Recommendation 7

It was recommended that the Department of Education:

Establish conflict of interest and gifts, benefits and hospitality frameworks, policies, guidance and registers at a local school level to record, declare, manage and review conflicts of interest. This framework should include system (departmental) oversight, mandatory training for all school leaders (principals, assistant principals, business managers), those with delegation, and school representative bodies on declaring and managing conflicts of interest. Training should include advice on how to transparently manage conflicts of interest and gifts, benefits and hospitality in day to day business as well as recruitment.

Status

This recommendation is in progress.

The department is developing a conflict of interest and gifts, benefits and hospitality frameworks, policies, guidance and registers at a local school level.