At Sacré Cœur we aspire to the highest professional standards amongst our teaching and non-teaching staff. This is reflected in the quality of the relationship between staff and students, the learning environment created and the concern for each individual. This school community promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children.
Relevant school policies can be accessed below. If you have any questions relating to the school policies, please contact the Director of Risk and Compliance.
student Wellbeing
Student Wellbeing is central to the life of each Sacré Cœur student. As such, we have a whole school approach to Student Wellbeing, recognising that wellbeing entails all dimensions of a person: the intellectual, social, emotional, moral, physical and spiritual.
There are many aspects of Student Wellbeing and a variety of wellbeing affiliated programs. Two core programs through which we deliver the Pastoral Curriculum are the Wellness Program (P-6) and the Cor Unum Program (7-12). At each Year Level, the curriculum, which is based on standards of best practice and accredited wellbeing frameworks including Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships, is specifically developed to address pertinent issues facing girls at their particular age and stage of development.
Underpinning Student Wellbeing is our School’s Restorative Practices Approach, which places relationships at the centre of student behaviour. Restorative Practices enable students to develop their emotional intelligence, reflect upon and change behaviour and build relationships. Compassion, forgiveness, restoration, respect, inclusivity and responsibility are some of the keystone values which are fostered in our students through Restorative Practices.
Ultimately, at Sacré Cœur, student wellbeing means the pursuit of personal excellence within a supportive and nurturing learning environment. Such an environment affords all students experiences of connectedness, a sense of belonging, engagement and positive, respectful relationships with peers and teachers.
Self-worth, purpose, resilience, optimism and hope lie at the heart of Sacré Cœur’s Student Wellbeing philosophy.
Restorative Practices
At Sacré Cœur, we believe that positive relationships lie at the heart of learning and for children to be ready to learn, they must firstly feel happy and secure. How to get along with others, how to form positive and life-giving relationships and how to resolve conflict is part of what each person must learn in order to live rich, hope-filled and rewarding lives.
Sacré Cœur uses the approach known as Restorative Practices to respond to and manage conflict and challenging behaviours and to foster personal accountability and socially responsible relationships between people. Restorative Practices is based on the principles of affirmation, respect and reciprocal responsibility. It teaches positive social interaction and emotional literacy and helps students learn to understanding of how their behaviour impacts on others.
Restorative Practices sit within the context of both Catholic teaching and the goals of Sacred Heart education. At its core, Restorative Practices values the dignity and inherent goodness of each person and promotes forgiveness, healing and avenues of reconciliation and restoration.
Let us look at each child with deep respect. She is made in the image of God and already it exits in her the capacity to choose all that is good if we take the time to awaken her reason and to help her to put into practice her capacity for reflection.
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student Leadership and Voice
At Sacré Cœur, we actively encourage all students to openly express their views and feel comfortable about giving voice to the things that are important to them. All students are encouraged to undertake leadership roles throughout their time at Burke Rd. There are numerous leadership opportunities available, both formal and informal, including our Pink Ribbons, Blue Ribbons and specific leadership positions in both the Junior and Senior School. These roles provide our students with important opportunities to refine their leadership capabilities.
Furthermore, each student is afforded an opportunity to have their leadership qualities acknowledged and developed from the moment they become a child of the Sacred Heart and they are empowered to lead with integrity, empathy and in an effort to serve others.
Student voice is a fundamental part of our school community at Sacré Cœur. Our students are encouraged and expected to take up the critical responsibility of contributing to their own education through their feedback and ideas.
Specific to child safety, we teach students about what they can do if they feel unsafe and enable them to understand, identify, discuss and report on child safety. We listen to and act on any concerns students, or their parents or carers, raise with us.
Furthermore, at Sacré Cœur we prioritise child safety and work in partnership with our students to ensure that all students are included and accepted. To allow this to occur we:
- We commit to listening to children and young people and empowering them by taking their views seriously, and addressing any concerns that they raise with us. We commit to taking action to ensure that children and young people are protected from abuse or harm.
- We commit to teaching children and young people the necessary skills and knowledge to understand and maintain their personal safety and wellbeing.
- We commit to seeking input and feedback from students regarding the creation of a safe school environment.
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