2025 Family Handbook - Final

Endeavour College

85 Mawson Lakes Boulevard, MAWSON LAKES, SA 5095

PO Box 85, ENFIELD PLAZA, SA, 5085

Telephone: 08 8368 3311

Fax: 08 8368 3399

Email: admin@endeavour.sa.edu.au

Web: www.endeavour.sa.edu.au

Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.15am to 4.00pm

Mission Statement

“A Christian environment for each student and staff member to develop their God-given abilities for LIFE and community.”

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge that our loving Creator, God first gave the land on which we are placed to the peoples of the First Nations. We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Kaurna people, the Traditional Custodians of the Ancestral Lands on which we live, work and learn. We acknowledge the deep attachment and relationship of the Kaurna people to Country and acknowledge the care they have given, and continue to give, to the Land. We pay our respects to the Kaurna people and Elders past, present and emerging.

PHILOSOPHY

The College is committed to providing a complete and distinctive education. The school’s philosophy of education is based upon the Holy Scriptures and the Word of God is central to all aspects of school life. We acknowledge the Christian home to be the primary agency of Christian education, which our school extends and builds upon.

Everyone who becomes part of the Endeavour College community is challenged to enrich the whole community, not just by paying attention to individual needs and concerns, but also by freely giving of their gifts and talents for the sake of the whole community. (1 Corinthians 12:12-31)

In developing the whole person, the College aims to:

• Support the primary role of parents as educators.

• Nurture faith in Christ and a life commitment to Him integrated into daily activities.

• Encourage active participation in local congregations and service in the church.

• Encourage the value of inner discipline as students develop values, attitudes and relationships emanating from and consistent with their Christian faith.

• Develop positive and responsible attitudes towards the whole of God’s creation.

• Equip young people to be useful and responsible members of society.

• Develop self-confidence, sense of worth, respect and consideration for others.

• Promote the physical, mental, social and emotional wellbeing.

• Provide opportunities for growth in creative and artistic pursuits.

• Provide a program of academic studies which aims at excellence and offers a broad range of pathways.

• Promote the value of joy and enthusiasm in the College community’s daily life.

• Encourage student and staff outreach in service to the wider community.

• Encourage a pride and involvement in Endeavour College’s traditions and approach to education.

• Promote the importance of respectful relationships between students, staff and students and staff and parents.

“This logo houses many of the traditional motifs seen as recognisable icons within the Lutheran Church without planting them too definitely. Within the logo can be seen the cross of Christ as the central focus of its form. Around it appears the rising sun from the horizon made from the vertical of the cross. This also suggests itself as the halo depicting a living Christ. The form of robes hanging from the arms of the cross also suggest the form of Christ with no need to create the defined features. A head-like form can also be seen in the overall shape of the logo, as well as the altered form of the traditional shield. The Endeavour influence appears not only in the boat like formation of the logo but also in its image of a sail and its representation of direction – the motion toward the future, and a secure one within the Lutheran Education Curriculum.” Adam Paschke – the designer

BACKGROUND OF THE COLLEGE

For many years Lutherans on the central northern side of Adelaide had wanted to build a secondary College. There are currently nine other Lutheran Colleges in South Australia. When land became available at Mawson Lakes it seemed like the ideal time and place to begin. The Salisbury Lutheran Kindergarten and the three Lutheran Primary Schools at Wynn Vale, Para Vista and Blair Athol were keen to see the educational quality and caring of their Primary system extend to Years 8 to 12.

The K – 12 vision of Lutheran Schooling in the Northern Suburbs became a reality with Year 8 commencing in temporary accommodation in 1998 with 20 students and 3 teaching staff. In 2016 we welcomed the first Year 7 cohort and extended Year 8 and Year 9 cohorts to five streams. The College is governed by a keen and dedicated College Board drawn from the membership of eight Lutheran congregations on the northern side of Adelaide. Endeavour College has approximately 750 students (Years 7-12) and over 120 staff.

The College continues to find cooperative partnerships that help us to enact our mission. The most important of these is the Connected Schools partnership. Endeavour College works together with Salisbury Lutheran Kindergarten, Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School and St Paul Blair Athol to provide a Christ-centered K-12 learning experience. Partnership arrangements also exist with University of South Australia for the use of recreation and learning facilities. Needless to say, the advantages this offers us as a College are many and we continually look for opportunities to forge relationships with various university faculties, so that our students can experience the challenge of learning and discovery at a tertiary institution.

We are continually creating our history which is an exciting time for students, staff, parents and supporters of our College

VILLAGE CARE GROUPS

Care Group Teacher(s)

Head of Florey V Falero

Florey North J Richards / E Padman

Florey South A Fitridge / L Higgins

Florey East A Leach / J Hewson

Florey West B Herne

Head of Heysen L Brenko

Heysen North I Ackerley

Heysen South A Bonini / D Hebberman

Heysen East A Farrell

Heysen West A Harten / P Forrester-Brown

Head of Kavel R Dissel

Kavel North J Schmidt / C Thomas

Kavel South K deLacy / M Wells

Kavel East T Lange

Kavel West M Pearce

Head of Litchfield L Gray

Litchfield North A John / R Piro

LitchfieldSouth J Otto-Williams / L Durbridge

Litchfield East J French / A Adolphi

Litchfield West L Zilm / S Singh

Care Group Teacher(s)

Head of MacKillop L Dutton

MacKillop North D Thiele / S Thorpe

MacKillop South S Schoeman

MacKillop East S O’Connell

MacKillop West S-A Maddern / A McNicol

Head of Mawson B Willcocks

Mawson North Z Rankine

Mawson South C Stanley / S Avadhani

Mawson East S Charlton / T Whittle

Mawson West T Kupke / G Colagiovanni

Head of Mitchell S Maddern

Mitchell North R Hutton / N Parker

Mitchell South W Slattery

Michell East T Visser / L Hunter / S Schmaal

Mitchell West A Whan / T Wilhelm

Head of Spence L Clarke

Spence North H Grunow / C Barnes

Spence South T Thomson

Spence East A Kropf / A Slater

Spence West H Carter

2025 STAFF

Mr Richard Baird PRINCIPAL

Leadership Team

Ms Sandra Barry Head of Learning, Activating Identities and Futures

Mr Tim Grandy Business Manager

Ms Louisa Mulligan Head of Middle School, English

Mr Peter Pearse Deputy Principal, Health and Physical Education

Miss Valesha Trigg Head of People and Culture

Mr Michael Vickery Head of Senior School, Activating Identities and Futures

Teaching Staff

Mrs Innika Ackerley Head of Science, Psychology

Mrs Annicka Adolphi English

Mr Matthew Atherton Music

Mrs Shikha Avadhani Biology, Psychology, Science

Mrs Catherine Barnes Coordinator of Activating Identities and Futures, Teacher Librarian

Mr Anthony Bonini Christian Living, English, Geography, History

Ms Laura Brenko Heysen Head of Village Christian Living, English, Geography, History

Ms Helen Carter Service-Learning Coordinator, Year 7 Core, Christian Living, English, Geography, HASS

Mr Scott Charlton Coordinator of Sport and Carnivals, Health & Physical Education, Outdoor Education, Voyage

Miss Layla Clarke Spence Head of Village, Christian Living, English, Geography, History

Miss Gemma Colagiovanni Year 7 Head of Village, Year 7 Core, Christian Living, English, HASS

Ms Kelli de Lacy Head of Humanities, Business Innovation Coordinator, Business Innovation, History

Mr Rodney Dissel Kavel Head of Village, Year 7 Core, Science, Mathematics

Mrs Lisa Durbridge Food Technology

Miss Lauren Dutton MacKillop Head of Village, Health & Physical Education, Health & Wellbeing, Voyage

Miss Veronica Falero Florey Head of Village, Mathematics

Mrs Ashlee Farrell Mathematics

Mrs Annie Fitridge Exploring Identities and Futures Coordinator, Exploring Identities and Futures, Health & Physical Education, Health & Wellbeing, Workplace Practices

Mr Paul Forrester-Brown Mathematics

Mr Jarrod French Mathematics

Miss Lauren Gray Litchfield Head of Village, SACE Coordinator, Biology, Chemistry, Christian Living, Science

Ms Hayley Gronow Teacher Librarian

Mr Andrew Harten Visual Arts Coordinator, Art & Design, Christian Living

Miss Demi Hebberman English, Food Technology

Mr Brenton Herne Year 7 Core, Health & Physical Education, Mathematics, Science

Mr Jack Hewson Year 7 Core, Christian Living, Mathematics, Science

Mrs Lucy Higgins Enrichment and Middle School Coordinator, Christian Living, English, Exploring Identities

Mrs Lisa Hunter Maternity Leave 2025

Mrs Renee Hutton Head of Technologies, Food Technology Coordinator, Food Technology

Mr Andrew John Head of Mathematics, Mathematics

Mr Alex Kropf Head of Languages, German

Mr Tim Kupke Head of Health and Physical Education, Health and Physical Education, Voyage

Miss Tenayah Lange Health & Physical Education, Voyage

Mrs Alyssa Leach Christian Living, Psychology, Science

Mrs Shae-Arna Maddern Literacy

Mr Simon Maddern Mitchell Head of Village, Health & Physical Education, Voyage

Mr Andrew McNicol Japanese

Mr Stephen O’Connell Design Technology Coordinator, Design Technology

Mr Jake Otto-Williams Christian Living, Design Technology, Mathematics

Mr Eric Padman Science

Ms Naomi Parker Japanese

Ms Mikaela Pearce Art & Design, English

Mrs Rachael Piro Health and Physical Education, Voyage

Miss Zoe Rankine Art & Design, Digital Communications Solutions, Drama, English

Mr Jamie Richards Head of The Arts, Drama Coordinator, Drama

Mrs Sarah Rogers Sabbatical

Ms Chihiro Sakamoto Sabbatical

Ms Sheree Schmaal Christian Living, German, English

Mrs Judi Schmidt Geography Coordinator, Christian Living, Exploring Identities, Geography, Integrated Learning

Mrs Siobhan Schoeman Head of English, English

Mr Satchet Singh Digital Technology Coordinator, Christian Living, Design Technology, Digital Technology

Mrs Alison Slater Head of Christian Living, Christian Living

Mr Wayne Slattery Design Technology, Mathematics

Ms Catherine Stanley Music Coordinator, Music

Mr David Thiele History Coordinator, History

Mrs Carol Thomas Inclusive Education Coordinator

Mr Troy Thomson

Mr Samuel Thorpe

Mrs Tertia Visser

Coordinator of Professional Coaching, Activating Identities and Futures, English, Exploring Identities and Futures, Geography, History

Christian Living, English

Christian Living, Exploring Identities and Futures

Mr Mitchell Wells Year 7 Core, English, HASS

Dr Alicia Whan

Christian Living, Chemistry, Mathematics, Science

Dr Tracie Whittle Chemistry, Physics, Science

Mr Travis Wilhelm Coordinator of Data Management, Physics, Science

Mrs Belinda Willcocks Mawson Head of Village, Mathematics

Mr Daniel Wooldridge Long Service Leave Semester 1

Mrs Lianne Zilm Business Innovation

Administration & Support Staff

Mr Bailey Aslander

Mr Nathan Barden

Mrs Skye Barr

Mrs Justine Buckley

Workshop Technician

Property Assistant

Learning Support Assistant

Enrolments Coordinator

Miss Andrea Campbell Youth Worker

Ms Kathy Chen Art and Drama Support Officer

Ms Julia Congedi

Dr Sandii Constable

Mr Oliver Cox

Ms Jenny Edwards

Mr John Ennis

Ms Deborah Frahn

Ms Cristy Fopp

Library Technician

Laboratory Technician

Sports Coach

Pastoral Administration Assistant

Groundskeeper / Property Assistant

Pathways Coordinator

Pastoral Administration Assistant

Ms Aida Grant Learning Support Assistant

Ms Elyssa Granozio

Learning Support Assistant

Ms Tracy Green Communications and Marketing Manager

Mr Paul Hackett

Ms Marni Harding

Ms Lucy Hosking

ICT Systems Manager

College Counsellor

Executive Assistant

Mrs Linda Howell Risk and Compliance Officer

Mr Jeremy Hughes

Mrs Vickie Jackson

Ms Monica Kim

Mrs Denise Kloeden

Mr Henry Lee

Pastor Chris Mann

Ms Melanie Mansfield

Mrs Nicole Measday

Innovation Zone Coordinator

Finance / Payroll Officer

Executive Project Officer

Receptionist

Student Counsellor

College Chaplain

Administration Assistant

Food Technology Technician

Mrs Karen Miles Long Service Leave

Miss Nicole Molloy

Mrs Michelle Munday

Music Administration Assistant

Laboratory Technician

Ms Emily Nelson Community and Events Coordinator

Mrs Eve Ormsby

Mr Jack Pearse

Mr Nicholas Pill

Mrs Jana Ponikvar-Dudfield

Mrs Kobi Poser

Mrs Sarah Renzella

Mr Domenic Scopacasa

Mr Jaiden Spencer

Mrs Michelle Stavrou

Mrs Debbie Wesselingh

Mrs Giverny Wigzell

Mr Lachlan Williams

Emailing Staff

Youth Worker

Sports Coach

Learning Support Assistant

Daily Organisation Coordinator

Student Wellbeing Receptionist

Finance Manager

Learning Support Assistant

Junior ICT Support Officer

Student Services Coordinator

Finance Administration Assistant

Student Services Receptionist

PE & Sports Support Officer

The email address if you wish to contact staff directly is: firstname.surname@endeavour.sa.edu.au (e.g. Joe Smith = joe.smith@endeavour.sa.edu.au)

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AEROSOL SPRAYS

Students are not to use aerosol sprays (such as deodorants) within confined spaces such as in corridors and on buses. This is an extremely dangerous practice as some people can have a severe reaction to them. Students are reminded that there is a health issue associated with aerosol sprays.

ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING

Assessment is the ongoing process of gathering, analysing and reflecting on evidence to make informed and consistent judgments to improve future student learning.

Assessment at Endeavour College in all year levels is in line with the Achievement Standard for each learning area as outlined in the Australian Curriculum or in Year 11 or 12 SACE performance standards.

Assessment for improved student learning requires a range of assessment practices to be used with three overarching purposes:

• Assessment FOR learning - occurs when teachers use inferences about student progress to inform their teaching

• Assessment AS learning - occurs when students reflect on and monitor their progress to inform their future learning goals

• Assessment OF learning - occurs when teachers use evidence of student learning to make judgments on student achievement against goals and standards.

Reporting is the process in which assessment information is communicated to help students, parents/caregivers, teachers and the College make decisions by providing information about what students know and can do, together with recommendations for their future learning.

The sharing of assessment levels of achievement with students and parents/caregivers occurs formally in two ways.

1. Continuous feedback via Canvas

2. End of semester reports via TASS

Academic feedback will also be given in informal ways.

CANVAS

Canvas is the College’s learning management system. It allows for course work to be uploaded as well as assessment and feedback results. When posted, data goes to both students and parents simultaneously. Teachers will add the following to Canvas for each course:

• Due dates for assessment tasks

• Task sheets

• Results and feedback

• Overview of the course with key due dates

Results for tasks will be uploaded within two weeks of the due date. This may change in line with any individual extensions offered and the size of individual assessments Each subject will post two feedback comments per term aligned with the marking criteria. Two of these per semester will include a progress comment on the student’s approach to learning in class.

REPORTING

End of Semester Reports

Endeavour College’s End of Semester Reports reflect the division of the school year into two semesters. At the end of each semester a formal written report, including grades and attitudes, is produced and made available to parents/caregivers via TASS.

For semester length subjects this will mark the end of the subject and for yearlong subjects, it will show a snapshot of their achievement at that point in time. All formal academic reports to families include:

• A quantitative assessment of achievement at that stage (a grade A+-E-) in line with the Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards or SACE standards.

• A code 1-5 denoting a student’s approach to learning.

• A place for a comment if required

• At Year 11, there are no plus or minus designations on reports, in line with SACE Guidelines for Assessment and Reporting.

Assessment is in terms of both academic achievement and the student’s approach to learning. The categories used are:

Reporting Academic Achievement Codes for Years 7 to 12

Achievement and Examination codes

95-100% A+

90-94% A Outstanding Standard

85-89% A-

80-84% B+

75-79% B Very Good Standard

70-74% B-

65-69% C+

60-64% C Satisfactory standard

55-59% C-

50-54% D+

45-49% D Marginal standard

40-44% D-

0-39% E Unsatisfactory standard

Other codes used:

NA Not assessed Used where that assessment tool is not accessed by students, for example, a student absent for their History examination or used where there is insufficient evidence to make a judgement on a student’s learning in a subject.

CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK & TIMING OF THE PROCESS FOR REPORTS

Continuous feedback

The College recognises the importance of students receiving timely feedback in order to make improvements in their work. To this end, assessment pieces and achievement levels are provided in an ongoing manner.

The posting of results and feedback allows parents/caregivers to have helpful conversations about assessment pieces and the learning that is occurring in classrooms. Feedback given for at least two assessment tasks per term should give an ongoing picture of how a student is progressing. A comment on attitude to learning should be included at least twice per semester.

Full year subjects in Years 7-10 use a full year reporting schedule. Semester subjects use a semester reporting schedule.

Year 7s

Year 7s have an extended Learning Conversation at the end of Term 1.

Year 12s

Year 12 students will receive their Semester 1 report early in Term 3 to include their mid-year examination grades This will be followed closely by a Year 12 Learning Conversation evening.

CARE GROUP REPORTS

Our aim at Endeavour College is to educate the whole person and so, our Care Group reports also communicate about:

• Involvement in the pastoral program

• How a student reflects the College’s values within the Endeavour Way

• Vision for Learners characteristics

• Extra-curricular involvement

• Positions of responsibility/special areas of involvement

• Spiritual growth

• Service to others; for example, general service at the school, to others such as staff or students and to the Care Group.

LEARNING CONVERSATIONS

In both semesters, an evening is set aside for students, parents and caregivers to meet with teaching staff to discuss a student’s academic progress and/ or attitude to learning. Subject teachers may request to meet with parents/caregiver and students with a focus on a student’s progress and improvement. Likewise, parents and caregivers may book to meet with a subject teacher. Requests for Learning Conversations will be made via email to the parents/caregivers concerned. All bookings for Learning Conversations will occur using TASS. Codes and details regarding these evenings will be emailed closer to the events. We encourage parents and caregivers to take advantage of these opportunities to discuss student learning and progress. Year 7 students in Semester 1 will have an extended format.

GRADES AND SCORES FOR YEARS 11 AND 12

Use of the examination achievement in overall semester grades in Year 10 and Year 11 (Stage 1)

At Year 10, the examination result may be counted in the semester grade to a maximum of 15%. This is applied consistently across all classes within a subject. At Stage 1, examinations may be counted towards a semester grade. This is at the discretion of the Learning Area and must be applied consistently across each class within a subject and in line with the SACE Board requirements.

Approach to Learning Codes

Attitude Codes

1 Outstanding effort. Consistently committed to achieving to the best of their abilities, valuing the school as a community of learning and supporting the learning of others, organised and prepared to learn. Seeks continuous improvement. Makes their learning a priority.

2 Positive effort. Usually does their best and frequently tries to improve. Generally organised and prepared to learn

3 Satisfactory effort. Makes an effort to meet the requirements of the task but they are content with their current level of achievement and learning. Could seek improvement.

4 Unsatisfactory effort. Sometimes makes an effort to meet the requirements of the task. Not committed to achieving to the best of their abilities or seeking to improve their learning. (Also consider: They are encouraged to take risks to improve their learning and could challenge themselves in their learning)

5 Detrimental effort. Some behaviours indicate that they do not value the school as a place of learning or respect the right of others to learn. Rarely invests in their learning.

Submission of Assessment Items

INTRODUCTION

Assignments and extended assessment items are an integral part of all courses studied during the secondary years of schooling. To assist students with planning extended assessment pieces and to prevent students from falling behind in their studies, Endeavour College has a policy on the submission of assessment items and guidelines for its enactment.

The structure acts as an early warning for students experiencing difficulty within an area of study.

The guidelines are intended to support students at all year levels in taking responsibility for their learning and in meeting their obligations. The degree of success enjoyed by students relies on students meeting the obligations of assessment for each subject they study. Obligations for assessment include meeting the expectations of the subject teacher and submitting work for assessment by the due date.

The guidelines cover all year levels at Endeavour College; however, some differences do exist between students studying subjects for their SACE and those studying in Years 7-10. To this end, the guidelines consist of two sections identifying these differences.

Submission of Work

STAGE 1 and 2

The College guidelines for summative assessment in Stages 1 and 2 of the SACE is based on the SACE Board’s Assessment and Reporting Guidelines.

In addition, the College Policy includes statements regarding plagiarism and absence from summative assessments which apply to all Stage 1 and Stage 2 subjects. It should be noted where students in other year levels are studying a SACE subject, they are also bound by this section of the policy.

Any subject specific assessment information is communicated clearly to students at the beginning of a semester, including the subject Canvas page.

A. DUE DATES AND EXTENSIONS OF TIME

1. SACE Board Assessment Deadline Policy

a. The term ‘assessment deadlines’ refers to dates and times set by teachers and schools for the submission, by students, of school and certain external assessments to their teachers/schools.

b. Schools are responsible for developing and managing an assessment deadlines policy and associated procedures based on the principles and considerations (Assessment Deadline Policy, 2016)

c. Due dates that cannot be met require negotiation with the teacher and/or a medical certificate.

These guidelines relate to summative assessments that are to be included in the school assessed component of an overall grade and in some cases, to external assessments that are produced outside of an examination.

2. School Procedures and Guidelines on due dates for SACE subjects

a. Students will be given a clear indication of which assignments and tasks are for summative assessments at the time when the initial due dates are set.

b. Due dates will be set, in consultation with the subject group, keeping in mind i. that a reasonable time needs to be provided to complete the given task ii. that all students need to have access to College or community resources iii. any other school activities or other special subject requirements which make demands on student time.

c. Summative assessments of a lesson in length completed under test conditions will be announced at least two school days before the assessment. Reasonable notice will be given for shorter tests as appropriate.

d. The assessment due date, including date and time, will be written on each assignment sheet issued to students following consultation with the class and posted to Canvas

e. It is the responsibility of students who are absent to determine which assignments have been given in their absence and the due dates for these assignments.

f. All work set for summative assessment purposes must be submitted on the due date or on a negotiated extension date whether completed or incomplete.

3. Criteria and process for negotiating extension for SACE subjects

a. Special extensions can be negotiated on the following grounds based on suggestions made by the SACE Board. These are;

i. Special provisions for disabilities as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) To be considered for a special provision because of an impairment, reasonable evidence of the impairment must be provided to the Inclusive Education Learning Leader and Head of Learning. Applications for Special Provisions for examinations are submitted to the Special Provisions Assessment Team (Inclusive Education Learning Leader, SACE Coordinator, Head of Senior School, and Head of Learning (convenor)).

ii. Misadventure Misadventures are usually ‘one off’ events such as significant power failure, a major storm or family bereavements.

For a special provision of misadventure, a student should supply supporting evidence and a declaration signed by a parent or guardian to the subject teacher, their Head of Village and/or the SACE Coordinator.

b. The following procedure for negotiating alternatives to due dates must be followed to ensure that; - students are treated fairly and consistently - students attempt to manage their time effectively - students accept responsibility for meeting due dates - students take responsibility for the negotiating process

i. Students with a satisfactory reason may negotiate an extension of time up until 24 hours before the due date.

ii. Work not submitted by the time set by the subject teacher, on the due date will receive a zero (0) mark. This includes students who are present at school for the day but do not attend the lesson (i.e. attending a music lesson).

iii. If a student is absent from school on the due date, then it is their responsibility to ensure: - the assignment is submitted to the teacher using the appropriate platform prior to the due date. (e.g. email, Canvas)

iv. If the above conditions cannot be met due to extenuating circumstances, then it is the responsibility of the student to contact the subject teacher to explain the situation. The subject teacher, in consultation with relevant staff, will decide as to whether the work will be accepted.

v. If a student becomes ill on the night before the due date, then the student’s parents or caregiver should forward a letter explaining the situation, with the work completed so far attached. When the student returns to school equivalent time will be negotiated with the subject teacher. At Stage 2 a medical certificate is required.

vi. If a student is absent for an extended period of time, contact must be made to the College and subject teacher, and medical certificates provided. This procedure does not mean that the assessment item can be ignored but, in some cases, alternative arrangements may be negotiated.

vii. Students are entitled to appropriate feedback on work which receives a zero (0) mark due to late submission.

viii. Students missing key checkpoints set for the completion of larger assignment can be asked to attend the ARK for support.

B. ABSENCE FROM SACE SUMMATIVE ASSIGNMENTS/TESTS

1. Students must make every effort to attend summative assessments. A note from a parent or guardian explaining the absence to the subject teacher will be required if a student anticipates an absence on the day of an assessment.

2. In the case of illness or accident on the day of an assessment, contact needs to be made with the College and the subject teacher A medical certificate and/or other relevant documentation must be presented to the subject teacher and Head of Village when the student returns to school.

3. Students who miss a summative assessment, with good reason, will at the discretion of the teacher and in line with SACE requirements, be marked absent and no penalty is imposed, or advantage gained. If a student is absent with no valid reason, then a zero (0) mark will be given

4. At the teacher’s discretion, students may sit for a test they have missed, in their own time, at a later date.

WORK COMPLETION YEARS 7-10

The completion and submission of work is key to the learning process. Students at all year levels are supported to use all independent learning skills to meet due dates. Should a due date not be able to be met, students are encouraged to speak to their teachers to negotiate an extension.

