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NZAIMS MOOT 17 May 2016

NZ AIMS MOOT May 2016

Graeme Stoop - CEO - Education Council

 The Vulnerable Children's Act 2015 - A new way of Thinking
Safety Check of Workers (every 3 years) - ID your workers/photos, collect and consider a range of information on this candidate.  Police vet.  Evaluate risk.
Encouraged to check volunteers ie school camps, billeting.  (BOT & Principal to create a policy to frame this up)

 Child Protection Policy
Use these points to run a filter over your policy
  • Develop a process of transparency and openness in approach
  • Create an environment where asking questions is considered routine
  • A culture of speaking up
  • Provide PD about professional boundaries ie social media, etc.
Teacher-Student relationships
The relationship is not equal.  There is always an inherent power imbalance.   

Professional Boundaries
*Emotional boundaries - no having favourites, treating all equally.
Recognising that we are not friends, counsellors or parents.
*Power Boundaries
*Financial Boundaries 
*Communication Boundaries - avoid personal discussions, social media.

At risk groups
*Young teachers
*Close knit communities
*PD around social media keeping prof and pers separate, priv settings.

Possible Risk Factors from 49 recent cases in NZ:
If engaging in more than one behaviour behaviour and if it is repeated after being advised not to.
Alone outside of the classroom, transporting students, giving gifts, friends with parents, being child's listening ear, warned but repeated, special attention, using social media to communicate.

What to do if a conduct issue is reported
Refer to the terms of the employment agreement, complaint/disciplinary procedures.
NZSTA is able to advise.
Other third party support (Police, CYFs)

Regarding concerns with conduct and competency - a mandatory report is required in all cases where a teacher:
  • is dismissed
  • resigns and within the presiding 12 months there was an issue
  • reaches the end of a fixed term, including relievers
MOE - COLs (Tony Turnock)

May have early childhood included.   Looking at achievement challenges all the way through to Y13.    Rather than symptoms ie NCEA L2 ... where is the problem in the pathway???  What are we going to DIFFERENTLY to address this challenge?  TLIF teacher led innovation fund.  Looking for good practice and then putting research around this.
PRA principal recruitment allowance.  
Where does the majority of the COL funding go?   Allowances for 3 year roles.  COL leader, Cross COL Leader and Within COL Leader.   Time allowances and back fill to release people.  Inquiry time provided also.

MOE - ChCh Build/Educational Reconstruction (Jim Greening) Catchments areas are a ChCh thing only at this point.  Seeing how it goes there first.

Worksafe NZ

Health and Safety Act. Need to have a staff member trained in NZQA 29315.  ie the training for Nev. 
We need to look at understanding and managing the risk, rather than focusing on the hazard.    Manage the most significant risk, prioritised them and are working on those most important to rectify.
PCBU school concept is around duty of care - BOT/Principals/Teachers. Keeping staff, volunteers and students safe.
An officer is the Principal (managing the organisation).

What to do?
Review your practices
Identify what your key and safety risks are
Ask questions - involve staff, parents, children
Implement appropriate controls and measures
Embed H&S into your culture
www.worksafe.co.nz

 ERO Compliance Documents for BOTs
H&S Policy - one policy in one place with subheadings underneath.

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