This section provides guidance to schools on care and welfare arrangements for international students while they are in an IELP and expands on outcomes and performance indicators for Guideline 7. There should be strong links with the care and welfare structures put in place to support international students, and the whole school welfare program. It should be read in conjunction with Standard 9: Care and Welfare Arrangements of the Quality and complements advice for schools in the Chapter 8 Standards for Schools School Resource Kit, Program Administration, Learning Support section. The importance of having sound structures in place to support the particular care and welfare needs of international students cannot be underestimated. The pressures associated with the international student experience combined with the normal pressures of adolescence, can have a significant impact on international students’ health and well being. Schools are able to positively impact upon the settlement of international students into their new country and culture by putting in place programs and structures based on a clear understanding of the particular needs of international students. This section includes advice on the following Responsibility of host school and IELP Developing a better understanding of the care and welfare needs of international students The relationship between communicative competence in English and well being Links to the orientation program for international students Suggestions for integrating care and wellbeing issues into the IELP curriculum. Guideline Outcomes The IELP supports host school in their role of having adequate care and welfare arrangements for international students that will ensure their physical safety and emotional wellbeing IELPs have systems and procedures in place to ensure day to day pastoral care of students. Performance Indicators The IELP school nominates a Coordinator (eg IELP Coordinator, school SWC) with responsibility for managing day to day pastoral care and welfare related issues, as well as critical incidents and student emergencies and provides relevant details to: the host school Principal Class Officer who has primary responsibility for welfare issues and care arrangements the International Education Division, and the IELP school community.
This section provides guidance to schools on care and welfare arrangements for international students while they are in an IELP and expands on outcomes and performance indicators for Guideline 7. There should be strong links with the care and welfare structures put in place to support international students, and the whole school welfare program. It should be read in conjunction with Standard 9: Care and Welfare Arrangements of the Quality Standards for Schools and complements advice for schools in the School Resource Kit, Chapter 8 Program Administration, Learning Support section. The importance of having sound structures in place to support the particular care and welfare needs of international students cannot be underestimated. The pressures associated with the international student experience combined with the normal pressures of adolescence, can have a significant impact on international students’ health and well being. Schools are able to positively impact upon the settlement of international students into their new country and culture by putting in place programs and structures based on a clear understanding of the particular needs of international students. This section includes advice on the following Responsibility of host school and IELP Developing a better understanding of the care and welfare needs of international students The relationship between communicative competence in English and well being Links to the orientation program for international students Suggestions for integrating care and wellbeing issues into the IELP curriculum. Guideline Outcomes The IELP supports host school in their role of having adequate care and welfare arrangements for international students that will ensure their physical safety and emotional wellbeing IELPs have systems and procedures in place to ensure day to day pastoral care of students. Performance Indicators The IELP school nominates a Coordinator (eg IELP Coordinator, school SWC) with responsibility for managing day to day pastoral care and welfare related issues, as well as critical incidents and student emergencies and provides relevant details to: the host school Principal Class Officer who has primary responsibility for welfare issues and care arrangements the International Education Division, and the IELP school community.
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