Victorian government schools in metropolitan Melbourne have recommenced remote and flexible learning on 6th August for all students.

From Wednesday 18 August, parents and carers will only be able to request on-site supervision for their child/ren in the below categories:

A) Children where both parents and/or carers are considered authorised workers who cannot work from home, work for an authorised provider and where no other supervision arrangements can be made:
• Where there are two parents/carers, both must be authorised workers, working outside the home in order for their children to be eligible for on-site provision
• For single parents/carers, the authorised worker must be working outside the home in order for their children to be eligible for on-site provision.
An authorised worker permit is required for parents requesting on-site supervision for their child/ren under Category A as an authorised worker.

In rare circumstances, a parent/carer does not need a worker permit. This includes law enforcement, emergency services or health care workers who carry employer-issued photographic identification. More information is available at Authorised provider and authorised worker permit.

B) Children experiencing vulnerability, including:
• in out-of-home care
• deemed vulnerable by a government agency, funded family or family violence service, and assessed as requiring education and care outside the family home
• identified by a school or early childhood service as vulnerable, (including via referral from a government agency, or funded family or family violence service, homeless or youth justice service or mental health or other health service)
• Where a parent/carer indicates that a student with a disability is vulnerable because they cannot learn from home, and/or informs the school the student is vulnerable due to family stress, the school must provide on-site supervision for that student. This may apply to students enrolled in specialist schools and students with a disability enrolled in mainstream schools.

An authorised worker permit is not required for accessing on-site supervision under Category B.

 Carol Wyatt (Assistant Principal - Wellbeing) is overseeing the school's identification of children deemed  ‘vulnerable’. If you have not spoken with Carol this week, please contact her on 0448 325 021 or via email carol.wyatt@education.vic.gov.au to discuss arrangements prior to completing this form.  

By submitting this form, you declare that your child is well and you will collect your child as soon as is practicable upon the request of the school if your child becomes unwell.