Wellbeing
Applications for Leave in Term 4, Week 8 2020
With the approaching end of the academic year, parents are reminded that ordinarily the College requires at least 4 weeks’ notice of Applications for Leave; this includes requests for the final day of the academic year- Friday 4 December. As indicated previously by Mr Cutrupi it is an expectation that all students attend school until the end of the term, this also includes the Annual Prize-Giving and Speech Ceremony on Thursday 3 December. If a student does not have a valid reason for being absent from this event or the final day of the academic year, they will be required to complete a Community Service.
The forms for Application for Leave and Exemption From Attendance are available on the College’s website for parents to download, complete and return to Mr. Simpson, Director of Wellbeing.
Semester 2 Bullying Survey
As part of the College’s commitment to building a safe and inclusive school community based on positive, respectful relationships, students in Years 5-11 will be emailed this week, inviting them to take part in the Semester 2 Bullying Survey in homeroom.
This survey provides students the opportunity to provide anonymous feedback on their perceptions or experiences of bullying behaviour at the College during 2020. The survey will be available to students between 8.35am Thursday 12 November and 11.00am on Wednesday 18 November.
The NSSF defines ‘Bullying’ as the, “ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that causes physical and/or psychological harm. It can involve an individual or a group misusing their power over one or more persons… Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals, whether in person or online, are not defined as bullying.”
The survey results will be used to address issues of bullying behaviour. There is an optional question that permits students to identify students who have engaged in bullying behaviour in a variety of forms.
Rob Simpson
Director of Wellbeing
