Managing matters relating to operational management of schools, including holidays, uniforms, protocols, school-specific official events and non-curricular sporting activities.
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Naming of new, or renaming, state schools, naming a state school building or other built asset such as a swimming pool or playing field and choosing a name or renaming a school's internet domain.
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Principals approving school excursions (variations to school routines) where some or all students are required to be absent from school for more than morning or afternoon session on any school day. Applies to overnight, weekend and vacation trips.
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Schools can make reasonable rules about the acceptable or appropriate use of mobile telephones (and other electronic equipment) at school.
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Outlines process for state schools wishing to dissolve their school councils.
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Identifies responsibilities and recommended strategies regarding security management of physical assests in schools. Responds to Departments overall risk management strategy. All state schools and other Education Queensland sites and students, staff and members of these school communities are affected.
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Dealing with people visiting school facilities whose behaviour, in the opinion of the principal, is unacceptable in that it threatens the provision of a safe school environment for staff, students and visitors, or who do not have lawful authority to be on school premises.
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Management of school swimming clubs which are subsidiaries of the school Parents and Citizens' Association.
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Guidelines for ensuring all external programs presented to students in state schools support and align with relevant curriculum and policy.
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Education Queensland is committed to ensuring that schools promote and model best practice in care, use and welfare of animals. It recognises the valuable role that animals play within many curriculum areas. The Animal Care and Protection Act 2001states that a person in charge of an animal owes a duty of care to that animal by providing for its basic welfare needs. The duty of care requirement is based on the internationally recognised 'Five Freedoms' of animal welfare.
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This procedure identifies accountabilities and processes for principals of state schools, who, in consultation with local communities and with the support of the Parents and Citizens' Association, implement chaplaincy services as a community initiative. This includes processes for developing and implementing a school's chaplaincy program and accompanying documentation including the process for appointing a paid or volunteer chaplain to deliver a program of chaplaincy services.
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Provides guidance for schools and their communities undertaking commercial or cost neutral community activities at the school or other educational facility, which require access to departmental Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) resources.
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The protocols and procedures involved in the official opening of new and refurbished State school facilities.
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Principles and processes for providing access to Department of Education and Training's (DET) school sites for the provision of Outside School Hours Care services by licensed service providers.
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Procedure outlines responsibilities of Education Queensland personnel in respect to refusing the enrolment of a student who poses an unacceptable risk to the safety or wellbeing of a school community.
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Identify processes, responsibilities and procedures for schools, religious leaders and accredited representatives of a religious denomination or society to gain entry into a particular state school to deliver an authorised program of instruction to students who are members and/or have parental consent to attend such a program.
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Provides a risk-based approach to ensuring schools address road safety issues through education, infrastructure and collaboration.
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Ensures students are guaranteed enrolment at their nearest school by vehicular trafficable route. A designated public walkable route to school may be considered on a case by case basis, this supports the efficient management of local area facilities based on service delivery standards.
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Annual reporting requirements relating to school operations and performance outcomes for state schools in order to meet Commonwealth and State legislative requirements.