Coronavirus Outbreak 2020

Updated topic with the change to Alert Level 1. Replaced specific public health measures for schools with the general key public health measures.

Exchange Students

Created this optional topic for secondary and composite schools that host exchange students. It is tailorable and can contain links to a school website or document..

Visitors

Added the sentence "In the event of an unforeseen situation, the board or principal may implement a safety plan that overrides this policy."

Delivering Online Learning

This optional topic was developed during the COVID lockdown and outlines school expectations for staff delivering online learning.

Transitions and Pathways

Created this new optional and tailorable topic for secondary and composite schools. It covers transitions to and from school and externally funded initiatives for vocational education.

Digital Technology and Cybersafety

Digital Technology and Cybersafety

• Updated some of the wording of this topic throughout.
• Expanded our definition of digital technology to include tablets, smartwatches, and other devices.
• Added a new optional topic for Netsafe schools.
• Added a new statement about third-party monitoring of the school network.
• Added new legislation and related topics links.

Bring Your Own Device

• Updated some of the wording of this topic throughout.
• Added that the surrender and retention guidelines and the responding to digital incidents guidelines may also be invoked, as appropriate.

Responding to Digital Incidents

• Added scams as a type of digital incident.
• Added content moved from the response part of the Cyberbullying topic.
• Added information about online content hosts and the safe harbour process.
• Added some helpful links.

Personal Digital Devices (formerly Cellphones)

• This is a new version of the Cellphones topic. The topic has been expanded to include a wider range of personal digital devices, including smartwatches, tablets, games, and other devices brought to school that are not part of an approved BYOD programme.

Computer Security and Cybersafety

• Rewrote this topic, and changed its focus to include cybersecurity.
• Added policy information around general security, access security, data protection, and the internet/network infrastructure.
• Related topics and resources are listed at the bottom.

Surrender and Retention of Digital Devices

• Made a few small wording changes and updated some links.

Staff Social Media

• Added some information about online content hosts and the safe harbour process.
• Added some helpful links.

Cyberbullying

• Updated some of the wording of this topic throughout.
• Moved the details from the response section to the Responding to Digital Incidents topic, and added a link to that topic.
• Updated the Related Topics, Legislation, and Resources sections.

Learning Support

Learning Support

• Updated this topic to take into account Ministry of Education initiatives, including the Learning Support Action Plan (July 2019) and the roll out of the first tranche of government-funded Learning Support Coordinators (LSCs).
• Updated the formatting of the content for clarity and added several relevant links to the resources.

Learning Support Coordination

• Reformatted this topic and added a link to the Ministry's comprehensive list of support sources.
• Updated the wording to allow for learning support coordination to be shared across several roles at the school, including with a government-funded LSC.

Identify Learning Support

• Renamed this from "Identify Learning Difficulties".
• Tweaked wording and format for clarity.

Gifted Learners

• Renamed this from "Gifted Students".
• Added reference to the Learning Support Action Plan and the Learning Support Delivery Model because meeting the learning needs of gifted children and young people is one of the priorities in the plan.

Learning Support Supervision

• Tweaked some wording for clarity and added a related topic link: Dealing with Blood and Other Body Fluids.

English Language Learners

• Tweaked wording for clarity and added relevant resources: TKI:ESOL online and Ministry of Education: English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) information.