ALL YEAR LEVELS INCOMPLETE WORK

Should any due date not be met after the encouragements and supports have been utilised, students will have a conversation with their class teacher, and unless there are extenuating circumstances, will be added to the ARK. The ARK (Assessment Reset Kiosk) is designed to support students to complete work that is owed to ensure the continuity of their learning and development. Students who do not submit work have 3 ARK sessions in which to complete it and then submit the work as is. Students who do not attend their allocated ARK session will be given a reminder and have a conversation with their subject teacher. Should a student not attend an ARK session twice, they will be referred to their Head of Village

These guidelines are designed to be educative, to give high levels of support with high expectations from teachers.

1. Students who have not negotiated an extended due date and who have only partially completed work by the due date must submit such work and it will be marked at face value. These marks will count towards their overall assessment.

2. Students may finish the assignment at a later date, however, no additional marks will be given towards the assessment grade. Comments and potential grade can be given for feedback purposes only.

C. PLAGIARISM, COLLUSION and UNETHICAL BEHAVIOUR

1. Students are reminded that all work submitted must be their own. Plagiarism is the copying, paraphrasing, or summarising of work, in any form, without acknowledgment of sources, and presentation of this work as the student’s own (BSSS, 2012). Examples include: - word-for-word copying of sentences or paragraphs from one or more sources which are the work or data of another person’s

- closely paraphrasing sentences or paragraphs from one or more sources without appropriate acknowledgment in the form of a reference to the original work or works

- using another person’s ideas, work, or research data without appropriate acknowledgment

- submitting work which has been produced by someone else on the student’s behalf as if it were the work of the student

- producing work in conjunction with others (other students, a tutor, parents, online platform, AI) when it is presented as the student’s own work

Collusion is where the work of two students, under indirect supervision, is too similar. The teacher in consultation with relevant staff will determine the appropriate penalty depending on the contribution of each student. (SACE Board (2015) Ethical conduct of research policy and procedures, p.9)

2. Students should understand the difference between collaborative learning situations and tasks being undertaken for the purpose of summative assessment. Students are expected to work without communication (verbal or nonverbal) in test situations and for summative assignments.

3. If a teacher can clearly establish that unethical conduct in a piece of work has occurred, then all aspects of the test or assignment, that can be verified as not the student’s own work, will receive a zero mark.

The degree of success enjoyed by students relies on students meeting their responsibilities to;

• Submit work by the due date and to meet the expectations of subject teachers in being up to date in long term assignments

• Seek assistance if problems are encountered

• Negotiate for an extension with the subject teacher at least 24 hours before the due date or in unforeseen circumstances, as soon as possible

• Submit work by the negotiated due date.

If students feel they have not understood the requirements, they should discuss this, in the first instance, with their subject teacher and if the issue is still unresolved, the Head of Department, Head of Village or a Head of School

ATTENDANCE / ABSENCE FOR STUDENTS

We remind parents that students are expected by law to attend school regularly until the age of 17 years. Each day missed means work and progress are hampered. Students should only be away from school when it is absolutely necessary. Acceptable reasons for absence are illness and injury. Caregivers should submit an Application for Exemption from School form for family holidays/events, and extra-curricular competitions that occur during term time. Forms can be requested from Student Services.

Full school uniform is to be worn to and from school, unless approval has been given for some variation due to a particular event (e.g. carnivals, non-uniform days).

Arrival at School

Students are expected to arrive at Endeavour College between 8:15am and 8:35am each morning so that they can prepare for the day and be at Care Group by 8:40am with their diary, hat, device and all equipment for Lessons 1 and 2 Once students have arrived on campus, they are not to leave the school grounds Supervision in the yard is provided by staff from 8.15am.

Late arrival

If a student arrives after 8.40am, they must report to Student Services to indicate the time of arrival, read the morning notices and then attend the appropriate lesson as per their time of arrival A phone call or email to absences@endeavour.sa.edu.au from a parent or caregiver must be made by 9am on the day of absence. Lateness by the student without parent/caregiver notification to the College will incur a Reminder

Early Departure

If a student leaves the school premises prior to the end of the day (illness, medical appointment etc.), they must report to Student Services to sign out Where the appointment is planned, a call or email should be sent to absences@endeavour.sa.edu.au Senior students on particular external subjects/programs must sign in / out according to the known schedule.

Year 12 students can leave the College grounds during study lessons and break times once permission has been provided by a parent/caregiver. They must sign in and out each time.

Illness During the Day

A student who is ill during the day must go to Student Services for medical attention. Parents will then be contacted if

a child is too ill to remain at school It is important, as part of our duty of care, that students do not contact parents to arrange to be collected.

Absence

Parents are asked to inform the school when their child is absent. This can be done by telephoning the school between 8:15am and 9.00am, email (absences@endeavour.sa.edu.au) or leaving a message on the answering machine (on the day of absence). Any unexplained absence or failure of a student to register their presence at school will be followed up by notification to parent/caregivers that day.

Planned Absences

If your child is to be away from school for a period for reasons other than illness, e.g. family holidays and sporting commitments, it is a requirement that this request be put in writing and addressed to the Principal. You can obtain an Application for Exemption from School form, from Student Services and return to the College at least one week before the requested leave. Leave will then be granted via a letter from the Principal and staff will be notified of your child’s absence.

If there is a reason which requires students to be absent on a regular basis, parents are asked to discuss the matter initially with their Care Group teacher and then inform the Principal and/or Head of Middle School/Head of Senior School of the reason for the students absence in writing.

We urge parents to use the school holiday periods for their family holidays if possible, and to avoid having their children miss classes

Work Missed

When a student misses lessons, whether this is due to illness, excursions, music tuition or any other reason, it is the student’s responsibility to find out what class work has been missed and make arrangements to catch up.

ABSENT STUDENTS - PROVISION OF WORK

Students and parents/caregivers are asked to take note of the following arrangements in the event of absence from school. For planned absences – please see the information and legal requirements described on page 18.

YEARS 7, 8, 9 & 10 – ILLNESS

1. For an illness of 1-5 days, teachers will not provide work for students at home. It is felt that students should rest to regain their full health. If deemed necessary by the teacher, the student will be able to catch up on their return to school. In most cases students would have ongoing assignments or reading material at home with them if they wish/be able to pursue their studies.

2. If the illness extends beyond a week, then parents or the student may wish to contact the Care Group teacher and request that work be gathered for collection by the parent at Student Services, or emailed to the student, where possible. In this case, a minimum of 48 hours turn-around time is needed to enable teachers to gather, copy and collate material. It would be advisable to ring Student Services to confirm that the work is available for collection.

YEARS 7, 8, 9 & 10 – HOLIDAYS

1. For a family holiday of one or two weeks during term time, teachers will not be required to prepare work for students. If the student is currently working on assignments, they would be expected to complete these and submit them before their holiday commences or upon their return to school.

2. For an extended family holiday parents should contact the Care Group teacher and Head of Village to discuss the situation. Generally, we would recommend that the student keep a comprehensive travel diary and undertake an independent reading program. Teachers may wish to provide some general work for students to complete.

YEARS 11 & 12 – ILLNESS

1. For an absence of 1-3 days students, if able, should continue with any ongoing assignments. If they are not, however, able to comply with a due date then they should obtain a medical certificate and student/parent contact should be made with the subject teacher. Alternative due dates can be negotiated with teachers on the student's return to school.

2. For an absence of more than three days the parent should contact the Care Group teacher and Head of Village who will request that, where possible, teachers prepare work to be completed by the student at home. This will be collated and available for pick up at Student Services, or emailed where possible, no sooner than 48 hours after initial contact. A medical certificate should be obtained for presentation to teachers upon return to school.

3. Most summative assignments will still need to be completed by students.

YEARS 11 & 12 – HOLIDAYS

It is our advice that families should avoid taking holidays during the school term.

If a holiday cannot be avoided, then it is the responsibility of the student to negotiate with individual subject teachers beforehand what work needs to be undertaken and/or completed during the holiday period. It is strongly recommended that this work be undertaken before and not after the period of absence.

ALLERGY AWARENESS

Please refer to the Allergy Awareness Policy in the Appendix.

BBULLYING AND HARASSMENT

Please refer to the Bullying and Harassment Prevention and Intervention policy in the Appendix, or on our website.

BUS GUIDELINES

It is a right of all students and drivers on school buses to be able to travel to and from school safely. Students are therefore required to adhere to the following rules when using a school bus at any time. The rules are based on common sense and courtesy. Any disruption to the bus driver’s concentration places the safety of all people on the bus at risk. Consequently, any action, physical or verbal, threatening the driver’s concentration must be avoided

Every bus trip must be validated with the Student ID card, and a bus pass purchased either in advance or after the trip has occurred through the Bus Minder app.

Safety Rules

• Students must wait until the bus is stationary and the driver is present before boarding.

• Bags must not be carried on the shoulder on or near the bus.

• All students must be seated, unless otherwise directed by the bus driver or staff member.

• No part of the body must protrude from the windows.

• Nothing is to pass in or out of the windows at any time.

• Students must always comply with the driver’s requests

• Students must not alight from the bus until it is stationary.

• All non-regular travellers must have a temporary pass issued by the College, otherwise NO travel is allowed.

• Students are required by law to wear seatbelts when they are fitted.

Courtesy and Common Sense

• Students’ behaviour must be always respectful and orderly

• Students must exercise good manners and respect for others and their property. Any damage to the bus or the property of others must be paid for by the responsible persons.

• No drugs or illegal substances of any kind are permitted.

• No swearing or obscene, profane, abusive or threatening language or actions of any kind are permitted.

• Feet must not be put on the seats.

• Bags are to be placed near the student under the seat (not in the aisle), or in a suitably safe position as directed by the bus driver or staff member.

• School rules apply at the bus stop, as well as on the bus.

Consequences

Failure to comply with the bus policy will result in follow up by a Head of Village or Head of Middle School / Head of Senior School Consequences may include the inability to travel on the bus for a period of time.

The College expects students to apply the same rules when they are travelling on any public or private transport

BUSHFIRE PROCEDURES

Although our College buildings are at low risk of being affected by a bushfire, we are aware that some of our families (both students and staff), may live in an area that could be affected by such an event. In the case of a catastrophic event, the College will follow the advice of local authorities.

CCAMPS AND YEAR LEVEL EVENTS

Camps and whole year level events enable us to achieve educational, spiritual and pastoral objectives. Attendance at camps/whole year events is compulsory for all students. Costs are additional to the standard school fees Camp costs will be debited to your account at the start of each school year. Full charges for the camp/event will be debited to your account for non-attendance unless a doctor’s certificate for the duration of the activity is supplied.

In 2025 camps/Year Level themes are as follows:

Year 7 Friendship

Year 8 Belonging

Year 9 Identity

Year 10 Choice Makers

Year 11 Connection Builders

Year 12 Change Creators

CAREERS INFORMATION

Incoming information related to careers, and assistance with enquiries about such matters is handled by the Pathways Learning Leader in conjunction with the Heads of Village who also act as Course Counsellors. Contact deborah.frahn@endeavour.sa.edu.au

There is a Careers Canvas course for all Year 10-12 students and families. The Endeavour Pathways site is also filled with relevant careers and pathways information.

CARE GROUP CONNECTION EVENINGS

Care Group Connection evenings are one way that parents/caregivers can maintain contact with Care Group teachers. Families will attend one Care Group Connection evening where students can speak with their Care Group teacher(s) and parents/caregivers about their social and personal growth, and to set some future focused goals. These nights are scheduled to occur at the beginning of Term 2 and Term 4. These nights are valuable in developing in students a level of increased independence, interdependence and collective action.

• Term 2: Year 12, Year 11 and Year 8.

• Term 4: Year 10, Year 7 and Year 9

CARE OF PROPERTY

All items belonging to a student must be clearly and permanently named in an obvious position. This is particularly crucial with uniform items and calculators.

Students must take good care of items which are in their possession and show respect for the belongings of others.

Money and valuables should be locked in lockers or left at Student Services for safekeeping and collected at the end of the day. Musical instruments can be taken to the Music Storeroom in the morning for storage during the day and collected at home time. The College will not take responsibility if they are lost, stolen or damaged other than the normal channels of follow up through student notices.

(See also Valuable Items and Lost Property)

Appearance of Student Possessions

(Books, folders, pencil cases, school bags, sports bags etc.)

It is important that students show proper care and attention to all possession so that their appearance reflects the College's values and expectations.

The following guidelines have been established:

• All items should have the owner's name neatly and clearly written for identification purposes.

• Pencil cases, school bags, diary and sports bags should be clean of graffiti and students may be asked to purchase new items if marked inappropriately.

• Any decorations on exercise books or folders and wallpaper on digital devices should be minimal and should not be offensive in any way.

• Hire books must not be marked in anyway as they are on loan from the College.

CARNIVALS - ATHLETICS AND SWIMMING

Students are required to attend the various carnival days throughout the school year. On these days it is important that students are appropriately dressed to participate in these activities. At various carnivals students will be encouraged to support their Village by the colour of their clothing and accessories.

Teams will be selected across all year levels for Inter-School Swimming and Inter-School Athletics subsequent to Inter-Village competition. These are Term 2 competitions

Students must abide by the guidelines set out below when attending these events:

• On all occasions students, should dress modestly with common sense, considering others in the College community.

• Appropriate practicality of bathing suits for the Swimming Carnival should be taken into consideration before they are worn (students should ensure their bathers properly cover them/maintain integrity during swimming events).

• Clothing worn should not have any slogans that are offensive to anyone in the College community and should be age appropriate (i.e. not clothing with reference to alcohol or other inappropriate messages).

• Shirts should cover the upper body including shoulders.

If on the day of the event, staff deem the attire is inappropriate (taking into consideration the above guidelines) we will insist that the student cover themselves up with a shirt and/or shorts.

Where appropriate for the event, sunscreen, hat, etc. should also be incorporated.

These guidelines are put in place to ensure that all members of the community can work and learn in an environment where they feel safe and valued.

CANVAS

Canvas is the College’s learning management system. It allows for course work to be uploaded as well as assessment and feedback results to be shared. When posted, data goes to both students and parents simultaneously. As a minimum the following needs to be added to Canvas for each course:

• Due dates for assessment tasks

• Task sheets

• Task results and feedback

• An overview of the course

Results tasks will be uploaded within two weeks of the due date. This may change in line with any individual extensions offered and the size of individual assessments.

CHAPEL AND WORSHIP

Our College mission statement identifies us as a Christian environment for LIFE and community. As Christian staff in a Christian school, we acknowledge that Jesus Christ stands at the centre of all we do, both in and out of the classroom, and that we are to do everything for God’s glory (1 Corinthians 10:31). ALL we do is to be an act of worship.

In addition to this understanding, Endeavour College has a daily program of spirituality designed to facilitate the knowledge and experience of Jesus Christ as Saviour. This is demonstrated especially through the importance placed on the devotional life of the school.

Each day the staff meet at 8.25am to share devotional time together and for students, a spiritual focus is part of the pastoral time at the beginning of each day. This could include voluntary Worship, Chapel, Year Level meetings and / or Village/Care Group.

Staff and students are required to attend Chapel once a week. Special Chapel Services are held at important times in the Christian Calendar, including Ash Wednesday, Easter, Pentecost, All Saints, and Advent. On occasions, the school may make these chapel services voluntary. If this is the case, it is communicated to students ahead of time, and students who choose not to attend these Special Chapel services must be present at the silent reading venue with a book to read for the duration of the Worship time.

Special Chapel

Special Chapel services often have extra time provided, as they focus on important times in the Christian Calendar and include Christian expressions of faith that students are invited to participate in, as their faith and wishes determine. Some of these expressions of faith include (but are not limited to) the following:

Ash Wednesday – The Imposition of Ashes

The Imposition of Ashes is a ritual for Christians to remember their brokenness, and their desire to live God’s way, often known as repentance. Students and Staff who would like to participate come forward and have ash placed on their forehead in the shape of a cross. This ritual is adjusted appropriately as COVID-19 and other factors determine.

Easter – Holy Communion

Easter focuses on the death and resurrection of Jesus. Often an Easter service will include Holy Communion (as may other services from time to time.) Holy Communion is a meal where participation expresses trust and faith in Jesus, and as such, it is treated with respect in the Endeavour College Community. Many Christian traditions place a high value on receiving Holy Communion. Staff and students are invited to participate according to their faith, and to do so in a way that honours and respects the understanding of the Lutheran Church of Australia, of which Endeavour College is a part. Staff and students who are unsure about Holy Communion are encouraged to speak with the College Pastor or Ministry Staff, or another Christian staff member within the College. If a student wishes to commence receiving Holy Communion in the College environment, we strongly recommend a conversation with the Ministry Staff at Endeavour, in order to assist the student with their understanding of the Christian faith.

Pentecost – Prayer for the Holy Spirit

Pentecost focuses on the coming of the presence of the Holy Spirit in the life of a Christian. As part of the Pentecost service, students and staff are often invited to have someone pray for them, especially that they would receive the gift of the Holy Spirit in their life. This service takes place approximately 7 weeks after Easter.

All Saints – Lighting of Candles

All Saints takes place on, or near to, November 1st, and is an opportunity to reflect on the lives of those who have passed away in the previous 12 months, and to thank God for the gifts that we have received from them. Students and staff are invited to light a small candle as part of their reflection, and to place it on the altar.

Advent

Advent marks the beginning of the Christian calendar. It links to the Christian understanding that Jesus came to start putting things right in our world at Christmas, and will make all things right at the end of time. At Endeavour, we specifically focus on the lead up to Christmas. This Special Chapel does not generally include a specific ritual for students to participate in.

CHILD PROTECTION

Endeavour College is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Only in a safe learning environment can students reach their full potential. We support the rights of the child and will seek to ensure a child safe environment is always maintained. We support and encourage all our staff and volunteers in building and maintaining a secure environment for our whole community.

To maintain a safe and supportive environment at Endeavour College and in line with the National Safe Schools Framework, the College will, in the recognition of the College’s duty of care to the students, undertake to:

• Affirm the right of all College community members to feel safe at school.

• Take all reasonable care to protect children from all forms of abuse and neglect.

• Take all reasonable care to provide suitable and safe premises.

All staff are to act in a way to develop and maintain a safe environment for children and take appropriate action to fulfil their duty of care. They are required to fulfill the following:

• Be aware of the definitions of abuse and neglect as contained in the Children’s Protections Act.

• Report suspicion of child abuse and neglect as required by the Children’s Protection Act through the mandatory reporting obligations.

To fulfill these responsibilities the College will undertake the following activities:

• Implement policies, programs and processes to nurture a safe and supportive school environment, including the Endeavour Way.

• Regularly monitor and evaluate policies and programs with the view of improvement as required.

• Ensure that roles and responsibilities of all members of the school community in promoting a safe and supportive environment are explicit, clearly understood and disseminated.

• Recognise and support the ongoing professional development in creating a safe and supportive school environment.

It is important that there be a total community effort towards the protection of children from abuse. The College will openly work with appropriate agencies and services in matters concerning child protection.

Refer to our Child Safe Policy in the Appendix, or on our website.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & CLUBS

College life is an important aspect of student development and as a result all students are encouraged to be involved in some of the activities offered at the College. These are designed to both challenge and extend the students’ abilities.

An annual Clubs booklet is available for students to see what is being offered at the College that year.

COMMUNICATION

For communication between home and school related to student wellbeing and learning, the first person to be contacted is the Care Group teacher. Issues can then be referred on if necessary.

Endeavour College Website: www.endeavour.sa.edu.au

Absences: absences@endeavour.sa.edu.au

Teaching Staff: as indicated on page 10

General Student Matters: Student Services

School Calendar: on the College website or TASS Parent Lounge

COMMUNICATIONS / NETWORK USE

General Principles

As part of the curriculum, Endeavour College allows students access to its computer network and certain on-line facilities such as:

• Internet

• Electronic mail (email).

Access to the computer network is a privilege which may be enjoyed as long as certain standards are observed. Those standards are set out in this policy.

Students must understand that their access to Endeavour College's computer network is only allowed for acceptable and ethical purposes. By "acceptable", we mean that use must only be along the lines of the acceptable uses set out in Section 2 ("Acceptable Uses") of this policy. By "ethical", we mean that students are not allowed to breach standards of common decency, or manners, and must not break any laws. This is explained more fully in Section 3 ("Ethical Uses") of this policy.

Students are expected to always be responsible and mature in their use of the computer network.

Consequences apply to students who use the computer network irresponsibly or unethically. Consequences will be applied according to the Student Engagement, Bullying and Harassment Prevention and Intervention, Cyber Safety, Digital Devices – Student Usage and Photography and Video Policies.

Students' Responsibilities

Access to the Computer Network

Subject to complying with this policy, all students have the right to equal access to network resources.

No student should monopolise a device or the computer network. Acceptable Uses

The following uses of the computer network are considered acceptable by Endeavour College:

• to use in connection with the subject curriculum

• to carry out schoolwork

• to research projects or assignments

• to send and receive email related to schoolwork (e.g. communication with a teacher)

• to explore the internet in connection with schoolwork and along guidelines set out by the subject teacher and this document.

A student's use of the computer network for purposes other than those above may be considered by Endeavour College to be unacceptable. The computer network must only be used for educational purposes. Students should not play games at all on their laptops (including online games) or use the computer network for non-academic purposes.

Ethical Uses

Students must be ethical in using the computer network.

When using the computer network, students MUST at all times:

• be polite and courteous

• use appropriate language

• notify a teacher if they have breached this policy, or if they become aware that any other student has done so

• comply with standards of public decency

• respect the rights of other computer users

• observe that copyright exists in other people's work on the computer network

• obey the law

• comply with this policy.

What constitutes ethical behaviour is an evolving concept. Listed below are some examples of behaviour which are considered not to be ethical in the use of the computer network. This list is not final and is provided by way of example only.

In its sole discretion, Endeavour College may determine that other forms of behaviour not listed below are also unethical.

For example, when using the computer network, students MUST NOT:

• be impolite, abusive or indecent toward anybody else

• harass or be discriminatory toward anybody else (either sexually, racially or in any other way – please refer to the College’s Bullying and Harassment Prevention and Intervention Policy

• violate general standards of common sense, decency or etiquette

• engage in anything illegal

• disclose the personal details of any other student

• access (or attempt to access) any inappropriate internet sites or subject matter which may have been specifically banned by Endeavour College

• breach another person's copyright in any material

• disrupt the use of the computer network by others

• interfere in any way with the legitimate work of other computer network users

• upload or download any software without approval by Endeavour College for academic purposes

• use the school computer network for commercial or profit-making exercises

• purchase goods or services via the computer network

• use the computer network to gain unauthorised access to any other computer network (i.e., "hacking")

• spread computer viruses (measures are to be taken in order that this does not happen unknowingly – i.e.. No executable files are to be brought to school, stored on a student’s OneDrive or run from a USB)

• use (or even request) any other person's password to access the computer network

• impersonate anybody else or use pseudonyms, or forge email messages

• disclose their passwords or accounts to anyone.

Misuse of the Computer Network

If in Endeavour College's opinion a student has used the computer network:

• for an unacceptable purpose

• unethically, or

• otherwise inappropriately (including violating any part of this policy), the consequences will be managed as per our Student Engagement policy in the manner most appropriate for the situation, and at the discretion of the Principal

Students should be aware that breaches of the criminal law using the computer network may be a matter for the police. Students should also be aware that Endeavour College will co-operate with the police, and other authorities, in any investigation relating to the illegal use of the network.

Passwords

Passwords are the primary method for security on the school network and protect a range of student data and privileges including logging onto a computer or device, usage of TASS, Microsoft 365, Canvas, printing and internet usage and email.

Students are responsible for managing their own passwords. The password policy for students includes:

1. Passwords expire every 6 months. They may be changed earlier than this but will be forced to change at this point or students will not be able to access the network

2. Students may not reuse a previous password

3. Passwords must be at least 8 characters long

4. Passwords must contain at least 3 out of 4 of the following character types:

a. Upper case letter

b. Lower case letter

c. Number

d. Symbol

5. Passwords can NOT contain your name or part of it (more than 2 characters)

6. Inability to login and use a computer due to forgetting your password or having it locked because of typing it incorrectly several times will result in a Reminder. If a student needs to have their password reset, they should speak to the ICT Systems Team

Students should change their password if they suspect it has been compromised. To change a password, students can use “Control-Alt-Delete” when they are logged into a computer, or it is possible to do this via Webmail also.

Student Storage (OneDrive and USB devices)

Students have an allocation of space on OneDrive through Microsoft365. OneDrive is only for school related material.

Material that is explicitly NOT permitted on a student’s OneDrive includes:

• executable (.exe or other) files (except those files created in lessons under the direction of a teacher – i.e. possibly in ICT or Multimedia etc.)

• games (including flash/java games and other formats)

• music or video files (unless with the express permission of a teacher)

• images that are not schoolwork related will be deemed inappropriate

It is recognised that students may have personal files on their own USBs that are brought to school. It is important that the student remembers the following rules regarding the use of USB devices:

• no illegal / immoral or inappropriate material should be contained on any device brought into the College

• executable files on a USB (or other) device are NEVER to be run on a school computer

• games are not to be played on school computers

In the instance that these guidelines are not followed:

• If it is a minor breach, a warning will be given and files deleted

• If it is a major breach, the files will be removed and further consequences may apply

Network Privacy and Security Issues

Students should be aware that their electronic communication and work created via Endeavour College's computer network is not private, and that Endeavour College system administrators may access their work.

This extends to:

• files in connection with their curriculum

• incoming and outgoing email communications

• sites accessed on the internet

So that Endeavour College can comply with its obligations under law, Endeavour College reserves the right to screen students' files and work to ensure that the computer network is being used for acceptable purposes and in accordance with this Policy.

In addition, students' files may be accessed by Endeavour College's system administrators as part of normal maintenance procedures. "Normal maintenance" includes spot checks to ensure that inappropriate materials or works subject to another person's copyright or in violation of the expectations are not being kept on the school network, and inappropriate internet sites have not been visited (or attempted to be visited and blocked).

