Latest updates on school policies and advice
Find information about recent changes to the policy and advisory library, including new policies, reviewed and updated policies and revoked policies.
New policies
Updated policies
| Title | Effective from | Notes |
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| Preschool guide to NQF policy requirements PDF (195.0 KB) Preschool guide to NQF policy requirements DOCX (91.4 KB) | 8 April 2022 | Updated to reflect recent preschool specific policy and procedure updates. |
| Managing water hazards in preschool policy and procedures PDF (169.2 KB) Managing water hazards in preschool policy and procedures DOCX (57.8 KB) | 8 April 2022 | Under the reviewed managing water hazards in preschool policy and procedures, preschools are no longer required to develop their own site specific preschool procedure but to undertake a risk assessment approach to managing water hazards within their context in line with the revised procedure. |
| Managing water hazards in preschool – preschool risk assessment template PDF (133.2 KB) Managing water hazards in preschool – preschool risk assessment template DOCX (60.3 KB) | 8 April 2022 | A new template to support preschools to assess and manage any water hazards within their environment and program. |
| Nutrition, food and beverage and dietary requirements in preschools policy and procedures PDF (171.6 KB) Nutrition, food and beverage and dietary requirements in preschools policy and procedures DOCX (57.9 KB) | 8 April 2022 | Under the reviewed nutrition, food and beverage and dietary requirements in preschools policy and procedures, preschools are no longer required to develop their own site specific preschool procedure, and will follow the procedures set out in this document. |
| Preschool specific policy PDF (659.4 KB) Preschool specific policy DOCX (67.5 KB) Preschool guide to NQF policy requirements PDF (195.0 KB) Preschool guide to NQF policy requirements DOCX (91.4 KB) | 24 January 2022 | The preschool specific policy and preschool guide to the NQF policy requirements have been reviewed and updated. These documents outline how preschools should implement Department of Education policies and procedures to meet the requirements of the Education and Care Services National Law and National Regulations. |
| Responsible person and education leader delegations procedure PDF (845.9 KB) Responsible person and education leader delegations procedure DOCX (112.1 KB) | 24 January 2022 | The responsible person in preschools guidelines have been revised to provide additional information about managing delegations and the roles of the nominated supervisor and person in day-to-day charge. The updated procedure also includes delegation information for the educational leader role in preschools. This procedure is supported by the nominated supervisor consent form DOCX (61.4 KB) and the preschool delegations consent form DOCX (61.3 KB). |
| Participation of pre-service teachers/educators and volunteers procedure PDF (708.6 KB) Participation of pre-service teachers/educators and volunteers procedure DOCX (65.1 KB) | 24 January 2022 | The participation of pre-service teachers/educators and volunteers procedures has been updated so that preschools are no longer required to develop their own procedures. Preschools should now follow these procedures to establish process for induction, management and recording of pre-service teacher/educators and volunteer participation in the service. A template DOCX (64.7 KB) is also provided to support the recording of participation in line with the regulatory requirements. |
| Attendance and participation policy PDF (704.3 KB) Attendance and participation policy DOCX (72.5 KB) Attendance recording and reporting guidelines PDF (614.6 KB) Attendance recording and reporting guidelines DOCX (64.5 KB) Exemptions from attendance and participation guidelines PDF (723.2 KB) Exemptions from attendance and participation guidelines DOCX (74.0 KB) Attendance - compliance guidelines PDF (853.2 KB) Attendance - compliance guidelines DOCX (80.6 KB) Enrolment policy PDF (699.5 KB) Enrolment policy DOCX (67.8 KB) Enrolment procedures PDF (1.4 MB) Enrolment procedures DOCX (149.0 KB) Enrolment enforcement guidelines PDF (903.8 KB) Enrolment enforcement guidelines DOCX (163.7 KB) | 17 December 2021 | A review of the department’s enrolment and attendance policy suite has resulted in:
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| Mandatory reporting of harm and exploitation of children guidelines PDF (857.6 KB) Mandatory reporting of harm and exploitation of children guidelines DOCX (1.4 MB) Mandatory reporting of harm and exploitation of children - directors/managers declaration and attendance sheet PDF (752.9 KB) Mandatory reporting of harm and exploitation of children - directors/managers declaration and attendance sheet DOCX (754.0 KB) Mandatory reporting of harm and exploitation of children - principals declaration and attendance sheet PDF (656.2 KB) Mandatory reporting of harm and exploitation of children - principals declaration and attendance sheet DOCX (690.0 KB) | 17 December 2021 | The mandatory reporting of harm and exploitation of children guidelines and the associated templates have been updated to reflect the availability of the department’s new online mandatory reporting of harm and exploitation of children training. |
| Northern Territory Board of Studies student awards policy PDF (238.2 KB) Northern Territory Board of Studies student awards policy DOCX (154.0 KB) | 6 August 2021 | Update of template and terminology. |
| Travel assistance Northern Territory Board of Studies award recipient policy PDF (766.5 KB) Travel assistance Northern Territory Board of Studies award recipient policy DOCX (1.6 MB) | 6 August 2021 | Update of template and terminology. |
Revoked policies
No policies have been revoked in the last year.
Last updated: 16 June 2022
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