Boarding Students’ Code of Conduct

The School’s Code of Conduct underpins our expectations of Boarders and is the rationale of the processes and rules which support successful communal living.

Trust and mutual respect are fundamental to ensuring that Tudor House offers a safe and caring environment for all who live there. We ask you to support our expectation that your child abides by the values and rules of the Tudor House Boarding House and that they are honest and respectful in all their dealings with Boarding House staff and fellow Boarders.

If standards and rules are not respected, any breach will be addressed, initially, within the guidelines of the School’s restorative practices’ approach. For the most part, a reminder from Staff about what is expected will suffice — poor discipline is rarely an issue within the School community. A student will certainly be asked to reflect on their behaviour and apologise for any distress their action may have caused. The student may be asked to offer some community service within Medley House as a means of restoring relationships. If a breach is more serious, or demonstrates a repeated disregard for our values, more significant consequences will follow. Possible sanctions are:

• Removal of regular privileges for a period of time

• Stick Parade (gathering supplies of kindling for the boarders’ fire pit and dining hall fireplace)

• Suspension from the Boarding House for a period of time (decided by the

Head of School for very serious breaches of trust)

• Termination of an enrolment by the Head of School for extreme breaches of trust.

In these circumstances, our aim is always to encourage self-reflection and growth of personal responsibility and to restore, where possible, the trust and relationship which a breach of standards causes in a community.

2022 Boarders’ Rights and Responsibilities

Rights I have the right to be happy in Boarding and to be treated with understanding.

Responsibilities I have the responsibility to respect the rights of others and to treat them with understanding. I have a right to feel safe and secure. I have a responsibility not to do anything which may threaten or cause danger to myself or others and to report any dangerous situation.

I have a right to be treated with respect and fairness. I have a responsibility to treat all Staff and Boarders with respect and honesty.

I have a right to learn. I have a responsibility to behave myself in Boarding and to keep up to date academically.

I have a right to expect my property to be safe. I have a responsibility not to steal, damage or destroy the property of others and to take proper care of the School’s property, and to return all found property. I have the responsibility to clearly label all my property.

I have a right to be protected against threats to my health. I have a responsibility to make positive health choices.

I have a right to have a clean, pleasant, well maintained School and grounds. I have a responsibility to care for the school environment, to keep it neat and clean and free of litter.

Bikes

Boarders may keep a bike and helmet at school. Students in Years 3–6 at Tudor House may ride bikes at recess, lunch and after school. Boarders may also ride their bikes at other times including after dinner and on weekends.

Pocket Money

Boarders should never keep excessive sums of money in their personal possession in the Boarding House. Money or special cheques, passports, travel tickets etc. should be handed to the Head of Boarding for safe keeping.

Policy on Bullying

Bullying or any form of harassment is unacceptable. Bullying is the deliberate, persistent physical or psychological intimidation of a person by another person or group with the intent of causing hurt or discomfort. Types of bullying include physical, verbal, gesture, extortion, exclusion, E-bullying. Any case of bullying will be dealt with according to the procedures set down in the The King’s School Student Bullying Policy and outlined in the School Diary.

Examples of infringement Bullying, verbal, physical and emotional abuse.

Fighting, daring, some practical jokes, leaving Boarding without authorisation or leaving your dorm after ‘lights-out’.

Lack of courtesy, lying.

Disruptive behaviour and/or being unprepared for evening Prep.

Vandalism, stealing or interfering with others’ property. Keeping items that have been found.

Putting harmful products into your body

Littering, not cleaning your room, not doing duties.