Kilmore Primary School Student Engagement Policy

The School Student Engagement Policy was recently reviewed and updated by the Wellbeing Team. The Student Engagement Policy details our procedures for maintaining a positive, supportive and engaging school culture, where diversity is valued and steps are taken to promote pro-social behaviour. If you feel there is some element of the policy you would like to discuss or areas that are not clear, please feel free to email me with your considerations.

Kilmore Primary School Student Engagement Policy

Regards,

Ms Julie McCarthy

mccarthy.julie.t@edumail.vic.gov.au

Accident Insurance, Ambulance Cover and Private Property

We would like to remind families that the Department of Education and Training does not provide personal accident insurance or ambulance cover for students.  Parents and guardians of students, who do not have student accident insurance / ambulance cover, are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including the cost of ambulance attendance or transportation.

Private property brought to school by students, staff or visitors is not insured and the Department of Education and Training does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage.  This can include mobile phones, calculators, toys, sporting equipment and cars parked on school premises.  As the Department of Education and Training does not hold insurance for personal property brought to schools and has no capacity to pay for any loss or damage to such property, students should be discouraged from bringing any unnecessary or particularly valuable items to school.

Parents or guardians can purchase insurance policies from commercial insurers if they wish.

School Pride Funding Initiative

Dear Families,

Recently we heard the good news that Kilmore Primary School received a significant grant to renovate the school oval through the School Pride Funding Initiative.  The renovations will be extensive including drainage, levelling, new soil, seeding and watering.  Work on the oval is due to start on the first Tuesday of the holidays and will continue throughout the term.   Due to these works being conducted students will not be allowed to play on the oval for most of term 2 as the oval will need time to establish once the work is completed.  In the short term it is disappointing not to be able to use the oval especially as the footy season has just started, however, the finished product will provide a much safer and more pleasant area for our students to play on for many years to come.  We will be discussing alternative arrangements for play areas early in the term.

Regards,

Julie McCarthy

Assistant Principal

Car Park Safety

Our children’s safety must be a priority for all of us. The land on Sutherland Street that we use as a car park continues to be a concern. While it is convenient to have the parking space, it is not set up for this and therefore we need to exercise caution and common sense when using it. Please ensure that you follow the following rules:

1. Enter at slower than walking speed.

2. Do not park across the footpath.

3. Look out for children at all times.

It is timely to remind everyone that the Education Department has a policy that parents are not to enter the school grounds in cars unless authorised to do so. This means the car parks on Lancefield Road and Sutherland Street that are within the school fences are not for parents to use including drop off and pick up of children. Please abide by these rules and avoid the need for more official communication.

Child Safety Standards at Kilmore PS

Schools have an important responsibility for keeping children safe. The Victorian Parliamentary inquiry into child abuse presented fifteen recommendations in the Betrayal of Trust Report. The fifteen recommendations aim to protect children from all forms of abuse and neglect through civil law, criminal law reform and the establishment of Child Safety Standards.

The seven Child Safety standards are:

• strategies to embed an organisational culture of child safety
• a child safety policy
• a child safety code of conduct
• human resource practices that reduce the risk of child abuse
• procedures for responding and responding to allegations
• child safety risk management strategies
• participation and empowering children

All schools in Victoria must be compliant with the new legislation by 1 August 2016. To align with the new legislation we have developed a Child Safety Policy and reviewed the KPS Mandatory Reporting Policy. These policies will be presented at the August school council meeting for ratification. The leadership team and school staff will review other relevant policies and procedures to reflect the changes to the legislation to ensure our school has an embedded organisational culture of child safety, critical to protecting the basic rights of children to feel safe and be safe at all times.

Julie McCarthy

Assistant Principal, Student Wellbeing

Kilmore Primary School

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