Lockdown #7 Onsite Supervision Request
By Shannon Cormack
Based on advice from the Victorian Chief Health Officer, schools will continue with remote and flexible learning until Thursday 2 September, except for students in the following categories:
A) Children where both parents and or carers are considered authorised workers who cannot work from home, work for an authorised provider and where no other supervision arrangements can be made:
- Where there are two parents/carers, both must be authorised workers, working outside the home in order for their children to be eligible for on-site provision.
- For single parents/ carers, the authorised worker must be working outside the home in order for their children to be eligible for on-site provision.
B) Children experiencing vulnerability, including:
- in out-of-home care
- deemed vulnerable by a government agency, funded family or family violence service, and assessed as requiring education and care outside the family home
- identified by a school or early childhood service as vulnerable, (including via referral from a government agency, or funded family or family violence service, homeless or youth justice service or mental health or other health service)
- Where a parent/carer indicates that a student with a disability is vulnerable because they cannot learn from home, and/or informs the school the student is vulnerable due to family stress, the school must provide on-site supervision for that student. This may apply to students enrolled in specialist schools and students with a disability enrolled in mainstream schools.
Authorised worker permits for on-site supervision
Parents and carers will only be able to request on-site supervision for their child/ren in Category A if they hold a permit as an authorised worker. A copy of a permit/s must be submitted as soon as practicable after issuance for those seeking Category A on-site supervision. A permit is not required for accessing on-site supervision under Category B.
In rare circumstances a parent/carer does not need a worker permit. This includes law enforcement, emergency services or health care workers who carry employer-issued photographic identification.
If you meet this criteria and would like to request onsite supervision for your child/children, please complete the Onsite Supervision form available in the link below and email it to whittington.ps@education.vic.gov.au to allow for supervising staff to be organised.