Partner to Learn

Child Safe Policy

Roxburgh Homestead Primary School embraces diversity so that all students are challenged to achieve their best. We believe that education is a partnership between teachers, families, and the community. We all work together, valuing effort, respect and responsibility. Roxburgh Homestead Primary School offers a positive and nurturing environment for students from diverse backgrounds. Our experienced and caring teachers provide a comprehensive curriculum including a broad range of specialist subjects. Our school enjoys the advantages of a community with wide diversity in the cultural background of its residents.  Student population is made up of many different cultures and we celebrate the rich experiences that this brings.

At Roxburgh Homestead Primary School, ensuring the safety and well-being of our children is our top priority. As we strive for continuous improvement, we are in the process of revising our Child Safe Policy for the year 2023. Your input and feedback are invaluable to us in this endeavor. We invite all members of our community to share their thoughts, suggestions, and concerns regarding our Child Safe Policy by emailing us at roxburgh.homestead.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Your perspectives will help us create a safer and more supportive environment for our children. Together, we can ensure that Roxburgh Homestead remains a place where every child feels secure and nurtured. Thank you for your participation in this important process.

Statement of Values

 Roxburgh Homestead Primary School is committed to providing a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for all students, staff and members of our community. Our school recognises the importance of the partnership between our school and parents and carers to support student learning, engagement and wellbeing. We share a commitment to, and a responsibility for, creating an inclusive and safe school environment for our students. 

The programs and teaching at Roxburgh Homestead Primary School support and promote the principles and practice of Australian democracy, including a commitment to:

• elected government
• the rule of law
• equal rights for all before the law
• freedom of religion
• freedom of speech and association
• the values of openness and tolerance

This policy outlines our school’s vision, mission, objective, values and expectations of our school community. This policy is available on our school website, our staff induction handbook, student diary and enrolment/transition packs.

Child Safety - Officer 

A school lead for child safety should have sufficient status and authority, including leadership support and the ability to direct other staff (where appropriate), to undertake the role effectively.   Roxburgh Homestead Primary School’s Safe Officer is our assistant principal, Patrick Lynch.

Annual privacy reminder for our school community

Please take time to read our school’s collection notice, found on our website http://www.roxhomesteadps.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PIA-Template-2020-for-Google.pdf

We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use 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 usingGoogle 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

Sunsmart

Our SunSmart policy has been developed to ensure that through the combined efforts of parents and staff, all students attending Roxburgh Homestead Primary School are protected from skin damage caused by the ultraviolet rays of the sun. This policy is to be implemented throughout the year but the wearing of SunSmart hats will be compulsory in Terms 1 and 4.