Teachers will guide and instruct the use of devices in accordance with their classroom learning experiences

As well as the personal supervision by a teacher in the classroom, students’ use of computers is also monitored in several ways:

• Log files of printing, internet usage, network access etc.

• Electronic supervision of the computer via the network

• Regular scans of OneDrive

• And other means

Safety

Students should not do anything via Endeavour College's computer network which may possibly jeopardies their personal safety either at school or outside school.

In particular, students:

• MUST NOT give out any identifying details such as their home address or telephone number, school name. Students should only disclose those details to people personally known to them, and those they trust.

• MUST NOT arrange a meeting in person with another person they have only communicated with by computer, without prior parental knowledge and approval. If a meeting is arranged, we recommend that it be in a public place in the presence of a parent or responsible adult.

• MUST NOT respond to messages or bulletin board items that are indecent, suggestive, belligerent, discriminatory, threatening, or which make the student feel uncomfortable or unsafe in any way.

• MUST tell Endeavour College, the system administrator or their parents if an indecent, suggestive, discriminatory or threatening message is encountered.

• SHOULD be aware that people they "meet" or communicate with on-line may pretend to be someone else.

• SHOULD remember that everything they read online may not be accurate.

• SHOULD avoid offers that involve either financial transactions or personal meetings.

For more information on Internet Safety, visit the Australian Internet Safety website at https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents

Limitation of Liability

Students will be allowed access to the computer network as part of supervised curriculum work. It is not practical that every student will be supervised individually when using the computer network and Endeavour College expects students to act responsibly and sensibly when using the computer network.

Endeavour College does not accept any liability that may result from any student's unacceptable or unethical uses of the computer network.

Internet & Printing Charges 2025

The internet is an important tool to all students at Endeavour College. It is possible for students and staff to access information quickly and download large amounts of data in a relatively short period of time. With this quick access comes a need for the College to allocate adequate internet time/data download to students so they may acquire all the information necessary to meet the demands of the curricula. This process is designed to encourage students to be accountable and responsible when using this potentially expensive resource.

• Students’ internet usage is monitored for both inappropriate and excessive usage. Students must be able to justify their usage and may be charged for excessive usage not deemed to be required for schoolwork

• Printing is charged at 10c per side of a black and white page, and 50c per printed side of a colour page (regardless of how much colour on the page). Year 7 - 10 students are given $10 (100 black and white pages) of printing credit each term, while Year 11 and 12 students are given $15 (150 black and white pages).

• Additional print credit can be purchased from Student Services (a minimum of $2 applies).

Digital Device Policy – Student Usage

The Digital Device Policy – Student Usage is to be read in conjunction with this document.

COLLEGE COUNSELLOR

Endeavour College has two counsellors The focus of the Counsellors’ role is student wellbeing and the critical foundation this provides for quality learning at the College. The Counsellors are available to provide counselling and additional support to students in all year levels at Endeavour, for all presenting issues, and may refer students to other external services where appropriate.

Students can make an appointment to see a Counsellor by contacting The Well themselves. Appointments can only be made during school hours, except when parents negotiate special arrangements. Parent may also communicate with the Counsellors to discuss wellbeing concerns and refer their child by phoning the College or emailing thewell@endeavour.sa.edu.au There are no charges to parents or students for using this service.

CURRICULUM OFFERINGS

At the heart of our College is our learning program. A comprehensive range of subjects is provided. This reflects the variety of student interests and abilities, the unique opportunities of our educational environment and the pursuit of excellence that is part of the Lutheran schooling pursuit. Our offerings are constantly under review and meet the requirements of the Australian Curriculum and the

SACE Board Please refer to the Middle School Curriculum Guide and the Senior School Curriculum Guide for relevant course information.

Course Counselling

Curriculum booklets are supplied to all students in the latter part of the current school year to supply information and requirements for the subjects to be chosen for the following year.

In Term 3 each year, course counselling will occur for senior students (Year 10 and Year 11) to ensure subjects chosen meet SACE requirements and future study requisites The Head of Village will act as Course Counsellor for each student and deal with all aspects of their courses and changes until the end of Year 12.

Subject choices are based on the following:

• students meets the entry requirements for the subsequent year (usually a pass in the previous year)

• student achieve an Attitude notation of 1-3 and

• students have an attendance rate of at least 80%

Students in Years 10 -12, have a two-week grace period at the start of each semester to request any subject changes. At this time no further changes will be accepted (except under exceptional circumstances). Parents and students will be required to sign off on Request to Change Subjects forms before changes can be made. Subject change requests cannot be guaranteed and are dependent on a variety of factors including class sizes, recommendations and prerequisites being met. All requests for changes must be lodged prior to the Friday of the second teaching week in each semester.

Students in Years 7-9 will also select their subject preferences in Term 3.

Subject allocations will be sent out to families in Term 4 to allow booklist selections for the following year.

Instrumental Music Lessons

Endeavour College encourages each student to consider playing an instrument (includes voice) Regular practice of a musical instrument and subsequent performance is an excellent way to develop positive attitudes and self-confidence Instrumental teachers come to the College weekly to give instrumental tuition. Instrumental lessons are normally organised on a rotating timetable. These lessons are available from Year 7 and attract an additional cost. Year 7s may choose to undertake group lessons. Instrumental lessons, if taken at the College, are an addition to the normal school timetable and consequently students miss lessons to attend instrumental tuition. Students have the responsibility to catch up on lesson work missed as a result of an instrumental lesson.

There are several co-curricular performance ensembles. These may rehearse at lunchtimes and/or after school. Students taking instrumental lessons are encouraged to become members of at least one of the College’s performance ensembles. These ensembles perform at College and community events throughout the year. Further information can be found by contacting Catherin Stanley, Music Coodinator (catherine stanley@endeavour.sa edu.au

Learning Support

Endeavour College supports the inclusion, valuing and acceptance of all individuals in our College community. We aim to engage students in educational programs that set them up for success as learners. It is our practice to include and support students with special needs and learning difficulties within the mainstream classroom. All teaching staff have a responsibility to differentiate the learning activities and assessment within their classrooms. The primary role of Learning Support staff is to work within classrooms with individual students or in small groups. Learning Support staff also act in an advisory role for curriculum adjustments and modifications. Learning Support staff operate out of The Hub.

Identification

Students with learning needs are identified in the first instance through the enrolment process. Students may also be identified after they have commenced at the College, following the observations of their classroom teachers or through broad testing such as PAT testing. Learning support needs of students are itemised in their Individual Learning Plan (ILP) which is made accessible to relevant staff via TASS. ILPs are revised regularly.

The Homework Club is a service provided by The Hub. This operates on Tuesday afternoon from 3.30-4.30 pm. Any student may attend Homework Club to work on tasks in a supported and supervised environment.

Enrichment Program

Endeavour College aims to support each student to develop their God-given abilities in an inclusive, caring and supportive environment. It is our policy to support gifted students within the mainstream classroom. Teachers differentiate their curriculum to provide an environment of challenge and encouragement for students to achieve their potential. While our policy is one of inclusion, some possibilities for acceleration and extension classes exist. There are also opportunities for curriculum enrichment through a range of clubs and special programs, both internal and external.

Identification

Giftedness, in the educational sense, refers to a group of approximately 10% of the student cohort who possess exceptional abilities. Identification of gifted students is an ongoing process that relies on more than one method to provide accurate information about a student’s abilities. Identification methods may include formal tests, such as PAT, NAPLAN results and tests by psychologists and other professionals, observations by parents and teachers, and student work samples.

Teachers provide enrichment within their classes. In addition, gifted and talented students are encouraged to involve themselves in a range of extra-curricular activities to broaden their educational experience. Participation in external competitions is also a valuable source of enrichment.

DAILY TIMETABLE (SCHOOL TIMES)

Students should generally not arrive at school before 8.15am and they should have left the school grounds by 3.45pm as these are the limits of adult supervision in the yard The College Library is staffed until 4.30pm Monday to Thursday, and until 4pm on Friday should students wish to use it. If there is a reason why any student needs to be on the school property outside of these hours, on a regular basis, parents should arrange this with the Head of Village and Head of Middle School or Head of Senior School.

Once students have arrived on the premises, they are not to leave the school grounds. As a matter of duty of care, students, once arrived on the College premises must remain on the premises. It is not acceptable to leave without parental permission until the end of the school day. Year 12 students may sign out during study periods and break times with parental permission.

It is important that students are organised for the day and are at Care Group by 8:40am.

The use of the College Library until 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 4.00pm Friday is an option.

DIARY

Year 7

All students in Year 7 are to use the school-issued diary for recording homework, subject assessment grades and goals and reflections. Parents are asked to monitor its use. Teachers will, on appropriate occasions, assist students in the use of the diary.

Years 8 - 12

With respect to personal organisation, we encourage students to choose a method for recording their tasks and manage their time that best works for them. This may be a written or electronic method. Regardless of their chosen method to record their tasks and manage their time the following expectations apply:

• students should record each task at the time it is set by the teacher

• students should also record the amount of time that the teacher has suggested to be spent on the task

• students should note the due date for the task

It is each student’s responsibility to record the set task appropriately. If a task is not completed by the due date, the subject teacher may ask the student to attend the ARK at lunchtime to enable them to complete the task with teacher support.

DIGITAL DEVICES

These procedures relate to any personal electronic device that could be used for communications or data storage. This includes but is not exclusive of mobile phones, USB devices, tablets and laptop computers.

In General

Apart from a laptop device, there is no expectation from the College that any of these items are required by students at school, therefore the College would encourage students not to bring these items. The College takes no responsibility for damage or theft to any of these personal items. Students bring them to school at their own risk.

Equipment must not be used to harass or victimise other students or staff or to abuse a person’s right to privacy (for example, taking, storing and then using a digital photograph without a person’s permission is an invasion of privacy and could have legal implications).

Student owned Devices

The College has a 1-1 Laptop program in place for all students. Families who have students who are new to the Laptop program, will be provided with a separate document / policy outline at the start of the school year. The school supplied device is the only device that students are expected to bring to school.

USB Devices

USB devices are useful tools for transferring data and their use is encouraged where applicable. However, when brought on campus these are to be free from files that contain inappropriate or offensive content. It is important that students label their USB device clearly as they are to take personal responsibility.

Use of Electronic Communication Equipment during Assessments

Students must not bring any electronic communication equipment (even if it is turned off) into an assessment setting for tests and examinations, without teacher permission. This includes smart watches. If this equipment is found during assessment tasks, this will be considered a breach of rules and may incur severe penalties

Refer to the Digital Devices Policy in the Appendix.

DRIVERS - STUDENTS

Permission to drive to school is a privilege granted to senior students by you as their parents / caregivers in recognition of their growing independence and responsibility.

We as a College acknowledge we have no control over who drives to school; however, for the safety and wellbeing of all students it is necessary to maintain a thorough record of all student drivers and their passengers.

Driving other students is an enormous responsibility and therefore needs to be carefully considered by all parties. Students who wish to drive to school and carry passengers must complete the permission form available on TASS. Students who wish to be passengers of student drivers must also complete the permission form on TASS.

While we do not anticipate many students driving in their study period time during the day, the same policy applies to parent approval of passengers. Any breaches in the responsibilities of the driver or passengers will be responded to in accordance with the College’s Student Engagement Policy.

Cars are not to be parked in the College car park, but rather the University of SA car park at their own expense. Parking will need to be paid for via the UniSA Parki app on students’ smart phones or paid for at the Pay-by-Plate machine. The fee is a maximum of $2.00 per day and is charged by parking time used rather than a flat fee if paid using the app. Limited parking is also available adjacent to the lake on the southern side of the College. This carpark is not reserved for the exclusive use of Endeavour College students and is operated on a first come, first serve basis.

Students must be respectful of it as a public and shared space. By the end of 2025 it is anticipated that this parking space will not be available due to the building works ongoing at that space. More information about fair use of this space will be presented to students at Year 12 Orientation.

Many students park in the community on the surrounding roads. Students must be respectful of our community, allowing them exit and entry into their private residences.

If you have any queries regarding the Student Driver Policy, please contact Mr Michael Vickery (Head of Senior School)

EEMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR STUDENTS

In the event of an emergency the siren will sound. Students will be involved in drills for both evacuation procedures and lock in/out procedures throughout the year.

On hearing the alarm for the evacuation procedure, students should stay calm, follow the instructions of their teacher and proceed to their Village positions on the eastern side of the College.

Upon hearing the alarm for the lock in/lock out procedure, students should remain calm and follow the instructions of their teacher. This procedure could include such actions as; remaining in their classroom, sitting quietly under their desk or being led over to the University courtyard area.

ENDEAVOUR WAY

At Endeavour College we aim to develop a community culture where relationships are valued and members feel connected, safe and respected. We believe this approach fosters an optimal learning environment to fulfil staff and students God given abilities for life and community.

The Restorative Practices approach emphasises working with Endeavour College community members to educate them to address behaviour and value relationships. It calls community members to make a personal transformation from a focus on the self towards a focus on others and the common good, and as such it reflects the model of Christ in terms of dealing with others.

The Restorative Practices approach reflects the central value the College’s community places on relationships –among students, staff and families. his approach forms the basis of our Student Engagement policy.

The College believes that its approach to student engagement should primarily be an educative one. That is, the fundamental aim of the student engagement philosophy and practice should be for students to learn to be responsible for themselves and their actions and to make genuine, positive contributions to their community. A restorative approach sees conflict or wrong-doing as an opportunity for students to learn about the consequences of their actions, to develop empathy with others, and to seek to make amends in such a way as to strengthen the community bonds that may have been damaged.

The Endeavour Way (Love, Courage, Forgiveness, Hope) are the lived values of Endeavour College and assists us to reflect the love of God through the way we seek to provide a safe and caring environment for all adults and students involved in our College community.

END OF YEAR SERVICES

Endeavour College celebrates the achievements of our students both academically and for service to the community at the end of the year:

• Valedictory Service (Year 12) Thursday 20 November (7.00pm)

• Senior School Final Service (Year 10 & 11) Wednesday 3 December (2.00pm)

• Middle School Final Service (Year 7, 8 & 9) Monday 8 December (1.30pm)

ENDEAVOUR WAY IN ACTION SLIP

• These slips are issued to students for positive behaviours and actions that reflect the Endeavour Way values – showing Love, Courage, Forgiveness and Hope.

• The slips earn points that are tallied toward the Village Shield.

ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

Endeavour College aims to support each student to develop their God-given abilities in an inclusive, caring and supportive environment. It is our policy to support gifted students within the mainstream classroom. Teachers differentiate their curriculum to provide an environment of challenge and encouragement for students to achieve their potential. While our policy is one of inclusion, some possibilities for acceleration and extension classes exist. There are also opportunities for curriculum enrichment through a range of clubs and special programs, both internal and external.

Identification Giftedness, in the educational sense, refers to a group of approximately 10% of the student cohort who possess exceptional abilities. Identification of gifted students is an ongoing process that relies on more than one method to provide accurate information about a student’s abilities. Identification methods may include formal tests, such as PAT, NAPLAN results and tests by psychologists and other professionals, observations by parents and teachers, and student work samples.

The Role of Teaching Staff

All teachers at Endeavour College have a responsibility to differentiate the curriculum to cater for different learning needs, including giftedness. Adaptations that may be made to cater for the needs of a gifted student include:

• Enrichment, extension, acceleration

• Increased pace or complexity of learning

• Activities that develop higher order thinking, creativity, critical thinking

• Activities that promote independent learning skills

• The use of community resources and mentors.

In addition, gifted and talented students are encouraged to involve themselves in a range of extra-curricular activities to broaden their educational experience. Participation in external competitions is also a valuable source of enrichment.

EXAMINATIONS

Endeavour College provides examinations experience for all senior students in preparation for the Year 12 SACE examination requirements. Students in the Senior School can expect to sit an examination for any subject for which there is an equivalent SACE Stage 2 examination. Timetables and further information regarding these examinations will be circulated closer to the time. Subjects for which there is an electronic examination at Stage 2, will also run examinations in an electronic format in Years 10-12, where possible

End of Semester 1 Examinations

• Year 10-11 Examinations 24 - 26 June

• Year 12 Mid-Year Examinations 1 - 4 July

End of Semester 2 Examinations

• Year 10-11 Examinations 25 - 27 November

• Year 12 Examinations 3 – 14 November (as per SACE Board schedule)

EXTREME WEATHER PROCEDURE

If weather conditions make it unsuitable for students to use outside areas at recess and lunchtime due to wet weather or extreme heat, ‘Extreme Weather’ will be declared by sounding a siren. Once Extreme Weather is declared, the outside areas are out of bounds. Indoors are made available to students for orderly use only (no ball games, running, throwing, etc.).

On the day of a major event when the forecast temperature is 360 C or above as published the previous day by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), a risk assessment will be made as to whether the event will be cancelled. Some events may continue if it is deemed safe to do so. For example, water sports, indoor or morning events may continue with a modified format. Occasionally events may be cancelled earlier than the previous day based on a longer-range forecast. A message will be sent home via a student announcement, or if that is impractical, an email will be sent to families.

Parents are reminded to ensure children apply sunscreen and bring their water bottles daily. Parents may also exercise their right to keep students home on days of extreme heat.

All staff will exercise duty of care when taking students for physical activity/fitness lessons during hot weather to ensure that students do not overheat, and that sun exposure is kept to a minimum. Staff are advised to minimise outdoor activities between 11.00am and 3.00pm.

F FEES

Application Fee

Completed Enrolment Application forms must be accompanied by an application fee of $50 per student to cover administration costs involved in processing the application. This fee is non-refundable and does not guarantee enrolment at the College. Connected Schools families are exempt from this payment.

Enrolment Bond

Should the College offer enrolment, an enrolment bond of $500 must be paid. This bond is refundable in the final term of the student’s enrolment.

The bond will be refunded provided the following conditions are met:

• All financial obligations to the College are paid.

• The return of all hire textbooks in good order and condition.

• At least one term’s notice of leaving the College is given in writing to the Principal. This notification must be provided in a formal letter addressed to the Principal.

The enrolment bond will not be refunded if the offer of placement is accepted but withdrawn before the student starts school The above conditions may be waived at the discretion of the College Board.

Tuition Fees

The tuition fee includes a textbook hire fee and a composite fee to cover various sundry items. The College will, from time to time, charge separately for items such as the laptop program, ICT levy, compulsory subject charges, camps and excursions, etc. There will be notification of these additional charges.

The full year of fees will be charged in January each year. Fees are due and payable by the last Friday in January. If you are unable to pay in advance, we ask for regular direct payments being in place, either via a direct debit from a nominated bank account or card, cash or BPay payment to the College. Card payments can also be made through the TASS Parent Lounge. Late payments may incur a $25 fee. Statements will be emailed in the first week of each month, with your outstanding amounts owing.

Family Concessions

For families with more than one student concurrently enrolled at the College the following concessions apply:

2nd child

3rd child

4th and subsequent child

10% fee reduction

15% fee reduction

20% fee reduction

Families who have one or more children enrolled at St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol, Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Para Vista or Golden Grove Lutheran School, Wynn Vale will receive an additional fee concession of 5% of the College fees for each child at those schools.

Fee Remissions

In exceptional circumstances we may consider fee remissions. Any change in your situation or difficulty paying fees needs to be communicated as soon as possible and will require full financial disclosure. Application for fee remission forms are available from the Finance Manager. All information provided by families in these forms will be held in the strictest confidence by the College. Any fee remission granted will only apply for one academic year unless continued for multiple year in exceptional circumstances. Endeavour College has partnered with Edstart as a commitment to improve the affordability and accessibility of an Endeavour education for all families in our community. The Edstart Extend option will ensure families are not reliant on receiving a fee remission each year to help pay for their annual fees.

Music Tuition

Instrumental and voice lessons are available to all students at the College on an individual or if in Year 7, group lesson basis. The College has arranged for suitably qualified teachers to provide such lessons. All fees associated with such tuition, which is not part of the formal College curriculum, are to be paid directly to the teacher(s) concerned. All music tuition is a private arrangement between the teacher and the student and the payment for these lessons is in no way the concern of the College.

Termination of Enrolment

Should a student wish to discontinue enrolment at the College, one term's notice in writing to the Principal is required, or payment of one term's fees in lieu. This notification must be provided in a formal letter addressed to the Principal. Variations to payment of a term's fee may be considered only in special circumstances, upon receipt of a written submission.

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GENERAL CONSENTS

At the beginning of your child’s schooling at Endeavour College, you will be asked to complete a General Consents form requesting your consent for the following areas:

• Local Excursions: This consent relates to excursions that occur in the immediate environs of Mawson Lakes. For any trips or excursions out of the local area, separate permission will be sought.

• Participation in Events, Performances or Competitions: This consent relates to events, performances or competitions conducted at the College or within the Mawson Lakes area where the cost is under the dollar amount nominated on the form. Notice will be given to parents/caregivers beforehand, outlining the nature and associated cost. Where the cost is over the nominated amount, or the event requires students to be transported to another venue, separate parent/caregiver permission will be sought.

• Movies and Other Media Formats: This consent relates to your child being able to watch movies or other media formats used as a method to enhance student learning outcomes and rated at the appropriate classification for their age (General (G), Parental Guidance (PG) or Mature (M)).

• Photography / Video: This consent relates to the use of your child’s photograph/video (without full name or other identifying information), and any sample work to be used in print and online promotional, marketing, media and education material external of Endeavour College and its educational partners. This includes materials available to schools and education departments around Australia under the National Educational Access Licence for Schools (NEALS) which is a licence between education departments of the various states and territories, allowing school to use licensed material wholly and freely for educational purposes.

Note: Once students reach the age of 15 years, under the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), they are also able to consent to the release of their personal information (i.e. use of their photograph/video image for marketing purposes). The College will seek separate consent from all students once they are in Senior School (Years 10-12), however it is important to note that should your child choose to give their consent, the College will only use their images if the parent/caregiver has also provided their consent.

Consents given by parents/caregivers on this form will continue for the duration of the student’s schooling at the College unless the College is advised otherwise in writing from the parent/caregiver. This may be in the form of a signed letter, or via an email to admin@endeavour.sa.edu.au

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES

At Endeavour College we value relationships and that all conflict should be resolved through the use of Restorative Practices. We support the right of any member of the College community who has a grievance to be treated with respect, given information and guidance on how to appropriately resolve the issue and be supported in their actions to do so.

Confidentiality is essential in the grievance procedure and may be a legal requirement. Grievances should be discussed within the Restorative Practices framework with the aim of restoring harmed relationships and preventing further issues.

The usual procedure to be followed in addressing a grievance is that initially, it should be dealt with in an informal and timely manner (eg; where the grievance arises at the class level there should be a genuine attempt to resolve the grievance at this level). More issues are resolved restoratively when both parties are calm and able to discuss issues rationally and openly.

If this is not possible or if a grievance cannot be resolved informally, it may mean that a more formal grievance procedure will need to be followed as set out in the table below.

STUDENTS

Tell the person involved what your concerns are and what you would like to have happen.

STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, TUTORS

Arrange a time to speak to the person concerned. You may seek the help of an advocate or a designated contact person.

PARENTS

Arrange a time, through the office, to speak to the staff member concerned. All issues involving students should be addressed

Listen and be open to their response.

If the grievance is not resolved, speak to your appropriate leader, or a staff member you feel comfortable with, and ask for their support in addressing the grievance.

through an appropriate staff member and not directly with the child.

Let the staff member know what you consider to be unjust or unfair.

At the meeting clearly outline the key issues and work together to devise a suitable resolution. This may be written.

Issues moving to the shaded area may involve a restorative conference.

Explain the grievance to a teacher, include who was involved, what happened, what you did and what you believe was unjust or unfair. You may bring someone with you for support.

If you feel the grievance has not been addressed arrange a time to speak to the Head of Village or the College Counsellor.

If this grievance is ongoing, arrange a time to speak with the Head of Middle or Head of Senior School, Deputy Principal or Principal.

If the grievance is still ongoing, make a time to discuss with the Deputy Principal or Principal.

If you are still dissatisfied, then follow the procedure as attached from the Lutheran Schools Enterprise Agreement 2012.

If you feel the grievance is not addressed you may arrange a time to speak to someone in the College leadership team (eg; Principal, Deputy Principal, Pastor, Head of Learning, Head of Middle Schools, Head of Senior School).

If you are still dissatisfied approach the College Board Chairperson.

If you are still dissatisfied contact the Lutheran Education SA, NT, WA office who will try to assist you to resolve the situation. The Principal can provide relevant names and contact numbers.

Refer to the Complaints Handling Policy in the Appendix, or on the College website.

College Board Members 2025

Endeavour College is an incorporated association, the affairs of the College are managed and governed by the Endeavour College Board.

The Board is made up of:

Ms Leanne Ridsdale Chairperson

Mr Nick Maloney Deputy Chairperson

Mr Peter Freund FRAC Chairperson

Mr Matt Schmidt

Ms Victoria Brown

Ms Leanne Oborn

Mr Michael Hawke

Mr Vinoy Pereppadan Pastor Wayne Kerber

Ex Officio

Mr Richard Baird Principal

Mr Tim Grandy Business Manager

HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOL

Endeavour College is a Health Promoting School, which ensures that what is taught in the curriculum is complemented and reinforced by practices outside the classroom. We work in a way that demonstrates a whole College commitment to improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of the school community. Underpinning the Health Promoting School concept is the understanding that:

• The promotion of both health and learning is core business of schools

• Health and learning are linked

• Health is a resource for living and learning.

Endeavour College provides an integrated approach which displays in everything it says and does, support for and commitment to enhancing the academic, spiritual, emotional, social and physical wellbeing of all members of the College community in the context of our ministry of pastoral care.

HEALTH SERVICES

Sickness and Medical Emergency

All staff have basic First Aid training. Reception and PE staff have current Senior First Aid qualifications and deal with the initial assessment of medical situations. Pastoral leadership staff have Mental Health First Aid Training qualifications. In more serious cases parents will be contacted in order to make further arrangements for the care of the student. In the event of an accident or other medical emergency, an ambulance will be called and the parents notified. We strongly encourage families to have ambulance cover.

