AVPS SCHOOL COUNCIL & SUB-COMMITTEES
School councils play a key role in all Victorian government schools. Participating as a school council member is a rewarding and challenging experience. The school council supports the principal to provide the best possible educational outcomes for students.
Ascot Vale PS School Council meets on the 3rd or 4th Monday of most school term months. Decisions regarding strategic planning, school policies and the allocation of resources are made following the work undertaken by the School Council's three sub-committees:
ALL parents / legal guardians are welcome to attend as observers at School Council meetings. Please contact the Principal Sue Osborne, or Business Manager Kylie Moverley, if you would like to attend a School Council meeting.
Sub-committee members may include non-council members, however this is up to the discretion of the existing sub-committee members. A vote may be required to determine this. Parents from the school community may be invited to attend specific meetings as visitors if deemed appropriate by the existing sub-committee members.
More information about School Councils can be found online at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/school-council-overview/overview
School councils play a key role in all Victorian government schools. Participating as a school council member is a rewarding and challenging experience. The school council supports the principal to provide the best possible educational outcomes for students.
Ascot Vale PS School Council meets on the 3rd or 4th Monday of most school term months. Decisions regarding strategic planning, school policies and the allocation of resources are made following the work undertaken by the School Council's three sub-committees:
- Finance
- Education & Policy
- Buildings & Grounds
- Outside School Hours Care
ALL parents / legal guardians are welcome to attend as observers at School Council meetings. Please contact the Principal Sue Osborne, or Business Manager Kylie Moverley, if you would like to attend a School Council meeting.
Sub-committee members may include non-council members, however this is up to the discretion of the existing sub-committee members. A vote may be required to determine this. Parents from the school community may be invited to attend specific meetings as visitors if deemed appropriate by the existing sub-committee members.
More information about School Councils can be found online at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/school-council-overview/overview
PARENT REPS
At Ascot Vale Primary School, Parent Representatives (Reps) from each unit play an important role in the running of the school. The number of parent reps per unit is usually 2 or more and it is a great way for new parents to meet other parents from their own and other units.
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AVPS parent reps:
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AVPS parent reps:
- Liaise with the teacher and other parents to help organise classroom support programs such as classroom/student assistance, excursion support, publishing, swimming/sport/ athletics/cross country, special days and the making of resources.
- Encourage other parents to get involved in school activities
- Assist in unit activities and special school events.
- Assist with parent information nights
- Direct parent concerns to the appropriate staff member in the school office or to the teacher where appropriate.
- Organise school social and fundraising events.
FUNDRAISING TEAM
The purpose of fundraising at Ascot Vale PS is to raise valuable funds to contribute to help add value to our diverse range of quality programs and to improve upon the school’s amenity. Fundraising events, which are often social in nature, also play a key role in developing positive community connections throughout and across the school.
AVPS fundraising was severely impacted by Covid-19 in 2020. The school is exploring ways to re-introduce CovidSafe fund-raising to inspire some fun-raising across the community in the latter part of 2021 and beyond.
AVPS is guided by our fundraising policy; accessible HERE
AVPS fundraising was severely impacted by Covid-19 in 2020. The school is exploring ways to re-introduce CovidSafe fund-raising to inspire some fun-raising across the community in the latter part of 2021 and beyond.
AVPS is guided by our fundraising policy; accessible HERE
CLASSROOM SUPPORT & INVOLVEMENT
AVPS intends to re-introduce classroom classroom support and involvement in a CovidSafe manner as 2021 progresses
Parents are usually invited to be involved in their own child's education in the following ways:
Parents are usually invited to be involved in their own child's education in the following ways:
- Setting learning goals with their child and the teacher (eg developing an Individual Learning Plan)
- Attending Student Led Conferences
- Attending Unit Information sessions
- Helping in the classroom- e.g. reading, cooking, sharing a hobby, their work or an interest
- Excursion attendance
- Helping co-ordinate a whole school event- e.g. book or science fair, arts festival, fundraiser
- Attending grounds working bees once a term
- Unit Parent Rep
- School Council and/or sub-committee of School Council
- Attending parent literacy training programs
- Volunteer
- Coach / support Interschool Sport teams (Year 5/6)
Working With Children Checks (WWCC)
Ascot Vale Primary School asks all parents and volunteers, who do specific roles at our school, to obtain a Working with Children Check (WWCC).
Many parents, carers and other adults, volunteer their time in classrooms and around the school. We appreciate this help and support and our students enjoy having their parents and carers here too.
The introduction of Ministerial Order 870 – Child Safe Standards has meant that now adults who are working with children, for example at schools or sporting clubs must have a WWCC.
We must now also comply with the Order. Child Safe Standard 1 – strategies to embed an organisational culture of child safety, states that “All people engaged in child related work, including parent volunteers, are required to hold a Working with Children Check and to provide evidence of this Check.”
If you are volunteering in child related work and have direct contact with children (e.g. attending excursions, helping out at sports days or working with small groups of children in the classroom) you must have a Working with Children Check.
We are asking that if you are planning to help out or volunteer in this capacity to apply for a WWCC now at www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au
All parents who help out, even in their child’s classroom, must have a current WWCC. The process is free for parents and volunteers; though you will need to supply a passport size photo. When you receive your WWCC card, you will need to bring this to the office to be copied and kept on file. When helping at our school you will need to have your WWCC card on you as well and sign in via the office iPad. Ascot Vale PS already have many WWCC from parents and volunteers.
Thank you for your anticipated support.
Many parents, carers and other adults, volunteer their time in classrooms and around the school. We appreciate this help and support and our students enjoy having their parents and carers here too.
The introduction of Ministerial Order 870 – Child Safe Standards has meant that now adults who are working with children, for example at schools or sporting clubs must have a WWCC.
We must now also comply with the Order. Child Safe Standard 1 – strategies to embed an organisational culture of child safety, states that “All people engaged in child related work, including parent volunteers, are required to hold a Working with Children Check and to provide evidence of this Check.”
If you are volunteering in child related work and have direct contact with children (e.g. attending excursions, helping out at sports days or working with small groups of children in the classroom) you must have a Working with Children Check.
We are asking that if you are planning to help out or volunteer in this capacity to apply for a WWCC now at www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au
All parents who help out, even in their child’s classroom, must have a current WWCC. The process is free for parents and volunteers; though you will need to supply a passport size photo. When you receive your WWCC card, you will need to bring this to the office to be copied and kept on file. When helping at our school you will need to have your WWCC card on you as well and sign in via the office iPad. Ascot Vale PS already have many WWCC from parents and volunteers.
Thank you for your anticipated support.