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Camps

School camps are a regular feature of our school education program which develop students' personal and social capabilities. They are regarded as being part of our curriculum and all students are encouraged to participate. These include:

Prep-Year 1: Late Night at School

Year 3-4: Sleep Over at School (1 Night)

Year 5-6: 

Year 7-8: City Camp (3 Nights)

Year 9-10: 

Year 11-12: Victorian Camp (4 Nights)

Casual Relief Teachers

Casual Relief Teachers assume the same responsibilities and duties as permanent teachers and are employed when a teacher is sick, on leave or attending professional development. All replacement Teachers and ES have a current ‘Working with Children’ certificate.

Change of Clothing

At times, it may be necessary to change your child’s clothing at school. If relevant, can you please have a change of clothing in their bag. As we have limited supplies of spare clothing, could you please wash and return any clothes provided by the school as soon as possible.

Communication

The school encourages regular contact with parents/carers and teachers. To maintain a strong home-school partnership, Parents/Carers main point of contact for school communication should be your child's classroom teacher. This can be through SeeSaw, by phone (leave a message at the school office) or by appointment (additional SSGs can be booked through the school office). Whole School communication will continue to be sent out through Xuno News items and SMS notifications. iNewsletter remains our main whole school communication tool with families for general information and notices in place of hardcopy letter. Please ensure you have let your child's teacher know if there are any daily bus, OSHC or parent pick-up changes through SeeSaw or by calling the school office directly on: 03 9366 4322.

Complaints

Sometimes, issues arise that are of concern. Rather than allow the concern to escalate, it is important to resolve the issue. Parents/carers who have a complaint should first speak with the class teacher. Parents/carers who still feel dissatisfied can then seek resolution of any complaint by contacting the main office. Please refer to local school library, to review our complaints policy and process.  

Custody & Access Resrictions

If there is a court order limiting or restricting the non-custodial parent’s contact with your child, a copy should be provided to the school. If access of one parent is denied by court order, we will work with you to always ensure the safety of your child. It is also necessary for the school to know which separated parent they are staying with at any one time and any student collection arrangements.  Please notify the office promptly of any changes to these arrangements.

Car Parking

We ask all family members entering the car park at this time to keep moving through the drop off and collection zone and not to park in the centre thoroughfare or block the entry gate.  Many families park in the neighboring streets around the school and walk into the school grounds to collect children from the school. We appreciate this and understand this is difficult like at most schools. This supports us in reducing traffic congestion onto Mulhall Drive. We understand many families are having to get to the school very early to collect children to avoid this congestion. We remind families that it is not permitted under local traffic laws to stop or park on a crossover, block the footpaths and parking in no standing zones. Please note, Brimbank Council have and will continue to issue infringement fines to drivers who breech local traffic laws. 

Child Safe Standards

Jackson School is committed to providing an environment where students are safe and feel safe. Our child safety framework https://newsletters.naavi.com/i/pNpVrpM/child-safe-standards/page/cover explains how we support and maintain child safety and wellbeing at Jackson School. It includes our:

• Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy

• Child Safety Reporting and Responding Obligations Procedures, and

• Child Safety Code of Conduct, which outlines acceptable and unacceptable behaviours for all staff and volunteers at our school.

If you have any concerns about child safety at any time, please contact please contact a member of the Principal Team or our Social Worker Team: Alex Baynes (Child Safety Officer) or complete the Contact Us form: https://www.jacksons.vic.edu.au/contact-us/. 

Curriculum

Jackson School provides a balanced curriculum with a strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy that is differentiated to meet the needs of all students. We are proud to offer a rich and authentic curriculum offering all Victorian Curriculum learning areas. Learning opportunities across the school are diverse with our Foundation (Prep-Year 2) students learning through a play-based approach focused around English, Maths, Personal and Social Capability, Health and Physical Education and The Arts. Our students in Years 3 to Year 8 focus on a structure driven by Literacy and Numeracy and influenced by an Inquiry Topic each term based upon the Humanities and Sciences. In Years 9 and 10 students continue their studies in English and Mathematics through our World of Work (Cafe) program that prepares them for their Senior Secondary pathways and future work experiences. Travel Education is explicitly taught in our secondary years with an aim to have students travel independently by Senior Secondary to independently access work education and employment opportunities. Our students take one of two pathways in their Senior Secondary years (Year 11 and 12). VCE – Victorian Pathways Certificate (previously VCAL) supports our students to continue their education after graduating at TAFE, structured workplace learning apprenticeships or those who choose to enter employment. Our ASDAN, an internationally accredited program, offers a higher level of support and develops students’ independent living skills through a range of real-world experiences in the community. All students have access to a range of specialist programs including: Physical Education, Health and Fitness, Visual Arts, Performing & Media Arts, STEM and Design Technology.

Curriculum Days

School Council have agreed on our five Pupil Free Days (Curriculum Days and Common Professional Practice Days) for 2025. These are:

• Tuesday 28th January - Day 1 Term 1 (Welcome New Staff / New SSP / Victorian Curriculum 2.0 Changes)
• Wednesday 29th January - Day 2 Term 1 (School Operations & Professional Learning)
• Monday 22nd April - Day 1 Term 2 (ASD Professional Learning)
• Monday 3rd November - Melbourne Cup Eve (Assessment & Reporting)
• Thursday 18th December (Student Transition)

Calendar

Termly dates are published each fortnight in the Newsletter. For the most up-to-date calendar dates, always refer to the Xuno Calendar in your Parent Portal.

Concert in the Courtyard

At the end of the year we hold a non-religious Concert in the Courtyard. This is a great opportunity for students to perform for family members. This is hosted by our School Captain and Vice-Captain. All family members are welcome. We encourage families to bring a picnic for dinner. Please note alcohol is not permitted on school grounds.

Class Placements

The process that Jackson School works through to plan each student’s class placement begins months before the end of the school year. We understand that in certain situations, parents and carers may like to request that their child be placed with a particular friend or in a particular class. At Jackson School, staff select nominated students with their known friends (up to 3) using our software program Class Solver. We also do our best to balance the needs and genders of the students within each class.

Click here to view our Class Placement policy.

Camp, Sports and Excursion Fund

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like:

• school camps or trips
• swimming and school-organised sport programs
• outdoor education programs
• excursions and incursions.

Families holding a valid means-tested Centrelink card or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply. CSEF application forms are available to fill out and process at the administration office, alternatively you can download the form below: