Bellenden Ker State School's is committed to providing a safe, respectful and disciplined learning environment for students and staff, where students have opportunities to engage in quality learning experiences and acquire values supportive of their lifelong wellbeing.
Learning and behaviour statement
All areas of Bellenden Ker State School are learning and teaching environments.
We consider behaviour management to be an opportunity for valuable social learning as well as a means of maximising the success of academic education programs.
Our Responsible Behaviour Plan outlines our system for facilitating positive behaviours, preventing problem behaviour and responding to unacceptable behaviours. Through our school plan, shared expectations for student behaviour are plain to everyone, assisting Bellenden Ker State School to create and maintain a positive and productive learning and teaching environment, where ALL school community members have clear and consistent expectations and understandings of their role in the educational process.
Our school community has identified the following school rules to teach and promote our high standards of responsible behaviour:
- Care
- Common sense
- Courtesy
- Co-operation
- Concentration
Our school rules have been agreed upon and endorsed by all staff and our school P&C. They are aligned with the values, principles and expected standards outlined in Education Queensland's Code of School Behaviour.
Positive acknowledgement for expected school behaviour
At Bellenden Ker State School, communication of our key messages about behaviour is backed up through reinforcement, which provides students with feedback for engaging in expected school behaviour. A formal recognition system has been developed based on positively acknowledging expected school behaviours. This reinforcement system is designed to increase the quantity and quality of positive interactions between students and staff.
Student of the Week
Each fortnight the staff issue a Student of the Week award to a student who has been observed following school rules in both classroom and non-classroom areas. The Student of the Week awards are announced at the weekly school parade to re-enforce the importance of this award.