ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN TO PROMOTE RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY

Respect and responsibility are addressed in different ways throughout the College. Our Discipline Policy and Code of Conduct expect a standard of mutual respect for each other and assume all members of our community will take personal responsibility for their behaviour and their work.

Issues in relation to these two areas are addressed regularly through student assemblies and chapels, class home room time, staff devotions and meetings, newsletters and email communication to staff.

Our Maintenance team take care to keep the school environs clean and tidy to reinforce the importance of respect for the environment. Work is done regularly to ensure the school environment is clean, tidy and attractive.

Most of our students travel to and from school on buses and we respond very quickly to any reports of disrespect or poor behaviour from our students towards other passengers or the general public, as we seek to teach students respect and the responsibility of being family and school ambassadors.

The College Behaviour Management Policy is regularly reviewed and new initiatives introduced to encourage positive behaviour. For example, in Primary we now have a points system that allows teachers to award students points for positive behaviour and respect. Accumulation of points leads to awards at weekly assemblies. In Secondary, our Student Management System allows teachers to record commendations for good behaviour in the system. Parents are able to see these when they are awarded. Using our graduate profile elements, we look to commend students in line with the Profile categories to encourage growth towards the profile.

Policies relating to anti-bullying and behaviour management policies are published on the school website www.gpcc.nsw.edu.au