Paparoa Street School
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This International Safety and Wellbeing section outlines how Paparoa Street School meets the requirements of Code Outcome 18.
International learner support
The Code requires that schools designate at least one staff member to proactively monitor and address any concerns about international school learners under 18 years. We consider how many support staff are needed based on the number of international learners enrolled.
At Paparoa Street School, the international learner coordinator (Paula Kirkpatrick) oversees the care of international learners and proactively monitors and addresses any concerns. International learners can also receive or seek help from their classroom teacher.
We provide the names and contact details of designated staff members responsible for international learner support at orientation. We ensure back up support is available and that international learners and their families are made aware of the alternative support if needed.
Where possible we seek first language support for international learners, as needed.
Student safety
Paparoa Street School ensures, as far as practicable, that international learners study and live in a safe environment.
Our school has comprehensive health, safety, and welfare policies that also apply to international learners.
We inform international learners about health and safety issues, and how to access health and support services, through our international orientation.
Monitoring and addressing concerns
We keep up-to-date contact details for the learner, their next of kin, parents/legal guardians, and any residential caregivers. We maintain effective communications with parents/legal guardians, and any residential caregivers concerning the international learner's wellbeing and progress in study.
We encourage international school learners to address concerns early before they turn into bigger problems. We let them know they can ask a support person to help them talk about their problem and discuss their concerns with the teacher involved. If a learner doesn't want to talk to a particular teacher or is unhappy about the outcome of discussing the matter, we follow the school's international concerns and complaints procedures.
When concerns are raised about inappropriate behaviour by, or impacting on, an international school learner, we follow our general and international behaviour management policies.
Emergency school contact
As required under the Code, Paparoa Street School ensures that at all times there is at least one staff member available to be contacted by an international learner in an emergency. International learners and their families are given an emergency contact number for such situations and advised of what circumstances are appropriate for using the number. International learners and their families are given an emergency contact number for such situations and advised of what circumstances are appropriate for using the number. International learners are given the emergency contact number in the international student handbook.
Responding to emergencies
Our school has comprehensive emergency planning policies and procedures that also apply to international students. We have crisis management plans, and our international learner coordinator is involved with the crisis management team as appropriate in order to convey the needs and circumstances of international learners during a crisis.
We inform international learners about what to do in various emergency situations through our international orientation (e.g. how to dial 111) and offer support during emergencies, as appropriate.
In the event of an accident, emergency, or crisis/critical incident, Paparoa Street School takes appropriate action and ensures the parents/guardians of the international learner are contacted as soon as possible by the most appropriate person (e.g. international support person, the tumuaki, education agent, insurance company, or the police).
Release history: Term 4 2022, Term 4 2021, Term 2 2020, Term 4 2019, Term 2 2019
