Acting Assistant Principal

Safe and Respectful Actions at School

As part of our ongoing SWPBS (School Wide Positive Behaviour Support) work, we have been reviewing how students interact in the yard and corridor. While many physical interactions begin as playful, we are seeing moments where small actions, a light shove or quick grab, can escalate or cause unintended harm. We want students to recognise these moments early, understand personal boundaries, and make choices that keep everyone safe.

To strengthen consistency across the school, we are introducing a clearer, whole‑school process for responding to physical contact behaviours. This approach will begin Monday, Week 9 and has been shared with students during assemblies this week.

We appreciate the ongoing partnership of our families. Conversations at home about respectful behaviour, personal boundaries, and how small actions can escalate quickly make a significant difference. When school and home reinforce the same messages, students are better equipped to make thoughtful choices.

Physical Contact in the Yard (e.g. pushing, shoving, tripping, touching).

Initial Supervision — Students involved in unsafe contact will spend half of recess and a third of lunch supervised by the staff member on duty. The incident is recorded on Compass as minor physical contact, followed by a brief conversation about safe choices.

Second incident — Follow‑up from the Student Engagement Leader, supervised recess and lunch, restorative conversation, and a phone call home.

Third incident — Phone call home, parent meeting, and two days of supervised recess/lunch.

Continued behaviour — The school works closely with families to put additional supports in place, which may include targeted wellbeing strategies or a formal behaviour plan.

We thank families for their ongoing support in reinforcing safe and respectful behaviour. A quick conversation at home about personal boundaries, gentle play, and how small actions can escalate helps students pause and make safer choices in the moment. By working together, we can ensure the yard and corridors remain positive, welcoming spaces for all students.