POLICIES, PROCEDURES & PROFORMAS

Mandatory Notification Requirements

It is important that all staff, as mandatory notifiers, understand their legal requirements to report suspected abuse/neglect. Staff from the Cooper Pedy office of the Department for Child Protection are available to take a phone call at anytime to answer your questions regarding child safety. 

Child abuse report line (CARL)

To report a suspected case of child abuse or neglect call the child abuse report line (CARL): 13 14 78.

The report line is available 24 hours a day.

All serious concerns must be reported via the report line and not via the online reporting system. Serious concerns include when you suspect a child or infant is in imminent or immediate danger of:

• serious harm
• serious injury
• chronic neglect
• or when a child is in care of the department and you suspect they are being abused or neglected

Non-serious concerns can be reported online. To make a report online you must register and login to the online child protection reporting system.

To register for online reporting please click here.

The Cooper Pedy office of the Department for Child Protection can also be contacted on Ph: 08 8672 4555.

English to Pipjantjatjara Word Wall

Attached below is a resource which provides a basic English to Pipjantjatjara translation of common classroom learning words which are to be displayed in each classroom to support teaching and learning.

Classroom Routine Visual Templates

Attached below are templates for your classroom routines. Teachers are asked to develop and display classroom visuals which outline classroom and school routines. This 'ROUTINE TEMPLATE' can be modified for your varied classroom routines.

Preparing Your PDP Plan

After completing this 30 minute professional learning session you will have the knowledge you need to participate effectively in performance and development. The module is designed to support individuals to draft their own performance and development plan in preparation for a meeting with their line manager where they will work together to finalise the plan for implementation over the following year.

To access the course via PLINK please click here.

Learning objectives:

• Recognise a range of good practice plan examples
• Prepare a first draft of your plan in preparation for your planning conversation
• Be ready to have the planning conversation with your leader
• Know where to locate additional information and resources which support performance and development.

Mobile Phone Policy

The attached Mobile Phone Policy has been endorsed by the schools' Governing Council. Essentially, this means that any students with a mobile phone are required to hand the phone into the front office at the start of each day, where it will be stored in the school safe. The phone can then be collected at the end of the school day.

'Preparing for Your Mid Year PDP Check-in

After completing this 30 minute professional learning session you will have the knowledge you need to participate effectively in performance and development conversations. 

This module is designed to support individuals to prepare for mid-year check in conversations with their leader and track progress of their performance and development goals.

To access the course via PLINK please click here.

Learning objectives:

• explain how mid-year check ins support performance and development
• prepare for and participate in the conversation in your check in with your leader
• locate additional information and resources on EDiPDP Planning Documents

Attached below are Performance Development Planning documents which will support the PDP processes throughout the year.