Welfare at the school-2009

Anti- Bullying Policy Presentation

Welfare Structure-Who's who in Welfare

   Anti-bullying Policy


2009- School's Merit and Reward System (Powerpoint)  or  PDF Doc

  Behaviour Management System- Red card/ Yellow card

 

 

 

School Vaccination Program for 2010

 

Year 7: First visit: 10 March for Hepatitis B, HPV (girls only)

             Second visit: 21 May for Varicella (Chicken Pox) and 2nd HPV (girls only)

              Third visit:  20 September  for 2nd Hepatitus B, 3rd HPV

Year 10: 12 March for Boostrix

 

All students will receive a parent information pack with permission forms, to be returned to Ms Badawy (C5)


  

 

Welfare Structure

 

The staff at Concord High School are committed to helping each student reach his or her potential, with emphasis on the development of the whole child, not just focussing on the academic. The school’s welfare structure reflects this, with support to students and parents being provided on a number of levels.

 

The Welfare Team meet regularly to discuss student progress and issues relating to all aspects of welfare needs within the school. The Team is organised as follows for  2009:

 

Deputy Principal  Years 8, 11, 12  -- Mr Dwayne Hopwood

 

Deputy Principal  Year 7 – Ms Julieanne Beek

 

Deputy Principal  Years – 9, 10 – Ms Kathy Nicholetich

 

Head Teacher Welfare – Ms Anne Badawy

 

Year Advisers

 

Girls Supervisor – Ms Carol Davis (TAS)

 

Prefects – Ms Robyn Dignam (TAS)

 

Peer Support – Ms Christine Houseas

 

SRC – Ms Ros Brennan  

The Learning Support Team is another part of the welfare network within the school.  Students with learning difficulties, Integration students, LBOTE (Languages Other Than English), International students are supported by this team:

 

Head Teacher Welfare  – Ms Anne Badawy

 

Counsellor –Ms Stephanie Lawson

 

STLA/Integration – Mr Craig Stewart

 

International Students – Ms Sacha Ogilvy

 

Student Aides/Translators – Su Han

 

Integration Aides – Ms Chiquita White, Ms Maria Varacale

 

Mentor – Mr Carl Bull



Anti-bullying policy

 

Concord High School is dedicated to actively providing a safe, supportive and caring environment to all members of the school community. Bullying behaviours will not be tolerated. This is the shared responsibility of the whole school community of students, staff and parents.

 

 CHS defines bullying behaviours as being about an imbalance of power where there is a deliberate intent to cause harm or distress. These behaviours can be verbal, social, psychological or physical. They impact on the lives of the person/people being bullied, those doing the bullying and those looking on. Bullying incidents can be isolated or repeated, organised or unintentional.

(Peer Support Foundation, 1998)

 

All individuals in the school community – students, staff, parents – have the right to a safe environment which is free of bullying. If bullied, they have the right to be provided with help and support. All students who witness bullying have the responsibility to act in some way to help the victim. This may be in the form of a confidential report to an appropriate adult. Students who act in such a way should feel confident that the school will not put them at risk for speaking up against the bully.

 

 

A policy against bullying

 

 

Concord High School does not tolerate bullying in any form. All members of the School Community are committed to ensuring a safe and caring environment which promotes personal growth and positive self-esteem for all.

 

1.      What is bullying?

·            Bullying is an act of aggression causing serious embarrassment, pain or discomfort to another.

·            It can take a number of forms: physical, verbal, gesture, extortion, and exclusion.

·            It is an abuse of power.

·            It can be planned and organised or it may be unintentional.

·            Individuals or groups may be involved.

 

     2.   Some examples of bullying include:

·            any form of physical violence such as hitting, pushing or spitting on others

·            interfering with another’s property by stealing, hiding, damaging or destroying it

·            using offensive names, teasing or spreading rumours about others or their families

·            using put-downs, belittling others’ abilities and achievements

·            writing offensive notes or graffiti about others

·            making degrading comments about another’s culture, religious or social background

·            hurtfully excluding others from a group

·            making suggestive comments or other forms of sexual abuse

·            ridiculing another’s appearance

·            forcing others to act against their will

 

     3.   If we are bullied:

·           we may feel frightened, unsafe, embarrassed, angry or unfairly treated

·           our work, sleep and ability to concentrate may suffer

·           our relations with our family and friends may deteriorate

·           we may feel confused and not know what to do about the problem

 

 

4.      What do we do to prevent bullying at Concord?

As a School Community we will not allow cases of bullying to go unreported but will speak up, even at risk to ourselves.

 

a)          This requires Staff to:

 

·            be role models in word and action at all times

·            be observant of signs of distress or suspected incident of bullying

·            make efforts to remove occasions for bullying by active patrolling during supervision duty

·            arrive at class on time and move promptly between lessons

·            take steps to help victims and remove sources of distress without placing the victim at further risk

·            report suspected incidents to the appropriate staff member such as class teacher, Year Adviser, Girls’ and Boys’ Supervisors or the Deputy Principal, who will follow the designated procedures

 

   b)         This requires Students to:

  refuse to be involved in any bullying situation.

 

 If you are present when bullying occurs:

·            if appropriate, take some form of preventative action

·            report the incident or suspected incident and help break the code of secrecy

 

If students who arte bullied have the courage to speak out, they may help to reduce pain for themselves and other potential victims.

 

 c)         The School recommends that Parents:

 

·            watch for signs of distress in their child, e.g. unwillingness to attend school, a pattern of headaches, missing equipment, requests for extra money, damaged clothes or bruising;

·            take an active interest in your child’s social life and acquaintances;

·            advise your child to tell a staff member about the incident. If possible, allow them to report and deal with the problem. They can gain much respect through taking the initiative and dealing with the problem without parental involvement;

·            inform the School if bullying is suspected;

·            keep a written record (who, what, where, when, how);

·            do not encourage your child to retaliate;

·            communicate to your child that parental involvement, if necessary, will be appropriate for the situation;

·            be willing to attend interviews at the School if your child is involved in any bullying incident;

·            be willing to inform the School of any cases of suspected bullying even if your own child is not directly affected.

 

 

When staff, students and parents work together, we create a more harmonious environment at Concord High School.

 

Behaviour Management System - Yellow Card , Red Card

The Discipline System used at Concord is based on consequences and aims to develop each student’s sense of responsibility for his/her own actions. It is most effective when parents and staff work co-operatively to help the student get back on track.

In the classroom

The classroom teacher will use a number of strategies, including a warning, seating the student elsewhere and detentions. If the student continues to misbehave the teacher may issue a Yellow Card. This is a contract between the student and the teacher. The document lists the classroom rules and the student is required to sign it before it goes home for the parent/guardian to sign and comment. The student is on this classroom behaviour contract for 2 weeks. If no further misbehaviour occurs in that period, the student is back to the same level as the rest of the class.

However, if a student continues to act inappropriately in class during the 2 week contract, the Head Teacher will issue the student with a Red Card and notify the parents/guardians. This is much more serious. The student is placed on a Friday afternoon detention by the Head Teacher and must behave for 5 weeks to redeem himself/herself.  If poor behaviour continues, a second, then a third Red card may be issued. If a student’s behaviour results in 3 Red Cards (in 1 or many subjects) over any 5 week period , then the student is referred to the Deputy Principal for suspension. A student may also be issued with a Red Card without having had a Yellow Card, if the particular behaviour warrants such an action.

In the playground

The Yellow Card/Red Card System operates in the playground also, with teachers on Playground Duty issuing Yellow Cards to students whose behaviour is unacceptable.