Principal Induction Template - Student Wellbeing Induction Topics
Legal responsibilities
- Duty of care
- Drug education
- Protocols for students at risk
- Family law issues
- custody
- access to student information, etc
-
Equal Opportunity Act (http://www.dms.dpc.vic.gov.au/)
- harassment
- discrimination
- Monitoring performance on actions
- Examples of good practice
- discussion of case studies
- likely scenarios
Suggested references
- Exec Memo 2002/010 - Child Protection
- Protecting Children Protocol between Child Protection, DHS and Victorian Schools and Safe From Harm: The Role of Professionals in Protecting Children and Young People Professional Development Kit
- Responding to suicidal intent or self-harm within the Framework for Student Support Services in Victorian Government Schools- Circular 341/2002
- Mental Health
- Victorian Government Schools Reference Guide - Environment Section 4
School policy
- Student attendance
- Equal opportunity / discrimination (http://www.dms.dpc.vic.gov.au/)
- Drug education
- Responding to drug-related incidents
- Safe Schools are Effective Schools
- HIV / AIDS, blood spills
- Management of student files
- Headlice
- Partnering Agreement
- Privacy legislation (http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/privacy/)
- new privacy laws
- privacy in practice
Suggested references
- School Attendance - Partnering Agreement (PDF - 2.1Mb)
- Student Support Services
- Student Code of Conduct
- Victorian Government Schools Reference Guide - Health Education Section 3.17 (http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/referenceguide/curric/3_17.htm)
- Headlice Toolkit
Discipline procedures
- Developing a student code of conduct
- Disciplinary measures: a graded series of sanctions
- Suspension
- Voluntary transfer from school
- Expulsion
- Review process
- Appeal process
Suggested references
- Education Act 1958
- Education Regulations 1988 & 2000
- Victorian Government Schools Reference Guide - Student Code of Conduct Section 4.7
Creating safe and supportive school environments
Mandatory reporting
- Principal's responsibilities
- Teacher's responsibilities
Suggested references
- Protecting Children
- Victorian Government Schools Reference Guide - 4.6.2 Child abuse and neglect - mandatory reporting
Disabilities and Language Support Program
- School responsibility
- principal's responsibility
- an accepting environment
- working together
- Legal implications
- acts and legislation to which schools are subject
- school/staff responsibility in relation to acts and legislation
- staff and student knowledge of rights and responsibilities
- Quality communication
- a supportive orientation
- need for regular communication
- program support meetings
- managing challenging interactions
- crisis/critical incident management
- Application process
- Effective personnel management
- Facilities
- Financial management
- Program for Students with Disabilities and Language Support Program
Regional and Local Support Networks
- Regional Disability and Welfare Officers and Senior Education Officers
- Senior Program Officers (formally Regional Drug Education Facilitators)
- Student Support Service Officers
-
School Focussed Youth Service Coordinator
- links to local welfare services for students at risk
- brokerage funds are available to establish self sustaining projects
- Local Learning and Employment Networks
- Secondary School Nurses
- Primary Welfare Officers
Suggested References