Broad Brimmed Hats

Last week we reached out seeking your support in ensuring that every child is being sunsmart by wearing a broad brimmed hat when at school. The response has been amazing and the vast majority of children are in their hats every day. Thank you!

Share your views to help make our school safer

Schools have been asked to post the following in our newsletters.

The Department of Education is inviting parents and carers to take part in an online survey.

The survey seeks views on how the department can best protect school communities from harmful behaviour by parents and carers, and other adults:

· on school grounds and other places school activities happen

· online including social media.

Harmful behaviours can include abusive, aggressive and disruptive behaviours, including on social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp.

The survey will help the department:

· better understand community attitudes around this issue

· seek input on whether stronger protections are needed for school communities.

The survey closes at 11:59 pm on Monday 10 November 2025.

At Golden Square Primary School, we are committed to creating a safe, kind and respectful environment for the entire school community. We support ongoing efforts to address harmful behaviour by adult members of our school community, including online.

I encourage you to share your views by taking part in the survey. To access the survey, refer to Keeping school staff safe onsite and online on the Engage Victoria website.

School Community Safety Order Scheme: statutory review

A report and recommendations from the statutory review of the School Community Safety Order Scheme are now available.

While the majority of parents and carers work well with schools to resolve concerns, sometimes there is harmful behaviour affecting our school staff and students. The scheme allows principals and other authorised persons in Victorian schools to make School Community Safety Orders to stop or limit parents, carers and other adults who behave in harmful, threatening or abusive ways towards people in the school community.

For more information on the review, refer to Independent statutory review into the School Community Safety Order Scheme.

For more information on the scheme, refer to the School Community Safety Orders webpage.

Respectful behaviours in the school community

For more information on the shared roles of parents, carers and school staff in creating a positive environment for learning, refer to the department’s Respectful Behaviours within the School Community Policy webpage.

Keep taking care.

Leanne (and Tom who remains on holidays)

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