Clemton Park Public School

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Telephone02 9718 4483

Emailclemtonpk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Values

School is, and should be, a safe and happy place to be. All children have the right to learn and no child has the right to stop others from learning. We encourage children to develop self-discipline by taking responsibility for their actions. Children are encouraged to show respect for others' feelings, religion and cultural backgrounds.

The school rules reflect the emphasis we place on caring for each other.

The following rules outline the high standards to behaviour expected in the classroom, in the playground, when on outings and when travelling to and from school.

Our values and our beliefs

  • Freedom Students have a right and responsibility to reach their personal best, our school is accountable to providing high quality education to enable our students to achieve their potential.
  • Cooperation To work or act together or jointly cooperating; showing a willingness to cooperate.
         - We will work together in all areas of activity to achieve results that would not be possible by individual effort.
  • Caring Concern for, serious attention to, protection of; to have thought or regard for; to make provision for. 
         - Students have a right to work and play in a safe and nurturing environment. Our school is accountable for providing a safe and supportive school environment.
  • Resilience Readily recovering; returning to the original form. Resilient action; rebound; recoil.
          - Students will accept the skills to recover and learn from setbacks and develop skills to respond appropriately.
  • Commitment To bind by pledge or assurance; the act of committing, pledging or engaging oneself. 
         - Students, staff and community members have an obligation to follow through to completion, to the best of their ability] on promises or assurances, they make to the school and each other.
  • Respect To hold in esteem or honour; to treat with consideration, regard or esteem.
        - Our school community acknowledges the value of worthiness of others and to their property; and is committed to treat others as we would wish to be treated.

Public education core values

The Department of Education and Training recognises the importance of the following core values to the community. These values represent the aspirations and beliefs of the Australian community as a whole, including its concern for equity, excellence and the promotion of a caring, civil and just society. They are common to a range of secular and religious world-views and are found in most cultures.

Values Meaning

  • Integrity -  Being consistently honest and trustworthy
  • Excellence - Striving for the highest personal achievement in all aspects of schooling and individual and community action, work and life-long learning.
  • Respect - Having regard for yourself and others, lawful and just authority and diversity within Australian society and accepting the right of others to hold different or opposing views.
  • Responsibility - Being accountable for your individual and community's actions towards yourself, others and the environment.
  • Cooperation - Working together to achieve common goals, providing support to others and engaging in peaceful resolution of conflict.
  • Participation - Being a proactive and productive individual and group member, having pride in and contributing to the social and economic wealth of the community and the nation.
  • Care - Concern for the wellbeing of yourself and others, demonstrating empathy and acting with compassion.
  • Fairness - Being committed to the principles of social justice and opposing prejudice, dishonesty and injustice.
  • Democracy - Accepting and promoting the rights, freedoms and responsibilities of being an Australian citizen.