What are the requirements for ensuring a school provides a safe and supportive environment to its students?
A registered non-government school must have in place policies and procedures in relation to: • security, with specific reference to: • students • buildings and facilities • evacuation procedures • supervision, with specific reference to: • protocols and guidelines, including risk management, for students undertaking on-site and off-site activities • codes of conduct for members of the school community, with specific reference to: • rights and responsibilities of students and staff within the school community • behaviour management • the role of any student leadership system (or equivalent) in the school and the monitoring of the system • management and reporting of serious incidents • complaints or grievances, with specific reference to: • processes for raising and responding to matters of concern identified by students and/or parents • pastoral care, with specific reference to: • personnel responsible for pastoral care including use of and access to counselling • identification of an
A registered non-government school must have in place policies and procedures in relation to: • security, with specific reference to: • students • buildings and facilities • evacuation procedures • supervision, with specific reference to protocols and guidelines, including risk management, for students undertaking on-site and off-site activities • codes of conduct for members of the school community, with specific reference to: • rights and responsibilities of students and staff within the school community • behaviour management • the role of any student leadership system (or equivalent) in the school and the monitoring of the system • management and reporting of serious incidents • complaints or grievances, with specific reference to processes for raising and responding to matters of concern identified by students and/or parents • pastoral care, with specific reference to: • personnel responsible for pastoral care including use of and access to counselling • identification of and prov
