Intervention & Behaviour
First and foremost, we aim to educate and support students to meet college expectations as set out in the Student Contract, through timely use of intervention to tackle the cause of any concerns. Staff will intervene to support improvements in attendance, punctuality, studentship, behaviour and/or engagement. Reasonable adjustments may be agreed to help a student get back on track after a justifiable absence or a temporary period of difficulty.
Disciplinary sanctions are only used where there has been a serious breach of the Student Code of Conduct or where students fail to engage with intervention and support. Where a student’s actions or behaviour lead to risk of, or actual harm, the college Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and/or Fitness to Study Procedure may also apply.
The Intervention & Disciplinary Procedure consists of four stages:
- Stage 0 – Advice and Guidance
- Stage 1 – Emerging Concerns
- Stage 2 – Head of House Concern
- Stage 3 – Formal Intervention and Final Contract
- Stage 4 – Exclusion Hearing
The table below outlines threshold guidance which indicates the level of intervention that should be considered in response to specific concerns. A student may be accelerated immediately to a higher stage of the procedure where there has been a serious breach of the Student Code of Conduct.
Further details can be found in the Student Intervention & Disciplinary Procedure in Appendix 5 of the Student Behaviour Policy.
Intervention Workshops
When a student’s action plan is escalated to Stage 2, an Intervention Workshop will be added to their timetable. This is an additional timetabled, structured period in which students are expected to complete work for their subjects as well as to review action plan targets. Support is available in these sessions via discussion with the member of staff running the session and/or their Head of House. If a student is unable to meet targets set at Stage 2 and their action plan is escalated to Stage 3 (Disciplinary) then a second workshop will be added to their timetable. It is always our hope that students will engage with the targets set and the support available to allow them to successfully move back down the action plan levels.