Behaviour Management

Dianella Primary College Annual Report 2021

Behaviour Management

Dianella Primary College annually reviews its Behaviour Management Policy. Analysis of our BMiS data indicates that there continues to be an overall reduction of incidents referred to the Administration and recorded on Integris. The BMiS policy is reviewed each year so that strategies are appropriate, consistent and address specific issues with the current cohort. Whole class behaviour and Individual Behaviour Plans are monitored across all learning areas ensuring consistency of behaviour standards in regular classes, Physical Education, Science, Music, Library and the playground.

The school’s successful Values program has been instrumental in motivating our students to embrace the values identified as relevant and important within the school community. Students are recognised and rewarded for ‘doing the right thing’. The program incorporates the school faction competition where students are rewarded with faction points for displaying socially acceptable and positive behaviours. Progressive points are announced at assemblies with the winning faction and individual students receiving special rewards; this includes healthy lunches from the canteen and excursions for the winning faction to the local park. A citizenship and academic achievement program also operates in the school where two students nominated from each class are rewarded with a special lunch and a reward each term. This recognises students who demonstrate good citizenship or who have made significant progress in demonstrating academic development throughout the term. From this group, two students are awarded the ‘Dianella Shining Star’ medallion as further encouragement and recognition of their positive behaviour. Dianella Primary College utilises the in the Aussie of the Month program to recognise and reward students displaying our school values. The program recognises students throughout the school who are displaying our school values of; Responsibility, Innovation, Harmony or Perseverance.

In 2021 we consolidated our Good Standing Policy across the school to recognise and reward our students who are continually displaying our school values, attending regularly and working hard in class. The updated policy, that was designed in consultation with staff and students has been well received throughout the school and is making a significant contribution towards improved student behaviour and attendance.

Our full good standing policy was sent home to all parents and a digital copy is available on our school website.

Attendance

School attendance is vital for student learning and as such continued regular attendance and decreased students in the severe risk category form part of our School Business Plan. Students who do not attend school regularly are at academic risk of not achieving their potential.

2021 again posed significant challenges in relation to Covid 19 impacting attendance.

As a school we have identified that although we continue to have high attendance percentages, we continue to have a large number of students that are either at risk for their poor attendance or regularly late. School plans were implemented in 2021 to address these concerns and in particular utilising our AIEO and school chaplain to engage with Indigenous families and families at risk to ensure regular and on time attendance.

Ongoing analysis and comparison of regular attendance as compared to like schools indicates that we still have a number of students who continue to fall into the ‘at risk moderate and severe’ categories.