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Assistant Principals' Report

Hello and welcome to our newsletter item for this week. 

 

Student Safety, Health and Wellbeing

At Heidelberg Primary School we care about the safety, health and wellbeing of our students and their families. Sometimes things at home maybe challenging or families can be worried about the wellbeing of their children. The Orange Door can help you to get the support you need, quickly and easily. It’s free and you don’t need a referral.

 

The Orange Door can help families. They provide support for concerns with parenting, relationships, and family violence.

 

The Orange Door is a free intake and assessment service for:

  • families requiring support for their child or young person’s wellbeing or development 
  • families needing parenting support 
  • young, isolated, or unsupported families
  • individuals and families experiencing family violence
  • adults usingfamily violence
  • young people using violence in the home. 

 

If you contact The Orange Door, they can help by:

  • working with you to identify the help and support you need
  • supporting you with the wellbeing and development of your child or young person
  • helping you make a safety plan if someone is making you feel unsafe
  • connecting you to services that can help like counselling, accommodation, mental health and drug and alcohol services, parenting support groups, services for children, financial help, or legal assistance
  • supporting you to access funding for basic living expenses and some other costs

 

Each Orange Door location across Victoria has their own phone number and email. Students and their families can also visit their local Orange Door in person for support, Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm for support. No appointment is needed. 

Our local Orange Door office is located in the Warringal Shopping Centre on Burgundy Street, Heidelberg.

To find your local service, see: The Orange Door – Support near you.

 

Our school may talk to a family about The Orange Door.  We might encourage them to contact their local Orange Door to get advice and help if needed. 

Ideally, a family can directly get in touch with The Orange Door to seek advice and support. 

Learn more about The Orange Door and how they can help you and your family here.

 

We are currently updating the following policies aligned to the new department PROTECT review over recent months and the release of new resources.

  • Child Safety Code of Conduct
  • Child Safety

  • Child Abuse (including grooming identification and response policy and procedures)

     

Anyone interested in meeting to finalise these policies the Education Sub-committee of the council are meeting on Wednesday 3rd June at 10.50-11.50am in the AP office. Once these are finalised and taken through our School Council, we will share with the whole community, and they will be included on our website.

 

Have a great weekend and week ahead.

Warm Regards

Helen Thomas & Monique Rankin

Assistant Principals

Heidelberg Primary School