Croatian

School

Bullying [related site]

• Bullying - Strategies for Parents (PDF - 353Kb) – a factsheet designed to provide useful strategies and tips for parents in dealing with incidents of bullying
• Centrelink Validation Failure (PDF) - one page letter for schools to use to advise parents that their application has failed validation with Centrelink
• Primary School Bullying Poster 1 (PDF - 213Kb) – a poster designed to help primary schools students, if they see someone being bullied
• Primary School Bullying Poster 2 (PDF - 184Kb) – a poster designed to help primary schools students, if they are bullied
• Secondary School Poster 1 (PDF - 210Kb) – a poster designed to help secondary schools students, if they see someone being bullied
• Secondary School Poster 2 (PDF - 183Kb) - a poster designed to help secondary schools students, if they are bullied

Drug education [related site]

• Celebrating Safely (PDF - 215Kb) – brochure for parents containing information about drug safety
• Drug Information for Parents (PDF - 379Kb) - this brochure provides accurate information for parents about the most commonly used drugs. It is often distributed at drug information sessions for parents facilitated by the school 

Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) [related site]

• Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) – Government Schools (PDF) - letter from Hon Bronwyn Pike, MP, Minister for Education providing relevant information for parents on the EMA and the changes in 2009
• Education Maintenance Allowance – Non-Government Schools (PDF) - letter from Hon Bronwyn Pike, MP, Minister for Education providing relevant information for parents on the EMA and the changes in 2009
• EMA Sample Newsletter Article (PDF) - a sample newsletter article for schools to use to advertise the EMA 
• Parent Application Form (PDF) – 2009 EMA Application Form. The parent application form must be completed in full and signed by the applicant

English as a Second Language (ESL)

• Information about VELS and ESL (PDF - 50Kb) – information for parents about English as a Second Language (ESL) and the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) [related page]

Headlice [related site]

• Headlice Action Taken Form (PDF - 127Kb) – form used by parents of a child with headlice to inform the school about the treatment they’ve used 
• Headlice Alert Notice (PDF - 106Kb) – notice to parents alerting them to headlice being present in a schools
• Headlice Consent Form (PDF - 127Kb) – form for schools to obtain parental consent to conduct headlice inspections 
• Headlice Management Agreement (PDF - 141Kb) – standard agreement for parents and schools to sign regarding responsibilities and expectations about headlice management 

Parent Feedback

• 2008 Parent Opinion Survey (PDF - 129Kb) – survey used to collect data about parent opinions and for individual schools to then use this information to drive further improvements [related page]
• Parent Complaint Information Sheet (PDF) – Information for parents about making a complaint related to a school or a child’s education [related page]

Privacy [related site] (edumail password required)

• Translated Primary Privacy Notice (PDF - 76Kb) – notice for schools to give to parents regarding privacy and the school enrolment form
• Translated Secondary Privacy Notice (PDF - 77Kb) – notice for schools to give to parents regarding privacy and the school enrolment form 

School management

• Multilingual School Notice Collections (PDF - 239Kb) – twenty three commonly used and translated school notices for parents [related page]

School Start Bonus (SSB) [related site]

• School Start Bonus (PDF - 74Kb) – information for parents about the School Start Bonus, a one-off payment of $300 for preps and year 7 students
• School Start Bonus – Voucher Cover Letter explaining the School Start Bonus (PDF - 69Kb) – for schools to send to parents 

Student attendance [related site]

• Student Attendance - parents (PDF - 216Kb) – a brochure designed to help parents and school communities to work together to reduce student absence
• Student Attendance - secondary (PDF - 236Kb) – a brochure designed for secondary school students highlighting the reasons why it is important to be at school, the responsibilities of students and tips for keeping on track