Student Wellbeing and Safety Overview

Day 1

• Barrawang Primary School
• Team building
• Focus on teamwork and collaboration

Teams

• The slides detail staff members assigned to different teams (Foundation, Junior 1, Junior 2, Middle, Specialist) and their roles (Leadership, Office, Specialist).
• A list of staff members for each team is provided.

2025 Vision

• A slide is provided about the 2025 vision for the school.

Themes for the Year

• Key themes for the year are trust, teamwork, collaboration, fun, learning, and mistake making.

Annual Implementation Plan - Goal 1: Improve Learning Growth and Achievement for all Students.

• Develop and implement a whole school collaborative curriculum approach.
• Support each other in weekly planning.
• Be active participants in creating lessons.
• Understand and implement the collaborative planning process.
• Improve understanding of data and curriculum planning to support student learning.
• Improve confidence in planning, reviewing, and adapting lessons.
• Improve teamwork and shared responsibility across teaching teams.
• Increase use of proven teaching strategies for a unified approach.

Annual Implementation Plan - Goal 2: Implement the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0

• Plan lessons using clear, structured, and direct teaching methods.
• Breakdown complex concepts into smaller steps.
• Model student thinking and problem-solving strategies.
• Use ongoing checks for understanding to ensure students grasp the learning material.
• Explicit instruction: A systematic method of teaching through small steps, checking student understanding, and fostering successful participation.

Annual Implementation Plan - Goal 3: Embed Multi-Tiered Systems of Support to Enhance Student Wellbeing

• Gain confidence in spotting wellbeing issues early and taking the right action, supported by training and resources.
• Use adjustments in the classroom to support social, emotional, and academic needs.
• Collaboratively create plans and adjustments for students.
• Use the referral process for at-risk students.
• Implement recommendations for adjustments.
• Actively manage and respond to minor behaviors.

The Year of...

• 2.0: Explicit teaching (a systematic teaching approach that prioritizes student learning).
• The year of improvement, teamwork, and success.
• The year of fun, mistake-making, and collaboration.
• The year of getting on the bus (a reference possibly related to the school's community).

Collaboration

• Co-planning lessons and sharing ideas, resources, and insights.
• Collaborative professional learning communities.
• Peer observation and feedback.
• Collective planning and work.

What can we expect from the next 3 days?

• Day 1: Getting to know each other, OHS (Occupational Health and Safety), Wellbeing
• Day 2: Numerical 2.0, First aid, 2025 Vision
• Day 3: Literacy 2.0, Reverse Art visit, Specialist

How can you contribute?

• Have an open mind.
• Be an active learner.
• Have mutual respect.
• Support other learners.
• Ask questions.

Quick Housekeeping

• Information regarding day-to-day matters at Barrawang Primary School (e.g., contacts, materials)
• Staff ABC, staff handbook for curriculum (maths to be added later), wellbeing book

Where to find the answers?

• Staff ABC for day-to-day matters
• Staff handbook for curriculum (math to be added later)
• Wellbeing book

Alisha

• Responsible for all school operations
• LWOP and LSL requests
• OHS
• Employee assistance
• Policies

Becc

• All curriculum matters (classroom and specialist)
• Sick days, carers' leave, mid-day appointments

Courtney

• Curriculum support
• Modeling, peer observation
• Team operations

Sarah

• All wellbeing matters
• Student behavior and engagement support
• Educational support

Adrian

• Disability inclusion
• ES (Early Years) timetabling and absence reshuffles

Other things to know

• Information about car park electric gates, school gates, morning process, new toilets, OHS.

OHS

• OHS Staff Induction 2025 (information about policies and procedures)

Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Policy

• The policy outlining the department's commitment to support, promote, and protect the health, safety, and wellbeing of all employees, visitors, volunteers, and contractors.

OHS Mission and Structural Chart 2025

• Describes the key roles and responsibilities in the OHS management system
• Staff members are allocated to OHS roles.

Location of OHS Information

• Locations for documents like the chemical register, asbestos folder, OHS Notice Board, and important policies (Asthma, Anaphylaxis, Child Safe Policy).
• Evacuation procedures are clearly displayed.

Opening Elections for our HSR

• Information about electing a Health and Safety Representative (HSR).

Powers of the HSR

• Describes the key responsibilities of the HSR, such as inspections, measurements, interviews, issue resolution, and reporting hazards.
• Note: An HSR is not permitted to take photos, measurements, or recordings during certain types of interviews.

What is expected of the Health & Safety Rep (HSR)?

• Expected roles, training requirements, and assistance provided to the HSR.

HSR Election Process

• Details of the HSR election process.
• Examples of how it could be conducted.

How can we manage hazards within our workplace?

• Different illustrations showing various workplace hazards (e.g., lifting, falling, tripping).

What is eduSafe Plus?

• eduSafe Plus is the Department's hazard, incident, and injury reporting system for incidents involving staff, visitors, or contractors.
• It allows everyone to report incidents, injuries, and hazards.

Workplace Inspections

• Inspections are scheduled quarterly.
• Checklists are to be completed during these checks for various areas (e.g., art room, external grounds).
• Importance of reporting hazards and near misses immediately.
• Corrective actions are discussed.

Workplace Inspection Process

• Corrective actions are signed off and reported.
• Coloured zone wardens and their deputies complete certain inspections (General Workplace Inspection Checklist).
• Completion of quarterly inspections.

First Aid Procedures and Officers

• Locations of first aid rooms and kits.
• Training requirements for first aid officers (HLTAID011 and HLTAID009).
• First aid summary and risk assessment.
• General first aid procedures for staff and students.

Electrical equipment

• Electrical equipment requires current testing and tagging outside of a 12-month warranty period.
• Ensure cord availability for scheduled tests and tags.
• Report any untagged leads to the OHS team.
• New products require stickers and entries in the 'New Electrical Products Register'.

Traffic Management Plan

• Important safety reminders.
• Restrictions on vehicles during peak pedestrian traffic (e.g., drop-off, recess, lunch, pick-up times).
• Roles of a "spotter" to help manage large vehicles entering the campus.

Manual Handling

• Definition of manual handling; any activity requiring force.
• Training modules and induction requirements.
• Importance of S.M.A.R.T lifting technique.
• Ergonomics considerations, safety procedures, and best practices.
• Practical steps for proper lifting and moving objects (S.M.A.R.T. Lifting).

Manual Handling & S.M.A.R.T. Lifting

• Practical guidance on the responsibility of workplace management with specific manual-handling considerations.
• Important steps in identifying, reporting, assessing tasks, and complying with procedures and regulations.
• Acronym (TILE) to illustrate critical elements.

Compass Icons and Definitions

• Use of different colored icons to communicate important information or needs for students (e.g., medical needs, access restrictions).
• Use of symbols to easily distinguish important information related to students.

Emergency Management

• Code systems for different evacuation processes (Code Green, Pink, Orange, and Yellow).
• Specific evacuation procedures (Oval Evacuation, Gym Evacuation, Lock Down, Off-Site Evacuation)

Emergency Management Process (details)

• Specific instructions and procedures for each code system (e.g., Code Green, Pink). Instructions to manage different evacuation procedures.

Emergency Management Social Stories

• Optional resources for students in emergency situations.
• Evacuation process social story cards that reflect the details in the evacuation process chart and student induction.
• Keep Calm cards offer strategies to calm down during emergencies.

Thank You for taking part in our 2025 OHS Staff Induction

• Providing details for the Staff Induction checklist.
• A link to complete the OHS Staff induction checklist.

Brain break

• A break before the snack.

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