Student Safety

Bullying

Safe Schools are Effective Schools - resources to prevent, manage and resolve bullying in schools, including student and parent zones, good practice methods and a resource booklet.

Working with the Web - Cybersafe Classrooms - Resource with information for schools on protecting students on the web. The internet offers enormous potential benefits for teaching and learning. But just as in the real world, the virtual world of the internet involves some risks. These guidelines provide schools with a simple, yet comprehensive approach for minimising the risks associated with internet use.

Drug education

Drug Education - contains details of the drug education program in schools, including how to develop effective learning and teaching strategies and assisting schools to engage parents in drug education programs.

Work experience and occupational health and safety

Safe@work - A series of modules for different jobs that outline occupational health and safety requirements for secondary school students undertaking work experience. Offers practical solutions to some common health and safety problems.

Critical incidents

Critical Incidents - The Student Critical Incident Unit ensures school staff are able to respond appropriately to issues of student safety such as alleged sexual or severe physical assault. Also contains information on the policies for child protection in schools through operational practice, educational and student services and partnerships with family and community.

Child Protection - Information about the protecting children protocol.