CHCEDS001Comply with Legislative, Policy and

Industrial Requirements in the Educational Environment

Acts vs Regulation• ACTS: Laws passed by Parliament

• Regulation: are the legal documents under the Act. They are more specific.

How to find out about Regulations

• Network meetings• Training Seminars• Education Department• Unions• Professional Associations eg VIT

Professional Code of Conduct

• Guidelines for appropriate practice• Maintains a high standard of behaviour• Protects students and workers• Increases the status of the profession

Framework of Code• Introduction• Vision Statement• Statements of Actions & Beliefs

Further Information• AustLII –Australian Legal Information Institute• VIT – Victorian Institute of Teaching• DET – Department of Education and Training• CEO – Catholic Education Office• Independent Schools Victoria

Supervising Teachers• Be ethical• Role models• Communicate with Ed Support Staff re legislation• Assist Ed Support Staff to understand legislation• Create clear legal framework/standards• Address inappropriate behaviour• Provide advice and support for Ed Support Staff

If you are confused…• Go to the Supervising teacher

How…Find a time when:• the teacher can give you undivided attention.• You can converse without interruptionYou must:• Ask as many questions as possible• Keep asking if you don’t understand• Ask for examples

Conflict of LegislationA child comes to you and discloses that they are suffering abuse at home. They tell that their mother is a alcoholic and that when she is drunk she slaps and punches them. They beg you not to tell anyone as they are afraid if their mother finds out that they have spoken to you she will become enraged and beat them. You are unsure whether to follow the legislative directions relating to or whether this whether you should make a report under

PRIVACY

Mandatory Reporting

• What is bullying?

• Why do we have an anti bullying policies?

• How do we stop it?

What is BullyingBullying is an ongoing misuse of power in

relationships through repeated verbal,

physical and/or social behaviour that causes

physical and/or psychological harm.

Types of bullyingThe types of bullying behaviours are • physical, • verbal • social.

• Bullying can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert).

Why does bullying happen?

• People who bully others are often

motivated by the status and social power

they can achieve through bullying.

• Some may bully others to compensate for

what is happening to them and their own

feelings of powerlessness.

• Bullying behaviours can also be copied by

others.

How common is bullying

Australian research suggests that up to one in

four students have experienced some level of

bullying.

Impact of bullying• Feeling miserable and powerless,

• a negative impact on students’ academic

performance, self-esteem, coping skills,

• can increase anxiety and unhappiness.

To sum up bullying can negatively affect how

children and young people see themselves

and how they feel about themselves.

How to recognise bullying

Some signs that a student is being bullied may be:• unexplained cuts, bruises or scratches• damaged or ripped clothing• vague headaches or stomach aches• refusal to go to school• asking for extra pocket money or food• tearfulness, anxiety or difficulty sleeping• ‘hiding’ information on mobile phones,

emails or in comments on their social networking pages.

Ways to counter bullying

• Aggressive language, like ‘Stamp out bullying’ or language which labels students, like ‘Get tough on bullies’ can actually become part of a bullying problem.

• More positive language, like ‘We stand together’ refers to ways to build the capacity of students to take actions to reduce bullying

The school’s role• Create and maintain a safe and supportive school

environment

• preventing bullying through promoting a positive whole-school culture based on values agreed to by the whole school community

• intervening early in suspected or identified bullying issues and communicating clearly with all involved

• responding to bullying incidents with approaches which have been shown to be effective.

Bullying Policies

Exford Primary School

BULLYING AND HARASSMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES

POLICY STATEMENT

Our school is committed to providing a safe and caring environment and culture which enables positive relationships to be formed amongst all students and staff and which encourages self-esteem, cooperation, personal growth and a positive attitude to learning and teaching. A clear policy on bullying (including cyber bullying) and harassment will inform the community that bullying and harassment in any of its forms will not be tolerated.

Aims:

To reinforce within the school community that no form of bullying is acceptable. Everyone within the school community is alerted to signs and evidence of bullying and has a

responsibility to report it to staff whether as observer or victim. To ensure that all reported incidents of bullying are followed up and that support is given to both

victim and perpetrator. To seek parental and peer-group support and co-operation at all times.

What are bullying, cyber bullying and harassment?

Bullying is repeated oppression, physical or psychological, of a less powerful person by a more powerful person or group.

Cyber-bullying consists of covert, psychological bullying, conveyed through the electronic mediums such as cell-phones, web-logs and web-sites, on-line chat rooms, ‘MUD’ rooms (multi-user domains where individuals take on different characters) and Xangas (on-line personal profiles where some adolescents create lists of people they do not like). It is verbal (over the telephone or mobile phone), or written (flaming, threats, racial, sexual or homophobic harassment) using the various mediums available.

Harassment is any verbal, physical or sexual conduct (including gestures) which is uninvited, unwelcome or offensive to a person.

Our school will actively promote a positive and welcoming personal environment for all members of the school community. When people are bullied or harassed some effects might be anger, embarrassment, fear and humiliation, loss of self-confidence and reduced function and potential. Bullying and harassment will be addressed, individual differences will be respected and students and staff will be enabled and supported in their pursuit of learning and teaching.

GUIDELINES

A school-wide approach will be taken to deal with bullying (including cyber bullying) and harassment in a consistent and systematic way.

All new students and staff will be informed of the anti-harassment policy and practices at the commencement of their time at the school.

All complaints of harassment will be heard in confidence and taken seriously. Our school will organise preventative curriculum programs that promote resilience, life and social

skills, assertiveness, conflict resolution and problem solving. Staff programs will occur periodically to keep staff informed of current issues/ strategies for dealing

with these issues.

What to include• Statement• Definition • Reporting Responsibilities• How to recognise student who are bullied• Other considerations• Actions• Prevention, intervention and coping strategies• Training and development• Distribution list• Review date• Documentation list• Further information