Positive Behaviour Support
The Positive Behaviour Support Team and The Sub School Teams have been working closely to support our students to arrive on time to school/class and to wear the correct school uniform. Both of these are behaviour expectations from our matrix. All students in the college have been taught lessons on how to arrive on time and how to wear the correct school uniform. The College has also been purchasing uniforms for students and families who require assistance with attaining school uniforms. If you require assistance with attaining your child’s uniform please contact the relevant sub school.
If a student is late to Form Assembly or arrives out of school uniform, without permission from a parent/guardian, the Form Group Teacher will record this on Compass and automatically allocate the student to a lunchtime reflect and reset (previously known as a detention). This reflect and reset appears on the students Compass timetable for that day.
If a student does not attend a lunchtime reflect and reset they are placed in an after school reflect and reset. Parents are phoned if a student misses a lunchtime reflect and reset.
Parents and guardians can assist their child by informing the School if their child is late or out of uniform (with permission).
Permission can be provided in the following ways prior to 8.45am:
- Provide a signed note that explains why the student is out of uniform or late. The students can hand this to their Form Assembly Teacher or front office staff member
- Phoning the the front office or Sub School Assistant (5996 3544) to explain why the student is out of uniform or late to school
- Emailing the Form Assembly Teacher, on Compass, about the student being out of uniform with permission
- Providing permission for the absence/lateness on Compass
Below is a table which compares reflect and reset with the previously used detention. Reflect and reset focuses on reteaching the student the behaviour expectation to assist them to demonstrate it in future.
| Detention | Reflect and Reset | |
|---|---|---|
| Why? | A student did not demonstrate a behaviour expectation | A student did not demonstrate a behaviour expectation |
| What? | Sit in silence for half of lunch OR half an hour after school
YLEC may have had an opportunity to speak with the student and teach the behaviour expectation | Complete a reflect and reset learning tasks that helps the student to learn the behaviour expectation
This occurs for half of lunch OR half an hour after school |
| How? | A Year Level Engagement Coordinator (YLEC) would enter this on Compass
Detention would appear on a student’s COMPASS timetable | A teacher or Year Level Engagement Coordinator will record that a student is
- Absent without permission (late to school/leaving school early)
- Out of class (without permission in a student diary)
- Out of uniform
- The reflect and reset appears on a student’s Compass timetable |
| Where? | Junior School: C2 Middle School: LC1 VCE: V1 VCAL: A1 | Junior School: C2 Middle School: LC1 VCE: V1 VCAL: A1 |
| When? | Initially lunch time
If a lunch time detention was missed an afterschool detention would be issued | Initially lunch time
If a lunch time reflect and reset is missed an afterschool reflect and reset will be issued |
If you have any questions about this process please contact the relevant sub school.
We’re looking forward to working with parents, students and staff to assist all of our students to arrive on time and wear the correct school uniform.