Our Beliefs about Student Behaviour
Our beliefs about student behaviour, discipline and learning unify us and direct our action – the decisions we make, the practices we choose and how we interact with others. The following beliefs reflect current literature in positive behaviour supports.
- Guardian Angels’ Primary School plays a vital role in promoting the intellectual, physical, social, emotional, moral and spiritual and aesthetic development and wellbeing of young Australians (Melbourne Declaration).
- Every day at school, students have opportunities to learn and practice social skills and develop General Capabilities through the curriculum (ACARA).
- Responsible behaviour can be taught.
- Student discipline is best achieved through instruction rather than punishments.
- Student behaviour can be taught using the same strategies used to teach academic.
- Misbehaviour presents the student with an opportunity to learn, the educator with an opportunity to teach.
- For behaviour change to occur, we must use positive approaches that strengthen teacher-student relationships.
- Student discipline is a collaborative effort. In partnership with parents and carers, we are committed to each and every student’s success.
Behaviour Management
Our approach to behaviour management is aligned with the philosophy of "Positive Behaviour for Learning" or PB4L. We believe that behaviour is learned and therefore needs to be taught, retaught and reinforced consistently.
At Guardian Angels' we foster a community that believes in developing the whole child - academically, socially, emotionally, physically and spiritually. We understand we are a teaching and learning environment, and it is important we focus on a holistic approach for our children, so they have the opportunity to develop into happy, productive and successful members of society.
'To Achieve Life'
We embed through all we do and say, the GA Way:
Guardian Angels, in consultation with the community, has developed a whole school student support plan which can be found here:
Guardian Angels' School Student Behaviour Support Plan.pdf