On-site Attendance Form
By Shannon Cormack
The very clear message from the Victorian Government, based on the advice of the Chief Health Officer, is that all students who can learn at home must learn from home.
Parents who feel that there are ‘exceptional circumstances’ and require their child/children to be supervised on school premises, must complete an ‘On-Site Attendance Application Form’. The application form is available here on the website (see below) and must be sent by email to whittington.ps@education.vic.gov.au by 12.00pm each Thursday for supervision requests for the following week. Requests will be considered in-line with Department of Education criteria and you will be notified of the outcome.
Parents or carers, either essential workers or those citing exceptional circumstances, will need to complete the ‘On-site Attendance Application Form’ in the week prior to their child attending on-site to indicate the days or part-days they require their child/ren to attend. This is necessary to ensure staff can be organised to supervise.
To ensure equal access to the learning program for all students, if your child must attend school for supervision, they will work on the same tasks provided in their work pack by their class teacher. Supervision will be provided by a Teacher or Education Support Staff member, not necessarily your child’s own classroom teacher.
It is also important that parent and carers understand that to ensure the health and wellbeing of all staff and students on site, strict guidelines will be observed to ensure social distancing and this may limit children’s interactions with others.
Any students who are unwell and/or displaying any symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) MUST NOT attend school.