Rights & Responsibilities

Students

Students have the RIGHT to:

Learn in a purposeful and supportive environment;
Work and play in a safe, secure, friendly and clean environment;
Respect, courtesy and consideration;
Engage in developmentally appropriate learning opportunities throughout the day.

Students have the RESPONSIBILITY to:

Ensure that their behaviour is not disruptive to the learning of others;
Ensure that the school environment is kept organised, tidy and secure;
Ensure that they are punctual, polite, prepared and display a positive manner;
Behave in a way that protects the safety and wellbeing of others.

Staff

Staff have the RIGHT to:

Respect, courtesy, honesty and consideration;
Teach in a safe, secure and clean environment;
Teach in a purposeful and non disruptive environment;
Cooperation and support from parents and students.

Staff have the RESPONSIBILITY to:

Model respectful, courteous and honest behaviour;
Ensure that the school environment is kept organised, tidy and secure;
Establish positive relationships with students and parents;
Ensure good organisation and planning (linked to a Plan, Teach, Assess cycle);
Report student progress to students and parents;
Communicate regularly with parents/caregivers;
Report student concerns;
Teach social competencies and strategies to prevent bullying;
Reflect on teaching and adjust accordingly; Be responsive and provide an engaging learning environment and educative tasks that are appropriate to the individual needs of children.

Parents

Parents have the RIGHT to:

Be informed of their child’s progress, decisions regarding their child’s behaviour and the support provided to reinforce appropriate behaviour;
Access a meaningful and differentiated education for their child;
Be heard in an appropriate forum on matters related to the rights of their child.

Parents have the RESPONSIBILITY to:

Ensure that their child attends school punctually;
Ensure that the physical and emotional condition of their child is at an optimum for effective learning;
Ensure that their child is provided with appropriate materials to make effective use of the learning environment;
Support the school in providing a meaningful and differentiated education for their child;
Support the school in preventing bullying, harassment and discrimination, including online.

In the event of severely inappropriate behaviour, resulting in out of class removal, parents/carers have the responsibility to:

Provide support and encouragement to complete any work missed as a result of the behaviour;
Contact the school and discuss the situation with the class teacher. (Note: occasional inappropriate behaviour is not a cause for concern; however consistent or repeated misbehaviour requires a team approach to address);
Make arrangements (if necessary) to collect their child from school when required;
Attend a meeting when requested, with Administration/Teacher and their child, to assist in resolving their child’s inappropriate behaviour.

Visitors

To create a safer and more secure school environment all visitors, contractors and volunteers are required to sign in at the administration office.

Volunteers are required to complete a Parent and child volunteer declaration form, available from the front office, before undertaking any volunteer activities within our school.