School Policies
The College maintains the following policies and procedures.
The College maintains the following policies and procedures. Members of the public and parents are welcome to contact the school for further details on any of the documents listed.
KEY SCHOOL POLICIES
Child Protection
We have a zero tolerance for child abuse and we are committed to acting in the best interests of children and keeping them safe from harm.
The safety, protection and well-being of all students is of fundamental importance to the school. Child Protection policies within our school ensure we have built a child safe community and it is the responsibility of all stakeholders (school staff, parents, students) to take action to prevent harm to students.
Parents’ engagement with children, both in the home setting and through school-based programs, is seen as crucial to the success of prevention programs, as parents are often the first and major source of information for children. To build parent and community awareness of child safety in schools, the following video, https://vimeo.com/392356477/e1151ba983 has been produced to assist parents and carers to recognise concerning behaviour and have the confidence and capability to report this behaviour to the appropriate person in the school.
The Principal and Ms Fatinah Issa are both child protection investigators and all matters should be reported immediately to either of them.
Complaint Handling
Arkana College values its students, staff, parents and the wider community. It believes that a process for the acceptance, monitoring and resolution of conflict, complaints and grievances is in the best interests of maintaining a harmonious, supportive and productive school community.
The school’s grievance policy is aimed at providing a mechanism for resolving grievances in a quick, simple, well defined manner in a supportive and co-operative environment with the utmost confidentiality and sensitivity.
Parents that wish to raise a concern are encouraged to raise it directly with the classroom teacher, before attempting to raise it with the Principal. If the Principal is the subject of the grievance, contact can be made with the Chairman of the School Board.
School Policies include:
- Anti-Bullying Policy
- Assessment Data Policy
- Asthma Policy
- Building and Premises Policy
- Child Protection Policy
- Confidentiality Policy
- Critical Incident Policy
- Discipline Policy
- Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying Statement
- Duty of Care Statement
- Educational and Financial Reporting
- Evacuation Policy
- Experienced Teacher Accreditation Policy
- First Aid/Asthma Policy
- Governance Policies
- Grievance Policies and Procedures
- Homework Policy
- Infectious Diseases Policy
- Information Technology, Computer, Telephone and Equipment Code of Use Policy
- Lockdown Policy
- Maintenance Policy
- Medical Treatment for Students Policy
- Proficient Teacher Accreditation Policies
- Risk Assessment Management
- Safe and Supportive Environment Policy
- Social Networking Policy
- Student Attendance Policy
- Student Exemption Policy
- Student Leadership Policy
- Work, Health and Safety Policy
- Workplace Rehabilitation Statement
- Whistleblower Policy
Values
- Adab;
- Confidence;
- Responsibility;
- Empowerment;
- Generosity;
- Integrity;
