The role of parents in promoting SOLE and behaviour expectations
At St Augustine's College, we value parents and carers as important partners in their child's learning and wellbeing. Working together helps students understand and live out our SOLE pillars: Self, Others, Learning and Environment.
We love celebrating students when they demonstrate our SOLE expectations. This might be through SOLE Stars, positive acknowledgements, or other age-appropriate ways of recognising their efforts and achievements.
Learning also happens through mistakes. When a student's behaviour does not meet our College expectations, we refer to this as a behaviour of concern. In most cases, these behaviours are managed by teachers using our consistent and predictable approach (e.g. the 5Rs). This approach supports students to reflect and repair relationships where needed and learn from the experience.
If a behaviour is more significant, the staff member managing the incident will contact you to explain what has happened and the response taken. Any actions will be consistent with the St Augustine's College Student Behaviour Policy.
You can support your child's learning by talking through the incident with them and revisiting the College's behaviour expectations that are identified on the SOLE Matrix. These conversations help students understand the impact of their choices and how they can make positive decisions next time.
At times, a member of our wellbeing team (your child's TA teacher, Community Wellbeing Leader or the Deputy Principal Wellbeing) may contact you to provide further information or discuss ways we can work together to support your child.
If you have any questions or concerns, we encourage you to contact your child's TA teacher in the first instance. They are the best person to support you and your child and can connect you with additional support if needed.