Q1) What ethical issues are they designed to manage?

Working with children check/VIT registration child safety confirmation

OHS Student health and safety Emergency Information form so school can
contact relatives in the event of accident or injury. Health precautions vaccines
etc. OHS induction for school setting Insurance coverage on
placement/Liability.
Professional behaviour oral, written, electronic and appropriate interpersonal
behaviours with co-workers, mentor, staff and students.
Appropriate use of social media whilst on placement
Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Bullying
Attendance requirements
Confidentiality Student information
Removal of resources and student work from placement setting How to do so
legally and ethically
Placement difficulties Who to contact and how to manage
Unsatisfactory progress policy management process

Q2) How are these policies designed to protect you?

The policies protect students from issues including, but not limited to, bullying and sexual
harassment whilst on placement. The policies also protect the placement student from
exploitation (or situations of liability) in the placement setting e.g. we are not allowed to
be responsible for a class whilst on placement without a supervising teacher in the
classroom this is also for liability and insurance reasons whilst covered by University of
Melbourne insurance.

Q3) How do they protect your students?

Students are protected from:

Inappropriate conduct of placement candidates touching, bullying and

inappropriate language or discussions etc.
Inappropriate removal of student work and reports from the placement setting
without prior consent of the parents and/or school.
Q4) How do they protect families?

Under the placement policies families are insured that they are protected from having their
childs confidential information removed from the school without their permission (student
work/assessments/formal assessments etc). Candidates must seek consent from families
(and the school) to work with their child for purposes of intervention.

Student work/assessment may only be removed with permission and all information
relating to the identity of the child must be removed/de-identified.

Child safety is also incorporated into the polices via Working with children check/VIT
registration to ensure child safety.

Q5) What restrictions do they put on you and your practices as learning interventionist
teachers?

We must:

behave in a professional way with all parties whilst on placement (e.g. mentor,
all co-workers and students) at all times.

be prompt and maintain the same hours as our mentor

communicate in a professional manner and show courtesy, respect to all

seek consent to work with students for intervention purposes. We may not
commence prior to given consent by parents/guardians and the school

We must not be left in charge of a classroom without an appropriately qualified

special educator present for insurance and liability reasons

Attend all placement days (15 days) and advise the school co-ordinator or
mentor ASAP if sick and unable to attend placement

Behave in sensitive and appropriate ways when engaging in social media that
students might be able to access

not remove student or school data or I.P. without the consent of the school

maintain student confidentiality at all time prior to, during and after the
placement

dress professionally and appropriately as per placement school requirements