2010 Annual School Report - Knox Grammar School

Knox Grammar SchoolThe full text of the School’s discipline policy and associated procedures is provided to all membersof the school community through the:School Handbooks on the Docushare section of the School’s Scholaris portal.Student DiaryThe school expressly prohibits corporal punishment and does not explicitly or implicitly sanctionthe administering of corporal punishment by non-school persons, including parents, to enforcediscipline at the school.During 2008 the school’s policies and procedures were refined following the new policiesimplemented in 2007.Student Discipline Policy Changes Since 2008Policy Changes Access to full textCode of Conduct for students Code of Conduct and Behaviour management Student DiaryBehaviour Management procedures strengthened with greaterDocushare section ofunderstanding and better implementation the School’s Scholaristhrough education of the Heads of Dept. and portalthrough them to their staff. Attendance Policies - Policies and Practices relating to attendancewere reviewed and further refined.- In 2011, SMS messaging absenteeism toparents to be trialled and implemented in2012.Student DiaryDocushare section ofthe School’s ScholarisportalC. Policies for Complaints and Grievances ResolutionThe School’s policy for dealing with complaints and grievances includes processes for raising andresponding to matters of concern identified by parents and/or students. These processes incorporate,as appropriate, principles of procedural fairness.Complaints and Grievances Resolution to undergo a full review in 2011 and it is envisaged that thereined policy will be in place by the end of 2011.The full text of the School’s policy and processes for complaints and grievance resolution isprovided in the School Handbook available on the Docushare section of the School’s Scholarisportal.Knox Grammar School, 7 Woodville Avenue, Wahroonga: Annual Report 2010 Page 30Prepared for the NSW Board of Studies and the Commonwealth Government