As a general rule, students can stay in the Sick Room for up to a maximum of 2 lessons. After this time, they will either return to class or parents/caregivers will be contacted.

Families are asked to complete a Medical Record form for each student at the commencement of enrolment and are asked to keep the College informed of any significant changes to the medical condition of their children via the TASS Parent Lounge Care plans must be supplied to Student Services. These should be reviewed annually or when your child’s condition changes including, but not limited to, Asthma, Diabetes, Allergies, Anaphylaxis. Student medication must be stored at Student Services. Please ensure it is in original packaging with the expiry date clearly visible and supporting documents regarding dosage or other relevant information When a student has been diagnosed with a significant health issue an individual management plan will be put in place for that student. These plans are developed in partnership with the student’s parents/caregivers and their medical advisors.

HOMEWORK GUIDELINES

Homework plays an important role in student learning, therefore, teachers set meaningful homework activities that consolidate and enhance student learning, provide opportunity for students to practise vital skills or assess students’ learning. Furthermore, homework gives students an opportunity to work independently to develop organisational skills and learn to manage their time. The purpose of having homework guidelines is to guide teachers in the setting of appropriate tasks and to support students in their learning. Teachers will set homework for their subject as best suits their subject area and the learning needs of the students. For example, a Mathematics teacher may set several small tasks during the week that practise skills learned in class. A History teacher or a Health and PE teacher may set a research task to be completed over a two-week period. Prior to tests or examinations, students will need to spend time practising the skills and revising the content that has been learned in the relevant period.

Students also need flexibility in how they complete their homework during the week to allow them to manage family commitments and other activities. For this reason, there is not a set homework timetable, but it is expected that students manage their time to complete homework by the due date. As a guide, it is suggested that the following number of hours be allocated for homework per week. It is important to remember that this is a guide only and that some students may need to spend more time on homework and to seek assistance to achieve their learning goals.

• Year 7: 4 hours

• Year 8: 5 hours

• Year 9: 6 hours

• Year 10: 7 hours

• Years 11 and 12: 10 hours or as needed

In general, it is preferable for students to allocate some time each day to their homework, but it is understood that this is not always possible. When planning homework time, it is best to complete small tasks on a regular basis and to plan ahead to make sure that longer term assignments are completed by the due date. There may, of course, be some weeks during the school year when students find that they have more or less homework than the suggested times

above. Managing these periods is easier if students have planned their time appropriately. To assist students to plan their time, teachers will include an estimate of the amount of time they expect to be spent on a task at the time the task is set. If students find that they are consistently struggling to complete their homework across all subjects within the suggested timeframes, it is important that this is communicated to the Care Group teacher. Difficulties in a particular subject area should be directed to the individual subject teacher.

HOMEWORK CLUB

A homework club runs every Tuesday afternoon, between 3:30pm to 4.30pm in The Hub. The Hub offers students the opportunity for support in organisation of assignments and specific academic support. Students may attend any week of their choosing. At times, students may also be recommended to attend by subject teachers, Care Group teachers and/or Heads of Village

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ILLNESS AND INJURY

If a student needs medical assistance during class, they will be directed to Student Services.

IMMUNISATION

Immunisations are provided by the Government of South Australia. At present, Year 7 and 8 students are immunised against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and human papillomavirus (HPV) Year 10s receive the Meningococcal B and ACWY vaccine. Information and consent forms for all immunisations that become available at the College are sent home as required.

INSURANCE

A 24-hour accident/death cover is provided for all students as part of the tuition fees. Please note that this insurance does not cover general ambulance costs and we recommend families have adequate ambulance cover.

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LCA SEXUAL ABUSE STATEMENT

The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) has a policy statement and procedure to respond to any claims of sexual abuse by people in positions of trust within the Lutheran Church of Australia. Endeavour College, as an organisation of the Lutheran Church of Australia, fully endorses and supports the LCA policy.

The LCA Standards of Ethical Behaviour are available to families on request.

LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

All students are encouraged to be leaders on a daily basis by the way they present themselves to others through their appearance, manners and values, work habits and involvement in everyday school life.

• Official leadership positions are available to students in various areas of interest including:Year 12 College Captains and Student Action Team Captains forming the Student Executive

• Year 12 Co-curricular Leaders: Art, Audio Visual, Chess, Cultural, Drama, Environmental Sustainability, Health and Wellbeing, Information Technology, Library, Music, Pedal Prix, Peer Learning, Spiritual, and Sports

• Year 12 Senior School Village Leaders

• Year 9 Middle School Village Leaders

• All Year Levels – Student Action Team

Written applications and/or an interview process occur for all positions of responsibility. A formal preference procedure occurs for some positions.

LEARNING CONVERSATIONS

In both semesters, an evening is set aside for students, parents and caregivers to meet with teaching staff to discuss a student’s academic progress and/ or approach to learning. Subject teachers may request to meet with parents/caregiver and students with a focus on a student’s progress and improvement. These are shown on TASS. Likewise, parents and caregivers may book to meet with a subject teacher. All bookings for Learning Conversations will occur using TASS. Specific details regarding these evenings will be emailed closer to the events. We encourage parents and caregivers to take advantage of these opportunities to discuss student learning and progress. Year 7 students in Semester 1 will have an extended format.

LEARNING SUPPORT

Endeavour College supports the inclusion, valuing and acceptance of all individuals in our College community. We aim to engage students in educational programs that set them up for success as learners. It is our practice to include and support students with special needs and learning difficulties within the mainstream classroom. All teaching staff have a responsibility to differentiate the learning activities and assessment within their classrooms. The primary role of Learning Support staff is to work within classrooms with individual students or in small groups. Learning Support staff also act in an advisory role for curriculum adjustments and modifications. Learning Support staff operate out of The Hub. The Inclusive Education Coordinator collects and prepares submissions for SACE special provisions.

Identification

Students with learning needs are identified in the first instance through the enrolment process. Students may also be identified after they have commenced at the College, following the observations of their classroom teachers or through broad testing such as PAT. Learning support needs of students are itemised in their Individual Learning Plan (ILP) which is made accessible to relevant staff via TASS. ILPs are revised regularly.

The Homework Club is a service provided by The Hub. This operates on Tuesday afternoon from 3.30-4.30 pm. Any student may attend Homework Club to work on tasks in a supported and supervised environment.

LIBRARY / DISCOVERY CENTRE

The hours of operation at present are 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday – Thursday and until 4.00pm Friday.

LIFT PASS

The College lift is only to be used by students that have registered their need through Student Services. A lift pass will be issued to the student with the following rules to be followed:

• Only the holder to use lift (friends must use stairs)

• Only valid for dates given

Students who need to be use the lift, must have a Doctor’s certificate or letter from parents indicating the length of time that the lift will be needed.

LOCKERS

These are available for the storage of students’ books and bags during the school day. It is an expectation that lockers are kept clean and in good order. Locks for lockers will be issued to all students and a minimal fee will be charged. No other locks are to be used on the lockers other than those issued by the College

Students are expected to use a locked locker to secure personal belongings during the day.

LOST PROPERTY

Students are directed to visit Student Services to check and report their lost belongings. Staff will notify a student of found items that are named via their Care Group basket.

At the end of each term, all unnamed clothing that remains in Student Services will be taken to the Uniform Shop to be sold as second-hand clothing. Other items such as water bottles, containers, non-uniform items etc will be disposed of or donated to charity.

Students are encouraged to use a locked locker to secure personal belongings during the day.

If something has been lost or misplaced

1. Report the misplaced item immediately at Student Services and complete a Missing Item form.

2. If staff are available – discuss the issue/report with the Head of Middle School/ Head of Senior School, Head of Village or Care Group teacher.

3. Make clear when reporting when the item was misplaced and from where.

Follow Up Procedure

Staff will follow up any report of a missing item as soon as practicable. Follow up may include one or all of the following:

• A student notice will be placed in morning notices

• Follow up with staff of students having left their classroom at particular times during the day

• Discussion and follow up with student/s by Head of Middle School/ Head of Senior School, Head of Village or Care Group teacher

• If deemed necessary, discussed with in classroom, at a whole College assembly, or Year Level meeting.

At all times staff will appeal for honesty and respect for others and their property

LUNCH ORDERING

The College canteen is now managed by Rory’s School lunches. Students order lunch through the QKR app by 8.00am sharp each morning (advise completing by 7.45am). At the beginning of each new year, students will need to log into the QKR app to update their current year level.

A range of items are available for purchase at recess and lunch subject to first come, first served basis. Please pre order lunch to ensure your child received the lunch they want.

We ask all parents to see that an adequate breakfast is eaten by students and that suitable arrangements are in place for the nutritional needs of the student during the day.

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MAGAZINE

The College magazine, The Catch is produced and published each year. This contains a record of student efforts, achievements and involvement in College activities and is distributed at the beginning of the next calendar year.

MESSAGES FROM PARENTS TO STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY

The College does not have ready facilities for passing messages from parents to students during the school day. We ask that you avoid placing this expectation on office staff unless there is an emergency. We also request that you do not phone or text message your child during the school day.

MOBILE PHONES (AND DIGITAL DEVICES)

All students are required to keep their personal devices ‘off and away’ between the start and end of each school day and while they are attending authorised school activities off-site, such as camps and excursions. Students may only access their personal devices during these times if they have received an approved exemption from their school to use the device for a specific, agreed reason. Access refers to both physical access, including wearing any wearable technology that fits the definition of personal devices in this policy (other than smartwatches), including remote access, such as connecting other technology to the personal device’s hotspot or using headphones or Air Pods that are paired to the personal device.

MOVEMENT OF STUDENTS DURING LESSON TIME

Movement during lessons is to be minimal to ensure maximum learning time for all students.

Students are expected to have all requirements for all consecutive lessons between official breaks (for example all requirements between recess and lunch) and lockers should not be visited during lesson time.

MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS

Endeavour College encourages each student to consider playing an instrument (including voice). Regular practice of a musical instrument and subsequent performance is an excellent way to develop positive attitudes and self-confidence.

Instrumental teachers come to the College weekly to give instrumental tuition in flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, bass guitar, drum kit, tuned percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass and voice. These lessons are available from Year 7 and attract an additional cost. Free group lessons for a semester are offered to Year 7 beginners on the following instruments: flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet and trombone. Year 7s may choose to undertake group lessons on other instruments privately, incurring additional cost. Instrumental lessons are normally organised on a rotating timetable during school, although some students may organise before or after school lessons through negotiation with the private music tutor, with priority given to senior students. Students should leave class for their music lesson no more than five minutes prior to the lesson. It is an expectation that students will follow up what is missed from the subject lesson and ensure that they are not disadvantaged by their absence while attending a private music lesson.

Students wishing to undertake instrumental tuition must contact the College for an enrolment form, which is then processed through the Music Assistant. Contact Nicole Molloy at nicole.molloy@endeavour.sa.edu.au

Absence from lessons: (camps, excursions, and anticipated illness), please notify the instrumental teacher concerned as soon as possible and at the latest the night before a lesson.

Requests to discontinue lessons must be given in writing to both the instrumental teacher and the Music Learning Leader at least 2 weeks before the end of a term.

There are a number of co-curricular performance ensembles. Students taking instrumental lessons are encouraged to become members of at least one of the College’s performance ensembles. These ensembles perform at school and community events throughout the year.

Music Tutors 2025

Tim Cook Guitar

Nigel Collasco Drums

Callum Unger Bass Guitar

James Owen Drums

Cristy Wilkins Flute

Natakue Ahrens Clarinet/Saxophone

Finn Pattinson Trombone

Tim O'Brien Saxophone

Chelsea Lee Smart Voice

Thomas Saunders Piano

Daniel Isler Trumpet

Shelley Walker Strings

MUSIC ENSEMBLES – CO-CURRICULAR

Show Band: weekly after school rehearsals – open to students by audition/invitation.

Middle School Concert Band: weekly after school rehearsals – open to any beginner students.

Worship Band: lunchtime rehearsals as scheduled by teachers to perform music for Worship services.

Junior Vocal Ensemble: weekly lunchtime rehearsals– open to all students in Year 7-9

Senior Vocal Ensemble: weekly lunchtime or after school rehearsals – open to students in Year 10-12 by audition/invitation.

Big Band: weekly after school rehearsals – open to students by audition/invitation.

Funk Band: weekly lunchtime lessons – open to rhythm section instruments by invitation.

1. All students who take up membership of one of these groups are required to attend all rehearsals.

2. If a student finds it necessary to withdraw, he/she must discuss the matter with the conductor/coordinator.

3. Performances:

• Students will be notified as early as possible

• Students who take up membership are expected to attend performances

• Parents are asked to consult with the conductor if it is not possible for students to meet the commitment for a particular performance

• Students are expected to assist with preparing for and packing up after each performance.

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NEWSLETTER

The Anchor newsletter is issued to all families via email. It is the main form of regular communication from the College to parents and caregivers Parents are encouraged to read it carefully and follow up matters where required. The Anchor is distributed electronically on a fortnightly basis.

NON-UNIFORM DAYS

See the Uniform policy

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OFFICE HOURS

General Reception is open from 8.15am to 4.00pm, Monday to Friday during school terms. General Reception is where parents can make general enquiries, pay fees and meet with teachers. Parking for this area is in the Visitors’ Carpark.

Holiday office hours will be notified via the Anchor newsletter at the end of the school term.

Student Services is open Monday to Friday: 8.15am to 3.45pm and is located at the northern side of the Middle School Centre.

Students must report to Student Services if signing in late, leaving early or feeling unwell. The Sick Room is adjacent to Student Services. Student Services is for student-based enquiries or for parents to drop off or collect their child during the day. Lost property is also stored here.

OVERSEAS STUDENTS

Endeavour College (CRICOS Provider 02402K) welcomes overseas students who wish to continue their learning in Australia. Please refer to the policy and procedure document entitled Overseas Students at Endeavour College Students are welcome to apply at any year level with a view to be accepted into the mainstream teaching program. Prior to enrolment students will attend an enrolment interview where conditions of their enrolment, visas, accommodation, English language level and preparedness to engage fully in our curriculum will be discussed and assessed. In addition to these requirements, the College and applying families will abide by the procedures and guidelines outlined in the abovementioned, Overseas Students at Endeavour College and all related government regulations.

PARACETAMOL

Please note that paracetamol (Panadol) cannot be given to students on request. If students feel that pain relief may be required during the day, a suitable analgesic should be brought from home, supported by parental notification.

Medication for students must be stored at Student Services. Please ensure it is in original packaging with expiry date clearly visible and comes with supporting documents regarding dosage or other relevant information.

PARENT INFORMATION EVENINGS

Parent Information evenings are held at varying times throughout the year and for specific purposes. We encourage parents to attend these as the best means of gaining comprehensive information on school life and learning and to connect with staff.

During Term 3, there are Course and Subject Information sessions for students entering Years 10, 11 and 12 the following year as a precursor to the course counselling process.

PASTORAL CARE

Definition of Pastoral Care

A Christian perspective of pastoral care celebrates that all people are created in the image of God and can be positively influenced by Christ. Pastoral care is full of hope because it is always open to the giftedness of each person.

At Endeavour College, Pastoral Care is the expression of the caring partnership between members of the College community (students, staff and parents). It integrates the academic, social, emotional, moral and spiritual dimensions so that an atmosphere of care pervades the whole College community The recognition of individual needs, gifts and uniqueness are recognised and supported.

The fundamental unit of the Pastoral Care system offered at Endeavour is the Village Each Village has two Middle School and two Senior School Care Groups. Middle School Care Groups have students in Years 7-9 and Senior Year Care Groups have students in Years 10-12. Care for the individual person is at the heart of Pastoral Care at Endeavour College. Each student is regarded as gifted and unique. The Care Group teachers are the first point of contact for personal, academic or practical issues related to the student.

The College Pastor and Counsellors are also available to all students and their families. Head of Village and Head of Senior School also provide pastoral support for students.

PEOPLE TO CONTACT

Pastoral Care of the individual is a high priority at Endeavour College. To this end, contact with staff members on the following basis is encouraged,.

Care Group teacher

Subject teacher

Head of Department

Head of Village

First point of contact for matters of student safety and wellbeing and enquiries about routine matters.

First point of contact for specific subject matters.

These people are support to the subject teacher and are responsible for curriculum and overall organisation of their learning area.

These people give support to the Care Group teacher and are responsible for organisational and student wellbeing matters across the student’s time at the College

Head of Middle School / Head of Senior School

Responsibility for student wellbeing and engagement for each sub-school.

Head of Learning

Responsibilitiy for whole College curriculum. Support Heads of Department in curriculum matters. Responsible for course counselling, oversight of ACARA, SACE, NAPLAN, NCCD, course counselling, scholarships, assessment and reporting and related areas.

PERSONAL INFORMATION CHANGES

There are many times when family situations change during the course of the year, or between the time of making application for enrolment and actually entering the College. Please inform us of any changes in address, email address, telephone number, legal guardianship or other relevant personal information so that our records can be kept up to date. These changes can be made via the TASS Parent Lounge

PHOTOGRAPHS

Photographs of students for the purpose of ID cards and in-house record keeping are taken in the early weeks of Term 1. Official group photographs are generally scheduled to be taken in Term 3

POLICIES

Endeavour College’s policies are under constant review. Some general College policies are available through the College website, while more specific policies are available on request. Refer to the Policies document in the Appendix, or on the College website.

PRIVACY POLICY

The Privacy Policy information is issued once only, at the beginning of your child’s enrolment Please advise us if your situation changes at any time throughout your child’s attendance at Endeavour College.

PROGRESSIONS POLICY

To support the making of positive course decisions and to support students to find the areas in which they excel, the College has implemented a Progressions Policy. To progress automatically to the next year level of a subject the following criteria need to be met.

• Students achieve a passing grade, or the prerequisite grade as noted in the Curriculum Guide.

• Students achieve a satisfactory attitude notation (1-3)

• Students attend the College for at least 80% of the time.

These processes will always take into consideration all adjustments identified as part of an ILP.

Should a student look like they may not meet these benchmarks, academic support can be offered and if at the end of the semester/year one or more of these criteria are not met, students will be precluded from enrolling in the subject in the subsequent year. For compulsory subjects, the student and their parent/s will meet with the Head of Village to design a Learning Plan to ensure progress is made towards these criteria in the subsequent year. For further detail on the Progressions Policy please contact the Head of Learning.

PROHIBITED ITEMS

The College is responsible for the safety of all community members and as such there are a number of items that are prohibited from the College grounds and therefore not be in the possession of students at school.

School prohibited items include:

• Chewing gum

• High energy drinks such as Mother, V and Red Bull

• Liquid paper

• Sharp dangerous objects, including steel rulers and knives

• Laser pointers

• Matches and cigarette lighters

This includes items which when misused can cause damage to buildings and furniture or be used as a weapon. Students who accidentally or willfully damage school property will be responded to according to the Endeavour College Student Engagement policy. In some circumstances, students may also be asked to pay for the damage and/or perform community service as a consequence of their actions.

A number of items are, by law, identified as Illegal and therefore should not be brought to school under any circumstances.

Unlawful items include:

• Weapons of any kind (this includes replicas)

• Prohibited substances (e.g. illegal drugs, prescribed medications – unless given to student services staff or when the prescribed medicine is an asthma inhaler)

• Alcohol

• Cigarettes (including e-cigarettes/vapes)

• Pornographic or offensive material (the College determines what is offensive by its Christian values/teachings as well as consideration of wider community values)

The College accepts no responsibility for the loss, theft or damage of any of the above items.

Further Information

Students are not permitted to smoke tobacco, nicotine or vape, consume or use alcohol or illegal, non-prescribed drugs while at school, in College uniform, engaged in College activities or in association with any College functions.

The possession of any of these substances and/or associated equipment at school or school-organised activities is also an offence. It is also an offense to procure and/or sell such substance and equipment.

Students who do not comply with these expectations will incur serious disciplinary action. In addition, this disciplinary action may include notification to the police and will be complemented with counselling from inside and/or outside the College when it is deemed appropriate.

Students who are aware of the use and/or possession of such substances and associated equipment at school or at a College function are encouraged to report such matters.

If students choose to bring any prohibited items onto the College grounds, there will be consequences for their actions which may be enacted by the College or the police.

Any alcohol or drug infringement at the College or College event requires police notification as part of government requirements.

Drug and Alcohol Strategy

In our Christian community at Endeavour College, we are all valuable in God’s sight. Our College is committed to maintaining a safe, secure and supportive environment for its community. Part of this community commitment is our whole school Drug Policy that includes a range of curriculum, policies and procedures, and positive school environment initiatives. Our College takes action to prevent drug use by students and intervenes by taking a whole College approach. The use, possession and/or distribution of illicit drugs and the unsanctioned use and distribution of drugs such as alcohol, tobacco and prescription drugs, are not accepted.

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REPORTING AND LEARNING CONVERSATIONS

Reporting is the process by which assessment information is communicated to help students, parents, teachers and the college to make decisions by providing information about what students know and can do, together with recommendations for their future learning.

To ensure a consistent connection between home and the College, the sharing of upcoming assessment tasks and results is provided in an ongoing manner via Canvas Canvas is the College’s learning management system. Due dates for assessment tasks are posted as soon as possible after they are set and results will be uploaded, in the majority of cases, within two weeks of the date submitted. This time frame may change with assessments of significant size. This allows parents and caregivers to keep up to date in an ongoing manner with the progress of a student.

A summary semester report and Care Group report are prepared at the end of Term 2 (Semester 1) and Term 4 (Semester 2) and made available via TASS. For semester length subjects this will recognise the learning for the entire subject. For year-long subjects, this will indicate the level of achievement and attitude at that point in time.

Learning Conversations for students, parents/caregivers and teachers occur at the end of Terms 1 and 3.

Contact between home and the College is recommended any time to gain clarity about achievement or engagement in classes.

RESTORATIVE PRACTICES

Rationale

At Endeavour College we aim to develop a community culture where relationships are valued and members feel connected, safe and respected. We believe this approach fosters an optimal learning environment to fulfil staff and students’ God given abilities for life and community.

The Restorative Practices approach emphasises working with Endeavour College community members to educate them to address behaviour and value relationships. It calls community members to make a personal transformation from a focus on the self towards a focus on others and the common good, and as such it reflects the model of Christ in terms of dealing with others.

Intent

The Restorative Practices approach reflects the central value which the College’s community places on relationships –among students, staff and families. This approach forms the basis of our Student Engagement policy.

The College believes that its approach to student engagement should primarily be an educative one. That is, the fundamental aim of the engagement philosophy and practice should be for students to learn to be responsible for themselves and their actions and to make genuine, positive contributions to their community. A restorative approach sees conflict or wrong-doing as an opportunity for students to learn about the consequences of their actions, to develop empathy for others, and to seek to make amends in such a way as to strengthen the community bonds that may have been damaged.

SSALE OF ITEMS BETWEEN STUDENTS

Students who wish to sell personal items to another student are asked to conduct these transactions outside of school hours – as a private arrangement under the supervision of their parents.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Endeavour College offers scholarships for students in Year 10. These scholarships follow through until Year 12 and range from 50%- 10% tuition fee scholarships. All testing in conducted on campus in March of the previous year. For further information about the application process please refer to the College website https://www.endeavour.sa.edu.au/scholarships/. For any other enquiries please contact the Head of Learning, Sandra Barry at the College

SCHOOL BOUNDARY

Endeavour College has clearly defined boundaries. Students are not permitted outside of these boundaries during the school day without permission from the Principal or the delegated staff member. Specific requirements for subjects that take students off the Endeavour College campus and into the University campus or Mawson Lakes precinct will be supervised. Year 12 students may leave the College premises with parental permission during study lessons and break times. They must sign in and out at all times.

SCHOOL BAGS, PENCIL CASES, SCHOOL FOLDERS AND DIARIES

These items carry our College badge. To honour the College badge and to show care and respect, students are expected to keep these items graffiti free. This also includes writing and stickers on the base of the school bag. If students choose to deface any of these goods, they will be asked to clean them or purchase replacement goods.

SEASONAL CHANGE OVER PERIOD

Summer Uniform: students are to wear this uniform during Terms 1 and 4.

Presentation Uniform: students are to wear this uniform during Terms 2 and 3, and may choose to wear it in Terms 1 and 2 Mixing items from both uniforms is not permitted

SENIOR STUDENTS – YEARS 10, 11 & 12

Endeavour College aims to help Year 10, 11 and 12 students develop the responsibilities associated with privileges that come with being a senior student member of our community:

• The responsibility of being a role model to Middle School students which is to behave and act toward others in a positive way, wear their uniform with pride and be immersed in College life.

• The need to develop independence, interdependence and collective action which is a necessary part of succeeding beyond their secondary education.

Study Lessons

Year 12

Year 12 students may remain on campus during their study lessons or sign out to make use of community facilities. Whether they remain on the College grounds or leave, it is expected that students will show maturity and selfdiscipline and use this time in a productive manner.

For study lessons the following guidelines are in place:

• Students are permitted to be off campus for any study periods only once permission is confirmed by parents/caregivers in TASS Parent Lounge

• Students must sign out prior to leaving and sign in on their return.

• Students are required to be in Care Group/Village time/Chapel/Worship/Assemblies when they occur independent of when their study lessons occur.

Year 10 and 11

Any Year 10 or 11 students who have study periods must remain on the College premises. Year 10 and 11 students may have study periods due to studying VET courses or because they are engaging with other negotiated pathways. Students can use the Plazas in the Senior School Building or the Discovery Centre for their study periods.

SOCIAL FUNCTIONS

The College organised a small number of social activities for all students. Times and details are advised via The Anchor newsletter Care Group teachers may also organiser Care Group outings and will often invite parent involvement in these outings. Official notification will be sent from the Care Group teacher. Parents should contact the College if there is any doubt about whether a function is organised by the College or is a private event.

