Wishing all the staff, students and families a wonderful and restful break over the Easter long weekend.

I look forward to seeing all the students on Tuesday to hear about their Easter.

New Department of Education Behaviour Policy

The NSW Department of Education's revised Student Behaviour Policy and new Suspension and Expulsion Procedures, came into effect at the start of Term 1 2024. The policy and procedures support an inclusive and safe learning environment for your child, staff and every child in NSW public schools.

With the revisions to the policy, we now have clarity and consistency of how we manage disruptive and challenging student behaviour in the classroom, so our teachers can teach, and our students can learn.

The guidelines allow us to work closer together with you to support your child to behave positively and respectfully and when developing individual plans with clear expectations, so they can achieve their best.

We have many practices in place to help our students engage respectfully with each other and their learning. You can find out more about these and advice and support strategies to help you work with us to achieve positive outcomes for your child through the department’s Behaviour Support Toolkit.

The staff and I are reviewing our current approach in line with the revised policy and procedures and will share any changes we believe need to be made with you next term.

Parents and carers play an important role in the school community. We will continue to engage and communicate with you around our School Behaviour Support and Management Plan that outlines our school processes and practices moving forward.

Our school already takes a very strong, positive, student-centred approach, and we look forward to continuing to work closely with you and all our families to maintaining a safe learning environment so our students can thrive.

If you have any questions about the revised policy and procedures, please contact me at the school.


Friday	29/03/2024	Good Friday
Monday	01/04/2024	Easter Monday
Thursday	11/04/2024	Rural Fire Service visit
Friday	12/04/2024	Last of Term 1
Tuesday	30/04/2024	First Day Term 2
Thursday	02/05/2024	Cross Country Walcha Central School
Friday	10/05/2024	Athletics Carnival - Uralla
Monday	13/05/2024	GRIP Leadership Conference - Year 6 only
Tuesday	21/05/2024	Life Education Van - Yarrowitch PS
Wednesday	22/05/2024	P&C Meeting - 2.15pm NPS

Term Calendar