Department of Education

Schools

Student health care, safety and wellbeing

Bushfire Ready Schools: When bushfires threaten school buildings, these buildings may be required to house and protect students, staff and visitors from ember attack, smoke and radiant heat when bushfires threaten.
Child protection and children in care: Outlines the role of the Department of Education in ensuring that children experiencing abuse and neglect are cared for and educated in a manner which maximises their opportunity to grow up in a safe and stable environment and to reach their full potential. Includes information about mandatory reporting, family group conferencing and general information about child abuse.
Handbook for Off Campus Activities
Head lice in schools: Outlines Department of Education responsibilities and provides links to relevant policies, guidelines, support materials and frequently asked questions on the topic of head lice.
Inclusive education programs and policies: Supportive school communities; Anti-discrimination and anti-harrassment policy support materials; Gender education; Rural and remote education
Mental health and wellbeing initiatives for schools: KidsMatter and MindMatters are FREE mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention initiatives funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Promoting positive behaviour: Provides information about Schoolwide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS), which is currently being implemented and is one of the ways that positive behaviour is being promoted in Tasmanian schools.
Retaining and Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Students: Pregnancy or parenting are not considered to be valid reasons for a school aged student to be exempted from enrolment. Schools are responsible for establishing strategies to ensure that pregnant and parenting students are supported in continuing their education.
Road safety guidelines: The Road Safety Guidelines are currently under review (May 2012).
School Breakfast Programs 2012: Information and guidelines for funding submission for the School Breakfast Programs 2012. Research indicates that eating breakfast has been shown to improve children�s educational performance in such areas as problem-solving, memory and concentration. Internationally, school breakfast clubs are proving to have a positive effect on attendance rates at schools/educational institutions.
School Canteen Handbook: Information with recommendations for canteen policy development, canteen management, menu selection, marketing and safe food handling practices. Also provides details about the Cool Canteen Accreditation Program (Cool CAP).
School Drug Education Project: Information about the current drug education initiative in Tasmania.
Student medical and health care: Guidelines and procedures to assist schools and colleges in providing medical and health care appropriate to their 'duty of care' towards students, including those with intensive health care requirements.
Students with disabilities: Provides information, resources and support to facilitate appropriate educational provision for students with disabilities.
Swimming & Water Safety: A resource for teachers, parents and students of schools in Tasmania which includes program information, teaching resources, Department of Education policies on swimming & water safety, and support materials.
Web Safety: Web Safety provides a guide, recommendations and resources to support schools, teachers and students with the responsible use of IT resources.