Pastoral Care
- School TV
- Appropriate student behaviour
- Mobile phones
School TV
Because parenting doesn’t come with instructions, SchoolTV is a wellbeing resource that can support you in the challenges relating to modern-day parenting.
This award-winning resource helps build relationships, foster connections, enable understanding and break down barriers to navigate a pathway towards better mental health and wellbeing for young people. It can assist in starting conversations on topics that are sometimes awkward or difficult to tackle.
An Archive Of Topics To Explore
SchoolTV topics are conveniently arranged into a number of series. Topics feature interviews with leading youth wellbeing experts and researchers from around the world offering hours of relevant and practical information. Additionally, each topic includes a compilation of related resources from key organisations providing a comprehensive stream of content. Resources include informative fact sheets, articles, apps, books, podcasts, websites, and other videos - all related to a single topic, in one place for easy access!
This resource has been generously provided by the P&F.
Please feel free to explore via the link. Home Page SchoolTV | St Pius X College - Chatswood.
Appropriate student behaviour
All students are reminded of their responsibilities to move safely and directly to and from school, and not to loiter in Chatswood CBD. Year 12 only, have the privilege of accessing Westfield and Chatswood Chase. All other students are similarly on notice that any misbehaviour, anti-social activity, lack of appropriate respect, or group movement, will result in the privilege of accessing all shops, including the interchange stores, being lost.
Similarly the resilience and growth mindset to overcome adversity and be connected to the school community, colleagues, and teams by attending and 'showing up', are great skills for life which we strongly endorse and advocate among our students. Where students have difficulty attending, every support is extended, and we encourage families to adjust the perception that there is a complicated decision to be made each morning! It can be simpler just to rely on good habit, principles, and show up with the team inspite of individual circumstances. 'Quality is not an act, it is a habit,' Aristotle.
There is considerable concern in our community about the effects of social media upon our young men and women, not least of which is the phenomena of celebrity. Our Pastoral Care, Wellbeing, Counselling, and PDHPE Teams are continually working at both student and staff levels to enhance positive education, our Pastoral Care programs, healthy, respectful behaviours, and learning in our community.
Rather than give oxygen to the distractions of antisocial commentators, we choose to stand by the ideals and values of our families, faith, and community and celebrate the achievements and growth of our students and staff.
Mobile phones
The College stands by its values, which are supported by our ICT Policy, of Phone Away All Day, to enhance learning, and not photographing, filming, or posting material without permission protect all members of our community. We want our young men to be capable of standing up and helping others in a crisis, rather than choosing to get out phones to film / bring about or encourage a situation which could otherwise be averted. If a student is caught with a mobile phone, he will receive a Friday detention. Please ensure all phones are in lockers from arriving to school until leaving in the afternoon.
Mr Martin Gillogly - Assistant Principal, Pastoral Care