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Tuesday 18 December 2018
5974 9000 or email: team@mpnews.com.au www.mpnews.com.au Ready and wrapped: Christmas presents are being given to needy children by Mt Eliza Rotary Club with the help of Mornington police. Ready to distribute some of the presents are, from left, Leading Senior Constable Greg Kraus of Mornington police and Rotarians Alex Anderson and Ross Schweitzer. Picture: Gary Sissons
Police answer Rotary’s call MEMBERS of Mt Eliza Rotary Club have taken Christmas to heart by donating interesting presents to needy children on the Mornington Peninsula. And Mornington police have been happy to help. “The Rotary club asked for our assistance in finding those children in our local community,” Leading Senior Constable Greg Kraus said. “We’ll deliver the presents this Wednesday in time for Christmas. “Most will go to local schools and families and children deemed most suitable.” Leading Senior Constable Kraus said the act of giving by the Rotarians was being “extremely well received”. “It is my absolute pleasure to assist in their delivery,” he said.
School apology for course ‘error’ Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au A SYLLABUS mix-up at Peninsula Grammar School, Mt Eliza had the community buzzing on Friday. Principal Stuart Johnston said he “unreservedly apologised to students and their families” over the error, uncovered in October, in which material taught in two units of a VCE subject was not part of the official course. In a statement, Mr Johnston said the school had “identified differences in cross-marked grades awarded to students of the visual communications design course offered by the school”.
“These errors were due to both teacher error, and failures in our oversight processes in the faculty,” Mr Johnston stated. “We deeply regret the circumstances which have led to this issue, and their unintended impacts on the 27 students involved. “A thorough review of our schoolwide policies and procedures has begun to ensure this does not happen again at any year level.” Mr Johnston said the school had immediately notified the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority which conducted an independent and objective assessment of each student.
“From the moment we became aware of this error, the best interests and welfare of our students have been paramount in every action we have taken,” he said. “On 7 December, VCAA advised the school that they had undertaken a thorough analysis of all student results. On 12 December, VCAA further advised … that they had taken steps to ensure no student [was] disadvantaged, and all students [had] received a fair outcome. “Each student has been awarded a VCD study score accordingly. These outcomes have been incorporated in the VCE results released today, Friday
14 December 2018.” An action plan “tailored to each of these students” earmarks a range of future interventions and assistance, including advocacy by Mr Johnston at universities and TAFEs; additional written references for each affected student and sent on their behalf in advance of university offers; careers counsellor support on call, in person or by telephone, and individual oneon-one support from the principal … for all students and families through to the start of next year. Speaking on Radio 3AW Mr Johnston said the students’ final results were not affected.
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“Things go wrong in schools,” he said. “When they do, there’s a provision within the handbook that you contact VCAA when this happens, and you’re honest about the problem. “They do the best they can to support the students so they’re not disadvantaged. “It’s devastating. We’re incredibly upset, very remorseful and very sorry.” Mr Johnston said both the teacher of the subject and the school’s oversight processes were at fault. “There will be consequences for those involved,” he said.
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