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To ensure school staff understand their supervision and yard duty responsibilities.
The principal is responsible for ensuring that there is a well-organised and responsive system of supervision in place during school hours, before and after school, and on school excursions and camps.
This policy applies to all teaching and non-teaching staff at Chum Creek Primary School, including education support staff, casual relief teachers and visiting teachers.
School staff are responsible for following reasonable and lawful instructions from the principal, including instructions to provide supervision to students at specific dates, time and places.
Chum Creek Primary School’s grounds are supervised by school staff from 8.30 a.m. until 3.45 p.m. on weekdays during term time. Outside of these hours, school staff will not be available to supervise students.
[Insert details of supervision arrangements. For example, are certain areas supervised before and after school? If so, please include this information i.e. Before and after school, school staff will be available to supervise the school oval and east entrance of the school.]
Parents and carers should not allow their children to attend Chum Creek Primary School outside of these hours. Families are encouraged to contact the Principal on 03 5962 5391 for more information about the after school care facilities available to our school community.
If a student arrives at school before supervision commences at the beginning of the day, the principal or nominee staff member will, as soon as practicable, follow up with the parent/carer to:
If a student is not collected before supervision finishes at the end of the day, the principal or nominee staff member will consider whether it is appropriate to:
School staff who are rostered on for before or after school supervision must follow the processes outlined below.
All staff at Chum Creek Primary School are expected to assist with yard duty supervision and will be included in the weekly roster.
Times are:
Before school: 8.30 a.m. – 9.00 a.m
Lunchtime: 11.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.
Afternoon Recess: 2.00 p.m. – 2.30 p.m
After school: 3.30 p.m. – 3.45 p.m.
The principal or alternative nominee is responsible for preparing and communicating the yard duty roster annually. Because of the small size of our schoolgrounds, school staff on yard duty are able to supervise the entire yard by circulating regularly.
Staff who are rostered for yard duty must remain on duty until they are replaced by a relieving teacher.
During yard duty, supervising staff must:
If the supervising staff member is unable to conduct yard duty at the designated time, they should contact the principal or alternative nominee with as much notice as possible prior to the relevant yard duty shift to ensure that alternative arrangements are made.
If the supervising staff member needs to leave yard duty during the allocated time, they should notify the principal or alternative nominee principal or alternative nominee but should not leave the designated area until the relieving staff member has arrived in the designated area.
If a relieving or next staff member does not arrive for yard duty, the staff member currently on duty should notify the principal or alternative nominee and not leave the designated area until a replacement staff member has arrived.
Should students require assistance during recess or lunchtime, they are encouraged to speak to the supervising yard duty staff member.
The classroom teacher is responsible for the supervision of all students in their care during class.
If a teacher needs to leave the classroom unattended at any time during a lesson, they should first contact the principal or alternative nominee for assistance. The teacher should then wait until another staff member has arrived at the classroom to supervise the class prior to leaving.
The principal and leadership team are responsible for ensuring that students are appropriately supervised during all school activities, camps and excursions, including when external providers are engaged to conduct part or all of the activities. Appropriate supervision will be planned for special school activities, camps and excursions on an individual basis, depending on the activities to be undertaken and the level of potential risk involved.
the Department’s Policy and Advisory Library:
This policy was last updated in June 2021 and is scheduled for review in June 2025. This policy will also be updated if significant changes are made to school grounds that require a revision of Chum Creek Primary School’s Yard Duty and Supervision Policy.
