Wellbeing

Positive Behaviours for Learning

To reinforce our Positive Behaviours for learning expectations whilst playing outside the students requested we have Colourful Visual Reminders on display around the school.

We are extremely happy to announce that our outdoor signage has arrived, check out some of the images below.

Child Safe Standards

This newsletter we revisit the child safe standards 10 & 11 and highlight what actions we are taking at OLSC to ensure the standards are being followed.

Standard 10: Review of child safety practices

Schools must ensure that implementation of the Child Safe Standards is regularly reviewed and improved.

Actions to Meet this standard at OLSC include:

Staff, parent and student Code of Conducts are signed yearly
Child Safety & Wellbeing Policy is updated regularly
Child Safety & Wellbeing Policy is unpacked with staff yearly
Child Safety & Wellbeing Procedures are in place & reviewed
Systems and processes implemented & reviewed to record and analyse all complaints, concerns and safety incidents
Monitor and manage child safety risks using a risk register

Standard 11: Implementation of practices

Schools must have policies and procedures that document how schools are safe for children, young people and students.

Actions to Meet this standard at OLSC include:

Publish child safety policies on the school website
Integrate child safety into induction processes, ongoing education, training and supervision for all staff and volunteers
Provide copies of child safety policies in welcome packs and transition resources
Display easy-to-read posters in various locations around the school
Include a regular child safety item in newsletters

Friendship Benches

Great news our Friendship Benches have arrived. Our Friendship Benches have been placed outside in the play areas so students who are feeling lonely and need a friend or someone to talk to can sit on. This allows other children on the playground to clearly see when someone needs support or a friend. They can join the student on the bench for a chat or invite them to play.

Friendship Benches benefit all students, not just the ones who are feeling lonely. It helps students learn empathy by showing them how to recognize when someone else is in need and how we can be kind to them. This also teaches them to be an upstander —to recognise the feelings of others and to step forward to do something about it.