From Principal Steve  - Forward Planning for 2023

Dear parents and carers,

We have recently opened a survey on Compass titled: "Is your child returning to BPS in 2023?"  

Understanding our student enrolment numbers is an extremely important part of our planning for 2023 and we would like to thank all those who have already responded.

The survey link can be found from your Compass home page.  It should appear at the top of your Newsfeed with the title: Insights Cycle Open.  

If you are accessing Compass on your phone, please open in browser to display the Insight Cycle.  Please note if nothing appears in "My News" it means that you have already completed the Insight.

Please complete this survey by 31st August 2022.  Note that there is an "Unsure" option to select if you are unsure and waiting on an enrolment application at another school.

Please email the office at brighton.ps@education.vic.gov.au if your situation changes or if you have any other queries.  We thank you for your assistance.

Professional Practice Day (Student Free Day) - 2nd September

Professional practice days provide teachers with release from their scheduled duties to focus on the improved delivery of high quality teaching and learning.

For Term 3, 2022, the Department of Education & Training has provided schools with the option to hold each teacher’s allocated professional practice day (PPD) on the same day for all staff. 

Usually this is taken throughout the term and casual teachers cover each class. Covering staff absences is proving to be challenging due to teacher shortages across the country, and this is one of the major reasons to do it this way (again) for this term.

As a result, we will schedule our professional practice day on Friday 2nd September – which will be a student free day.

Parents can contact TeamKids if they require childcare on Friday 2nd September.  

With best wishes,

Steve