DBIS CHARACTER & CULTURE

TheCharacterandCulturepolicycontains a reflective approach to behaviour choices, illustrating steps to success as well as a restorative process enabling there to be an agreed understanding betweenstudentandstaffmember.

Through our character and culture approach, positive choices are promoted at DBIS so that every student feels supported, happy and secure. We recognise that our students are developing. This can mean that students occasionally make mistakes. We aim to put restorative actions in place that guide andsupportourstudentstowardsmaking betterdecisionsinthefutureandalsohelp them to develop a sense of personal responsibility.

Conflict Resolution

Ifyourchildexperiencesorperceivesthat they are experiencing bullying, they are requestedtospeakwiththeirformtutoror another trusted adult in school for assistance.Asaparentyouarerequested to immediately inform your child's form tutor.Thiswillallowthenecessaryinternal processes to commence, and parents will be informed as appropriate on the next actions to be taken. Each context is individual, and restorative solutions are seenasavitalpartoftheresolution.

Bullying is not:

For Dbis Students

As DBIS students, you are expected to continually reflect and develop your character throughout the years, always holding yourself accountable to your choices. This will allow you to become self-aware, self-managing, socially aware and able to develop strong, effective relationships as a key cornerstone of your approach to life.

For Dbis Staff

DBIS staff members are here to guide and support the holistic development of all learners across all three phases of the school. The role of a staff member is to embed and support expected character and culture, using common language and role modelling the values expected of us and our students.

For Dbis Parents

DBIS endeavours to build a supportive dialogue between home and the school, and we inform parents immediately if we have concerns about their child's displayed character and/or choice(s). If our school has to use reasonable responses, we ask parents to support those actions. If parents have any concerns about the way their child has been treated, they would initially contact the class/form teacher.

● Single episodes of social rejection or dislike;

● Single episode acts of nastiness or spite;

● Random acts of aggression or intimidation;

● Mutual arguments, disagreements or fights.

These actions can cause great distress; however, they do not fit the definition of bullying and they are not examples of bullying unless someone is deliberately and repeatedly doing them.