|  |  | | Code of Behaviour | | | Admission of students into St. Paul's Community College is dependent on their adherence to and acceptance of this Code of Behaviour.
The Admissions Policy to St. Paul's Community College demands that this Code of Behaviour be signed before a place can be offered to any student seeking admission to St. Paul's Community College.
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Mission Statement
St Paul’s Community College is a non-denominational, co-educational school. The school exists to provide a centre of learning which is challenging, equitable and broad-based. The school encourages each student to realise their potential in full and to attain the necessary skills, attributes and behaviours. The school promotes, through its various activities, an atmosphere where there is a genuine awareness of human dignity and which allows its students to develop as people and to become confident and productive members of society.
The Purpose of this Document
This document has been prepared by the Board of Management of St Paul’s Community College in collaboration with the Parents Teachers and Students of St. Paul’s Community College and takes due cognizance of the Education Act 1998 the Education Act 2000, and circular M33/91 from Department of Education and Science. Its purpose is to outline the roles and responsibilities of The Board of Management, teachers, parents and students of St. Paul's Community College in relation to maintaining an environment in the school that is conducive to and supportive of teaching and learning and that allows the experience of school to be enjoyed by all.
The management and staff of St. Paul's Community College are happy to acknowledge the pride it takes from our student body the vast majority of whom are courteous and well behaved and who contribute positively to the school by their presence in St. Paul’s.
Aims
• To create an environment that is safe, ordered happy and promotes the educational aims of the school
• To engender respect for and courtesy for all.
• To ensure that all members of the school community are treated fairly and equitably.
• To enable the students to develop an enhanced sense of personal responsibility
• To establish the standards of behaviour to be observed by each student attending the school.
• To eliminate all forms of bullying
• To foster a proper understanding and practice of rules of safety, etiquette, health, courtesy, good conduct and acceptable social behaviour.
• To establish the measures to be taken when a student fails or refuses to observe those standards.
The Management and staff of St. Paul’s Community College work in partnership with students and parents or guardians to create an environment that encourages students to achieve to their potential and enjoy their time in school. Regular contact is maintained between teachers, students and the home in order to appraise the student and his or her parent or guardian of issues that may arise and of their progress generally.
Responsibilities of the student
The primary responsibility for behaviour and adherence to good practice in relation to study, homework and classroom interaction rests with the student. All of the students in St. Paul's Community College are expected to respect the rights of their teachers, college staff, fellow students and visitors to the school and to treat all of the people associated with the school with courtesy and consideration.
Every student in St. Paul's Community College is expected to:
• Allow the teacher to teach and fellow students to be taught
• Do all of the work assigned to them to the highest standard possible
• Be fully prepared for class
• Comply with the school’s Uniform and Dress Code.
• Attend regularly and punctually in accordance with the school’s Attendance Policy
• To move without delay from class to class, in good order and in the appropriate direction.
• Obey the safety rules and class rules as specified
• Comply with the school’s mobile phone policy.
• Respect the school’s property and the property of other s
- We are proud of our school; please keep it clean, do not litter or deface the school in any way.
- Treat other’s property as you would treat your own. Do not interfere in any way with the property or belongings of students, teachers and college staff.
• Attend all of their scheduled classes during the course of the school day.
• Remain in school during their scheduled school time unless given permission by a Class Tutor, Year Head, Deputy Principal or Principal to leave. Book must be signed in and out at reception.
• Behave in an appropriate and respectful manner on school outings
• Refrain from bullying or fighting in school, going to or coming from school or while in school uniform.
• Comply with the school’s Substance Abuse Policy
• Refrain from bringing to school any dangerous implements
Electronic Musical devices can only be used during lunch hour.
• To be respectful and courteous to any members of staff they may meet outside of school hours.
Failure to comply with the above will be dealt with according to the school’s disciplinary procedures.
Discipline Procedures
This schedule of sanctions aims to support the provision of education to each student of St. Paul's Community College in an environment that is free of disruption that is safe and allows teaching and learning to proceed in an orderly manner. Teachers will keep a written record of all instances of misbehaviour and a record of action taken will also be kept. In the interests of Natural Justice it will be pointed out to the student that it is the behaviour rather than the student that attracts the sanction. Therefore students will be made aware of the reason(s) for each sanction.
1. Subject Teacher or other Staff Member
Instances of misbehaviour, minor incidents, failure to comply with Classroom Rules and lack of effort are recorded and the teacher will implement an appropriate sanction. Appropriate sanctions include verbal warning, written exercise, note home, teacher’s own detention.
2 (a)Class Tutor and Year Head
A serious incident or an accumulation of minor incidents will be recorded and a report will be given to the Class Tutor. The Year Head is then informed and will implement appropriate sanctions. These can include meeting with students, parents, detention, placing student on “Report Card”.
(b) Principal / Deputy-Principal
The Principal or Deputy-Principal may sanction Saturday Detention for the following breaches of Discipline.
• Mitching from school
• After school detention on three occasions
• Serious breach of the School’s Code of Behaviour
3. Year Head
The student is placed on a Yellow Report Card which will have effect for two weeks while his/her behaviour is monitored. During this time privileges may be withdrawn. The parent(s) or guardian(s) are invited to meet with the Year Head at the outset and are then advised of developments and of the consequence if the student’s behaviour does not improve.
4. Discipline Committee
If matters have not improved and if the situation remains unresolved the Discipline Committee meets the student and his or her parents or guardians will be asked to attend the meeting. The student will be suspended until such time as the meeting can be convened. The Discipline committee will make a recommendation to the principal. Minutes of the meeting will be taken and kept in the student’s file..
The Discipline Committee will consist of a minimum of three of the following: Principal, Deputy Principal, Year Head, Class Tutor, BOM Representative, Guidance Counsellor and Class Teacher.
5. Principal
The principal notifies the Parents or Guardians of the decision of the Discipline Committee. The student is placed on a Principal’s Report Card (Red). Parents or guardians are informed that if the matter is unresolved or reoccurs or does not improve to a level that satisfies the school a recommendation of expulsion will be made to the Board of Management.
6. The Principal may make a recommendation to the Board of Management immediately if an incident of a very serious nature occurs. This includes situations where a student abuses/endangers a member of staff, a fellow student, a visitor to the school or a member of the public either verbally or physically – steps 1 to 5 are superseded by step 6. This also applies in the case of substance abuse. In the event that a student is suspended or expelled, it is the policy of St. Paul’s Community College to inform parents or guardians of their rights of appeal under the Education Act 1998 and the Education Welfare Act 2000.
The Parent/guardian will have the right to make representations to the Board of Management in support of the student. (A student over 18 years of age may make representations on his/her own behalf).
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