SPORT – EXTRA-CURRICULAR

Endeavour College offers a range of sporting opportunities for all students. Students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports depending on the interest of students.

Programs may include:

• SACSA Carnivals, Years 7-12

• Knockout Carnival for elite teams, Years 7-12

• Community Sport.

Please note:

Selection for representative teams will be based on performance, attitude and attendance at practice/training along with satisfying the following criteria:

• Students will only be able to be selected to play in TWO carnival teams per term.

• Any student with a prior, formally scheduled extra-curricular event must meet that obligation.

• All students missing regularly timetabled lessons as a consequence of selection in sports team MUST arrange with individual teachers the completion of missed work. Failure to do this may affect further involvement in sport.

• Students must complete a Sport Excursion form and give it to the staff supervisor at least one day before the event.

• Supervising teachers and/or Sports and Carnival Coordinator are solely responsible for the selection of sport teams

Extra-curricular Sport Uniforms

Endeavour College offers Community Sport which is played weekly throughout the term. Students participating in Community Sport will be required to purchase the appropriate sports uniform for that sport. Sports uniforms for each sport will be available for purchase from the Uniform Shop. The purchase of extra-curricular uniforms will be communicated and advised by the Sports and Carnivals Coordinator.

Students representing Endeavour in one day carnivals at SACSA will be allocated an appropriate sports uniform for the sport from the College’s carnival uniform supplies. Uniforms will be distributed under the guidance of the Sports and Carnivals Coordinator or lead teacher on the day of the carnival. Students competing in carnivals will be required to wear the College Physical Education uniform to and from the event venue so that allocated uniforms can be returned to the lead teacher prior to leaving the event venue. Failure to return an allocated sports uniform at the completion of the carnival will result in the uniform being charged to the parent’s school account.

STATIONERY SUPPLIES

Students should pre-purchase all required stationary prior to any courses undertaken. An emergency supply of stationary can be purchased during their breaks from Student Services.

STUDENT ACTION TEAM (SAT)

The Student Action Team (SAT) is a forum that provides opportunity for students to formally discuss matters associated with College life and to facilitate the organisation of student activities within the College

The team is led by Year 12 students and is made up of representatives from each year level. These representatives attend regular meetings and act as the liaison between the Heads of School, and the general student body.

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES

VALUE STATEMENT

The Endeavour College community caters for students, staff and families with diverse religious, social and cultural backgrounds. By choosing to join this community all people have accepted the College’s philosophy and aims and committed themselves to working within the framework of College policies.

As a student moves from childhood through adolescence and into adulthood, it is expected that reliance on external controls and approval will give way to independence and personal responsibility. This growth process may well be characterised by exercising self-discipline, anticipating consequences of actions, accepting consequences by not blaming others, and learning from the experience of the inevitable mistakes. We want our young people to develop self-reliance based on the College's belief that each child is created in the image of a loving and serving God revealed to us in Jesus and so move from self-centeredness towards a greater sensitivity to the needs of others.

A high standard of personal conduct is expected and demanded from students at Endeavour College. This applies not only during school time and at College functions but also when students are representing the College and its community.

When it comes to student engagement, we believe that a Restorative Practices approach is an educative one. That is, a fundamental aim of the student engagement philosophy and practice should be for students to learn to be responsible for themselves and their actions and to make genuine, positive contributions to their community. A restorative approach sees conflict or wrong-doings as an opportunity for students to learn about the consequences of their actions, to develop empathy for others, and to seek to make amends in such a way as to strengthen the community bonds that may have been damaged.

Through an emphasis on student wellbeing and positive attitudes and behaviour in relationships, Endeavour College aims to promote the emotional, academic, moral, social and spiritual development of the student as an individual within the community.

Related policies and guidelines: Student Engagement, Bullying and Harassment Intervention and Prevention, Uniform, Mobile Devices, ICT.

The Student Engagement Policy is a whole school approach that:

• Develops positive and restorative school culture and promotes Endeavour Way values by setting high expectations and providing high levels of support.

• Assists students to develop their own inner, self-motivating framework to enable them to become lifelong learners with the skills to understand themselves and others and to change the way they live, behave & relate.

• Celebrates success in learning and improves student wellbeing.

• Serves the central purpose of the College - education - by providing an orderly environment where everyone can feel safe and effectively learn.

Aims:

• Students feel safe and cared for at school, and have a sense of belonging to the community.

• Staff respond consistently to student learning and behaviour.

• Parents/caregivers and the community are involved in students’ school life.

Refer to Student Engagement Policy, Guidelines and Procedures in the Appendix

Student Engagement Procedures

Lunchtime Engagement Conversations, after school Community Service and the Reflection Space

As we have a variety of expectations and routines for students, we also have a process for managing the noncompliance of these expectations. Restorative Practices underpins and guides all decision-making and interactions regarding student engagement. In all situations, a restorative approach in the first instance to provide opportunity and support for students to modify behaviour. These processes may include verbal warning, time outside classroom, time in the Reflection Space, parent/caregiver contact, interviews, monitoring cards, formal agreements, and internal or external suspensions.

We do acknowledge that everyone can make mistakes and therefore have a Reminders process where students will be given the opportunity to change their behaviour before consequences occur.

Reminders

• Reminders are issued to students for non-compliance regarding uniform, poor punctuality, phone use, being unprepared for lesson, laptops not being charged or chewing gum at school

Engagement Conversations and After School Community Service

An Engagement Conversation is designed to give students time to reflect on their self-management with their Head of Village to elicit improvements and embrace the College culture. After school Community Service is assigned to a student who has accumulated 6 Reminders. It is supervised by a Head of School or Deputy Principal and is an opportunity for the student to provide a service to the College.

Classroom teachers will run their own lunchtime sessions for non-completion of homework, classwork or other classroom self-management issues.

The Reflection Space

The Reflection Space can be used by the teacher when a student fails to comply with general classroom expectations and behaviours, when the student has not appropriately responded to the teacher’s classroom restorative approach. The student will be asked to fill out a Restorative Reflection sheet to reflect on why they were sent to the Reflection Space and a restorative conversation will follow to restore the relationship between the teacher and the student, and to return the student to the classroom as soon as possible.

A variety of forms can be used with and for our students to support engagement.

Weekly Engagement Cards

Weekly engagement cards are designed to provide the opportunity for a student and/or parents/care givers to gain structured feedback.

Engagement Cards may be related to:

• Organisation

• Academic achievement and class participation

• General engagement and behaviour

Heads of Village will initiate these cards and work with students to define areas of focus for feedback.

It is the student's responsibility to present the card to teachers at the beginning of each lesson for the week. Teachers complete the card to provide feedback. At the end of each day the student meets with the Head of Village and reflects and discusses the feedback. At the end of the week a copy is provided for parents/caregivers.

Movement Around the School in Lesson Time

Lockers should only be visited during lesson time by students going to or coming from instrumental music lessons. Students moving out of classrooms/instruction areas during lesson time must have permission from their teacher

Acceptable Language

There is a need to communicate within the College using language which is acceptable to each of us.

We are a Christian College and believe that positive communication will enhance the building of a happy and healthy environment. (Ephesians 4:29) Everyone in our community is encouraged to maintain an acceptable standard of language that reflects the ethos of the College community and respect for each individual.

Acceptable language is judged according to the standards and expectations of the College. Speech and language are gifts of God, to be used properly in praise of Him and for the benefit of society. The most offensive language to God and to a Christian is using God's or Christ's name in vain - whether intentional or not. (Exodus 20:7)

Students are expected to:

• Use acceptable language when speaking with other students, staff and visitors.

• Respond to correction or an appeal to stop using unacceptable language.

• Read our Bullying and Harassment Policy and follow those guidelines concerning verbal harassment.

Appropriate relations

The College recognises that some of its students may develop an affection for each other in the course of their years at the College. Like most public organisations, it expects that physical expressions of affection will not be evident during the school day, either on campus or going to or from the College

Students are expected to show respect for each other. Any deliberate physical action which invades personal space, physically harms or makes a person feel threatened or offended is inappropriate (see Bullying and Harassment Prevention and Intervention policy).

The judgement of what constitutes acceptable physical interaction will be made by the appropriate Head of School in consultation with Care Group teachers and Heads of Village.

STUDENT ID CARDS

Students are issued with an ID card displaying the student’s photograph. Students are required to carry the ID card at all times for routine procedures at the College, such as borrowing books from the library, charging laptops, the school bus or signing in and out of Music lessons

If a student misplaces their student ID card throughout the year, a new card can be ordered from Student Services This incurs a cost which will be charge to your family account.

STUDENT SERVICES

Open Monday to Friday: 8.15am to 3.45pm. Located at the Northern side of the Middle School Centre.

Students must report to Student Services if signing in late, leaving early or feeling unwell. The Sick Room is adjacent to Student Services. Student Services is for student-based enquiries or for parents to drop off or collect their child during the day. Lost property is also stored here.

STUDENT TIMETABLES

Students are given a copy of their timetable each semester. These are emailed to students and can be found on their TASS student café.

Issues associated with their timetable should be directed to their Care Group teachers or Head of Village

COURSE (SUBJECT) COUNSELLING

Curriculum booklet Senior School students and Middle School students are supplied electronically to all students in the latter part of the current school year to provide information and requirements for the subjects to be chosen for the following year.

In Term 3 each year, subject counselling will occur for senior students (Year 10 and Year 11) to ensure subjects chosen meet SACE requirements and future study requisites. The Head of Village will act as Course Counsellor for each student in their Village and support the advising on subjects and pathways

Subject allocations will be sent out to families in Term 4 for the following year. Students in years 10-12 have a two week period at the start of each semester to request any subject changes. At this time no further changes will be accepted (except under exceptional circumstances).

Parents and students will be required to sign Request to Change Subject forms before changes can be made. Subject change requests cannot be guaranteed and are dependent on a variety of factors including class sizes, recommendation and pre-requisites being met.

SUBJECTS WITHIN THE FORMAL CURRICULUM

Year 7

Compulsory

Christian Living English

Health Mathematics

Peer Support

Physical Education

Science Discovery

HASS (including Geography, History, Civics, Economics and Business)

Languages German or Japanese

Arts Strand

One semester of each

Technology Strand

One semester of each

Year 8

Art / Drama / Music

Design and Technology / Digital Technologies / Food Technology

Compulsory

Languages

Arts Strand

Students indicate a preference for two of these subjects to study for a semester

Technology Strands

Students indicate a preference for two of these subjects to study for a semester

Christian Living

English / Geography / History

Civics and Citizenship/Discovery

Health and Physical Education

Mathematics

Science

German or Japanese

1. Music (band)

2. Drama

3. Art

1. Design and Technology

2. Digital Technologies

3. Food Technology

They choose their final subjects from either the Arts or Technologies areas.

Year 9

Compulsory

Languages

Electives

4 semesters

Christian Living

English

Geography and History

Health and Physical Education (Voyage)

Mathematics

Science

German or Japanese

Advanced Manufacturing

Art and Design

Digital Technologies

Drama

Food Technology

Materials Technology

Music (Band)

Please note that subject offerings in Years 10, 11 and 12 are dependent on a number of factors including viable class numbers and access to facilities:

Year 10

Compulsory

No preferences

Electives

4 semesters

Year 11

Compulsory

Christian Living English

Health and Physical Education

History (one semester)

Mathematics

Exploring Identities and Futures (Stage 1)

Science

Advanced Manufacturing

Art

Business and Economics

Design

Digital Technologies

Drama

Enrichment Mathematics

Food Technology

Geography

German

History

Japanese

Digital Communication Solutions

Music

Outdoor Education (Stage 1)

Product Design

Christian Living

English

Electives

6 semesters

NB. All year = 2 semesters

Year 12

Electives

5 full year subjects

Compulsory

Christian Living (MAX) (one semester)

Mathematical Methods or General Mathematics or Essential

Mathematics

Activating Identities and Futures (Stage 2)

Advanced Manufacturing

Biology

Business and Innovation

Chemistry

Digital Technologies

Drama

Food and Hospitality

German

Health and Wellbeing

Japanese

Modern History

Digital Communication Solutions

Music

Outdoor Education (Stage 2)

Physical Education

Physics

Product Design

Psychology

Specialist Mathematics

Visual Arts - Art

Visual Arts - Design

Advanced Manufacturing

Biology

Business Innovation

Chemistry

Digital Communication Solutions

Digital Technologies

Drama

English

English Literary Studies

Essential English

Essential Mathematics

Food and Hospitality

Health and Wellbeing

Integrated Learning

General Mathematics

German

Japanese

Health and Wellbeing

Mathematical Methods

Modern History

Music

Physical Education

Physics

Product Design

Psychology

Specialist Mathematics

Visual Arts – Art

Visual Arts – Design

Workplace Practices

SUNSCREEN

The College provides students access to sunscreen during the school day.

TASS

TASS is the College’s student management system. Students access the Student Cafe and Parents access the Parent Lounge. It is used by parents to:

- update contact details

- view student timetables and day schedules

- view student attendance data

- update medical information

- notify of student absence

- access semester reports

- provide permission and pay for excursions

- book learning conversations with your child’s teacher

Parents are sent access details for TASS upon enrolment.

TELEPHONE

For emergency use only, a telephone is available at Student Services for student use during break times. In the event of an emergency, communication must be made through Student Services.

TEXT BOOKS

Endeavour College provides the majority of text books to students on an annual hire system and the cost is included with the fees. Students are asked to treat them with care. Students are not to mark the hire books received from the College. Lost or damaged books will incur a cost to the students concerned. All books are to have the name of the student inside the cover on the label provided.

TRAVELLING AND PARKING

Students are reminded that when travelling to and from the College sensible behaviour is important, expected and consistent with the safety and wellbeing of others.

Cyclists are urged to exercise extreme care at all times. Bicycles are to be parked in the locked bicycle rack area during the day and should be locked with a bike lock. Cyclists are required to wear an Australian Standards approved helmet.

Students are to behave appropriately on public transport. Courtesy is expected at all times towards other passengers. Conversation is to be maintained at a level that does not embarrass others. Uniform must be complete and correct from home to school and until students return home. Students should on all occasions show courtesy to others, especially the aged and those in need, assisting them if the occasion should arise and offering them a seat.

The College has a private bus service that covers some areas not adequately covered by public transport. Please see the Business Manager regarding this service The College has bus guidelines and breaches of this code could lead to the student being suspended from the bus for a period of time.

Parents dropping off and picking up students are requested to use the zones on University Boulevard or the drop off driveway on the College grounds. If parents need to enter the College to collect students, they must enter via Student Services at the eastern side.

The General Reception area at the western side of the College is for paying bills, deliveries, visitors, meetings with teachers and general enquiries. In these cases, parents can park in the visitors’ carpark on the western side of the College.

At no time are parents to walk through the College buildings from one reception area to another without staff guidance/permission.

UUNISA FACILITIES

Endeavour College has a collaborative agreement for the use of various facilities. Students will be supervised by staff for all activities.

Staff and students at various times can participate in various learning experiences at the UniSA Mawson Lakes campus. These are offered and advertised as they become available.

UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS

RATIONALE:

Endeavour College has a compulsory formal school uniform and a Physical Education uniform. Students are encouraged to take pride in the way they wear their uniform, respecting the College through their correct wearing of the uniform both at school and in the wider community. The uniform aims to uphold our unique College identity and serves as an important statement about our standards and culture. The uniform creates a sense of unity and equity for our students. It promotes a sense of belonging, builds community and is designed to be practical and appropriate regardless of the trends at the time.

The uniform has both compulsory and optional items offering students some individual choice within the requirements, and flexibility for a variety of learning, curricular and co-curricular activities.

Uniform Expectations:

The correct uniform should be worn during school hours, when travelling to and from the College and when students are in engaged in any College related activities.

We ask that parents/caregivers and students assist and work with us as we seek to ensure that students wear the College uniform correctly and that the uniform is well-laundered and in good condition. Students who come to school or attend a Physical Education lesson without the appropriate items of uniform should have a note signed by a parent/caregiver or email communication to the Care Group teacher and/or Physical Education teacher explaining the

reason. Items that are lost, stained, torn, defaced or ill-fitting will be required to be repaired or replaced. The uniform cannot be modified or altered in its appearance or form in a way that compromises the integrity of the uniform. This particularly relates to dress, skirt, shorts, trouser and shirt lengths. The College reserves the right to decide the appropriateness of all elements of the uniform requirements which includes a neat and tidy appearance and grooming.

The Endeavour College Student Engagement policy outlines responses to non-compliance regarding uniform and grooming. It is important to note that a student who presents at the College in breach of the uniform or grooming requirements will be managed in alignment with our Student Engagement policy.

Parents seeking exceptions or alterations to the uniform requirements for religious, ethnic, or cultural reasons, or due to student disability or health conditions should discuss this at the enrolment interview or must apply for in writing to the Principal, who will make decisions based on individual circumstances.

Students wear the summer uniform during Term 1 and 4 and the winter uniform during Term 2 and 3. Students must always wear the complete summer or winter uniform. They should not mix and match summer and winter items of clothing. Unseasonal weather events may result in change to uniform expectations. This will be communicated by the College via email.

The Uniform Shop is open during the following hours for the purchase of new or replacement items.

MONDAY 8:00am – 11:30am

TUESDAY CLOSED

WEDNESDAY 1:00pm-4:00pm

THURSDAY CLOSED

FRIDAY 8:00am – 11:30am

Payment must be made at the time of purchase by cash or card. Other arrangements must be negotiated through Dobsons.

The following details are for guidance and clarification.

College Hats

Students are required to wear a College hat in Terms 1 and 4 for UV (sun) protection when outside of school buildings during the day. This includes recess and lunch. Students will be required to remain inside if they do not have a College hat and may be excluded from all outside activities until they obtain one. All hats must be clearly marked with the student’s full name and Care Group. Students are required to carry their hats with them throughout the school day as a general expectation of being prepared for the day. As a mark of respect, students should not wear their hats inside, including the classroom, meetings, Chapel or Worship.

Winter Scarves and Gloves

Scarves and gloves must be plain and in the College colour of navy.

Hairstyles and Colours

Hairstyles can be an expression of individuality and are often influenced by fashion and trends. With this in mind, our general expectation is that hair be clean, neat and tidy and not extreme in style or colour. Hairstyles are to be moderate. Extreme styles, including uneven cuts, contours/patterning, shaving, skin fades, or experimental styles are not appropriate. Conservative graded haircuts are acceptable. Short overall haircuts and fades are to be the minimum of a number 1 blade or clipper size.

If hair is dyed, colours must be natural in colour. Brightly coloured streaks, highlights or obvious variations in colours are not acceptable.

Haircuts, and/or colouring that do not meet school expectations, will be managed as per our Student Engagement policy in the manner most appropriate for the situation.

Hair should always be off the face. It should not be hanging over the eyes and needs to be secured. Hair that falls past the top of the shoulder or longer is to be completely tied back. Half-up hairstyles are not acceptable. Hair that is shoulder/bob length may be secured with a headband. All hair accessories must be plain (unpatterned) in the College colour navy or in a colour matching the student’s hair colour.

We encourage students, parent/caregivers, if unsure, to seek guidance from the Head of Middle or Head of Senior School before making extreme changes to a child’s hairstyle or colour.

Students are to be clean shaven.

Requests for cultural exemptions must be put in writing to the Head of School (Middle or Senior).

Jewellery

Students may wear:

• a watch

• a plain gold or silver chain or a chain with a small cross around their neck

• A maximum of two earrings in each ear. The earrings must be plain small studs or sleepers.

• A ‘Medic Alert’ bracelet

• Please note that the following are not permitted to wear:

• Chains with any emblems or pendants other than a cross

• Chains which are made of leather, string or other solid materials

• Adornments including rings, bangles and bracelets

• Visible body piercing (except for the ears).

Students wearing jewellery other than that outlined above, may have items confiscated. Any confiscated items will be held for collection at the end of the day in the first instance and may be held until collected by the parent/caregiver if the student continues to wear the inappropriate items.

Students are encouraged to undertake any ear piercing only when there is sufficient time for healing in order to meet the given expectations. Covering with a Band Aid and clear studs is not acceptable and piercings that are concealed in this way will need to be removed.

Make-up including nail polish

Light foundation that provides sun protection is acceptable. It should be discreet, lightly applied and in natural tones. Nail polish should be clear or a natural nail look (including artificial nails).

Nails should be clean and of a length as would be expected for safe play, sport and learning (including artificial nails). Nail polish should be clear or French polished.

Tattoos

It is currently unlawful in South Australia for a person to obtain a tattoo if they are under the age of 18 years (without parental permission). With this in mind, it is against College expectations for students to have any tattoos.

Visible tattoos are not acceptable for Endeavour College students. If students are tattooed, they must ensure the tattoo is covered by their uniform during school hours, when travelling to and from the College and during any Collegerelated activity.

Shoes

Students’ footwear includes:

• With the summer and winter school uniforms – black lace up healed school shoes (leather/leather look) with black laces.

Sneakers (including black leather sneakers such as Nike Airforce Ones), slip-on or canvas shoes are not acceptable.

• With the PE uniform – sport/athletic sneakers with suitable arch and heel support and cushioning. Canvas, slip-ons or ‘street’ shoes are not acceptable. It is suggested that consideration be given to colours that complement the Physical Education uniform.

Wearing of the Physical Education (PE) uniform

Students will be advised of the specific days for Physical Education lessons and other occasions requiring their Physical Education uniform. On these days, students must wear their Physical Education uniform when travelling to and from school.

Physical Education uniform may be worn when:

• The student has a scheduled double Physical Education practical lesson

• The student has a weekly/on-going sport commitment – training or competition

• The student is competing in a sport carnival

• An excursion requires physical exertion (this will be indicated on the excursion consent form).

Uniform for school excursions

Students are to wear the correct summer or winter uniform including the blazer when on excursions. Any exception, due to the nature of the excursion, will be advised by the staff member in charge. The information relating to uniform expectations will be included with the covering letter and permission/consent form.

Blazer/Jacket/Jumper

The Endeavour College blazer is a compulsory item of the College uniform. The blazer (and Junior Jacket) is part of the College winter uniform and must be worn:

• when attending formal events such as:

o Opening and Closing Services

o Valedictory Service

o Chapel

o Assemblies – Middle/Senior/Whole College

• for excursions

• when representing the College

• when travelling to and from the College

Any lightweight garment worn under a shirt must be such that it is not visible when being worn with the uniform.

Year 12 Commemorative Jumpers

The Year 12 commemorative jackets are to recognise and celebrate our Year 12 students. The jacket represents comradery and is seen as memorabilia; therefore, it is an optional item of clothing. It must not be worn in place of the blazer.

Non-Uniform Days

Non-uniform days are designed to allow students to come to the College in casual dress, in return for making a donation to a social justice group or charity. It is important that students consider their clothing choices for community and lesson appropriateness.

• On all occasions, student should dress using modesty, discretion and common sense.

• Students need to avoid extremely short skirts and shorts. The midriff should not be exposed. Shirts should cover the upper body including shoulders.

• Clothing should not have any slogans that are offensive to anyone.

• Appropriate supportive and enclosed footwear should be worn on any nonuniform day. Thongs and Ugg boots are not to be worn.

• During Terms 1 and 4, hats or caps are to be worn at recess and lunch times and for any other outside activity.

• Students should consider clothes that allow them to safely and actively participate in practical subjects (for example PE) on any non-uniform day.

If students choose to wear inappropriate clothing outside of the guidelines for a nonuniform day, parents/caregivers will be asked to collect students from the College for them to change into appropriate clothing. If parents/caregivers are not able to collect students, they may be required to stay in the Reflection Space for the remainder of the day.

Extra-Curricular Sports Uniform

Endeavour College offers Community Sport which is played weekly throughout the term. Students participating in Community Sport will be required to purchase the appropriate sports uniform for that sport. Sports uniforms for each sport will available for purchase from the Uniform Shop. The purchase of extracurricular uniforms will be communicated and advised by the Sports and Carnivals Coordinator.

Students representing Endeavour in one day carnivals at SACSA will be allocated an appropriate sports uniform for the sport from the College’s carnival uniform supplies. Uniforms will be distributed under the guidance of the Sports and Carnivals Coordinator or lead teacher on the day of the carnival. Students competing in carnivals will be required to wear the College Physical Education uniform to and from the event venue so that allocated uniforms can be

returned to the lead teacher prior to leaving the event venue. Failure to return an allocated sports uniform at the completion of the carnival will result in the uniform being charged to the parent’s school account.

VVALUABLE ITEMS

Money and valuable items should be stored in locked lockers or left at Student Services for safekeeping and collected at the end of the day.

If such items are brought to school, the College will take no responsibility if they are lost, stolen or damaged other than the normal channels of follow up

VILLAGE NAME ORIGINS

The College uses a system of Village groupings for organisational and competitive sport purposes. The Villages are names after prominent South Australians

Care Group Colour

FLOREY Red

HEYSEN Green

KAVEL Black/Pink

LITCHFIELD Orange

MACKILLOP Purple

MAWSON Gold

MITCHELL Silver

SPENCE Blue

Lord Howard Florey, 1898 – 1968, Co-discoverer of penicillin

Sir Hans Heysen, 1877 – 1968, Artist

Pastor August Kavel, 1798 – 1860, Led the 1st German Lutherans to SA.

Dame Ruby Litchfield, 1912 – 2001, Patron of charity organisations and heavily involved with Youth and the Arts.

