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STUDENT WELFARE
AND BEHAVIOUR
POLICY
RATIONALE:
The purpose of the Student Welfare and Behaviour Policy is to facilitate the provision of a safe,
happy and supportive learning environment for all students attending Malvern Primary School.
GUIDELINES:
To promote the development of the following in students:
A sense of empathy with and respect for others
Confidence and high self-esteem
Emotional security and resilience
Responsibility and self-discipline
A positive attitude to learning
IMPLEMENTATION:
Students should feel physically and emotionally safe and secure at school.
Students and adults are to be valued and treated with respect, thoughtfulness, friendliness,
encouragement and tolerance.
Students should treat the physical environment of the school, its resources, and the
belongings of others in a responsible manner.
Students should exhibit co-operation and self-discipline in their interactions with others, and
in their schoolwork.
Students should be made aware of the School Rules for appropriate behaviour.
The School Rules will be displayed in classrooms and other appropriate places throughout the
school. They will also be published on the school website.
Teachers are responsible for explaining, implementing, maintaining and revising the School
Rules.
Appropriate support services may be used when the Principal, staff and parents consider this
to be in the best interests of the student.
Effective communication will be maintained between teachers and parents.
The school applies a zero tolerance approach to bullying (See Anti-Bullying Policy and
Student Engagement and Wellbeing Policy).
Students, teachers and parents have a responsibility to report bullying behaviour so that it
can be addressed (See Anti-Bullying Policy and Student Engagement and Wellbeing Policy).
SCHOOL RULES
Students will remain in the school grounds between 8.45am and 3.30pm. They must not leave
the school grounds without the written or verbal permission of parents, or the permission of
the Principal.
INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR:
Inappropriate behaviour will be dealt with in a manner that clearly demonstrates to the student
the connection between the behaviour and its consequence. Consequences will be applied calmly
and firmly, and a three-step process for managing inappropriate behaviour will be implemented.
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
As they progress through the school, students will be required to take increasing responsibility
for their own behaviour. The development of this sense of responsibility is very much a
partnership between parents and the school. Should a situation such as bullying arise, the school
will expect that the students parents will be supportive of, and involved in, the schools
behaviour management process.