UPDATE - External School Review – information for families and the community.

Please see last week’s newsletter for more information about the External School Review (Mon 26 – Wed 28 February).

Thank you to those who have already been in touch to express an interest in speaking with or meeting a panel member to contribute to the review.

You can either come into school and meet with a member of the panel, or they can phone you at an agreed time.

Participation in school Reviews

Feedback from families and the community is an important part of school Reviews, and families and community members are encouraged to participate in the review. During the review period time has been set aside for panel members to speak with families. If you would like to speak with a panel member please contact the office via SZapp to let them know by Friday 23 February 2024, 12:00pm. Families may meet individually or in groups.

More information

Families and community members interested in further information relating to school Reviews are encouraged to contact me here at school.

Remember the School Association BBQ Friday afternoon, hope to see many families there.

Regards

Anne Reeves

Principal

Have you got your coloured shirt for Friday's meet and greet BBQ? The parent group with the most colour wins a prize!

The School Association are holding a "Meet the Teacher" BBQ from 5pm on Friday 23rd of February.Everyone is welcome to drop by and say hello to your Association members and have something off the BBQ to enjoy.

Please use the link below to see the information about the Maths competition.

AMT_Parent_Letter_2024.docx

SAFEGUARDING TRAINING IN OUR SCHOOLS

To all our volunteers – have you completed your safeguarding training yet?

The training is compulsory under new laws designed to better safeguard children and young people in Tasmania. It will help you understand what to do if you believe a child or young person is or may be being harmed, and to make sure you are doing all you can to prevent this from happening. The training will also tell you what you must report under the new laws.  

Remember you will need to finish it before working in our school this year.

If you are a parent and are thinking about volunteering for us, you can also do the training. You will need this to work with children and young people. Make sure you save the certificate to show you have completed it.

In the next few weeks, the school will offer group sessions on-site and provide devices for families to use to complete the training. The course takes 30 – 45 minutes to complete. Please keep an eye on future newsletter for further information.

If you would like to complete the training in your own time you can use the link below. When you complete the training, either independently or here at school, please email your certificate to south.hobart.primary.admin.staff@decyp.tas.gov.au

To complete your training, visit Safeguarding Training. 

Thank you for leading the way in caring for our children and young people safe so that they can focus on living bright lives with positive futures.  

Please contact me here at school if you have any queries.

Regards

Anne Reeves                                                                                                    Tania Poultney

Principal                                                                                                           Safeguarding Lead