Mary Mackillop, 1842 – 1909, Founder of the Order of the Sisters of St. Joseph

Sir Douglas Mawson, 1882 – 1958, Scientist and Antarctic explorer

Dame Roma Mitchell, 1913 – 2000, Prominent judge and Governor of SA

Catherine Helen Spence, 1825 – 1910, Teacher, author, journalist, social and political reformer –suffragette

Each group has four sub-groups – Care Groups North, South, East and West

VISION FOR LEARNERS

Working parallel with the Endeavour Way, the Vision for Learners articulates what learning looks like at Endeavour College. It seeks to give an overview of the key attributes that we would like to see in explored in all learning areas. The Vision for Learners is centered around student development connected to three key principles – Independence, Interdependence and Collective Action. Each principle is then divided into four key aspects for both Middle and Senior School. This is then broken down further into a series of qualities that need to be developed and practices that will encourage their development in learning areas. While Vision for Learners philosophies are different for Middle and Senior School, they are designed to reflect progress and the development that occurs in students throughout the middle year to the end of the Senior School

MIDDLE SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY

The Endeavour College mission and The Endeavour Way inspire our students to develop as individuals, be effective collaborators, and contribute to the wider community.

Learning in the Middle School at Endeavour College is an adventure designed to capture the curiosity and imagination of every student. Students develop the ability to inquire, make connections and can articulate their developing capabilities as learners. With increasing independence and personal responsibility, students courageously explore a variety of opportunities to grow.

An empathic understanding of and respect for others enables learners to productively collaborate with different people in a variety of situations. An emphasis on positive relationships empowers our students to be inclusive and use their social awareness to influence a culture where all can thrive.

Students in the Middle School understand their responsibilities as global citizens to support a sustainable future encompassing fairness for all. They engage in experiences that extend their thinking about the wider community, their civic responsibilities and their capacity to make a difference. Students in the Middle School see the world and the future as full of hope and opportunity.

Active Learner Personally Responsible Reflective Courageous

Socially Aware Team Player Communicator Forgiving

SENIOR SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY

Globally Aware Changemaker Loving and Respectful Hopeful

At Endeavour College, senior students are knowledge-seekers who pursue their curiosity and passions with a sense of independence and purpose. A well-developed emotional and intellectual flexibility allows students to meet challenges with grit, and to flourish. By working with others, students broaden their perspectives and solve complex problems. An empathetic understanding of the world beyond the immediate, builds a capacity within students to be change-makers.

Senior students at Endeavour have the hearts and minds to self-direct their futures, work with others and become influencers in their communities.

VISITORS TO THE COLLEGE

Visitors to the College during the day, including parents, must report to General Reception from where they will be directed for their particular purpose. When visiting the College it is a requirement to sign in electronically and a visitor’s name tag will be issued. Upon leaving the College, visitors are to sign out

The General Reception area at the western side of the College is for paying bills, deliveries, visitors, meetings with teachers and general enquiries. In this case parents can park in the visitors’ carpark on the western side of the College.

Parents dropping off and picking up students are requested to use the zones on University Boulevard or the drop off driveway on the College grounds. If parents need to enter to the College to collect students, they must enter via Student Services at the eastern side of the school.

At no time are parents to walk through the College buildings from one reception area to another without staff guidance/permission.

Maps of the College

GROUND FLOOR

Appendices

ALLERGY AWARENESS POLICY

The Hazard – Allergies

Allergies occur when the immune system reacts to substances (allergens) in the environment, which are usually harmless. Examples include proteins, pollens, dust mites and insect venoms.

Anaphylaxis is a severe, rapidly progressive allergic reaction that is potentially life threatening. Endeavour College engages with parents/caregivers through the completion of a Medical Health Care Plan for each student at risk of anaphylaxis. The College ensures that anaphylaxis is considered when assessing risks and developing risk minimization strategies, and ensure that staff have knowledge about student allergies, and how to respond to an anaphylactic reaction.

Endeavour College’s Policy

Endeavour College is committed to providing a safe learning environment for all our students and in particular to minimise the risk of allergen exposure. It is our policy:

• To provide, as far as practicable, a safe and supportive environment in which students at risk of allergies can participate equally in all aspects of the student’s schooling

• To raise awareness about allergies and the College’s allergy management and Anaphylactic Shock Management in the College community

• To engage with parents/caregivers of each student at risk of allergies assessing risks and developing risk minimisation strategies for the student

• To ensure that staff have knowledge about allergies, anaphylaxis and the college’s guidelines and procedures in responding to an anaphylactic reaction.

Safe Work Practices

Endeavour College has developed the following work practices and procedures to increase allergy awareness:

Identification of Students at Risk

Parents/Caregivers are requested to notify the College of all medical conditions including allergies.

Being Allergy Aware

Given the number of foods to which a student may be allergic to, it is not possible to remove all allergens.

It is better for the Endeavour College community to become aware of the risks associated with allergies and for the College to implement practical, age appropriate strategies to minimise exposure to known allergens.

At Endeavour College we do not promote that we either ‘ban nuts’ or are ‘nut-free’. Promoting a College as ‘nut-free’ is not recommended for the following reasons:

• It is impractical to implement and enforce

• There is no evidence of effectiveness

• It does not encourage the development of strategies for avoidance in the wider College community

• It may encourage complacency about risk minimisation strategies (for teachers, students and parents/caregivers) if a food is banned.

We consider that being ‘allergy aware’ is a more appropriate term.

Whilst we do not claim to be ‘nut free’, minimizing exposure to particular foods such as peanuts and tree nuts can reduce the level of risk. This can include removing nut spreads and products containing nuts from the Food Technology room and College canteen, but does not guarantee the removal of products that ‘may contain traces’ of peanuts or tree nuts.

We may also choose to request that parents/caregivers do not include nut spreads in sandwiches or products containing nuts in their lunch box.

Raising Peer Awareness

Peer support and understanding is important for the student at risk of allergies (in particular anaphylaxis).

Staff can raise awareness through fact sheets or posters displayed in hallways, canteens and classrooms or in class lessons.

Class teachers can discuss the topic with students in class, with a few simple key messages:

• Always take food allergies seriously;

• Don’t share your food with friends who have food allergies or pressure them to eat food that they are allergic to;

• Not everyone has allergies – discuss common symptoms;

• Wash your hands before and after eating;

• Know what your friends are allergic to;

• If a schoolmate becomes sick, get help immediately; and

• Be respectful of a schoolmate’s medical kit

While all care will be taken to protect the identity of students with medical conditions, the College will take all steps necessary to meet our duty of care.

Bullying Prevention

A student at risk of allergies may have an increased risk of bullying in the form of teasing, tricking a student into eating a particular food or threatening a student with the substance that they are allergic to, such as peanuts.

Endeavour College seeks to address this issue through raising peer awareness so that the students involved in such behaviour are aware of the seriousness of allergic reactions.

Any attempt to harm a student at risk of anaphylaxis with an allergen is treated as a serious and dangerous incident and treated accordingly under the College’s Bullying & Harassment Prevention and Intervention Policy.

Raising General Learning Community Awareness

Endeavour College takes active steps to raise awareness about allergies and anaphylaxis in the College community so that parents/caregivers of all students have an increased understanding.

These steps include providing information about our allergy awareness strategy to the broader College community through newsletters, fact sheets, posters and other publications.

Developing Strong Communications with Parents/Caregivers of High Risk Students

Parents/caregivers of a student who is at risk of allergies (in particular anaphylaxis) may experience high levels of anxiety about sending their child to school.

It is important to encourage an open and cooperative relationship with parents/caregivers so that they feel confident that appropriate risk minimisation strategies are in place.

In addition to implementing risk minimisation strategies, the anxiety that parents/caregivers and the student may feel can be considerably reduced by keeping them informed of the increased education, awareness and support from the College community.

Staff Responsibility

As members of the Endeavour College community, all workers must be allergy aware.

Signage

Allergy awareness signage is posted in various locations around the College.

Implementation

This policy is implemented through a combination of:

• Endeavour College premises inspections (to identify wasp and bee hives)

• Staff training and supervision

• Maintenance of medical records

• Effective incident notification procedures

• Effective communication procedures with the student’s parents/caregivers

• Effective communication procedures with the broader College community

BULLYING & HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND

Endeavour College’s Value Statement

All members of the Endeavour College community have a right to feel safe and protected, and free from bullying and harassment. We aim to develop a community culture where relationships are valued and members of the community feel connected, safe and respected. We believe this approach fosters an optimal learning environment to fulfil staff and students’ God given abilities for life and community.

In our Christian community, we believe we are all equal in the eyes of God, and therefore, we are equal in the eyes of others. Jesus showed His love to all people regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, class or status. Our community is committed to encouraging others to recognise and embrace their own gifts, and cares for, values, accepts, supports and forgives each other in the way Jesus showed us.

Endeavour College adopts a Restorative Practices approach, which prioritises relationships and social connections. Restorative Practices focuses on building, maintaining and restoring relationships and fosters selfregulatory behaviours. In practice, this means living out The Endeavour Way through Love, Courage, Forgiveness and Hope. It calls community members to make a personal transformation from a focus on the self towards a focus on others and the common good, and as such it reflects the model of Christ in how we deal with others.

Endeavour College’s Policy

Endeavour College accepts it has a duty to provide students a safe and positive learning environment where individual differences and diversity within the College are respected and accepted.

Bullying and harassment are not tolerated at Endeavour College. It is our policy that:

• Bullying and harassment are managed through a restorative approach using The Endeavour Way, and involving students, staff and parents/caregivers.

• Bullying and harassment prevention strategies are implemented within the College on a continuous basis with a focus on teaching age-appropriate skills and strategies to empower staff, students and parents/caregivers to recognise bullying and harassment and respond appropriately.

• Responses to bullying and harassment be sensitive to the circumstances of each incident, with a focus on Restorative Practices.

• Bullying and harassment prevention and intervention strategies are reviewed on a regular basis against best practice.

• Staff present as positive role models emphasising our no bullying and harassment culture.

The Behaviours – Bullying & Harassment

Bullying is an ongoing and deliberate misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that intends to cause physical, social and/or psychological harm. It can involve an individual or a group misusing their power, or perceived power, over one or more persons who feel unable to stop it from happening.

Harassment is unwanted behaviour that offends, humiliates, intimidates or creates a hostile environment (where that reaction is reasonable in the circumstances), and targets an individual or group on the basis of a characteristic such as gender, race, culture or ethnic origin, religion, physical characteristics, sexual orientation, age, ability or disability.

Bullying and harassing behaviours can include but are not limited to:

• Physical: which involves physical actions such as hitting, pushing, obstructing, unwanted and uninvited sexual contact, or physical contact which is used to hurt or intimidate someone. Damaging, stealing or hiding personal belongings is also a form of physical bullying. Refer to our Assault (Student Against Student) Policy for more information.

• Psychological: which is when words or actions are used to cause psychological harm. Examples of psychological bullying and harassing behaviours include name-calling, offensive language, teasing or making fun of someone, offensive notes or materials (including via digital technology), intimidation, belittling, ridiculing, and the exclusion of individuals.

• Indirect: which is when deliberate acts of exclusion or spreading of personal information or lies that are used to embarrass, shame or intimidate someone.

• Cyber: which is using technology to, directly or indirectly, threaten or harm another person or persons. Cyber bullying can occur in chat rooms, on social networking sites, through emails, on mobile devices, etc.

Single incidents, arguments or disputes between people where no-one has a significant power advantage, and both feel equally aggrieved are not defined as bullying but should be closely monitored as these behaviours may evolve into a bullying situation.

Behaviours would not be considered to be bullying if any one or more of the following features were present, but may still be considered harassment:

• It occurred only once and was not part of a repeated pattern

• It (genuinely) was not intended to offend, demean, annoy, alarm or abuse

• It was not directed towards the same person(s) each time

Bullying and harassment are unacceptable and need to be addressed as part of creating a safe school environment.

Bullying & Harassment Prevention Strategies

Endeavour College recognises that the implementation of whole-College prevention strategies is the most effective way of eliminating, or at least minimising incidents of bullying and harassment within our community.

Our prevention strategies to foster a ‘no bullying or harassment’ culture within the College include:

• A structured curriculum and peer group support system, that provide age-appropriate information and skills relating to bullying and harassment (including cyber) prevention to students over the course of the academic year.

• Education, training and professional development of staff in bullying and harassment prevention and response strategies.

• Regular provision of information to parents/caregivers, to raise awareness of bullying and harassment as a College community issue to equip them to recognise signs of bullying and harassment, as well as to provide them with clear paths for raising any concerns they may have relating to bullying and harassment directly with the College.

• Promotion of a supportive environment that encourages the development of positive relationships and communication between staff, students and parents/caregivers using The Endeavour Way.

• Promotion of responsible behaviour and action amongst students, staff and parents/caregivers as modelled through The Endeavour Way.

• Regular risk assessments of bullying and harassment within the College through collection of information from the College community.

• Records of reported bullying and harassment incidents are maintained and analysed, in order to identify patterns of behaviours and to implement targeted prevention strategies where appropriate.

• Statements supporting bullying and harassment prevention are included in students’ College diaries, and in the Family A-Z Guide

• Anti-bullying and anti-harassment messages are displayed strategically within the College.

• Promotion of student awareness and a no bullying or harassment environment through participation in relevant events (e.g. National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence).

How to recognise signs of Bullying and/or Harassment

When people are bullied or harassed, they may not want to talk about it for fear that it will make things worse. Behavioural changes in a student may be indicative of bullying or harassment. Some signs that a student is being bullied or harassed may include:

• An unwillingness or refusal to go to school.

• A decline in quality of school work and/or concentration.

• Headaches or stomach aches.

• Stolen or damaged possessions.

• Becoming withdrawn, lacking confidence and/or interest in usual activities.

• Acting unreasonably or out of character, including showing signs of anger

• Unwillingness to discuss their problems, or secrecy about their online communication.

• Unexplained bruises or scratches.

• Displaying feelings of embarrassment or humiliation.

While there can be other reasons for these signs to be present, parents/caregivers are encouraged to notify the College through a staff member (such as a Head of Village, Head of Middle or Head of Senior School or the College Counsellor) immediately if they suspect their child is experiencing bullying and/or harassment. It is also important for parents/caregivers to support their child to communicate and be proactive in the resolution of bullying and/or harassment.

Reporting Bullying & Harassment

Students and their parents/caregivers are sometimes reluctant to pursue incidents, for fear that it will only make matters worse. Students and parents/caregivers can be confident that reporting an incident of bullying or harassment provides powerful support at a time which can be emotionally challenging.

A key part of the College’s bullying and harassment prevention and intervention strategy is to encourage reporting of bullying and harassment incidents as well providing assurance to students who experience bullying and harassment (and their parents/caregivers) that:

• Bullying and harassment are not tolerated within the College.

• All reports will be taken seriously.

• The College has a clear strategy for dealing with bullying and harassment issues.

• Bullying and harassment incidents should be reported either verbally or in writing to a teacher or staff member, or to a Head of Middle School/ Head of Senior School, the Deputy Principal or the Principal.

Responding to Bullying & Harassment

Bullying and harassment behaviours vary considerably in their extent and intent and, consequently, each situation needs to be dealt with individually and personally.

In all circumstances the College:

• Takes bullying and harassment incidents seriously.

• Provides assurance that confidentiality will be respected where appropriate.

• Takes time to properly investigate the facts including discussing the incident with all involved persons.

• Takes time to understand any concerns of individuals involved.

• Responds based on all available information.

• Will implement effective follow up strategies utilising Restorative Practices.

• Maintains records of reported bullying and harassment incidents.

The following may occur as part of the restorative process:

• Notification of/consultation with parents/caregiver.

• Disciplinary action, at the Principal’s discretion, including suspension or expulsion in persistent or severe incidents.

It is important to note that where an act of bullying is serious, it may also warrant police involvement and /or legal action

Implementation

This policy is implemented through a combination of:

• Effective training for staff and students.

• Effective incident reporting procedures and record keeping.

• Effective management of reported bullying and harassment incidents.

• Initiation of restorative actions.

• LCA Standards of Ethical Behaviour, and the Prevention of Harassment and Abuse Policy.

Staff Responsibilities

All staff are responsible to:

• Be positive role models emphasising our ‘no-bullying and harassment culture’.

• Sustain and foster a ‘no-bullying and harassment culture' within the College community.

• Complete relevant training, including Restorative Practices, The Endeavour Way, Valuing Safe Communities, and adhere to other legislative requirements.

• Ensure effective management of bullying and harassment incidents, including the initiation of restorative actions, incident reporting and record keeping.

Student Responsibilities

All students are responsible to:

• Follow the College’s student expectations as enacted through the Endeavour Way and as described in the Student Engagement Policy.

• Take action if they are experiencing, witnessing or are aware of bullying or harassment. Taking action can stop or diminish a specific bullying or harassment incident or support another student to manage it.

• Report, seek help and communicate with an adult on the occurrence of any bullying or harassment incident.

• Provide support to any person being bullied or harassed.

Actions students can take include:

• Solve it themselves – use positive and assertive language ask for the behaviour to stop.

• Solve it with the support of friends – talk to and listen to advice of their friends, and ask for the behaviour to stop with their friends’ support.

• Solve it with the support of an adult – report the behaviour to an adult. Assistance may be in the form of coming up with appropriate actions, or where the adult is a staff member, approaching the individual(s) on the student’s behalf.

Students should remember that:

• Any concerns about bullying or harassment should be reported to an adult immediately.

• If the bullying or harassment continues after it has been reported and actions taken, it should continue to be reported until it ceases.

• All members of the College community impacted by an incident of bullying or harassment will be supported in an appropriate way to resolve and repair relationships.

• Bullying or harassment can be stopped by discussing and resolving the matter in a positive way. This may involve a restorative chat or conference using the Endeavour Way as a basis for restoration.

• While students may request the matter to be treated in confidence when bullying and harassment is reported, it is important to know that in serious cases, staff members are required by law to report instances or suspected instances of children at risk of harm.

Parent/Caregiver Responsibilities

All parents/caregivers are responsible to:

• Support their child to act in a safe and respectful way towards all others at the College and encourage students to resolve conflict in a respectful and restorative manner.

• Be aware of signs of distress in their child and keep the College informed of concerns about behaviour, their child’s health, and other relevant matters.

• Communicate in a respectful manner with College staff about issues or concerns and assist their child (where necessary) to discuss the problem with a staff member.

If a parent/caregiver believes that their child is being bullied or harassed at the College, we recommend the following steps:

• Stay calm and listen to your child.

• Make notes of what your child tells you to help when you or your child shares the information with the College.

• Advise your child about potential actions and solutions.

• Assure your child that sharing information about being bullied or harassed is courageous and is the appropriate action to take.

CHILD SAFE POLICY

This Child Safe Policy has been developed in accordance with and implements Principle 1 of the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations (National Principles).

The Child Safe Policy is published on Endeavour College’s public website and provided to new staff, as well as to Direct Contact Volunteers and Contractors as part of their induction.

Purpose

Our Child Safe Policy, which includes our Statement of Commitment to Child Safety, was written to demonstrate the strong commitment of Endeavour College to promoting children’s and young people’s wellbeing and safeguarding them from harm or risk of harm, and to provide an outline of the policies and practices that we have developed to keep our students safe, including from abuse, harm and risk of harm.

It is an overarching policy that provides the key elements of Endeavour College’s approach to being a child safe organisation, and sets the tone for the College’s entire Child Safe Program.

The Child Safe Policy provides the framework for:

• Implementing the National Principles

• Developing systems, practices, policies and procedures that promote child protection within the College

• Creating a safe and supportive environment and a positive and robust child protection culture

• Promoting and openly discussing child safety issues within the College

• Complying with all laws, regulations and standards relevant to child protection in South Australia

Scope

Endeavour College’s Child Safe Policy applies to all adults in the learning community including staff, volunteers, contractors, external education providers, parents/caregivers, and other family members. This policy applies in all College environments, both physical and online, and on-site and offsite learning community locations (e.g. camps and excursions).

Statement of Commitment to Child Safety

‘In the Lutheran school the gospel is to inform all programs, relationships and activities’ (LCA and Its School statement). The love of God in Jesus Christ is to govern all that is done, in response to this love, people in the school community are directed to their fellow human beings. Where they love others, they love him. Christ’s promise is that whatever is done for others is done for him. Informed and transformed by God’s creative, redemptive and sanctifying love, God’s people are concerned with the total needs of their fellow human beings.

The Child Safe Program in place at Endeavour College defines power as the capacity to set and care for boundaries. Boundaries are the structures which support human development within community; boundaries may be personal, communal, spiritual, psychological or physical. In Christ, there is an empowerment by the gospel to recognise boundaries and prevent their destructive crossing and to care for those who have been violated. Our responsibility of leadership is to care for professional boundaries through the establishment of structures that protect them. Structures provide for support, examination, and action to ensure that leaders, staff and students act according to boundaries that help, protect and uphold the dignity, worth and safety of each individual. (Valuing Safe Communities: Statement of values)

All children and young people who come to Endeavour College have a right to feel and be safe. We are committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. We are committed to providing a child safe and child friendly environment, where children and young people are safe and feel safe, and are able to actively participate in decisions that affect their lives.

We have a zero tolerance for harm to children and young people and are committed to acting in students’ best interests and keeping them safe from harm and risk of harm.

Endeavour College regards its child safe responsibilities with the utmost importance and is committed to providing the necessary resources to ensure compliance with all relevant child protection laws and regulations and maintaining a child safe culture.

Each member of the learning community has a responsibility to understand the important and specific role that they play individually, and collectively, to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of all students is at the forefront of all that they do, and every decision that they make.

Child Safe Standards

The National Principles for Child Safe Organisations were developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission in response to recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The National Principles are comprised of 10 Principles that were informed by, but go further than, the 10 child Safe Standards recommended by the Royal Commission. They are:

Children and Young People’s Rights to Safety, Information and Participation

Endeavour College is a child safe and child-centred organisation. Our environment is friendly and welcoming to all children and young people.

We actively seek to include students in decisions that affect them. This includes decisions about organisational planning, delivery of services, management of facilities, and learning and assessment environments.

We ensure students know about their rights to safety, information and participation. We recognise the importance of friendships and support from peers. We actively seek to understand what makes students feel safe in our College, and regularly communicate with students about what they can do if they feel unsafe.

Parent/Caregivers, Families and Community Involvement at Endeavour College

Endeavour College recognises that parents/caregivers have the primary responsibility for the upbringing and development of their children. We ensure they participate in decisions affecting their children.

We ensure that families and other relevant communities in which our College operates, know about Endeavour College’s operations and policies, including the Child Safe Policy and Child Safe Adult Code of Conduct, record keeping practices, risk management, and complaints and investigation processes.

We actively seek to include families and relevant communities in decisions about organisational planning, delivery of services, management of facilities, and learning and assessment environments.

We build cultural safety at the College through partnerships with relevant communities.

Valuing Diversity at Endeavour College

Endeavour College values diversity and does not tolerate any discriminatory practices. To achieve this, we:

• support the cultural safety, participation and empowerment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and their families

• support the cultural safety, participation and empowerment of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and their families

• support students with a disability and their families and act to promote their participation

• welcome students and families of gender and sexual diversity, and encourage their inclusion in our community

• seek to recruit a workforce that reflects a diversity of cultures, abilities and identities

• aim to provide Staff, and Direct Contact Volunteers and Contractors with training about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, disability, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and communities with particular experiences or needs

• have a physical environment that actively celebrates diverse cultures and recognises cultural difference

• commit to ensuring that our facilities promote the inclusion of students of all abilities

Our Child Safe Program

Endeavour College is committed to the effective implementation of our Child Safe Program and ensuring that it is appropriately reviewed and updated. We adopt a risk management approach by identifying key risk indicators and assessing child safety risks based on a range of factors including the nature of our College’s activities, physical and online environments and the characteristics of the student body.

Our Child Safe Program relates to all aspects of child safety and protecting students from harm, and establishes work systems, practices, policies and procedures to create and maintain a child safe environment and culture at the College. It includes:

• Child Safe Codes of Conduct

• Staff and Student Professional Boundaries Policy that provides detailed guidance for all adults on maintaining professional boundaries between students and adults at Endeavour College

• clear information as to what constitutes harm and associated key indicators of different forms of harm to children and young people

• procedures for reporting to external agencies, including Mandatory Notifications to the Department for Child Protection (DCP) through the Child Abuse Report Line (CARL), and reporting to Police, which make clear that all Staff, Volunteers and Contractors must, as their first priority, fulfill their legal obligations to report harm or risk of harm to a child.

• clear procedures for reporting child safety incidents or concerns internally, and for responding to incidents or allegations of harm to a child or young person

• strategies to support, encourage and enable Staff, Volunteers, Contractors, parents/caregivers and students to understand, identify, discuss and report child safety matters

• procedures for recruiting and screening members of the Board, Staff, Volunteers and Contractors

• pastoral care strategies designed to empower students and keep them safe

• strategies to support and encourage the participation and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, students from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and students with disability

• Child Protection training

• information regarding the steps to take after a disclosure of harm to protect, support and assist students

• guidelines with respect to record keeping and confidentiality

• policies to ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and standards (including the National Principles)

As a part of Endeavour College’s induction process, all Staff, as well as relevant Volunteers and Contractors are required to complete induction in our child safe polices, practices and procedures, as well as receiving refresher and ongoing child safety training.

Staff, and Direct Contact Volunteers and Contractors are supported and supervised by the College’s Child Safety Officers, Management Team, and Executive to ensure that they are compliant with the College’s approach to child safety.

Reporting Child Safety Incidents or Concerns

Any person, including Staff, Volunteers, Contractors, parent/caregivers or students, can at any time report a reasonable suspicion about harm or risk of harm to a child or young person directly to the Department of Child Protection (DCP) using the 24/7 Child Abuse Report Line (CARL) on 13 14 78 or online at https://www.childprotection.sa.gov.au/reporting-child-abuse/report-child-abuse-or-neglect

Whenever there are concerns that a child is in immediate danger, the Police should be called on 000.

All Staff, Volunteers and Contractors must also report any child safety incidents and concerns internally to the College through one of the Child Safety Officers regardless of whether an external report has been, or will be made.

Child Safety Officers can be contacted for guidance on making a report, or to answer any questions regarding child safety.

