poor student morale on-going trauma MITIGATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES 3.1 CONDUCTING A RISK ASSESSMENT Each childhood service and school will have a differing level of risk associated with potential intruder threat or harm. These risks will need to be considered as part of the process of formulating an Emergency Management Plan for the facility. A risk assessment for potential intruder threat should consider the culture or climate of the early childhood facility or school as well as the built or physical environment, and previous known threats or likelihood of threat. In assessing the potential threat to your facility, consider seeking from Victoria Police. Government schools may also seek advice from the Security and Emergency Management Division. 3.2 POSITIVE CULTURE Fostering a positive culture within a service or school is essential to improving relationships. A climate where staff, children, and students model respect for others, engage in positive conflict resolution, resolve issues without bias and use respectful discipline strategies, will result in fewer incidents of violence within the staff and student body and also from parents and visitors to the early childhood facility or school. 3.2.1 Whole Early Childhood Service or School Interventions. To support a positive culture, consider comprehensive early childhood service or school interventions which target: parental and early childhood service/school community involvement, inclusion of violence prevention and conflict resolution in the learning program peer mediation bullying prevention strategies inclusion valuing and respecting differences staff morale clear behavioural expectations In the school context, examples of interventions which aim to decrease violence and promote respectful relationships include the program, , and . 3.2.2 Community
poor student morale on-going trauma MITIGATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES 3.1 CONDUCTING A RISK ASSESSMENT Each childhood service and school will have a differing level of risk associated with potential intruder threat or harm. These risks will need to be considered as part of the process of formulating an Emergency Management Plan for the facility. A risk assessment for potential intruder threat should consider the culture or climate of the early childhood facility or school as well as the built or physical environment, and previous known threats or likelihood of threat. In assessing the potential threat to your facility, consider seeking from Victoria Police. Government schools may also seek advice from the Security and Emergency Management Division. 3.2 POSITIVE CULTURE Fostering a positive culture within a service or school is essential to improving relationships. A climate where staff, children, and students model respect for others, engage in positive conflict resolution, resolve issues without bias and use respectful discipline strategies, will result in fewer incidents of violence within the staff and student body and also from parents and visitors to the early childhood facility or school. 3.2.1 Whole Early Childhood Service or School Interventions. To support a positive culture, consider comprehensive early childhood service or school interventions which target: parental and early childhood service/school community involvement, inclusion of violence prevention and conflict resolution in the learning program peer mediation bullying prevention strategies inclusion valuing and respecting differences staff morale clear behavioural expectations In the school context, examples of interventions which aim to decrease violence and promote respectful relationships include the program, , and . 3.2.2 Community
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