Part 1: Look at the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 - (handout or P 28-29)
www.legislation.vic.gov.au/Domino/Web_Notes/LDMS/PubStatbook.nsf/f932b66241ecf1b7ca256e92000e23be/575C47EA02890DA4CA25717000217213/$FILE/06-024a.pdf
• Take notes about what has to be done re suspension and expulsion
• What opportunities have to be given to a student who is expelled and what must be done with their files after 1 year? What is the underlying principle for both of these?
• What may be given to students with special needs including those of a lower socio/economic background? Do you think this is a strong recommendation? Why is it not a ‘should'?
Part 2. Look at the Education and Training Reform Regulations 2007 (handout or P14-5)
Take notes from Division 2: P14 - 15
https://www.vrqa.vic.gov.au/Documents/regulations20070627_1.pdf
• What must:
o a government school council
o the principal do
re behaviour policy?
• What is the policy re corporal punishment?
• Who needs to know about the behaviour policy of the school?
Part 3. You need to research the Effective Schools are Engaging Schools part of the DEECD site. (Most important part)
• Take notes from Element 1, Element 2, Element 4, Appendix 3, Appendix 4 (approx. P9-12, P13-16; pp23 - 28; P 35 - 38)
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/principals/participation/segpolicy.pdf
• Write down the 2 main points for each element (1, 2 and 4) and each appendix (3 and 4) in pairs.