Behaviour & Pastoral Support

Our approach

Our Student Behaviour Support Policy focuses on understanding behaviour rather than just reacting to it — emphasising relationships, personal responsibility and choice. It's proactive and preventative, and provides opportunities for reconciliation and a fresh start. The Triple R Process and the Re-Engagement Room are Tier 2 supports within our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) Matrix, keeping teaching and learning running smoothly by preventing one student's behaviour from disrupting the learning of others.

The PB4L Matrix

Our whole-school behaviour expectations are built around the Four Living Stones — Learning, Integral Ecology, Faith and Engagement — expressed as "Respect for…" across five everyday contexts. This is the shared language used across the College, from classrooms to online behaviour.

Tier 1 first

Before using the Triple R Process, try Tier 1 strategies: seating plans or moving students, having a conversation with the student, increasing your visibility by moving around the room more, and engaging curriculum and lesson design. Only escalate to Tier 2 if a student continues to disrupt learning despite these strategies.

Step 1: Triple RRR Card/Disk

If a student's behaviour deviates from the PB4L Framework (and Tier 1 strategies haven't worked), issue a Triple RRR Card/Disk. This gives the student a chance to reflect and adjust their behaviour before it escalates further.

Step 2: Referral to the Re-Engagement Room

If there's no improvement within the same lesson after issuing the card/disk, refer the student. Use this language:

1. Student packs up in silence

   They proceed to the Re-Engagement Room (BON12A).

2. Call the Re-Engagement Room

   Phone extension 548. Let them know the student is coming, why, and when you'd like the restorative conversation:

   • End of the current lesson (last 3–4 minutes)
   • Beginning of the next lesson
   • Lunchtime

3. You'll get a confirmation email

   Once the student arrives and starts their reflection, you'll automatically receive a courtesy email with the referral details (date, subject, lesson, behaviour type, referral type).

The three phases: Reset, Rethink, Rebuild

Excluding automatic referrals, the Triple R Process has three parts:

The restorative conversation

When you phone through the referral, tell the school officer when you'll hold the restorative conversation — this is a required part of the process. The student will bring their completed reflection and plan to the conversation.

After the conversation:

• If the student's plan and engagement were adequate, they return to class.
• To add comments/recommendations, reply to the original referral email — it's automatically routed to splareengagementroom@bne.catholic.edu.au and added to the record.
• If the student hasn't completed their plan adequately, isn't ready to return, or needs more support — send them back to the Re-Engagement Room and reply to the referral email explaining why. This triggers the House Companion or Pedagogy Companion to help build a more comprehensive plan.

Automatic referrals

Some behaviours are serious enough to warrant an automatic referral to the Re-Engagement Room — no Triple RRR card needed first:

• Disruption during an exam/oral presentation, liturgy, mass or assembly (teacher discretion applies to these four)
• Being in an out-of-bounds area
• Physical aggression or strong physical contact
• Aggression toward staff, including swearing
• Unsafe behaviour in areas with specific safety rules (science lab, workshop, etc.)
• Obscene language directed at staff or students
• Deliberate truanting
• Smoking, vaping, drugs or alcohol
• Theft within the school grounds (including excursions)
• Throwing food, water or other objects
• Interfering with another student's RRR process (e.g. yelling out in their defence)
• Any action that places a student, teacher or other student at risk
• Deliberate computer misuse (gaming, off-task browsing, etc.)

Responding to bullying

Normal behaviour expectations apply online and in person alike. Incidents can be reported in person, by phone/email, or via the Bullying Report Form — log the incident in Engage so it's properly tracked. External support for students: Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800), Triple Zero (000) or Crime Stoppers (1800 333 000) for safety threats, and esafety.gov.au for online issues.

Students out of class

Teachers may use discretion to let a student visit IT, the front office, or a House Companion. But under the Code of Conduct, a student's request to use the bathroom or a Time Out card must never be refused. Every time a student leaves the classroom, log it in the STARS App with the correct time and reason — STARS is used for this movement tracking, not just infringements.

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