Relational teaching is RHAC’s 2025 focus. As I have shared previously in the newsletter, relationships are fundamental to the Christian faith and have a strong influence over a person’s wellbeing and a student’s academic success.
I am thankful to hear many positive stories of students relating well with their teachers and their peers. However, we live in a broken world where relationships sometimes become strained or even fall apart. This happens in the workplace, at home and at school.
There are countless reasons why relationships become dysfunctional and cause distress to one or more people. It is quite common for relationship problems to start from something small and then snowball into something much bigger or more complex. However, at other times, relationships can deteriorate from a close friendship to hostility very quickly because of a single event. At other times, relationships can fall apart and no one quite knows why.
Our teachers are very committed to promoting warm, positive and enduring relationships in our community. Three key staff members who give many hours each week to promoting positive relationships and resolving relationship difficulties are:
- Mr Craig Hutchinson – Junior School Student Wellbeing Leader
- Mrs Emma Bourke – Head of Years 7-9
- Mrs Anna Nolan – Head of Years 10-12
I recently caught up with these three teachers to ask them some questions about how we promote positive student relationships and resolve negative student interactions.
Could each of you share a positive story of how RHAC students in your section of the school have related warmly and thoughtfully with each other?
