Our policies and reports
Our policies and reports help families understand how our school works. Our annual report and school plan show what we’ve done and how we’re improving each year. Our policies address attendance, absences, behaviour, uniform and how we respond to your concerns.
Annual school report
The annual report provides an account of our operations and achievements throughout the year. It is the result of rigorous self-assessment by staff, parents and carers, as well as student leaders.
Download our annual reports for a detailed account of:
- the progress we have made to provide high-quality educational opportunities for every child as set out in the school plan
- the impact of our strategies for improved learning
- the benefit to all students from resources including equity funding
- our operations and achievements throughout the year.
School Excellence Plan
The School Excellence Framework (SEF) underpins our school planning and reporting approach. The framework provides a clear description of the key elements of high-quality practice across learning, teaching and leading and has supported our school in developing a School Excellence Plan (SEP) in consultation with our community.
The SEP is a working document that details the steps our school will take to improve learning outcomes, and the achievement and growth of all students. It demonstrates our commitment to excellence in public education in NSW and our dedication to making a meaningful difference to the ongoing growth and development of our students.
To ensure continuous improvement, the SEP reflects where our school is at and how it will further improve learning, teaching and leading.
We are currently developing our new school plan. Our previous school plan is below:
School behaviour support and management plan
Orange Grove Public School is committed to explicitly teaching and modelling positive behaviour and supporting all students to engage successfully in their learning. Our approach is grounded in creating a safe, inclusive and respectful learning environment where students are supported to develop positive social behaviours and strong self-regulation skills through a range of key programs, frameworks and initiatives prioritised and valued by the school community.
Like all NSW public schools, we provide safe learning and teaching environments to encourage healthy, happy, successful and productive students.
The department is committed to creating quality learning opportunities for children and young people. These opportunities support wellbeing through positive and respectful relationships and fostering a sense of belonging to the school and community.
The Wellbeing Framework for Schools helps schools support the cognitive, physical, social, emotional and spiritual development of students and allows them to connect, succeed and thrive throughout their education.
Key programs, frameworks and initiatives prioritised and valued by the school community include:
- Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L)
- You Can Do It!
- Be You
- Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
- Individual Behaviour Support Plans
- Sunshine Letters
- Risk Management Plans
- Learning and Support Programs
- Restorative Practice
- House Points
- End-of-Term Rewards
- Extra-curricular programs
- Support programs (lunchtime play groups, library quiet spaces, transition programs, parent workshops and buddy programs)
At Orange Grove Public School, we use Positive Behaviour for Learning which is a whole-school approach for creating a positive, safe and supportive school climate where students can learn and develop.
Our whole school community works together to ensure students are empowered to:
- Be Respectful
- Be Responsible
- Be Active Learners
These expectations are explicitly taught, modelled and reinforced across all school settings using the following strategies:
- Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L)
- Merit Awards and Principal Awards
- Sunshine Letters
- Restorative Practice (including Circle Time)
- Toby Tokens
- You Can Do It!
- Social Stories
- Individual Behaviour Plans
- Check-ins
- Individual Learning Plans
- Learning and Support programs (including play and friendship groups)
- Differentiated learning programs
- House Points
- Principal Gold Sticker Walks
- Library/Garden and Toby’s retreat - quiet spaces
For more information, visit the student wellbeing section of the department’s website.
The NSW Department of Education's behaviour code for students outlines the standards of behaviour expected in all NSW public schools and applies to all students at Orange Grove Public School.
High expectations for student behaviour are established and maintained through effective role modelling, explicit teaching and planned responses.
Whole school approach using the Care continuum
The NSW Department of Education Student Behaviour policy and Suspension and Expulsion procedures apply to all NSW public schools and is followed by Orange Grove Public School.
Responses to all behaviours of concern apply to student behaviour that occurs:
- at school
- on the way to and from school
- on school-endorsed activities that are off-site
- outside school hours and off school premises where there is a clear and close
- connection between the school and students’ conduct
- when using social media, mobile devices and/or other technology involving another student or staff member.
Responding to serious behaviours of concern
Reporting and recording behaviours of concern
Staff will comply with reporting and responding processes outlined in the:
Student health and safety
We support your child’s health and safety and promote their healthy development through a range of strategies including:
- anti-racism education
- anti-bullying programs
- road safety education
- healthy eating in schoolsprocedures
- classroom programs and practices that protect and promote health and safety
- supporting individual students who need help with health issues
- providing first aid and temporary care of students who become unwell or who have an accident at school
Orange Grove Public School Preschool
Preschool Quality Improvement Plan
Our Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) is used to self-assess our performance in delivering quality education and care and to plan for future improvements for our littlest learners. The Orange Grove Public School Preschool Quality Improvement Plan can be viewed below:
Preschool Policies
Current versions of our policies and procedures can be viewed below:
- Acceptance and refusal of authorisations procedures
- Complaints handling procedures
- Delivery and collection of children
- Emergency and evacuation procedures
- Enrolment, orientation and transition procedures
- Excursion procedures
- Payment of fees procedures
- First aid procedures
- Governance and management procedures
- Incident, injury, trauma and illness procedures
- Dealing with infectious diseases procedures
- Interactions with children procedures
- Medical conditions and administering medication procedures
- Nutrition, food, beverages and dietary requirements procedures
- Nappy changing and toilet training procedure
- Providing a child safe environment
- Safe arrival of children procedures
- Safe use of digital technologies and online environments procedures
- Self-assessment and continuous improvement procedure
- Sleep and rest procedures
- Staffing and staff supervision procedures
- Sun protection procedures
- Water safety procedures
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