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Accreditation Policy to Work, Teach and Lead in Sydney Catholic Schools

Type: Policy
Classification: Operational
Policy Number: SCS2024007
Released: 1 March 2024
Review Date: 1 March 2027
Replaces: RE201801-1.0

In their pastoral letter Catholic Schools at a Crossroads the Bishops of NSW and the ACT challenged educational leaders and staff to dedicate themselves to ensuring that our schools:

Are truly Catholic in their identity and life
Are centres of the ‘new evangelisation’
Enable our students to achieve high levels of Catholic religious literacy
Are led and staffed by people who will contribute to these goals.

This policy endeavours to address and meet this challenge.

The distinctive character of the Catholic school is that it is a community animated by the spirit of the Gospel. The choice to work in Catholic education brings both a privilege and a challenge…”It demands a special commitment of caring service to students, parents and colleagues within the mission of the Church” (Workplace Realities in the Catholic School, p11).

“Teachers in Catholic schools, then, are in a most privileged position. It is they who can provide vital guidance and support to parents and students, and instill in them a sense of the Gospel challenge to acknowledge God’s integral place in their lives to believe in [his] Word. This challenge demands certain essential qualities. It requires careful preparation, a facility for reflection, and a constant readiness for professional renewal and conversion of heart. Such teachers bring to their task an extraordinary giftedness and a profound sense of mission which significantly impacts on their school communities, on their students and on their own effectiveness.”

The Privilege and the Challenge: the Teacher in the Catholic School, p6; (cf The Catholic School, n78; The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School, n22; Declaration on Christian Education, n8)

It is the responsibility of all who work, teach and lead in Catholic schools to “nurture a partnership in faith, hope …

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Staff Use of Social Media in Sydney Catholic Schools Policy

20 July 2021

THIS DOCUMENT IS RESCINDED

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Supporting Students with Complex Care Needs Policy (Medical Assistance)

Type: Policy
Classification: Operational
Policy Number: SCS2026028
Released: 15 September 2026
Review Date: 15 September 2029
Rescinds/Replaces: SCS2022011

Aligned with the Magis Strategy and its commitment to excellence, SCS affirms that the health, safety, dignity and wellbeing of every student are foundational to learning. SCS supports the independence, dignity and privacy of students with complex medical needs, ensuring that all care reflects our values of compassion, respect and integrity.

The Supporting Students with Complex Care Needs Policy (Medical Assistance) outlines how schools are to manage and support students requiring complex health care. It clarifies required supports and defines responsibilities. Consistent with the Magis Strategy, schools must have effective processes to meet each student’s individual care needs while encouraging the student’s independence wherever possible.

This policy is in alignment with Standard 4 of the NSW Child Safe Standards and the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards, where equity is upheld and diverse needs are taken into account.

This policy applies to SCS staff, and parents and carers of students who require specialised medical assistance. In this policy, staff refers to all employees of SCS, members of religious orders engaged in schools, volunteers, trainees, interns and labour hire employees.

3.1 SCS is committed to the health, safety, dignity and wellbeing of all students and decision making at all levels prioritises the safety and wellbeing of children and adults at risk.

3.2 SCS recognises that some students with complex health care support needs may require specialised medical assistance at school.

3.3 SCS supports the independence, dignity and privacy of students requiring medical assistance at school.

3.4 Parents and carers work collaboratively and constructively with SCS in supporting the student’s health, safety and wellbeing needs.

Note: For administration of medications to students whilst attending school or school-based activities, in accordance with the advice of the student’s prescribing health practitioner, or as an …

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Accreditation Policy to Work, Teach and Lead in Sydney Catholic Schools

Staff Use of Social Media in Sydney Catholic Schools Policy

THIS DOCUMENT IS RESCINDED

Supporting Students with Complex Care Needs Policy (Medical Assistance)

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