working with principals to ensure Positive Behaviour Support Plans with Protective Action Plans are reviewed and updated each term as required, refer Safe and Supportive Schools Procedure B; providing links to additional supports where plans need strengthening or review; and reporting trends and escalating issues to the Director Student Engagement. 5.5 Students and Parents/ Carers are partners and stakeholders in achieving safe and supportive schools and are responsible for: contributing as members of the school community to the development and ongoing maintenance of a safe, respectful and inclusive school environment; providing input into the development and review of any positive Behaviour Support Plans and Protective Action Plans that relate to them or to their child; supporting the policy by behaving appropriately in schools to ensure learning is not disrupted, and the safety and wellbeing of all school community members is maintained; supporting schools to remain free from bullying, harassment and violence, and communicating with teachers or the Principal about any concerns in relation to safety, bullying, discrimination or harassment at their school, to allow these concerns to be promptly addressed. 5.6 Director Student Engagement is responsible for: providing advice and support to schools and School Network Leaders in the development of Positive Behaviour Support Plans and Protective Action Plans; working with School Network Leaders to: develop responses to trends and escalating issues and report trends and escalate issues to the Deputy Director Generals - Schools and Education Strategy. 5.7 is responsible for the Policy Owner: Deputy Director-General Education Strategy – monitoring, review and development of this policy. Monitoring and review The Policy Owner will monitor this policy. This includes an annual scan of the policy. A full review of the policy will be conducted within a three year period. Contact For support contact Student Engagement Branch on (02) 6207 0457 or email: . Complaints Any concerns about the application of this policy or the policy itself, should be raised with: the school principal in the first instance; the Directorate’s Liaison Unit on (02) 6205 5429; online at ; see also the Complaints Policy on the Directorate’s website. References 9.1 Definitions Bullying: an ongoing misuse of in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that causes physical and/or psychological harm. It can involve an
working with principals to ensure Positive Behaviour Support Plans with Protective Action Plans are reviewed and updated each term as required, refer Safe and Supportive Schools Procedure B; providing links to additional supports where plans need strengthening or review; and reporting trends and escalating issues to the Director Student Engagement. 5.5 Students and Parents/ Carers are partners and stakeholders in achieving safe and supportive schools and are responsible for: contributing as members of the school community to the development and ongoing maintenance of a safe, respectful and inclusive school environment; providing input into the development and review of any positive Behaviour Support Plans and Protective Action Plans that relate to them or to their child; supporting the policy by behaving appropriately in schools to ensure learning is not disrupted, and the safety and wellbeing of all school community members is maintained; supporting schools to remain free from bullying, harassment and violence, and communicating with teachers or the Principal about any concerns in relation to safety, bullying, discrimination or harassment at their school, to allow these concerns to be promptly addressed. 5.6 Director Student Engagement is responsible for: providing advice and support to schools and School Network Leaders in the development of Positive Behaviour Support Plans and Protective Action Plans; working with School Network Leaders to: develop responses to trends and escalating issues and report trends and escalate issues to the Deputy Director Generals - Schools and Education Strategy. 5.7 Policy Owner: Deputy Director-General – Education Strategy is responsible for the monitoring, review and development of this policy. Monitoring and review The Policy Owner will monitor this policy. This includes an annual scan of the policy. A full review of the policy will be conducted within a three year period. Contact For support contact Student Engagement Branch on (02) 6207 0457 or email: . Complaints Any concerns about the application of this policy or the policy itself, should be raised with: the school principal in the first instance; the Directorate’s Liaison Unit on (02) 6205 5429; online at ; see also the Complaints Policy on the Directorate’s website. References 9.1 Definitions Bullying: an ongoing misuse of in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that causes physical and/or psychological harm. It can involve an
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