Jacana School for Autism Newsletter

Assistant 

Principal News Flash 

Stephanie Torchia & Dan Moloney 

 

Hi everyone,

 

The end of Term 3 is nearing. Our next set of school holidays are in sight.

Here are our AP reminders and updates for the fortnight:

 

2025 Class List - Parent Feedback

Thank you to all of the families that sent back their forms with their requests for next year. Our teachers and Sub School Leaders have inputted this data and are now beginning to draft our student lists.

 

 Semester 2 IEPs

Your child's Semester 2 IEP will be distributed to you on Friday, 20th September.

It is accessbile via XUNO or in hard copy, by special request.

 

Restorative Practices- REAL SCHOOLS

 

 

Restorative practice is a strategy that seeks to repair relationships that have been damaged, including those damaged through bullying. It does this by bringing about a sense of remorse and restorative action on the part of the offender and forgiveness by the victim.

 

The rationale behind this approach is that when offenders reflect upon their harm to victims:

  • They become remorseful and act restoratively.
  • Practitioners can focus on the unacceptable behaviour of offenders rather than their moral character.
  • This can lead to healthier interpersonal relations among members of the school community and more effective learning.

As part of our school's commitment in embedding and sustaining whole-school restorative practices to support student learning and wellbeing outcomes, the school will be focusing on the following actions  this semester:

 

ACTION 1: Implement universal Tier 1 practices that develops a shared understanding of whole-school Restorative Practices (aligned to a Restorative Practice Action Plan). Staff will be focusing on building staff capacity to communicate effectively using a feelings word in language to address low level yet high frequency behaviours (Affective Statements) as well as ways to engage in 1:1 response to poor behaviours from the past, present and future. 

 

ACTION 2: Develop an observation checklist to determine the percentage of staff utilising a morning circle check-in and follow up conversation with students to ensure there is consistency of practice related to restorative conversations.

 

ACTION 3: Review the student debrief template to align with the school's commitment to engage in effective restorative conversations following an incident.

 

 

More information about restorative practices can be found on the DET website using the link provided: https://www.vic.gov.au/restorative-practice