Student Behaviour Expectations

Understanding Our Behaviour Statements

KingsWay School’s behavior statements establish an expectation for behavior in teaching and non-teaching spaces. Agreed school-wide behavior expectations ensure everyone knows and understands what makes our environment safe and secure for all people. Clarity and consistency of expectations encourage everyone to reflect and monitor their thoughts and actions. Faith-centered expectations reinforce our core values and supports biblical principles of training and growing in righteousness. Our expectations of behavior inform responses and actions and provide a consistent, positive message about the way we do things at KingsWay.

There are four essential behaviors all people are expected to live out at KingsWay School.

1. Be Teachable | learning with purpose  
   

   “Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget” (Proverbs 4:5) 

2. Be Responsible | doing the right thing  
   

   “Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. For we are each responsible for our own conduct.” (Galatians 6:4-5) 

3. Be Courageous | standing up and stepping out  
   

   “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9)  

4. Be Respectful | loving God and others  
   

   “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-39)

These expectations are girded by scripture, and for believers, enabled by the support of the Holy Spirit.

Each expected behaviour manifests in unique ways in different areas of the school. For example, being teachable on the sports field looks different than in the classroom. Being courageous in learning may look different to being courageous in the playground. Expectations are explicitly taught, intentionally monitored and used to identify positive behaviours in action. They are used to hold others to account and as a framework for understanding restoration of relationship and natural justice.

The Restorative Practice Model

The Restorative Practice Model is used throughout KingsWay School to resolve all conflict whether it be between adults or students. Restorative Practice is an intentional strategy aimed at restoring and rebuilding relationships damaged through any conflict. This practice can be used in diverse contexts including education, counselling and social work
We believe that restorative practice inspires students towards Christlikeness, personal responsibility, reconciling relationships, emotional well-being and building community.

Restorative practice is adopted in all student management situations. A variety of scaffolds may be put in place to support students in their attempts to restore relationships and build community. In addition, serious events are managed by members of the pastoral care team dependent on whether it be in the Junior, Middle or Senior School context, including Deans, HOLA’s, Assistant Heads of School, and in the most serious cases an Associate Principal.