Scheduled Review: topics reviewed in term 3

Crisis Management

This topic has been made more comprehensive with a definition of a crisis or traumatic incident. It also links to a new topic about preventing and responding to suicide.

Crisis Management Plan

Several small additions, such as the suggestion to hire a PR consultant, to consider the needs of international students, prepare a statement before talking to media, and to evaluate and improve the crisis management process.

Preventing and Responding to Suicide

This new topic links to the Ministry of Education resource kit Preventing and Responding to Suicide.

Performance Management

We've elaborated on the roles of the board, principal, and teachers, in performance management. Added a note about the Education Council's investigation of teacher competence, and added to the list of resources.

The Appraisal Process

This topic became an introductory topic and the content in it included in the relevant appraisal processes.

Appraisal of the Principal

These topics have been updated and made more comprehensive.

We can refer to Appraisal Connector if you use it and let us know.

Appraisal of Teaching Staff

Appraisal of Non-Teaching Staff

Review an Appraisal

SchoolDocs Internal Review

Bullying

Added a reference to transphobic remarks, and transgender bullying. Also added a link to a resource document about making schools safe for trans and gender diverse youth.

Physical Restraint

This topic links to, and aligns with, the Ministry of Education guidelines on behaviour management to minimise physical restraint.

Care and Management of Students

We've added a link to the new topic Physical Restraint and added a section about seclusion and time-out.

Behaviour Management

We've added a bulletpoint to our generic topic saying that seclusion and corporal punishment are not used at this school, and a link to the Care and Management of Students topic

School Van

This is a new optional topic that we can tailor to your school.

Guidelines for Creating a Tsunami Procedure

Added extra points for consideration when developing a tsunami evacuation procedure for your school. These points refer to signing out students to caregivers, and the 'All Clear' signal.

School Closure

Added a sentence at the beginning of the topic stating that closure of the school is a board responsibility, usually delegated to the board chair, and made in consultation with the principal.

Sponsorship

Added a paragraph to this optional topic about recognition of sponsors.