Behaviour - Iompar

By now you know that life in Coláiste Chríost Rí is full and challenging. As a community of eight hundred people, we have to work together for over thirty hours each week. Every day there is play, of course, but hard work and responsible behaviour too.

Fundamentals
Three fundamental principles underpin the school rules and regulations in our Code of Behaviour. The first principle is that every member of our school community - whether parent, pupil or teacher must be afforded the utmost courtesy and respect. A second essential is the right of all students and staff to work in an educational environment free from disruption. And a third and obvious requirement, is the need for routine Rules to help create, foster and maintain the school community spirit.

Self-discipline
In our community, each student inherits a tradition of which he should be proud. A student is made aware of how his behaviour reflects upon himself, his family and his school. A Class Teacher has a special responsibility for each class in Coláiste Chríost Rí, maintaining regular contact with parents through Examination Reports, Parent-Teacher Meetings and, when required, through special arranged meetings. Subject Teachers encourage by word and example the realisation that effective discipline is self-imposed. Parents, in accepting a place for their son, subscribe to our Code of Behaviour, helping us, in whatever the circumstances, to maintain a boy's self-esteem and sense of belonging to our community. In this way, pupils are taught to accept responsibility for their own behaviour; self-discipline as an objective can be realised.

Discipline Management
The management of discipline problems by the school and by a boy's family is set out in our Discipline Management Programme. The school uses a system of Incident Reports, which allows Class Teachers and Year Heads to track persistent misdemeanors and communicate them to parents/guardians. If a pupil receives a sanction, its purpose is not punitive. It is corrective. In helping him, we don't disable him. Correction is simply a way of signalling that school and family expect him to be more mature and responsible.