ACT Education Directorate Policy Webpage
All policies relate to the administration of ACT public schools and the corporate policies applicable to the Education Directorate. Policies are used to guide Directorate procedures and provide consistent information to stakeholders. Schools use policies as a basis to develop school-based procedures that reflect the individual needs of schools. Policy contacts are Directorate staff who provide detailed information about specific policies. They are responsible for conducting policy development and review activities. Please direct this feedback to EDUGovernance@act.gov.au.
The new Policy Webpage provides one point of access to locate policies, procedures, guidelines and other supporting implementation materials. The Policy Webpage has been developed to simplify and improve access to policies by grouping related policies under common themes and search categories, providing a key word search option and an A-Z title search feature. Most policies have been transferred into the new policy template format. The original intent of those policies has not changed.
ACT Education Directorate policies include:
Students with a Disability Meeting their Educational Needs Policy
English as an Additional Language or Dialect Learner Policy
Gifted and Talented Students Policy
Communities Online: Acceptable use of ICT – Parents and Students Policy
Personal Use of Communication Devices in ACT Public Schools Policy
Curriculum and Academic Reporting Policy for ACT Public Schools
Preschool Policy and Procedure
Child Protection and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Policy
Dress Standards and Uniforms in Canberra Public Schools Policy
Compulsory Education Student Enrolment and Attendance Policy
Infectious Diseases - Outbreak Procedures and Exclusion Periods Policy
Safe and Supportive Schools Policy
International Baccalaureate (IB) Standards and Practices
IB Programme standards and practices is the foundational set of principles for schools and the IB to ensure quality and fidelity in the implementation of the programmes. The IB programme standards and practices provide a set of criteria that can be used to evaluate the success of IB World Schools in the implementation. The programme standards and practices are organized into four overarching categories: purpose, environment, culture and learning. The four categories fit into a framework, which places “learning” at the centre and is encircled by IB philosophy and the school’s unique context.
School culture refers to the written and unwritten rules that define how a school functions. It also encompasses personal and collective well-being, the effective utilization of physical and human resources, and the extent to which a school acknowledges and celebrates diversity.
Culture 1: The school secures access to an IB education for the broadest possible range of students. (0301-01)
Forrest Primary School Access and Admission Statement
Culture 2: The school implements, communicates and regularly reviews an inclusion policy that creates cultures that support all students to reach their full potential. (0301-02)
Forrest Primary School Inclusion Statement
Culture 3: The school implements, communicates and regularly reviews an academic integrity policy that creates cultures of ethical academic practice. (0301-03)
Forrest Primary School Academic Integrity Statement
Culture 4: The school implements, communicates and regularly reviews a language policy that helps to foster intercultural understanding through communicating in a variety of ways in more than one language (0301-04)
Forrest Primary School Language Statement
Culture 5: The school implements, communicates and regularly reviews an assessment policy or policies to help create a culture of continuous learning and growth. (0301-05)
Evidencing Learning at Forrest Primary School
The IB public website www.ibo.org also provides a suite of documents that are essential for all authorized IB World Schools. The suite provides critical information for the planning, implementation, development and evaluation of all International Baccalaureate® (IB) programmes.