From the Leadership Team

Staffing News 

Welcome back to Shannen Huxtable, joining us to teach Mid-year Reception in 2026, and to Rebecca Heinjus, supporting in Inclusive Education three days per week. This term we also welcome Julie Moore to a classroom LSO position, joining Shannen Huxtable in Mid-year Reception, and to Felicity Torpstrom as our new SPLASH Director. 

Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum 

At St Paul, the Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum (KS: CPC) is taught as part of our Wellbeing Curriculum and the Australian Curriculum in the area of Health and Physical Education. The teachers delivering the program have received explicit training in the use of the Curriculum.  

The KS: CPC is a child safety and respectful relationships curriculum developed collaboratively with child protection experts, teachers, educational leaders and other professionals. 

The KS: CPC explores two main themes which are presented through topics and activities in  

class. The two KS: CPC Themes are: 

• Theme 1: We all have the right to be safe 

• Theme 2: We can help ourselves to be safe by talking to people we trust. 

The two KS: CPC Themes are explored through four Focus Areas, which are examined in age-appropriate ways. The Focus Areas are: 

• Focus Area 1: The right to be safe 

• Focus Area 2: Relationships 

• Focus Area 3: Recognising and reporting abuse 

• Focus Area 4: Protective strategies 

More information can be found on the KS:CPC website: http://kscpc.2.vu/DE_ParentsCarers.  

We encourage parents and carers to please contact classroom teachers if you have any  

questions about the curriculum. 

If you have any concerns about this, please contact Jess Robinson jrobinson@stpaulba.sa.edu.au  

Car Parking Map and Information for Families 

With the changes to end-of-day dismissal and kiss and drop procedures, it is timely to share some car park and pick up reminders with you. To assist us with the safe and timely movement of all traffic around the school, please help us with the following considerations. Sharing this with grandparents and other family members who assist with the school drop off and pick up will also assist. 

• Park and walk into school wherever possible, as this greatly reduces traffic congestion. 
• The kiss and drop driveway is for children who do not need parental assistance entering or exiting vehicles. Parents, please stay in your cars to keep traffic moving. If your child/ren require support to enter your vehicle, please consider parking as this will be a significant aid in speeding up traffic moving through kiss and drop. 
• Please ensure you follow the direction of staff that are entrusted to move children and parents in/out of the school. 
• Turning right into the carpark from the Main North Road end of Audrey Avenue is a dangerous practice that stops all traffic on Audrey Avenue and causes public cars to take dangerous risks. Please do not turn right into the carpark from Audrey Avenue. This will be a significant aid in speeding up traffic. 
• All cars in the top car park must not disrupt the flow of traffic down into kiss and drop. Please note: you may need to wait until 3:30pm to leave this area if parked. 
• All traffic on the tennis courts will exit via Deakin Street at the direction of the staff on duty. Priority is given to the cars on the driveway through to kiss and drop to speed up traffic flow and reduce the backlog onto Audrey Avenue.  
• 5km/h at all times. 
• A reminder to not use the gate at the bottom of the kiss and drop driveway for pedestrian access as this is unsafe. Please use the school gate at the top of the park.  
• To maximize the spaces for car parking on the tennis courts, please park as indicated on the attached map and ensure that you are parking as close to the car next to you as possible.