We are committed to ensuring a safe and happy environment for your child.
We support your child’s health and safety through a range of strategies including:
- the behaviour code for students, which outlines the standards of behaviour expected in all NSW public schools
- anti-racism education
- anti-bullying programs
- conflict resolution and mediation training
- peer support
- road safety education
- the Healthy School Canteen Strategy.
For more information, visit the student wellbeing section of the department’s website.
Like all NSW public schools, we promote the healthy development of students through:
- school programs and practices that protect and promote health and safety
- supporting individual students who need help with health issues
- providing first aid and temporary care of students who become unwell or who have an accident at school.
Student wellbeing
Like all NSW public schools, we provide safe learning and teaching environments to encourage healthy, happy, successful and productive students.
The department is committed to creating quality learning opportunities for children and young people. These opportunities support wellbeing through positive and respectful relationships and fostering a sense of belonging to the school and community.
The Wellbeing Framework for Schools helps schools support the cognitive, physical, social, emotional and spiritual development of students and allows them to connect, succeed and thrive throughout their education.
Positive Behaviour for Learning
At our school, we use Positive Behaviour for Learning – a whole-school approach for creating a positive, safe and supportive school climate where students can learn and develop. Our whole school community works together to establish expected behaviours and teach them to all students.
Anti-Bullying
At Smithfield Public School we value respect and show tolerance of others in a safe and supportive environment. We foster positive relationships through strong welfare programs. As part of our school's Welfare and Discipline Policy, our Anti-Bullying Policy aims to deal effectively with and prevent incidences of bullying.
Please click the link below to download and view our Anti-Bullying Policy.
SPS Anti-Bullying Policy (pdf, 318 KB)
Values at Smithfield Public School
At Smithfield Public School, students are encouraged to demonstrate the following five core values:
- Doing our best
- Acting fairly and responsibly
- Cooperating with others
- Being honest in everything we do
- Caring about the feelings of others
Each term, students have who demonstrate these values have opportunities to recieve values cards. Students demonstrating all five values within the course of a school term are recognised through an invitation to participate in a special event.
To support students in this, teachers conduct lessons to help students know and understand what each value really means and 'looks like' in practice.
Click on the link below to see a sample of our Values lessons.
SPS Values Lessons (pdf, 262 KB)