Our College offers opportunities for both independent and collaborative learning and contemporary technologies are integrated throughout the learning and teaching program. We are committed to supporting each student to maximise their learning goals by providing an innovative learning environment that inspires a love of learning and the pursuit of excellence.

Positive Behaviour for Learning – Framework

A shared understanding of the PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning) framework is one that helps schools develop a safe, respectful and productive learning environment by establishing a positive school climate. This is where students and adults have strong, positive relationships and students understand what is expected of them as learners at school. By setting expectations, teaching students to meet those expectations, and regularly reinforcing appropriate behaviours, schools see fewer incidents of inappropriate behaviour and more time spent learning.

Key practices to teach and reinforce expected behaviours can be considered with student consultation and they can include:

• Establishing predictable routines for students
• Posting expectations for positive behaviour throughout the school
• Regularly communicating high expectations for student success demonstrating positive behaviour

Restorative Practices refer to strategies that are used to restore positive relationships and resolve interpersonal issues.  These strategies include problems-solving conversations and separating the behaviour from the person.

Kilbreda College uses the approach known as Restorative Practices to respond to and manage conflict and challenging behaviours and to foster personal accountability and socially responsible relationships between people. Restorative practices are based on the principles of affirmation, respect and reciprocal responsibility. It promotes student education by enabling students to learn from their mistakes, grow in self-discipline, accept responsibility for their actions, recognise the impact of their actions on others and reconcile and resolve conflict. 

Attendance

Attendance is essential to engaging in learning.

Attending and participating in school will help your child develop important skills and knowledge to help them learn. social and emotional skills such as good communication, resilience and teamwork. 
(Department of Education and Training, Victorian Government website)

State legislation in relation to attendance:

• Parents/carers must enroll a child of compulsory school age, 6 to 17 years of age, at a registered school and ensure the child attends school.
• Schools must also record and monitor attendance and absences in order to meet the duty of care owed to students, as well as the requirements of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic)

Schools must:

• have an Attendance Policy as part of their Student Engagement Policy
• maintain attendance records
• identify and follow up unexplained absences

In every class, secondary schools must record in writing, the reason given for each absence.
This is necessary to:

• meet legislative requirements
• discharge the schools’ duty of care for all students
• assist calculation of the school’s funding
• enable school councils to report on student attendance annually
• meet Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) requirements (for VCE/VCE VM students)

Part of the authentication process requires students to be in class and working on tasks in order to demonstrate the outcomes.

Jane Delahunty and Sue Grima
Acting Assistant Principals: Wellbeing and Engagement