Grove Gazette

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Annual privacy reminder for our school community

Our school collects and uses student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy and the Schools’ Privacy Collection Notice.

 

Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy https://www.ogps.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/School-Council-Privacy-policy-review-November-2024.docx.pdf, describes how we collect and use photographs, video and recordings of students. The policy also explains when parent consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn. 

 

We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use [Microsoft 365/Google Workspace for Education] safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using [Microsoft 365/Google Workspace for Education], please contact the school.

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:

  • Amharic
  • Arabic
  • Dari
  • Gujarati
  • Mandarin
  • Somali
  • Sudanese
  • Turkish
  • Urdu
  • Vietnamese

 

 

 

 

 

CLASSROOM PARENT HELPER PROGRAM

 

 

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

 

At OGPS we love having parent helpers in our classrooms! It is a requirement of the school that all Classroom Parent Helpers complete our training program (even those who have been trained in the past will require an update on some aspects). 

 

We will be holding a training program on Thursday 22nd February at 9am. 

 

Some aspects of training will include:

  • Confidentiality 
  • Child Safe Standards
  • Supporting learning behaviours
  • Strategies to engage learners

We are keen to welcome helpers on board, but would like for you to have an awareness of the following before you make a decision to commit to the program:

  • You may not necessarily be working with your own child in their classroom
  • It can be a distraction for toddlers/others to be in the learning space, so please plan accordingly
  • You may complete a range of different ‘helping tasks,’ based on the needs of the class and as directed by the classroom teacher

If this is something you’re interested in, be prepared to organise or dust off your Working with Children Check (they’re free for volunteers at https://service.vic.gov.au/services/working-with-children). 

 

Parents/carers volunteering to support teachers outside of the classroom, such as at sporting events and walking to the local library, do not need this training. They are, however, still required to have a WWCC and complete a Volunteer Induction.

 

We had our first Classroom Helper session on Wednesday and there was fantastic attendance from families who were returning for reinduction and newbies too!

It is a highly valued program at OGPS and we appreciate all that our parents and carers do to support our children and our school.

 

We have had some families reach out to say that they are unable to make the two sessions on offer but would very much like to be involved. With this in mind, we are sending out a final call for parents and carers who would like to undertake the training. If we get at least 10 participants, we will run one more additional session on Wednesday 27th March at 9am.

 

Please complete this Google Form to express your interest.

 

***Parents who completed the course in previous years will be required to attend the first 15 - 20 minutes of one of the sessions for revision of confidentiality, Child Safe Standards and a reinduction.

 

Thanks,

Kerryn and Alyce

OGPS Learning Specialists