Our Child Safe Program contains detailed guidance on how to identify key indicators of different forms of harm and risk of harm to children and young people, and how to report child safety incidents or concerns:

• to relevant external authorities, including DCP through the Child Abuse Report Line (CARL) and the Police

• internally to one of the College’s Child Safety Contact Officers.

Students at Endeavour College are provided with information about and encouraged to use multiple pathways to raise child safety incidents or concerns about or at the College. These include by contacting CARL and/or by reporting internally to the College via informal and formal ways, an ‘anonymous’ way, and through external child advocacy or child safety organisations.

Parents/caregivers, family members and other community members who have child safety concerns, or who suspect that a child or young person associated with Endeavour College may be subject to harm or risk of harm should immediately contact CARL. They should then also contact:

• Endeavour College’s Senior Child Safety Officer, Peter Pearse by phoning 08 8368 3311 or emailing richard.baird@endeavour.sa.edu.au, or

• If the concern relates to the Principal, the Chair of the Board

Any person can also contact the Senior Child Safety Officer or Chair of the Board if they have concerns regarding Endeavour College’s leadership in relation to child safety. Communications will be treated confidentially on a ‘need to know basis’.

Whenever there are concerns that a child is in immediate danger the Police should be called on 000.

Responsibilities for Child Safety at Endeavour College

Child Safety is everyone’s responsibility. All adults in the learning community have a shared responsibility for contributing to the safety and protection of students. Specific responsibilities include:

Endeavour College’s Child Safety Officers

A number of senior staff members are nominated as the College’s Child Safety Officers. Our Child Safety Officers receive additional specialised training with respect to child safety and protection issues and can support Staff, Volunteers and Contractors making a report to CARL. They are a point of contact for raising child safety concerns within the College subsequent to reporting directly to CARL. They are also responsible for championing Child Safety within the College and assisting in coordinating responses to child safety incidents.

Contact details for our Child Safety Officers are set out below:

Richard Baird Principal 08 8368 3311

Peter Pearse Deputy Principal 08 8368 3311

Marni Harding College Counsellor 08 8368 3311

Michael Vickery Head of Senior School 08 8368 3311

Louisa Mulligan Head of Middle School 08 8368 3311

Richard.baird@endeavour.sa.edu.au

Peter.pearse@endeavour.sa.edu.au

Marni.harding@endeavour.sa.edu.au

michael.vickery@endeavour.sa.edu.au

Louisa.mulligan@endeavour.sa.edu.au

Endeavour College has appointed Peter Pearse as the College’s Senior Child Safety Officer. The Senior Child Safety Officer has additional child safety responsibilities, such as being the College’s contact person for child safety concerns or queries by parents/caregivers and other members of the wider learning community, and coordinating the College’s response to child safety incidents in consultation with the Management Team, Executive and Board.

Endeavour College Board

The Board is Endeavour College’s governing body. The Board is responsible for ensuring they have a current understanding of the College’s operations and the child protections risks associated with these operations, approving this policy, and ensuring that:

• appropriate resources are made available to allow the College’s Child Safe Policy and the Child Safe Program to be effectively implemented within the learning community;

• the College implements and monitors processes to ensure that the College is complying with its legal and regulatory obligations with respect to child safety;

• the College has appropriate processes for receiving and considering information regarding child safety issues and is able to respond in a timely way to that information; and

• the Principal and Management Team are held accountable for the ongoing effectiveness of the Child Safe Policy and the Child Safe Program.

The Board has delegated its functions relating to the operational management and implementation of the Child Safe Program to the Principal.

The Child Safe Human Resources Management section below sets out the requirements for Board Members (as Volunteers) with regards to Child Safety.

The Principal

The Principal is responsible, and will be accountable for the operational management of the College and the Child Safe Program. They are responsible for taking all practical measures to ensure that this policy, and the College’s Child Safe Program are implemented and deployed effectively and that a strong and sustainable child safe culture is maintained within the learning community. This includes ensuring that:

• the College implements the Child Safe Program effectively, and deploys all available resources for that purpose

• the College appoints and trains appropriate Child Safety Officers at the College

• a strong and sustainable child safe culture is maintained within the learning community

• all child safety incidents or concerns are dealt with professionally and in a timely manner

• the Board receives regular reports with respect to child safety matters

• all Staff, and Direct Contact Volunteers and Contractors are aware of the College’s Child Safe Program, and are trained in implementing the Program’s processes and procedures

• the College complies with its legal and regulatory obligations with regards to child safety

Executive / Management Team

Each member of Endeavour College’s Executive and Management Team is required to ensure that appropriate resources are made available in their area of operations to allow the College’s Child Safe Program to be implemented effectively within the learning community, and to support the Principal in the practical application of the College’s child safety strategies, policies, procedures and work systems.

Staff Members

All Staff are required to comply with our Child Safe Policy and Child Safe Adult Code of Conduct, be familiar with our Child Safe Program and understand their legal obligations with respect to the reporting of harm and risk of harm to children and young people, and Working with Children Checks (WWCC).

The Child Safe Human Resources Management section below sets out the requirements of Staff with regards to Child Safety.

It is each individual’s responsibility to be aware of key indicators of harm and risk of harm, to be observant, to meet their legal obligations to report harm and risk of harm directly to CARL and the Police, and subsequently raise all child safety incidents and concerns with one of the Child Safety Officers.

Volunteers

Volunteering means an activity which is of benefit to the College community, is done of one’s free will, and is undertaken without monetary reward.

In the College’s Child Safety Program, volunteers are classified as either ‘Direct Contact Volunteers’ or ‘Indirect Contact Volunteers’.

Direct Contact Volunteers are those volunteers who are involved in providing support, guidance, and supervision directly to students and could potentially have direct unsupervised contact with students during the normal course of providing the volunteer service. Examples of Direct Contact Volunteer activities include Board Members, volunteers involved in College camps and excursions, coaching sporting teams, or assisting in learning activities.

Indirect Contact Volunteers are those volunteers who are involved in providing support and services whilst not directly assisting a specific group of students. Indirect Contact Volunteers are not responsible for supervising students, and would not have ‘unsupervised’ contact with students during the normal course of providing the volunteer service. Examples of Indirect Contact Volunteer activities may include assisting with College functions, or at fundraising barbeques.

All Volunteers at Endeavour College are responsible for contributing to the safety and protection of students in the learning community environment.

All Direct Contact Volunteers are required to comply with our Child Safe Policy and Child Safe Adult Code of Conduct. They are also required to understand their legal obligations with respect to the reporting of harm and risk of harm to children and young people.

The Child Safe Human Resources Management section below sets out the requirements for relevant Volunteers with regards to Child Safety.

It is each individual’s responsibility to be aware of key indicators of harm to children and young people, to be observant, to meet their legal obligations to report harm and risk of harm directly to CARL and the Police, and subsequently raise all child safety incidents and concerns with one of the Child Safety Officers. Contractors

In the College’s Child Safety Program, Third Party Contractors are classified as either ‘Direct Contact Contractors’ or ‘Indirect Contact Contractors’.

Direct Contact Contractors are:

• those that have direct contact with students during the normal course of their work;

• those who may be able to establish a relationship of trust with a student notwithstanding that unsupervised access to students would be rare (for example College Canteen personnel); and

• any contractors whom a school is legally required to screen.

Direct Contact Contractors include, for example, maintenance and building personnel, consultants, casual teachers, tutors, sports coaches and cleaners. This also includes music teachers and other extra-curricular teachers and instructors who are engaged by students and their families directly, rather than the College, but have an agreement with the College to use the learning communities’ facilities. While not paid for their services, pre-service teachers, interns, or students completing work experience at the College would also fall into this category.

Indirect Contact Contractors are those contractors who do not meet the definitions of ‘Direct Contact Contractor’. These contractors are those who have no contact with students as part of their role, or undertake roles where students are not reasonably expected to be present (for example those contractors who complete maintenance work during school holidays). This type of contractor may also include contractors engaged in response to an emergency, who only have incidental contact with students, whose contact with students is not expected, or who work for less than the minimum frequency for working with children (7 days in any calendar year).

All Contractors engaged by Endeavour College are responsible for contributing to the safety and protection of students in the learning community environment.

All Direct Contact Contractors engaged by the College are required to comply with our Child Safe Policy and Child Safe Adult Code of Conduct. They are also required to understand their legal obligations with respect to the reporting of harm and risk of harm to children and young people.

The Child Safe Human Resources Management section below sets out the requirements for relevant Contractors with regards to Child Safety.

The College may include these requirements in the written agreement between it and the Contractor.

External Education Providers

An External Education Provider is any organisation that Endeavour College has arranged to deliver a specified course of study that is part of the curriculum, to a student or students enrolled at the College. The delivery of such a course may take place on College premises or elsewhere.

All External Education Providers engaged by the College are responsible for contributing to the safety and protection of students in all learning community environments. They must have lodged a child safe environments statement to the Department of Human Services prior to being engaged by the College.

All External Education Providers engaged by the College are required to comply with our Child Safe Policy and Child Safe Adult Code of Conduct.

The College may include these requirements in the written agreement between it and the External Education Provider.

Child Safe Human Resources Management

Endeavour College applies best practice standards in the recruitment and screening of Staff and Direct Contact Volunteers and Contractors. Our recruitment procedures comply with the College’s Child Safe Human Resources Management policies and ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to engage the most suitable and appropriate people to work with children and young people.

All Staff, Direct Contact Volunteers and Contractors at the College are required to:

• read and acknowledge (electronically or in writing) the College’s Child Safe Policy, Child Safe Adult Code of Conduct, and Staff and Student Professional Boundaries Policy

• maintain a valid WWCC

• complete relevant RRHAN-EC training

Some Indirect Contact Volunteers and Contractors may also be required to hold a current WWCC where there is a legal obligation to do so, and in some instances read and acknowledge the above-mentioned policies.

Endeavour College ensures that the College’s Staff and relevant Volunteers and Contractors undergo a child safety induction, and receive ongoing education and training as part of our commitment to safeguarding children and young people from harm and risk of harm.

All Staff, Volunteers and Contractors are provided with regular supervision and performance monitoring by their manager or a member of staff.

Child Safe Risk Management

Endeavour College recognises the importance of a risk management approach to minimising the potential for harm and risk of harm to children and young people to occur and we use this information to inform our policies, procedures and activity planning.

The College has developed a comprehensive Risk Management Program to assist in the identification, assessment and management of child safety risks in all learning community environments.

Record Keeping

Endeavour College has a Child Safe Record Keeping policy and is committed to best practice record keeping.

In accordance with our policy, and as required by our Procedures for Responding to and Reporting Child Safety Incidents or Concerns, all internal and external reports of child safety incidents and concerns, as well as any other responses by the College are recorded and stored with our College Counsellor.

Where staff or others that require assistance determining the information required for a report, they can speak to a Child Safety Officer, or use the template available that outlines the requirements. Note that where a template is used, this should be completed in hard copy and provided to the College Counsellor for secure record keeping.

When keeping records of child safety incidents or concerns, Endeavour College maintains confidentiality and privacy for students and families in accordance with federal privacy legislation.

Non-Compliance with our Child Safe Policy

Endeavour College enforces this Child Safe Policy. Where there is an event of non-compliance of any of the requirements outlined in this Policy, Endeavour College will take appropriate action which may include (depending on the severity of the breach):

• remedial education

• counselling

• increased supervision

• the restriction of duties

• appointment to an alternative role

• suspension or

• in the case of serious breaches, disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment, termination of contract or engagement.

Some breaches may also constitute civil or criminal offences and may result in civil action or prosecution.

Program Review

Endeavour College is committed to the continuous improvement of our Child Safe Program. The Program as a whole is reviewed at least every 5 years for overall effectiveness and to ensure compliance with all child protection related laws, regulations and standards.

When undertaking these reviews, the College will actively seek, action, and incorporate feedback from students, families, Staff, Volunteers and Contractors, and will communicate any adjustments or amendments widely throughout the learning community.

Policy Review

This policy is reviewed annually, in response to any significant changes at the College, and to ensure compliance with all child protection related laws, regulations and standards.

DIGITAL DEVICES (INCLUDING LAPTOPS, TABLETS, MOBILE PHONES, WEARABLES, ETC.) – STUDENT USAGE POLICY

Endeavour College Digital Devices Policy

“We want to create the best possible learning environment for our students. To do this, students must feel safe and want to engage”.

The core values of the Endeavour Way; Love, Courage, Forgiveness and Hope, underpin all College policies. As a restorative school, Endeavour College values the on-going development of authentic relationships in real time. Endeavour College also acknowledges the importance of personal interaction and face-to-face conversation, and we aim to build a culture which values both screen and screen-free time.

While mobile phones offer us lots of benefits, they can impact the safety and wellbeing of students when used inappropriately. Prohibiting the use of mobile phones during school hours helps us to limit the negative impact from inappropriate use and reduces unnecessary distractions in classrooms to help both teachers and students focus on learning. It also encourages students to use breaks as quality time away from screens. The College has ensured that students have access to resources that are sufficient for their learning without the use of mobile phones.

The aim of this policy is to help promote:

• Classroom environments where teachers can teach, and students can learn, free from distractions caused by personal use of devices.

• Safe environments with reduced negative impacts of inappropriate use of devices at school, such as cyberbullying, exposure to harmful content, and critical incidents that involve mobile phones.

• Use of breaks as quality time away from screens, encouraging physical activity and play and meaningful face-to-face connections with peers.

Overview

This policy:

• Requires students to keep their personal devices, particularly mobile phones, “off and away” between the start and end of each school day and while attending authorised school activities off-site.

• Outlines the circumstances where students may be given an exemption to use their personal device during the school day for a specific, agreed purpose.

• Helps the College to manage student mobile phones and personal devices that are brought to school.

What is a digital device?

Digital devices are electronic devices that can create, generate, send, share, communicate, receive, store, display or process information. Digital devices contain a computer or microcontroller. Examples of a digital device include Mobile phones, iPads, smartwatches, servers, desktops, gaming devices and laptops.

For the purpose of this policy, the use of school approved laptops is not included, however, the use of school approved laptops is still subject to the ICT agreement.

This policy also allows for the exemption of smartwatches. However, they are not to be used during class (and will also be subject to teacher discretion of appropriate use) and must not be taken into exams or assessments.

What kinds of negative outcomes do digital devices possess?

Endeavour College acknowledges parents may wish their child to carry a mobile phone for safety reasons outside of the formal school day. The right of a student to have access to such devices at the College and on school events must be balanced with the responsibility to use it appropriately. During the school day, the College reserves the right to set guidelines and parameters for the use of all digital devices by students.

Digital devices (in particular mobile phones) have the potential to create a range of risks including:

• They are valuable items that can be lost, stolen or damaged.

• Using digital devices to bully or harass people will have serious consequences which may include police involvement or legal action. The same consequences may also apply to the creation or sharing of some content.

• Inappropriate use of digital devices outside of college hours also has the potential to harm or impact relationships within the College. While the College will work to protect students from harm when they are in our care, unlawful use of digital devices outside of our direct supervision and school hours should involve direct parent action, and may also involve police and/or legal action; and

• Digital device usage within the College has the potential to disrupt learning for the user, as well as for fellow students if the device is used inappropriately.

College policy

It is our policy that:

• Students must sign and return an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Agreement before they are permitted to use nominated digital devices on the school network or bring any other digital devices to the College.

• Digital devices are brought to the College at the owner’s own risk. No liability will be accepted by the College in the event of loss, theft or damage.

• Mobile phones are not to be brought to class, including Care Group time or Care Group events or break times, except where an exemption exists.

• To minimise distractions, mobile phones must be kept in the student’s locker (or at Student Services) during classroom lessons, Care Group, Recess/Lunch and College activities.

• Staff should be alerted, and exceptions requested if a student has special circumstances requiring the use of their mobile phone during College hours (i.e. health issues);

• Mobile phones and/or wearables should not be brought into examinations or class assessments under any circumstances.

• Digital devices must not be used inappropriately on school grounds including before and after school. Refer to our Bullying Prevention and Intervention, Cyber Safety, Information and Communication Technology – Student Usage and Photography & Video policies

• In alignment with and with respect to privacy laws, digital device cameras should be used with great caution within the College grounds, and, in particular, where it would be considered inappropriate, such as in change rooms or toilets.

• Students should never photograph or record any person without their express permission.

• Misuse of mobile phones could lead to the confiscation of the device for the duration of the day.

• Consequences will be enforced on a 3-caution basis. Where a student is seen in possession of their personal device without an exemption, the device will be confiscated. Where a student receives a second caution about possessing a device, the device will again be confiscated, and the student’s parent/caregiver will be contacted. Where a student receives a third caution about possessing a device, the device will be confiscated, and parents/caregiver’s will be contacted to come and pick up the device/s.

• Parents are informed that in cases of emergency, the College (via Student Services) remains the most appropriate point of contact to reach their child quickly. Parents and students have a shared responsibility to prioritise learning during class time; and

• Staff have the right to confiscate any digital device if it is being misused.

Staff Responsibilities

All staff are responsible to:

• Model appropriate digital behaviour at all times.

• Ensure all students are provided with ICT agreements, that they understand them, and that they understand they will face disciplinary action in the event they misuse ICT equipment and/or digital devices.

• Be vigilant in monitoring students and their use of mobile phones, wearables, and other digital devices.

• Ensure mobile phones and/or wearables are not taken into examinations, assessments.

• Ensure digital devices stored by the College are signed in and out.

• Remove digital devices(s) from students should that device’s use compromise the learning of that student or others or should their use of devices go against the Digital Devices policy;

• Removed devices should be taken to Student Services to be collected by the student or parents after school, with a follow-up restorative conference held for repeat offenders.

• Address inappropriate digital device use in accordance with this policy and in alignment with restorative practices; and

• Ensure that any incident of inappropriate digital device use is recorded and reported appropriately. This could include, but is not limited to, informing parents, Head of Villages, the appropriate Head of Senior School / Head of Middle School or College Counsellor, and Police depending on the nature and severity of the incident.

Bringing personal devices to school

Students are permitted to bring personal devices to school:

• As a measure to ensure their safety while travelling to and from school

• For parents and part-time employers to contact them outside of school hours

• To be used during school hours in line with an exemption under this policy, if approved by the school.

• To be carried by Year 12’s if going off campus during non-contact time.

• Other extenuating circumstances as they arise.

The College encourages students not to bring mobile phones and personal devices to school unless necessary for these purposes.

Student use of personal devices at school

All students are required to keep their personal devices ‘off and away’ between the start and end of each school day and while they are attending authorised school activities off-site, such as camps and excursions. Students may only access their personal devices during these times if they have received an approved exemption from their school to use the device for a specific, agreed reason. Access refers to both physical access, including wearing any wearable technology that fits the definition of personal devices in this policy (other than smartwatches), including remote access, such as connecting other technology to the personal device’s hotspot or using headphones or Air Pods that are paired to the personal device.

Storage of personal devices

The College allows students to make the decision on where and how they will store their devices during the school day at their own discretion.

This could include:

• in an individual’s student locker

• in the student’s school bag

• in a secure storage location such as student services or the front office.

Students are required to turn their devices off or place them in flight mode before storing them in the location given.

A procedure for the storage of personal devices at student services will be made available to all staff and students.

Liability and damage, loss, or theft

The College does not provide insurance for accidental loss or damage to personal items including mobile phones and personal digital devices brought to schools by students. Where a personal device is lost, stolen or damaged while in possession of the College (through confiscation) or while locked in a student’s locker, the College will review the situation on a case-by-case basis.

Exemptions from the policy

Students are not permitted to access their personal devices at any time during school hours or while they are attending authorised school activities unless they have received an approved exemption in line with this policy. Exemption approvals are subject to the student using their personal device appropriately and only for the specific, agreed purpose of their exemption.

Exceptional circumstances

Individual students may have exceptional circumstances that require a longer-term (or indefinite) exemption from the requirements of the policy, including where:

• The device is used to monitor or help manage a health condition.

• The device is a negotiated adjustment to a learning program for a student with disability or learning difficulties.

• The device is used for translation in the classroom by a student where English is an additional language.

• The student has extenuating personal circumstances that require them to have more ready access to their personal device, such as being a parent themselves or a primary carer to younger siblings or an unwell family member.

All requests for exemptions from parents or independent students on the above grounds must be considered by the principal or their delegate on a case-by-case basis. Approved exemptions for these purposes must be documented in the student’s learning plan, or student file (as appropriate) and made accessible to their teachers, including temporary relief teachers.

There may be rare circumstances when there may be a whole class exemption to this policy should digital device use be required for specific learning activities. Should this be the case, the responsible teacher must notify and seek approval from the principal for such an activity.

Safe and responsible use of devices

While this policy is specific to managing student use of personal devices while they are at school, we know that most young people are also using digital technologies at home (and by extension, internet-based services including social media and gaming). Therefore, it is essential that schools and families work in partnership to support students to develop the skills needed to live and work in an increasingly digital world safely, responsibly, and respectfully.

This includes recognising how and when it is appropriate to use devices for personal and recreational purposes, and the importance of also going ‘offline’ each day to participate in physical activity and play, get quality sleep, be fully present in face-to-face social situations, and spend time doing other enjoyable things like reading, creative arts, and being outdoors. Research shows that balancing screen time with these other important activities is critical to promoting physical and mental health, social and emotional wellbeing, and healthy development for children and young people.

Adults, including school staff and parents, can support students to make positive choices by modelling responsible and respectful use of personal devices and helping children and young people develop the tools to self-manage their behaviour.

Responses to non-compliance

The College will respond to students using a personal device for a non-exempted purpose in line with our Student Behaviour policy. As a first response, the student will be reminded to put their device “off and away” redirecting them to the appropriate task and removing their phone for the remainder of the day. Consequences for the repeated or intentional non-compliance with behaviour expectations are confiscation of the device, escalation to leadership and contact with parents. Ramifications will be enforced on a 3-caution basis:

Caution 1 - Where a student is seen in possession of their personal device without an exemption, the device will be confiscated.

Caution 2 - Where a student receives a second caution about possessing a device, the device will be confiscated, and the student’s parent/caregiver will be contacted.

Caution 3 - Where a student receives a third caution about possessing a device, the device will be confiscated, and parents/caregivers will be contacted to come and pick up the device/s.

In some circumstances and as a last resort, it may be necessary for schools to consider responses to non-compliance in line with the ‘Suspension and Expulsion of Students’ policy. In other less serious cases, a restorative conference may be held.

In accordance with the 3-caution rule, students’ personal devices may be kept by college staff for short periods of time for instances of less-serious misuse. Devices confiscated in these circumstances should be returned to the student (or the students’ parent) at the end of the same school day or until a parent or caregiver is able to collect.

The College will not keep seized devices for an extended period (being beyond the school day) unless advised by the South Australian Police. The College may contact South Australian Police for advice if a student’s personal device has been used to film an unlawful event, such as an assault etc.

Confiscation must occur with student cooperation. There is no lawful authority for school staff to use force to confiscate a device from a student. Where a student refuses to comply with a staff members request to hand over their device, the principal will be notified, and such consequences will be to their discretion.

Misuse or illegal use of devices

Incidents of misuse of personal devices may be in relation to:

• Bullying and harassment

• Transmission of explicit images

• Photographing, recording or uploading inappropriate content.

Where incidents occur during school hours, or in connection with the school, they will be managed and reported in line with the College policies and procedures. Any illegal activity will be reported to the police.

Roles and responsibilities

The following roles and responsibilities are outlined below.

The principal:

• Ensure the policy is communicated and accessible to all students, staff and families.

• Ensure there is a process for regular review of the policy.

• Ensure that secure storage is available for students to store their digital devices.

• Ensure that exemption requests are reviewed and responded to

• Ensure that students have access to alternative devices for learning.

• Ensure that processes are in place for monitoring the internet and school network use by all members of the learning community.

• Enforce the policy for instances of non-compliance.

• Model appropriate use of digital devices

• Support families to understand the importance of promoting safe, responsible, and respectful use of digital devices.

• Report and respond to incidents of inappropriate use of personal devices in line with this policy and legislative requirements.

School staff:

• Deliver learning opportunities and maintain a safe and productive learning environment,

• Minimise distractions from digital devices in the learning environment.

• Respond to instances of non-compliance in line with the College policy.

• Ensure that all incidents of inappropriate use of personal devices are reported and responded to in line with this policy.

• Ensure that if students are given permission to access their personal device due to an exemption, that they are using it appropriately and only for the specified purpose.

• Ensure that any personal devices that are confiscated are returned to students or parents at the end of the day and that they are logged in and out accordingly.

• Ensure that confiscated devices are stored safely and appropriately.

• Model appropriate use of personal devices.

• Support families to understand the importance of promoting safe, responsible, and respectful use of personal devices.

Students:

• Comply with the requirements of this policy and follow all reasonable directions from the principal and school staff.

• Switch all personal devices off upon entering the College each day and store them in the chosen manner.

• Use personal devices for the approved exemption use only where an exemption has been approved.

• Communicate respectfully with others and not use a personal device to bully, harass or threaten another person.

• Respect others’ rights to privacy and not take photos, film, or audio records of other people without their explicit consent, knowledge or permission.

• Where needed, notify school staff if there are any issues in which they may need to be in contact with parents or employers etc.

Parents/Caregivers:

• Support the implementation of the school’s policy, including the consequences for non-compliance with the policy.

• Encourage their children not to bring a personal device to school unless necessary.

• Understand that the College does not provide insurance under any circumstances for student’s personal devices brought onto school grounds.

• Contact the school reception or student services should they need to pass a message to their child/children.

• Encourage their children to report to a staff member should they feel unwell or experience an issue while at school.

• Recognise the important part they play in supporting their child to use their personal devices in a safe, responsible and respectful way.

• Assist their child in understanding the natural consequences of using personal devices as a way of bullying, harassment or in a threatening manner.

