Our policies and reports

Our policies and reports help families understand how our school works. Our annual report and school plan show what we’ve done and how we’re improving each year.  Our policies address attendance, absences, behaviour, uniform and how we respond to your concerns.

Annual school report

Each year, we share our progress in the annual school report. It gives families a clear picture of how our school is performing and how we’re supporting every student’s success. The report reflects our commitment to openness, accountability and continuous improvement.

The report includes:

• what we’re doing well and where we’re improving
• student achievement and academic progress
• our school vision and goals
• key highlights and milestones
• challenges we’ve faced and how we’re addressing them.

School excellence plan

Our school excellence plan (SEP) is a working document that shows our priorities in learning, teaching and leading. It explains our focus areas for improvement and how we plan to get there. We write our SEP with help from our school community so it reflects our shared priorities.

School behaviour support and management plan

Our school has a school behaviour support and management plan (SBSMP). The SBSMP helps us create a safe, respectful and supportive learning environment for all students. It sets clear expectations for student behaviour. This includes how we respond to bullying and cyberbullying. We work together with our school community to shape the plan and review it each year.

West Ryde School Behaviour Support and Management Plan (SBSMP)

Positive Behaviour for Learning

At our school, we use Positive Behaviour for Learning – a whole-school approach for creating a positive, safe and supportive school climate where students can learn and develop. Our whole school community works together to establish expected behaviours and teach them to all students.

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a program run at West Ryde Public school that strives to provide a quality education in a safe and respectful learning environment. It is a positive tool that enables staff to encourage students to become safe and respectful life-long learners.

Positive Behaviour for Learning is designed to facilitate children to achieve to the best of their ability, both socially and academically using a broad range of strategies to encourage positive behaviour, whilst preventing problem behaviour.

Behaviour Expectations at West Ryde Public School

Being a safe and respectful learner requires students to:

• walk during transition times
• walk on the asphalt
• behave appropriately in the classroom
• use the toilet facilities appropriately
• use classroom equipment appropriately
• wear hats and being sun safe
• know where to play
• know how to act in the event of an emergency
• listen to instructions from staff
• move quickly when they hear a bell
• listen to other students
• play fairly and include others
• always achieve to the best of their ability both inside the classroom and on the playground
• leave nothing unattempted

PBL poster

West Roo - Our PBL Mascot

Have a question about a policy or a report?

If you have a question about a policy or want to know how we respond to concerns, contact us. We're here to help.

Contact us