Timbertop School Yaheuilok, Western Australia Town Characteristics
Yaheuilok is a small town with a population of 2, 500 people. It is a gateway to the beautiful South West tip of the state of Western Australia, and therefore attracts many tourists on their travels around the country. It is a timber and fishing town and businesses employ a majority of workers aged 15 years and over within the town at either the Mill or at the Marina. The mill has been open since 1856 for wood chipping and paper processing. The Marina is host to scientific laboratories developing research on specific water0living bacteria and the passing Whales during the summer.
The average age of residents in the town is 28, quite young as the town builds on cultural and artistic merits of the young people in the area.
School Characteristics
Timbertop is a co-educated Government and Independent school which caters for the student body of less than 900, although there is plenty of local bed and breakfasts and also the boarding facilities to accommodate more visitors to the school. The students have a high attendance rate due to the supportive one-on-one help from teachers, a high percentage of support staff in and around the school and also from the engaging and educational activities provided in the curriculum. There are a percentage of students from Indigenous backgrounds that are on scholarships for showing outstanding commitment to education. Due to the vast amount of potential activities available to students, the fees for the school are quite expensive- parallel to some private sector schools. Although there are no uniform, students at the school have access to a lot of workplace experiences, industry contacts and knowledgeable teachers. Timbertop strives to present itself on a world level and has an expectation from students to follow their ethos of mutual respect and inclusivity within the school environment.
Timbertop School Behavioural Management Policy
Each classroom at the beginning of each program discusses with the students on what expectations should be kept on behaviour from students and teachers. Both agree on a consequence and reward for appropriate behaviour, which is then hung in the classroom for reference.
Students who are showing inappropriate behaviour are shown (or pointed to) these rules and reminded of their personal involvement in agreeing and discussing the rules at the beginning of the year. A first warning should be non-verbal and non confrontational.
A second warning when needed should involve the teacher writing the students name on the whiteboard without direct confrontation from teacher to student. It is expected that students are aware of this procedure and make they aware that the teacher has given them a second warning. Students are aware that after a second warning, a student continuing will be given a third and final warning by being asked to move to a separate part of the classroom with their heads facing away from other students. The student will then be given appropriate work to complete in silence for the rest of the class, and given a consequence agreed upon by the class- in most cases, being sent up to the office to see the Principal.
There is little to no behavioural management issues at the school due to the focus of hands on experiences to engage difficult students. School councillors are available for appointment at the school during school hours.
Yaheuilok, Western Australia
Town Characteristics
Yaheuilok is a small town with a population of 2, 500 people. It is a gateway to the beautiful South West tip of the state of Western Australia, and therefore attracts many tourists on their travels around the country. It is a timber and fishing town and businesses employ a majority of workers aged 15 years and over within the town at either the Mill or at the Marina. The mill has been open since 1856 for wood chipping and paper processing. The Marina is host to scientific laboratories developing research on specific water0living bacteria and the passing Whales during the summer.
The average age of residents in the town is 28, quite young as the town builds on cultural and artistic merits of the young people in the area.
School Characteristics
Timbertop is a co-educated Government and Independent school which caters for the student body of less than 900, although there is plenty of local bed and breakfasts and also the boarding facilities to accommodate more visitors to the school. The students have a high attendance rate due to the supportive one-on-one help from teachers, a high percentage of support staff in and around the school and also from the engaging and educational activities provided in the curriculum. There are a percentage of students from Indigenous backgrounds that are on scholarships for showing outstanding commitment to education. Due to the vast amount of potential activities available to students, the fees for the school are quite expensive- parallel to some private sector schools. Although there are no uniform, students at the school have access to a lot of workplace experiences, industry contacts and knowledgeable teachers. Timbertop strives to present itself on a world level and has an expectation from students to follow their ethos of mutual respect and inclusivity within the school environment.
Timbertop School Behavioural Management Policy
Each classroom at the beginning of each program discusses with the students on what expectations should be kept on behaviour from students and teachers. Both agree on a consequence and reward for appropriate behaviour, which is then hung in the classroom for reference.
Students who are showing inappropriate behaviour are shown (or pointed to) these rules and reminded of their personal involvement in agreeing and discussing the rules at the beginning of the year. A first warning should be non-verbal and non confrontational.
A second warning when needed should involve the teacher writing the students name on the whiteboard without direct confrontation from teacher to student. It is expected that students are aware of this procedure and make they aware that the teacher has given them a second warning. Students are aware that after a second warning, a student continuing will be given a third and final warning by being asked to move to a separate part of the classroom with their heads facing away from other students. The student will then be given appropriate work to complete in silence for the rest of the class, and given a consequence agreed upon by the class- in most cases, being sent up to the office to see the Principal.
There is little to no behavioural management issues at the school due to the focus of hands on experiences to engage difficult students. School councillors are available for appointment at the school during school hours.