Student Engagement

Questions to consider

When creating or reviewing your policy, you should consider the following:

• do school leadership and staff promote a culture of respect, fairness and equality, and foster respectful relationships?
• is the school environment inclusive and empowering, valuing the positive contributions of students and creating a sense of belonging and connectedness that are conducive to positive behaviours and effective engagement in learning?
• are there multiple opportunities for students to take responsibility and be involved in decision-making?
• are there school-wide and classroom processes to identify vulnerable students and those at risk of disengagement from school?
• are there school-wide and classroom processes for ongoing collection and use of data for decision-making?
• is there social/emotional and educational support for at risk and vulnerable students?
• are the school-wide and classroom expectations and consequences for problem behaviour clear?
• are there multiple opportunities for students to take responsibility and be involved in decision-making?
• has the creation of physical environments that are conducive to positive behaviours and effective engagement in learning been considered?
• are the strategies backed by a solid evidence base?