1. CHCEDS001
Comply with Legislative, Policy and Industrial Requirements in the Educational Environment

2. Acts vs Regulation ACTS: Laws passed by Parliament
Regulation: are the legal documents under the Act. They are more specific.

3. How to find out about Regulations
Network meetings
Training Seminars
Education Department
Unions
Professional Associations eg VIT

4. Professional Code of Conduct
Guidelines for appropriate practice
Maintains a high standard of behaviour
Protects students and workers
Increases the status of the profession

5. Framework of Code Introduction Vision Statement
Statements of Actions & Beliefs

14. Further Information AustLII –Australian Legal Information Institute
VIT – Victorian Institute of Teaching
DET – Department of Education and Training
CEO – Catholic Education Office
Independent Schools Victoria

15. Supervising Teachers Be ethical Role models
Communicate with Ed Support Staff re legislation
Assist Ed Support Staff to understand legislation
Create clear legal framework/standards
Address inappropriate behaviour
Provide advice and support for Ed Support Staff

16. If you are confused…
Go to the Supervising teacher

17. How… Find a time when: the teacher can give you undivided attention.
You can converse without interruption
You must:
Ask as many questions as possible
Keep asking if you don’t understand
Ask for examples

18. Conflict of Legislation
A child comes to you and discloses that they are suffering abuse at home. They tell that their mother is a alcoholic and that when she is drunk she slaps and punches them. They beg you not to tell anyone as they are afraid if their mother finds out that they have spoken to you she will become enraged and beat them. You are unsure whether to follow the legislative directions relating to or whether this whether you should make a report under
privacy
Mandatory Reporting

19. What is bullying?
Why do we have an anti bullying policies?
How do we stop it?

20. What is Bullying
Bullying is an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that causes physical and/or psychological harm.

21. Types of bullying The types of bullying behaviours are physical,
verbal
social.
Bullying can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert).

22. Why does bullying happen?
People who bully others are often motivated by the status and social power they can achieve through bullying.
Some may bully others to compensate for what is happening to them and their own feelings of powerlessness.
Bullying behaviours can also be copied by others.

23. How common is bullying
Australian research suggests that up to one in four students have experienced some level of bullying.

24. Impact of bullying Feeling miserable and powerless,
a negative impact on students’ academic performance, self-esteem, coping skills,
can increase anxiety and unhappiness.
To sum up bullying can negatively affect how children and young people see themselves and how they feel about themselves.

25. How to recognise bullying
Some signs that a student is being bullied may be:
unexplained cuts, bruises or scratches
damaged or ripped clothing
vague headaches or stomach aches
refusal to go to school
asking for extra pocket money or food
tearfulness, anxiety or difficulty sleeping
‘hiding’ information on mobile phones, s or in comments on their social networking pages.

26. Ways to counter bullying
Aggressive language, like ‘Stamp out bullying’ or language which labels students, like ‘Get tough on bullies’ can actually become part of a bullying problem.
More positive language, like ‘We stand together’ refers to ways to build the capacity of students to take actions to reduce bullying

27. The school’s role
Create and maintain a safe and supportive school environment
preventing bullying through promoting a positive whole-school culture based on values agreed to by the whole school community
intervening early in suspected or identified bullying issues and communicating clearly with all involved
responding to bullying incidents with approaches which have been shown to be effective.

28. Bullying Policies

29. What to include Statement Definition Reporting Responsibilities
How to recognise student who are bullied
Other considerations
Actions
Prevention, intervention and coping strategies
Training and development
Distribution list
Review date
Documentation list
Further information