From the Assistant Principal
Adele Brice
State Schools’ Relief is a not-for-profit organisation who works closely with all government schools across Victoria to improve the lives of Victorian students, and their families, each year. Their simple and practical service ensures that all students can attend school in warmth and comfort with a greater sense of belonging and improved self-esteem, which in turn enhances educational engagement. Support provided includes items such as school clothing, shoes and other essential items Please do not hestiate to contact me should you require support from State School's Relief.
Whilst we understands that many families in our school community keep dogs as pets, to ensure that our school remains a safe and inclusive place for everyone, pet dogs are not permitted on school grounds during school hours unless a prior arrangement has been made with the principal. Our school community is diverse and includes people that are allergic or uncomfortable around dogs. We ask that families please leave their pet dogs at home or safely tethered outside school grounds when attending our school/school events. You can read our policy regarding Dog in the School Grounds in full by clicking on this link.
Child Safety Standards
Volunteers
We are mandated (without exemption) to provide training for all volunteers working in our school. It's a requirement that our staff and volunteers are equipped with knowledge, skills and awareness to keep young people safe through ongoing education and training. Training is required to be updated annually.
From 2023 all volunteers working in all school will need to have completed the training prior to working with students at our school. Upcoming sessions for anyone looking to volunteer at our school are listed below;
- Tuesday 21st March 5.00-5.30pm - online - please contact me by email for the link if you plan to attend this session
- Friday 24th March 9.00-9.30am - staffroom - no need to enrol in this session, just turn up. If you would like to attend this session virtually, please contact me for a link
Students who bring mobile phones to school must leave them to the general office for storage during the school day, phones are not to be stored in schoolbags in the classroom. Mobile phones can be collected from the office at the end of the day. You can access the school's mobile phone policy by clicking on the link in the title of the paragraph.
Cyber Safety Project
The Cyber Safety Project
The Cyber Safety Project’s mission is to provide a whole community approach focused on developing future skills, lifelong habits and self-regulation when innovating and using digital technologies for work, life and play. To create safer communities our educational programs and proactive teaching strategies will engage the whole community with learning how to participate safety and responsibly in a digitally-engaged world.
We are continuing to partner with the Cyber Safety Project, they have been booked to work with our school on Monday 20th March and will be working with both students and teachers on this day. Please note the format for the parent online sessions has changed – this was communicated via email on 14th February.
The Cyber Safety Project team has advised the following; to meet the challenge of getting important online safety awareness and resources to parents and guardians we are providing a 4-part Parent and Guardian Webinar Series. The new approach offers parents and guardians, the choice to attend all or some of the webinars listed below.
- TERM 1: Plan, Prevent, Protect: Thursday 16th Feb @ 7:30pm
- TERM 2: Safety on the Socials: Tuesday 9th May @ 7:30pm
- TERM 3: Gaming and Your Family: Wednesday 26th July @ 7:30pm
- TERM 4: Digital Balance & Wellbeing: Tuesday 17th October @ 7:30pm
Registration/Rewatch Link: www.cybersafetyproject.com.au/webinars
All live webinars will be recorded and on-demand 24 hours after the live date and will stay available via the link for the remainder of the year.
We strongly recommend that all parents engage with these sessions.
You can learn more about the Cyber Safety Project by visiting their website; https://cybersafetyproject.com.au/about/
eSafety – Office of the eSafety commissioner
The eSafety Commissioner is a wonderful resource to make yourself familiar with. This space was established in 2015, it's Australia's national and independent regulator of online safety. It is dedicated to keeping people safe online. Sign up for the eSafety Newsletter to receive the latest online safety news, resources, and advice.
eSafety Commission online workshops for 2023
The eSafety's provide free webinars provide parents and carers with the knowledge, skills and tools to support their children to have safe, positive online experiences.
The schedule for 2023 can be accessed via this link.
Parent Reps
Our 2023 Parent Rep list is almost finalised. Thank you so much to everyone who has volunteered, we greatly appreciate your support. We'll be in contact shortly regarding a meeting of all reps to discuss the year ahead and answer any questions that you may have.
Adele Brice
Assistant Principal