Ms Gilchriest

Assistant Principal

Sub School Teams Sub School

Leadership teams at each year level have a different composition. See below to meet your child’s team. Sub School Leaders and Year Level Engagement Coordinators in Years 7 to 10 are supported by Pastoral Care teachers.

Junior Sub School

Marney McLean

Year 7 and 8 Student Engagement Coordinators

Sam Trevethan (7)

Olivia Grant (7)

Sara Ramic (7&8)

Jesse Lewis (8)

Moira Ward (8)

Middle Sub School

Rick Taig

Year 9 and 10 Student Engagement Coordinators

Maria Tortoni (9)

Justin D’Rosario (9)

Tania De Baize (10)

Heidi Gunn (10)

Scott Jones (10)

Senior Sub School

Jade Vernon - VCE Sub School Leader

Brad Gauci - VCAL Sub School Leader

Year 11 and 12 Student Engagement Coordinators

Anesti Cosmas (11)

Mark Gelderbloem (12)

Sara Fortnam (11 &12)

Kim Vines (11&12)

Pastoral Care Years 7 to 10

Pastoral Care is the ongoing support, guidance and management provided by the student’s significant teacher. Utilizing Life Skills lessons the Pastoral Care program provides every student with the opportunity to develop their social, emotional and academic skills.

To enable success an effective partnership between the school and home must exist and Pastoral Care Teachers are key to the development of these positive relationships with parents/guardians. Teachers taking on a role in Pastoral Care have an extensive knowledge of processes and procedures for the year level that they are working in and are able to clearly articulate these to students, staff and parent/guardians. You can contact your child’s Pastoral Care teacher via the Compass Portal or by calling the College.

School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)

As students settle into the new school year, utilising the PBS framework, staff have been focusing on explicitly teaching students two behaviors that will support their learning:

Responsible: We arrive on time

Responsible: We bring the required equipment

Responsible: We arrive on time

Students are expected to go to their lockers and gather their equipment for the next period(s) when the warning bell rings. Music plays during this time to signal that students should quickly collect their required equipment and make their way to class.

Responsible: We bring the required equipment

Students are expected to bring their required equipment to every lesson. This assists students to be able to participate in their learning and supports students to develop their organisational skills.

The required equipment for every lesson is:

Netbook (7-9)/ Bring your own device (BYOD) (10-12)
Student Diary
Pencil case with stationery inside
Workbook/Exercise book
Mask (to be worn inside at all times)

Some subjects have specialist equipment such as a textbook, calculator, container or PE uniform. Teachers of these subjects have explained what the required specialist equipment is and will expect students to bring this to their class. If you require assistance with purchasing required equipment (including netbooks, textbooks, CAS calculators and school uniform) please speak with a Year Level Engagement Coordinator from your child’s Sub School.

For further information on PBS please see the College website - https://cranbournesc.vic.edu.au/learning/positivebehaviour-support

Student Diaries

All students should have received a student diary from their Pastoral Care or Form Assembly Teacher. If your child hasn’t received a diary they should speak with their Pastoral Care or Form Assembly teacher. Student diaries are part of the required equipment for each lesson and students should carry them with a note from their classroom teacher any time that they have been given permission to leave class.

CHILD SAFE STANDARDS

From August 2016 Ministerial Order No. 870 came into force. All schools are included in this order which establishes zero tolerance to child abuse.

The school’s commitment to the community is that: At Cranbourne Secondary College we are safe, respectful and responsible learners. We seek to ensure that all students reach their academic, social and emotional potential, within the School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) framework.

The school has received blue level recognition for its development of this framework. The school takes its responsibility seriously to provide protection and support from bullying, child abuse and sexual assault. It also responds appropriately to abuse, neglect or sexual assault. All staff abide by mandatory reporting requirements and police protocols.

The school provides access to counselling support, pro-active school programs and support units and agencies in the community as appropriate. For further information and resources on Child Safe please see the College website: https://cranbournesc.vic.edu.au/our-college/child-safety-protection/

Catherine Gilchriest

Assistant Principal