Oxley College aims to provide effective guidance for the personal development of each individual. Thus, there is a close relationship between discipline and pastoral care.
A school’s climate has much to do with the spiritual, moral and social development of students. Children and young people feel most secure in an ordered environment where they know what is expected of them. This implies a structure of discipline which is based on benevolent authority and an awareness in staff and students of these expectations. The aim is to lead students towards acceptance of responsibility for themselves and for others.
The purpose of discipline is twofold: first, to educate students towards an understanding of the need for order and towards a desire to comply with reasonable regulation: second, to assist the smooth running of the school in all its operations. Discipline should therefore be caring, positive and educative rather than negative, uncaring and repressive. The philosophy of hating the sin but loving the sinner forms the basis of the school’s discipline policy.
The College believes that a disciplined environment provides those conditions which most effectively maximise learning and which best promote the expression of true freedom. Rules are based on the two principles, which guide all conduct-throughout the culture of the College: is it the best that can be achieved, is it worthy of membership of the College?
Pastoral care is concerned with the academic, spiritual, emotional and physical welfare of individual students. The College aims to ensure that every student is known in depth by at least one member of staff and that there is one adult in whom each student can confide. Regular appraisal of individuals is designed to pre-empt and avert crises in academic and social development, to provide a point of reference for professional counselling and to seek out, make known and develop special interests which may not emerge through the academic programme.
The achievement of these aims is only possible with the full support and co-operation of parents.
Links to:
Behaviour Management For Students Flow Chart.pdf
Pastoral_Restorative Justice 2010.pdf
