Alternative arrangements must be available for any student who is unable to provide or participate in an Essential Student Learning Item/activity. This ensures that all students learn the required Swimming and water safety is part of the Health and knowledge and skills. Physical Education learning area in the Victorian Principals must ensure any record of payments or Curriculum F-10. Swimming and water safety contributions is kept confidential. Only de-identified programs in schools incorporate both in-water information can be provided for reporting purposes. practical components and in-class theory components. Parents cannot be charged for instruction in these programs. Schools can charge for pool entry and transport as Schools must communicate information to families Essential Student Learning Items under the about the support options available, including: Parent Payment Policy. Department’s Access to Relief Committee State Schools’ If parents do not make payments associated with support for clothing/uniforms (via the swimming programs, the school must consider any financial hardship circumstances they may have principal). raised with the school in this context, and ensure that The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund, the child has the opportunity to learn the required which provides payments for eligible knowledge and skills. students to attend camps, sports and excursions. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund is available for eligible students and can be used for For a full range of support options, see: swimming and water safety programs. For information about additional support, see: For more information, see: - detailing the Department's policy For information specific to your child's school contact the school directly or contact your regional office, see: All schools understand that families can experience financial difficulty or a crisis which makes payment difficult. The principal must nominate a parent payment contact person, with whom parents can discuss their situation and make alternative payment arrangements. The name and contact details of the parent payment contact people must be available in the school’s Parent Payment Policy and Implementation and must be easily located on the website as well as school’s on display at the reception. school’s The parent payment contact person for that student’s family should proactively engage the family to determine whether hardship or financial difficulty are factors in non-payment; if this is the case, hardship arrangements must be made available.
Swimming and water safety is part of the Health and Physical Education learning area in the Victorian Curriculum F-10. Swimming and water safety programs in schools incorporate both in-water practical components and in-class theory components. Parents cannot be charged for instruction in these programs. Schools can charge for pool entry and transport as Essential Student Learning Items under the Department’s Parent Payment Policy. If parents do not make payments associated with swimming programs, the school must consider any financial hardship circumstances they may have raised with the school in this context, and ensure that the child has the opportunity to learn the required knowledge and skills. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund is available for eligible students and can be used for swimming and water safety programs. For information about additional support, see: All schools understand that families can experience financial difficulty or a crisis which makes payment difficult. The principal must nominate a parent payment contact person, with whom parents can discuss their situation and make alternative payment arrangements. The name and contact details of the parent payment contact people must be available in the school’s Parent Payment Policy and Implementation and must be easily located on the school’s website as well as on display at the school’s reception. The parent payment contact person for that student’s family should proactively engage the family to determine whether hardship or financial difficulty are factors in non-payment; if this is the case, hardship arrangements must be made available. Alternative arrangements must be available for any student who is unable to provide or participate in an Essential Student Learning Item/activity. This ensures that all students learn the required knowledge and skills. Principals must ensure any record of payments or contributions is kept confidential. Only de-identified information can be provided for reporting purposes. Schools must communicate information to families about the support options available, including: Access to State Schools’ Relief Committee support for clothing/uniforms (via the principal). The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund, which provides payments for eligible students to attend camps, sports and excursions. For a full range of support options, see: For more information, see: - detailing the Department's policy For information specific to your child's school contact the school directly or contact your regional office, see:
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