PARENT/TEACHER COMMUNITY HUI Despite the cool evening an enthusiastic and solid turnout of parents came to engage with teachers around Health, the Feuerstein Pilot, Transition and the recent ERO review of the school. The full text of the latter is online and can be reached by visiting the homepage link under Latest News & Info. The following is a summary of the salient points relating to the school’s Health Programme. Should there be any further comment or query please make contact with the school. Consultation Conclusions (2015) Following consultation and board discussion/ratification, the following items are to be included and form part of the revised policy on Health and Physical Education. 1. Identify broadly agreed health education needs of Havelock students. None beyond those echoed in the current policy except that; - the pubertal change unit will be included each year as in the past - see further below - Keeping Ourselves Safe (KoS) every two years - see further below - Cybersafety completed as age/stage appropriate at the beginning of the year- see further below - as appropriate and particularly the expectations and protocols around being a bus pupil NB Sunsmart School ie up to date policy (Shady School) and practices namely; modelling, clothing T1/4 and classroom unit/focus NB Smoke-Free Policy NB Alcohol & Drug Free School Policy 2. Establish broadly agreed beliefs. None beyond those expressed in the rationale but also within the wider context of the school’s PB4L Policy. 3. Reach broad agreement on the treatment of the health education programme and how incidental questions might be treated within a more general context; (leg. Section 105C of the Education Act 1964). Teachers’ discretion in responding appropriately to students’ questions, was soundly supported by parents - communication and/or reference to parents was also noted as being important. 4. Consultation with community on aspects of sex education within the pubertal change unit (leg. Section 105C/D of the Education Act 1964). No aspects/issues were identified as requiring inclusion or exclusion re the pubertal change programme teachers’ discretion as above. In adopting this statement, the BoT ratifies this community view. NB Parents’ right to withdraw their child as there are of course elements of sex education - parents need to be made aware of this. 5. Whether or not to include Y5 in pubertal change unit programme, this year and/or the future? Views expressed by the community in 2013 supported the inclusion of Year 5/6 students in the pubertal change programme but steps 1 & 2 of the 6 as per the Life Education unit plan shared with parents. It was felt that the modified programme would be more appropriate and that it should overlap with the Year 7 & 8 programme as appropriate. In adopting this statement the BoT approves such a programme which was Mauri Ora na Akoranga ~ Learning for Life… since 1861
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