians, used for school/student identification purposes, stored on the school server.
– Hawker Primary School will notify parents/guardians prior to the official school photographs being taken to give them an opportunity to decide whether their child will be included in them.
SCHOOL PERFORMANCES, SPORTING EVENTS AND OTHER SCHOOL APPROVED ACTIVITIES
– Hawker Park Primary School invites parents/guardians to photograph or film only their own child/ren during sporting events, performances such as assemblies, community songs, end of year concerts and other school approved activities.
– Parents/ guardians are not permitted to photograph or film any other student and upload to social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram etc at any type of school event or carnival.
– Parents/guardians will receive reminders prior to school performances, sporting events and other school approved activities about the photography and filming guidelines.
STUDENT USE OF PERSONAL DEVICES
– Hawker Park Primary School students may have images or film of other students for work related purposes only. The student that has taken the photographs or video must have permission from the other student/s and the classroom teacher must be aware of the photographs or film been taken. As Hawker Park Primary School students must hand their phones in at the office on arrival at school, images should only be on school devices.
– Hawker Park Primary School students cannot upload images of other students to any sort of social media such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube etc.
– Students will be required to delete any photos or video that involves any other student at the end of each school year if the school is aware of them.
– School shared iPads will be cleared of photos and video at the end of each school year.
– Refer to Hawker Park Primary School Behaviour Support Policy if breaches of this aspect occur.
STAFF USE OF PERSONAL DEVICES
– Hawker Park Primary School staff may use their own personal devices to capture images of students for reasonable and legitimate educational purposes. If this occurs, staff are expected to upload the images to the school server and delete the images from their device within a week of the images being taken.
IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE: It needs to be understood that while Hawker Park Primary School will only use and/or publish a child’s information for the above-stated purposes, the School has no control over its subsequent use and disclosure by other parties once it is published. Parents need to understand that they can withdraw permission given at any time by contacting the school in writing; however, this will not affect materials that have already been published and disseminated.
REVIEWED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD – Date TBA
SUPPORTING PRO-SOCIAL STUDENT BEHAVIOUR POLICY
AIM
The HPPS school community will be made aware of this policy document at the beginning of their association with the school and available on the school website.
Hawker Park Primary School aims to:
CONTENTS
Gifted
The possession and use of outstanding natural abilities, called aptitudes, in at least one ability domain
Talented
Outstanding mastery of systematically developed abilities, called competencies (knowledge and skills), in at least one field of human activity. Talent emerges from ability as a consequence of the student’s learning experience.
References Committee: The Education of Gifted Children, October 2001
2.1 Teacher observation/judgement/assessment (consider student performance in key learning areas)
2.2 Principal input, Coordinator input
2.3 Parent input
2.4 School Psychologist input
2.5 Be mindful that a student’s gifts and talents may emerge at any time during their education
2.6 Consider twice exceptional students
2.7 Neale’s Gifted and Talented checklist – Parents
2.8 Standardised assessment (e.g. ACER, NAPLAN, Brightpath)
2.9 NCCD discussions with Learning Support Coordinator (LSC)
2.10 AGAT testing at the end of Year 1
3.1 Develop Documented Plan for twice exceptional students
3.2 Differentiate the curriculum. G&T students identified/documented in classroom Teacher’s planning
3.3 Investigate PEAC for students in Year 1, 2
3.4 PEAC for Year 5-6 students
3.5 Provide authentic opportunities for students to utilise gifts and talents (e.g. outside competitions: math, writing, art competitions, include research opportunities in class etc.)
4.1 Inform Parents of Documented Plan (if a twice exceptional student)
4.2 Inform Parents of how Teacher is catering for their G&T child
4.3 Maintain regular contact to inform Parents of Student’s progress
RATIONALE
GUIDELINES
REQUIREMENTS
PURCHASING UNIFORMS
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