ATTACHMENT B

Support and Safety Plan Template

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Student name		DOB		
School name		Year level		
Principal/site leader		
Student support team
(include name and contact details for all members both in the school and outside of the school who form part of this plan)	Name & organisation		Contact no.		
	Name & organisation		Contact no.		
	Name & organisation		Contact no.		
	Name & organisation		Contact no.		
	Name & organisation		Contact no.		
	Name & organisation		Contact no.		
Support categories	Support strategies	Responsible person/s	
Internal support	What changes to the child / young person’s routine are in place to support them? For example:
yard duty arrangements
before/after school
classroom/timetable
counselling support.
Has the child / young person been told what restrictions/expectations the site has placed on any other children / young people?
How is the child / young person expected to alert staff if an involved child / young person does not follow the site’s directions? For example:
advise yard duty teacher
move to front office
report directly to the principal / site leader.
Who can the child / young person talk to at the sire about personal issues or concerns they have about the plan? How do they access this person?
What signs of stress in the child / young person will be reported immediately by staff to parents/caregivers? How will this communication occur?
What is the agreed verbal response the child / young person will make to questions from others regarding the incident?	Which site staff directly support the child / young person in the ways listed in the plan?
Who is responsible for informing other relevant staff of the support expectations listed in the plan?
Who is responsible for informing relief staff of the support plan?
Who will coordinate communication with parents?	
Parent/caregiver support	What actions are being taken in the home to help restore the child / young person’s sense of safety/wellbeing?	Which parents/caregivers will take what responsibility?	

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

	What signs of stress in the child / young person will be reported immediately to the site and other professionals supporting the child / young person?	Which staff member will be the key contact for parents in all matters relating to the plan?	
Teaching and learning support	What learning programs are being used to :
help reinforce children / young people’s rights to physical and emotional safety
promote the reporting of inappropriate behaviour at the site
promote help seeking behaviour at the site?
How does this learning program relate to the plan and the work of other agencies?	Which staff at the site are responsible for the learning described in the plan?	
External support	Which other agencies or professionals are involved with the child / young person or their family?
What is the nature and length of their support? How do they liaise with the site?
Have they contributed to the development of this plan / been given a copy?	Which staff member liaises with other involved agencies?	
Plan review	What monitoring of the plan will be undertaken? When will the plan be reviewed?	Who keeps a monitoring record?
Who will contribute to the review (include the child / young person).	
Others with a duty of care	Who else needs to know about the plan?
For example:
out-of-school-hours care / vacations staff
family day care provider
boarding/residential staff.	Which site staff member is responsible for discussing the plan with other people who have a duty of care?
Who will decide what information is relevant to share?	

Signatures	
Principal / site leader		Date	/	/	
Parent/caregiver		Date	/	/	
Child / young person		Date	/	/