This year we have introduced Non-school Day Detentions on Saturdays. Last week we held our first Saturday detentions.

At Foxwell State Secondary College, in seeking to achieve our goal of students flourishing, we believe in the importance of maximising a child’s learning time on campus, and minimising disruption to classroom learning for all students. In attempting to maximise on campus learning time for all students, non-school day detentions - Saturdays, ensure that students have continuity of access to learning whilst also being held accountable for accepting a consequence for a serious problem behaviour. In most instances a Saturday detention is in lieu of a short suspension [one day]. Students may be issued with detentions on multiple Saturdays if the problem behaviour is a serious enough breach of the Student Code of Conduct.

Non-school day detentions occur on Saturdays from 8.30am to 12.30pm.

The main purpose of non-school day detentions (Saturday) is to provide an opportunity for students to effectively engage in reflective and/or restorative justice activities to develop better understanding of the problematic nature of their behaviour and its impact on self and others and to develop strategies and replacement behaviours for the future.

Parents will be notified verbally and in writing (email) of the proposed non-school day, Saturday detention.

Parent/Carers will be required to provide written consent for their child's attendance at Saturday detention and will be notified of:

• the location and duration of the detention;
• their responsibility to arrange travel/supervision to and from the detention, where appropriate.

Two staff members will be on site at all times to supervise Saturday detentions. Students must attend in their full school uniform and abide by our regular school rules and high expectations. Should student choose not to attend Saturday detention then further consequences will be applied at the discretion of the Principal.

We thank you in advance for your support of maintaining the continuity of learning for all students by minimising the numbers of lost learning days due to suspensions.