Rationale:

Positive and responsible student behaviour is essential to the smooth running of Kensington Community High School, to facilitate the achievement of optimal learning opportunities, and to the development of a supportive and cooperative school environment 

Aims:

• To build a school environment based on positive behaviour, mutual respect and cooperation (PBIS).

• To manage poor behaviour in a positive and professional manner (STAR program) 

• To establish well understood and logical consequences for student behaviour.

Implementation:

• Our school will develop, through a process of wide community consultation, a comprehensive Student Engagement Policy based upon Positive Behaviour Intervention Support (PBIS) and the  Effective Schools are Engaging Schools - Student Engagement Policy Guidelines the code of conduct, which outlines amongst other things, agreed behavioural expectations, responsibilities of all parties and management strategies.

• The KCHS Student Engagement and Well - Being Policy will place significant emphasis on the development and recognition of positive behaviours and achievement.

• All students will develop individual educational plans that include behavioural and personal development goals.  Student individual academic reports will include details regarding student behavioural achievement.

• Peer mediation and peer counselling will be key strategies employed to guide and develop student behaviour (STAR Program).

• The school will deliberately engage the services of successful young people as guest speakers or workshop facilitators etc to act as positive role models.

• Whole school rules will be negotiated with the Student Leadership Group and the KCHS School Council.

• We will provide a wide range of positive extra-curricular (Electives Program) activities for students including sporting, theatrical, leadership, community service and appropriate leisure pursuits.

• Positive student behavioural achievement will be appropriately recognised.

• An up-to-date database of student behaviour will be maintained.

• All staff will undertake professional development on student engagement, behaviour and discipline management (PBIS).

• The school curriculum will include units on resilience, peer pressure, positive choices, bullying, conflict resolution and leadership.

• Students experiencing difficulty achieving positive behavioural outcomes will undertake individualised behaviour management programs focussing upon agreed goals.

• Consequences for ongoing inappropriate behaviour will involve a graded series of sanctions including counselling, withdrawal, loss of privileges or suspension.

• Parents will be kept informed, and actively encouraged to assist in the development of their children’s behavioural performance.

Further information and resources

This policy to be read in conjunction with Student Engagement and Well Being Policy - 2021.

Evaluation:

This policy will be reviewed annually as part of the school’s three-year review cycle.  

This Policy Was Last Ratified by School Council on: _______________________