Endeavour College’s Policy

It is our policy that:

• Students must sign and return an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Agreement before they are permitted to use nominated digital devices on the school network, or bring any other digital devices to the College;

• Digital devices are brought to the College at the owner’s own risk. No liability will be accepted by the College in the event of loss, theft or damage;

• Mobile phones are not to be brought to class, including Care Group time or Care Group events, except at the teacher’s discretion and where its use is in alignment with the learning goals for that time;

• To minimise distractions, mobile phones must be kept in the student’s locker (or at Student Services) during classroom lessons, Care Group and College activities, unless otherwise instructed by a teacher;

• Wearables must be kept on silent and Bluetooth capacity should be disabled. Push-notifications are also to be disabled;

• Staff should be alerted, and exceptions requested if a student has special circumstances requiring the use of their mobile phone during College hours (i.e. health issues);

• Mobile phones and/or wearables should not be brought into examinations or class assessments;

• Digital devices must not be used inappropriately. Refer to our Bullying Prevention and Intervention, Cyber Safety, Information and Communication Technology – Student Usage and Photography & Video policies

• In alignment with and with respect to privacy laws, digital device cameras should be used with great caution within the College grounds, and, in particular, where it would be considered inappropriate, such as in change rooms or toilets;

• Students should never photograph or record any person without their express permission;

• Misuse of mobile phones and/or wearables could lead to the confiscation of the device for the duration of the lesson, day, or the duration of subsequent school days depending on the nature of the misuse;

• Parents are informed that in cases of emergency, the College (via Student Services) remains the most appropriate point of contact to reach their child quickly. Parents and students have a shared responsibility to prioritise learning during class time; and

• Staff have the right to confiscate any digital device if it is being misused.

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY (INCLUDES HEAT, WET WEATHER & AIR QUALITY)

The Hazards – Heat, Wet/Cold & Air Quality

Inclement weather conditions pose a number of potentially serious threats to students, staff, visitors and guests of the College including exposure to heat, wet/cold and poor air quality.

Extreme heat conditions can cause heat stress including cramps, exhaustion, heat strokes and fainting. A person’s ability to tolerate heat will vary and the type of activity being conducted will affect the tolerance of heat. Individual factors such as age, weight and physical fitness will contribute to the individual’s effects of heat stress.

Wet weather conditions can cause exposure injuries such as hypothermia, and also have the potential to make surfaces dangerous, increasing the likelihood of slips and falls.

Poor air quality conditions can be caused by pollutants such as fumes, general airborne toxins from man-made sources, dust, and pollen levels. Sensitivities to these allergens can heighten chances of a reaction such as an asthmatic response.

Endeavour College’s Policy

Endeavour College is committed to providing a safe working environment for all out students, staff, visitors and guests. It is our policy that:

• In inclement weather conditions that may cause harm, preventative measures will be implemented

• In the event a person suffers from adverse effects of inclement weather conditions, the treatment guidelines outlined in this policy should be followed.

Preventative Measures

Heat

The risk of students, staff, visitors and guest exposure to heat stress in extreme heat conditions can be reduced by the following:

• Avoiding exposure to direct sunlight. On days where the advertised temperature on the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) website is 36 degrees Celsius or above, the Soccer Pitch duty area will be closed. Safe indoor spaces have been defined. Careful consideration to cancelling outdoor activities will be given

• Avoiding physical activity. This may involve cancelling outdoor sporting activities, outdoor lessons, and instructing staff to undertake alternative activities

• Use of the summer uniform in Terms 1 and 4 which includes the compulsory wearing of a school hat whenever outdoors, as well as the option to use sunscreen during outdoor lessons or whenever exposed to direct sunlight

• Wearing appropriate lightweight clothing, a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen when outdoors and exposed to direct sunlight

• Drawing blinds and curtains in classrooms where possible to keep heat out

• Using fans and/or air-conditioners where possible

• Having plenty of drinking water available

• Encouraging drinking of fluids to prevent dehydration

• Being alert for signs of heat stress as described below

Wet/Cold

• In wet weather conditions, the school bell will sound and students are expected to move indoors to defined safe indoor spaces

• Surfaces that may become slippery will be monitored with water being removed from these areas or mats placed down to reduce the hazard

• Being alert for signs of cold-related conditions as described below

Air Quality

• Where low air quality is advised on news broadcasts, the College will aim to alert students, staff, and visitors to remain indoors in spaces at lower risk of airborne particles

• Being alert for signs of air quality conditions

Heat Related Conditions, Symptoms and What to Do

Heat

Heat related conditions vary from mild dehydration through to heat stroke which is a severe medical emergency that can be fatal.

The five main heat stress conditions in order from least severe to most severe are:

• Dehydration

• Heat Cramps

• Heat Syncope

• Heat Exhaustion

• Heat Stroke

The Heat Stress Symptoms & Treatment Table sets out each of the conditions, their symptoms and treatment plans, and will be displayed at Student Services

Wet/Cold

Cold-related conditions are more likely when a person becomes wet, hence the best form of treatment is to avoid becoming wet.

Symptoms of exposure to cold include:

• Shivering, cold, pale, and dry skin

• Tiredness, confusion, and irrational behaviour

• Slow and shallow breathing

• Slow and weakened pulse

Anyone suffering from cold-related conditions should be managed using correct first aid procedures including drying the patient and warming them slowly.

Slips and falls should be managed according to first aid management procedures.

Air Quality

The most likely result of exposure to poor air quality is an asthma attack. In such circumstances, this should be managed by following the affected individual’s asthma management plan or following correct first aid management procedures.

Staff Responsibilities

All staff must follow the guidelines as set out in this policy

Implementation

This policy is implemented through a combination of:

• Staff training and awareness of issues relating to heat stress, cold/wet conditions, and the potential hazards of poor air quality

• Implementation of preventative measures

• Signage and/or messaging

• Effective incident notification procedures

• First aid

• Critical incident and medical emergency procedures

• Initiation of corrective actions where necessary

COMPLAINTS HANDLING POLICY

At Endeavour College, we believe that positive, clear and effective communication between the College and community members is central to providing a mutually supportive environment that will enable our students to meet their full potential.

The College recognises that from time to time there might be instances where individuals or organisations may disagree with the way the College has handled matters and may wish to lodge a complaint. Such individuals may include parents, students, suppliers, local residents, and other external bodies with whom the College has dealings.

The College acknowledges that complaints present an opportunity to improve, and is fully committed to resolving complaints in an efficient, fair and timely manner. The College recognises that its complaints handling procedures must be fair to the complainant as well as the person about whom the complaint is made. Accordingly, the College will:

• document all formal discussion and processes involving a complaint

• acknowledge receipt of the complaint within two working days

• treat all parties with sensitivity, respect and courtesy

• investigate matters impartially and fairly

• provide all parties with a response within 14 days, or provide interim information if a response is not yet available

• provide clear reasons as to why any actions have been taken or are proposed to be taken

• keep matters confidential

• monitor the effectiveness of outcomes

• provide a right of appeal to the Principal and Chair of the College Board if the College’s response to the complaint is not satisfactory.

Making a complaint

We ask that, where appropriate, you first raise the matter directly with the relevant staff member. If that is not appropriate, or the issue was not addressed to your satisfaction, please contact Peter Pearse, Deputy Principal on 08 8368 3311, or at peter.pearse@endeavour.sa.edu.au

Complaints relating to Child Protection Incidents

There may, at times, be concerns or complaints relating to the College’s Child Protection Program, for example regarding the College’s management of a child protection incident.

When a child protection-related complaint is made, the College will first consider whether the complaint raises any concerns about unreported abuse and/or risk of abuse at the College.

If concerns of this nature are raised by the complainant, the College’s Procedures for Responding to and Reporting Child Protection Incidents should be followed.

Child protection complaints that do not raise concerns of unreported abuse, or a risk of abuse at the College will be managed in the same manner as other complaints received by the College. The complaints will be recorded to ensure that any further developments relating to the same incident or issue are monitored

[Note that neither the Minister for Education and Child Development nor the Department for Education and Child Development has any power to directly intervene in any complaints relating to the operations of the College.]

MEDICAL HEALTH CARE PLANS (HIGH RISK STUDENTS)

Health Care Plans

Many students within our College have special health issues that may need to be managed through the development of individualised health care plans. Common examples include students with asthma, diabetes and those that may suffer from anaphylactic shock.

Where these health issues are common within the College, Endeavour College has developed specific policies dealing with these issues including:

• Anaphylactic Shock Management

• Asthma Management

• Diabetes Management

• Seizure and Epilepsy

• Eating Disorders

• Self Harming behaviours

These policies are available to parents/caregivers on request.

The common feature of each of these policies is that they require the development of a health care plan for individual students affected.

The purpose of this policy is to provide some detail as to the development of and management of health care plans.

What is a Health Care Plan?

A health care plan describes:

• The student’s specific health care needs

• The agreed actions Endeavour College will take to meet those needs

• The procedures to be followed in emergencies

• Parent/caregiver notification procedures

Health care plans should be agreed between the College, the student (depending on their age), their parents/caregivers and any relevant medical advisors (where applicable).

Health care plans should be reviewed regularly as a student’s health care needs change, and is the responsibility of the parent/caregiver.

When Should an Individual Health Care Plan be Developed?

Individual health care plans must be developed for students diagnosed with severe asthma, type 1 diabetes, epilepsy, anaphylaxis, eating disorders and self harming behaviours where the individual students are considered to be at high risk of requiring emergency medical intervention, or require the regular supervised administration of medication.

The College has discretion as to whether a written health care plan or safety plan is developed in other cases

Communication of Health Care Plans

It is the responsibility of the College to ensure that key elements of a student’s health care plan are effectively communicated to staff.

A summary of health care plans is made available to staff at the beginning of each school year, and updates are provided throughout the year as required.

The College Counsellor may also produce student safety plans throughout the course of the year, which will be communicated to the appropriate staff at that time.

Storage of Health Care Plans

All student health care plans are stored securely in the Student Management System, and in confidential folders in strategic locations around the College.

Confidentiality

Student medical information will be communicated to relevant staff in a confidential manner on an as needed basis. Health care plans must always be stored securely.

Prescription Medication

Where the health care plan indicates that a student requires assistance with administering prescription medication, administration is to be conducted in accordance with the College’s Medication Administration Policy.

Parent/Caregiver Responsibilities

Parents/caregivers must notify the College upon enrolment, if a student has been diagnosed with any health conditions which require the development of a health care plan.

Parents/caregivers must inform the College of any changes to their child’s medical conditions, medication requirements or emergency contact details to ensure all records are kept up to date.

Staff Responsibilities

All staff are responsible to ensure that they:

• Are aware of the specific health care plans for students in their care especially where an emergency medical response may be required

• Cooperate in the implementation of health care plans for students in their care

• Assist in the development of individual health care plans where they are requested to do so

Implementation

This policy is implemented through a combination of:

• The development of specific policies for medical conditions that may require emergency responses

• The development of individual health care plans through effective communication between the College, parent/caregivers, health professionals and staff

• Staff training

• Effective maintenance of medical records

• Effective incident notification procedures

• Effective communication procedures

• Initiation of corrective actions where necessary

PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy sets out how Endeavour College manages personal information provided to or collected by it.

Endeavour College is bound by the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988

The College may, from time to time, review and update this Privacy Policy to take account of new laws and technology, changes to the College’s operations and practices and to make sure it remains appropriate to the changing College environment.

What kinds of personal information does the College collect and how does the College collect it?

The type of information the College collects and holds includes (but is not limited to) personal information, including health and other sensitive information, about:

• students and parents and/or guardians ('Parents') before, during and after the course of a student’s enrolment at the College;

• job applicants, staff members, volunteers and contractors; and

• other individuals who come into contact with the College.

Personal Information you provide: The College will generally collect personal information held about an individual by way of forms filled out by Parents or students, face-to-face meetings and interviews, emails and telephone calls. On occasions people other than Parents and students may provide personal information.

Personal Information provided by other people: In some circumstances the College may be provided with personal information about an individual from a third party, for example a report provided by a medical professional or a reference from another College.

Exception in relation to employee records: Under the Privacy Act, the APPs do not apply to an employee record. As a result, this Privacy Policy does not apply to the College's treatment of an employee record, where the treatment is directly related to a current or former employment relationship between the College and employee.

How will the College use the personal information you provide?

The College will use personal information it collects from you for the primary purpose of collection, and for such other secondary purposes that are related to the primary purpose of collection and reasonably expected by you, or to which you have consented

Students and Parents: In relation to personal information of students and Parents, the College's primary purpose of collection is to enable the College to provide schooling for the student. This includes satisfying the needs of Parents, the needs of the student, and the needs of the College throughout the whole period the student is enrolled at the College.

The purposes for which the College uses personal information of students and Parents include:

• to keep Parents informed about matters related to their child's schooling, through correspondence, newsletters and magazines;

• day-to-day administration of the College;

• looking after students' educational, social, and medical wellbeing;

• seeking donations and marketing for the College; and

• to satisfy the College's legal obligations and allow the College to discharge its duty of care.

In some cases where the College requests personal information about a student or Parent, if the information requested is not provided, the College may not be able to enrol or continue the enrolment of the student, or permit the student to take part in a particular activity.

Job applicants, staff members and contractors: In relation to personal information of job applicants, staff members and contractors, the College's primary purpose of collection is to assess and (if successful) to engage the applicant, staff member or contractor, as the case may be.

The purposes for which the College uses personal information of job applicants, staff members and contractors include:

• administering the individual's employment or contract, as the case may be;

• for insurance purposes;

• seeking donations and marketing for the College; and

• to satisfy the College's legal obligations, for example, in relation to Child Protection legislation.

Volunteers: The College also obtains personal information about volunteers who assist the College in its functions or conduct associated activities, such as alumni associations, to enable the College and the volunteers to work together.

Marketing and fundraising: The College treats marketing and seeking donations for the future growth and development of the College as an important part of ensuring that the College continues to provide a quality learning environment in which both students and staff thrive. Personal information held by the College may be disclosed to organisations that assist in the College's fundraising, for example, the College's Foundation or alumni organisation or, on occasions, external fundraising organisations.

Parents, staff, contractors and other members of the wider College community may from time to time receive fundraising information. College publications, like newsletters and magazines, which include personal information, may be used for marketing purposes.

Who might the College disclose personal information to?

The College may disclose personal information, including sensitive information, held about an individual to:

• other schools, and teachers at those schools;

• government departments (including for policy and funding purposes);

• medical practitioners;

• people providing educational, support and health services to the College, including specialist visiting teachers, counsellors, sports coaches, and volunteers

• providers of specialist advisory services and assistance to the College, including in the area of Human Resources, child protection, and students with additional needs

• providers of learning and assessment tools;

• assessment and educational authorities, including the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and NAPLAN Test Administration Authorities (who will disclose it to the entity that manages the online platform for NAPLAN;

• people providing administrative and financial services to the College;

• recipients of College publications, such as newsletters and magazines;

• Parents;

• anyone you authorise the College to disclose information to; and

• anyone to whom we are required or authorised to disclose the information to by law, including child protection laws.

Sending information overseas: The College may disclose personal information about an individual to overseas recipients, for instance, to facilitate a College exchange. However, the College will not send personal information about an individual outside Australia without:

• obtaining the consent of the individual (in some cases this consent will be implied); or

• otherwise complying with the APPs or other applicable privacy legislation.

The College may use online or ‘cloud’ service providers to store personal information and to provide services to the College that involve the use of personal information, such as services relating to email, instant messaging, and education and assessment applications. Some limited personal information may also be provided to these service providers to enable them to authenticate users that access their services. This personal information may be stored in the ‘cloud’ which means that it may reside on a cloud service provider’s servers, which may be situated outside Australia.

How does the College treat sensitive information?

In referring to 'sensitive information', the College means: information relating to a person's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion, trade union or other professional or trade association membership, philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation or practices or criminal record, that is also personal information; health information and biometric information about an individual.

Sensitive information will be used and disclosed only for the purpose for which it was provided or a directly related secondary purpose, unless you agree otherwise, or the use or disclosure of the sensitive information is allowed by law.

Management and security of personal information

The College's staff are required to respect the confidentiality of students' and Parents' personal information, and the privacy of individuals.

The College has in place steps to protect the personal information the College holds from misuse, interference and loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure by use of various methods including locked storage of paper records and password access rights to computerised records.

Access and correction of personal information

Under the Commonwealth Privacy Act, an individual has the right to seek and obtain access to any personal information which the College holds about them, and to advise the College of any perceived inaccuracy. Students will generally be able to access and update their personal information through their Parents, but older students may seek access and correction themselves.

There are some exceptions to these rights set out in the applicable legislation.

To make a request to access or update any personal information the College holds about you or your child, please contact the College Principal in writing. The College may require you to verify your identity and specify what information you require. The College may charge a fee to cover the cost of verifying your application and locating, retrieving, reviewing and copying any material requested. If the information sought is extensive, the College will advise the likely cost in advance. If we cannot provide you with access to that information, we will provide you with written notice explaining the reasons for refusal.

Consent and rights of access to the personal information of students

The College respects every Parent's right to make decisions concerning their child's education.

Generally, the College will refer any requests for consent and notices in relation to the personal information of a student to the student’s Parents. The College will treat consent given by Parents as consent given on behalf of the student, and notice to Parents will act as notice given to the student.

As mentioned above, parents may seek access to personal information held by the College about them or their child by contacting the College Principal. However, there will be occasions when access is denied. Such occasions would include where release of the information would have an unreasonable impact on the privacy of others, or where the release may result in a breach of the College's duty of care to the student.

The College may, at its discretion, on the request of a student grant that student access to information held by the College about them, or allow a student to give or withhold consent to the use of their personal information, independently of their Parents. This would normally be done only when the maturity of the student and/or the student’s personal circumstances warrant it.

Enquiries and complaints

If you would like further information about the way the College manages the personal information it holds, or wish to complain that you believe that the College has breached the APPs, please contact Mr Peter Pearse, College Acting Principal in writing at Peter.Pearse@endeavour.sa.edu.au or c/- Endeavour College 85 Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes SA 5095. The College will investigate any complaint and will notify you of the making of a decision in relation to your complaint as soon as is practicable after it has been made.

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT POLICY & THE ENDEAVOUR WAY

Endeavour College’s Value Statement

The Endeavour College community caters for students, staff and families with diverse religious, social and cultural backgrounds. By choosing to join this community all people have accepted the College’s philosophy and aims, and committed themselves to working within the framework of College policies.

As a student moves from childhood through adolescence and into adulthood, it is expected that reliance on external controls and approval will give way to independence and personal responsibly. This growth process may well be characterised by exercising self-discipline, anticipating consequences of actions, accepting consequences not blaming others, learning from the experience of the inevitable mistakes, self-reliance based on a relationship with Jesus and moving from self-centeredness towards a sensitivity to the needs of others.

A high standard of personal conduct is expected and demanded from students at Endeavour College. This applies not only during school tome and at College functions, but also in holiday time and after school hours.

As the College embraces Restorative Practices, when it comes to student engagement we believe that this approach should primarily be an educative one. That is, a fundamental aim of the student engagement philosophy and practice should be for students to learn to be responsible for themselves and their actions and to make genuine, positive contributions to their community. A restorative approach sees conflict or wrong-doings as an opportunity for students to learn about the consequences of their actions, to develop empathy for others, and to seek to make amends in such a way as to strengthen the community bonds that may have been damaged.

Through an emphasis on student wellbeing and positive attitudes and behaviour in relationships, Endeavour College aims to promote the emotional, academic, moral, social and spiritual development of the student as an individual within the community.

The Endeavour Way

At Endeavour College we are committed to a core set of values in relation to the development of student engagement and behaviour known as The Endeavour Way and The Endeavour Way in Action which reflect living and learning in Grace.

The Endeavour Way is:

• LOVE – it is about reflecting the unconditional LOVE of God by showing respect, compassion and kindness in our relationships

• COURAGE – it is about accepting that it takes COURAGE to own our behaviour, take responsibility for our actions and share our experiences with others

• FORGIVENESS – it is about showing FORGIVENESS and acceptance towards ourselves and others with grace

• HOPE – it is about resolving issues in a way which brings HOPE to our relationships and instils faith in our capacity to fulfil our God-given abilities

The Endeavour Way in Action is:

LOVE – I am committed to….

• Acting respectfully towards all people and property

• Accepting others and valuing their differences

• Valuing the school as a place of learning

COURAGE – I am committed to…..

• Achieving to the best of my abilities

• Participating in school activities – giving it a go!

• Making my learning a priority

FORGVENESS – I am committed to…..

• Aiming to forgive myself and others

• Seeking improvement in my work

• Using opportunities to restore relationships

• Developing my God given abilities

• Building positive relationships

• Investing in my future by being prepared to learn

In order to maintain harmony and good order, all members of the College community need to be aware of their responsibilities and embrace The Endeavour Way.

The most effective engagement occurs when school and home work together. Engagement guidelines established by the College are designed to build positive relationships and to maintain consistency. The College asks parents to support these practices.

Expectations of Students

Teaching and learning is the major focus of Endeavour College, and the school day is divided up into various lessons in order to assist this process.

The management of classroom engagement is essentially the responsibility of the teacher of that class. Support from other staff, Head of Villages, Learning Leaders, Head of Middle School / Senior School, College Pastor/Chaplin, College Counsellor, and the Deputy Principal or Principal will be available when required to assist teachers and classes in establishing an effective and harmonious working environment

For learning to be most effective, students need to approach lessons positively and cooperate with teachers. Expectations of students are to:

• Arrive on time with everything needed for class

• Stand and greet the teacher at the beginning of the lesson

• Follow all instructions given by the teacher

• Speak respectfully to everyone

• Tidy the floor and desks at the end of every lesson, put chairs up at the end of the day or last lesson the room is being used for

• Be courteous and attentive

• Remain in the room unless given permission to leave

• Use digital devices in line with College’s Digital Devices (including laptops, tablets, mobile phones, wearable, etc) – Student Usage Policy.

Acceptable Language

There is a need to communicate within the College using language which is acceptable to each of us.

We are a Christian College and believe that positive communication enhances the building of a happy and healthy environment (Ephesians 4:29). Everyone in our community is encouraged to maintain an acceptable standard of language that reflects the ethos of the College community and respect for each individual.

Acceptable language is judged according to the standards and expectations of the College. Speech and language are gifts of God, to be used properly in praise of Him and for the benefit of society. The most offensive language to God and of a Christian in using God’s of Christ’s name in vain – whether intentional or not (Exodus 20:7).

Students are expected to:

• Use acceptable language when speaking with other students and staff;

• Respond to correction or an appeal to stop using unacceptable language;

• Read and follow the Bulling and Harassment Prevention and Intervention Policy

Appropriate Relationships

The College recognises that some of its students may develop an affection for each other in the course of their years at the College. Like most public organisations, we expect that physical expressions of affection will not be evident during the school day, either on campus or going to or from the College.

Students are expected to show respect for each other. Any deliberate physical action which invades personal space, physically harms or make a person feel threatened or offended is inappropriate (refer to the Bulling and Harassment Prevention and Intervention Policy).

The judgement of what constitutes acceptable physical interaction will be made by the Head of Middle School / Head of Senior School in consultation with Care Group teachers and Head of Villages.

Positive Behaviour

Students are always encouraged for positive behaviour and as such we have a reward known as the Endeavour Way In Action slip

Endeavour Way in Action Slip

• These slips are issued to students for behaviours and actions that reflect the Endeavour Way values – showing Love, Courage, Forgiveness and Hope.

• The slips earn points that are tallied toward the Village Shield.

Consequences for Students

Restorative Practices underpins and guides all decision-making and interactions regarding student engagement. In all situations, a restorative approach in the first instance to provide opportunity and support for students to modify behaviour.

We have a variety of expectations and routines for students therefore, we also have a process for managing the non-engagement with these expectations and routines. These processes may include verbal warning, time outside classroom, time in the Reflection Space, parent/caregiver contact, interviews, monitoring cards, formal agreements, and internal or external suspensions.

Non-engagement with College Expectations and Routines

Non-engagement with College expectations will result in processes in accordance with our Student Engagement policy to address behaviour concerns.

We do acknowledge that everyone can make mistakes and therefore have a Reminders process where students will be given the opportunity to change their behaviour before consequences occur.

Reminders Process

3 Reminders

• Child has a restorative Conversation with their Care Group teacher(s)

• Care Group teacher calls home

• Child has an Engagement Conversation with their Head of Village (Wednesday lunch)

4 & 5 Reminders

• Child has a restorative conversation with their Care Group teacher(s)

6 Reminders

• Your child and you meet with the Care Group Teacher & Head of Village

• Your child serves an after-school Community Service (Thursday after school) with Deputy Principal or Director

7 Reminders

• Your child works in the Reflection Space for 1 day

• Your child and you meet the Director and Head of Village

• Discussion around Recommitment Agreement and next stage if further Reminders

8 Reminders

• Your child works from home for 1 day

• A re-entry meeting with your child, you, Deputy Principal & Director

• Discussion around enrolment status

Engagement Conversations and After School Community Service

An Engagement Conversation is designed to give students time to reflect on their self-management with their Head of Village to elicit improvements and embrace the College culture. After school Community Service is supervised by the Deputy Principal and is an opportunity for the student to provide a service to the College.

Classroom teachers will run their own lunchtime sessions for non-completion of homework, classwork or other classroom self-management issues.

The Reflection Space

The Reflection Space can be used by the teacher when a student fails to comply with general classroom expectations and behaviours, when the student has not appropriately responded to the teacher’s classroom restorative approach. The student will be asked to fill out a Restorative Reflection to reflect on why they were sent to the Reflection Space and a restorative conversation will follow to restore the relationship between the teacher and the student, and to return the student to the classroom as soon as possible.

Staff Responsibilities

All staff are responsible to:

• Model appropriate behaviour at all times, in line with The Endeavour Way

• Reward positive student behaviours that demonstrate and reflect The Endeavour Way; and

• Monitor and address inappropriate behaviours in line with Restorative Practices.