2020 Yard Duty
Responsibilities
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COLLEGE MAP
Duty teachers must wear a vest.
Arrive on time, and meet and greet the first half duty. teacher.
Yard duty packs are located in the library.
Call the office if a section of the yard is unattended.
Do not leave an area unsupervised. General Office:
97278101 Daily Organisation: 97278117/0457 505 370 Walk the yard duty area and
actively observe the students.
Don’t work on your class planning and correction whilst on duty.
Always check the daily bulletin for Yard Duty changes. Staff are encouraged to wear sunscreen, glasses,
hats/umbrella in terms 1 & 4.
Please don’t use your phone on
duty.
YARD DUTY TIMES FOR THE COLLEGE - 2020
All teachers are allocated duties such as yard duty. This is a legal requirement and you must report to your duty on time. Yard duties are identified on your timetable. Please check the times and location of your yard duty carefully.
Before School 8.25 am - 8.45 am
Recess 10:10 am - 10:30 am
1st Lunch 12:50 pm - 1:20 pm
2nd Lunch 1:20 pm - 1:50 pm
After School 3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
Manchester Road 3.00 pm- 3.20 pm
The Yard Duty Teacher will follow the same set of procedures as outlined in ‘Responsibilities of the Classroom Teacher’ document.
PLEASE NOTE:
A BELL WILL RING MIDWAY THROUGH LUNCHTIME TO SIGNAL STAFF CHANGE-OVER.
MOBILE PHONES
If you have a mobile phone it would be a good idea to take it with you on yard duty. There are also phones available in the general office.
GENERAL OFFICE NUMBER
9727 8100
YARD DUTY
YARD SUPERVISION PRO TOCOLS
1. Yard supervision is an essential element in teachers’ duty of care. It is now clearly established that in supervising students, teacher’s duty of care is one of positive action.
2. Be aware that students are usually less constrained and more prone to accidents and injury than in a more closely supervised classroom.
3. Be aware that yard duty supervision within the college requires the teacher to fully comply with DET guidelines and brings with it an increased duty of care. It is a teacher’s responsibility to be aware of these guidelines and duty of care responsibilities. These are presented in the college Yard Duty policy. They are also on :
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/principals/spag/safety/Pages/dutyofcare.aspx
4. Teachers are expected to follow school policy while on yard duty. INSIST that students pick up rubbish – gloves are available from student administration.
Duty teachers must forward the names of any defiant students to the relevant cluster leader.
5. Students must not take photos or video in the yard.
6. Teachers rostered for duty are to attend the designated area at the time indicated on the roster. 7. Recess and Lunch 1 duty teachers must collect the green bum bag from the library prior to their duty.
Recess duty teachers will return the bag to the library after the duty. For Lunch 1 duty teachers you will hand over the bum bag to the Lunch 2 duty teacher who will return the bag to the Library at the end of lunch.
8. Teachers on duty are to remain in the designated area until the end of the break period or until replaced by the relieving teacher, whichever is applicable.
9. The handing over of duty from one teacher to another must be quite definite and must occur in the area of designated duty. Where a relieving teacher does not arrive for duty, the teacher currently on duty should send a message to the office, but do not leave the area until replaced. If you are on the first half of lunch, it is important to know who will replace you.
10. No changes to the Yard Duty Roster are to be made without the approval of the daily organiser. Teachers must be on time to yard duty, if a teacher is unable to their yard duty for any reason, it is your responsibility to swap with another staff member and inform the daily organiser.
11. Be alert and vigilant – intervene IMMEDIATELY if potentially dangerous behaviour is observed in the yard – enforce behaviour standards and logical consequences for breaches to safety rules.
12. Teachers should always be on the move and visible. THE YARD DUTY VESTS MUST BE WORN. 13. Move students towards their lockers and class on the warning bell.
MOBILE PHONES
If you have a mobile phone it would be a good idea to take it with you on yard duty. There are also phones available in the general office -9727 8100
YARD DUTY TIMES
All teachers are allocated duties such as yard duty. This is a legal requirement and you must report to your duty on time. Yard duties are identified on your timetable. Please check the times and location of your yard duty carefully.
All non-school personnel are to report to the general office to gain a visitors pass. If a non-school person is in the College without a Visitors badge, please send a message to the office so we can come out and take over the situation. Security and duty of care for the students is the first priority.
Before School 8.25 am - 8.45 am
Recess 10:10 am - 10:30 am
1
stLunch 12:50 pm - 1:20 pm
2
ndLunch 1:20 pm - 1:50 pm
After School 3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
Manchester Road 3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
The Yard Duty Teacher will follow the same set of procedures as outlined in ‘Responsibilities of the Classroom Teacher’ document.
DUTY - LUNCHTIME TWO
Please support your colleagues.
If you are on Lunch Duty two, you need to arrive for a 1:20pm Start.
Please indicate to the teacher on Lunch Duty one that you have arrived
so that they can leave the area.
Note: A bell will ring midway through lunchtime to signal staff change-over.
ROVER Keep circulating and help where required
Move around the north, south, canteen and common room area.
Particularly support the area where the most number of students are accumulating.
Insist that students pick up rubbish.
BUS1 & BUS2-BUS STOP ON MANCHESTER ROAD
Locate yourself at the bus stop on Manchester Road by 3.00pm.
Monitor the behaviour of students in the bus shelter.
Check that students cross the road at the lights and do not climb over fences to cross roads.
WR-WEIGHTS ROOM
Qualified PE Staff only.
Supervise up to 20 students during a weight training session.
OUT OF BOUNDS AREASAll areas in grey are out of bounds
NQUAD- NORTHERN QUADANGLE - BASKETBALL COURT
Check the northern quadrangle including the toilets and locker bays.
No kicking of footballs/soccer balls in the quadrangle
Insist that students pick up rubbish
SQUAD- SOUTHERN QUADRANGLE – THE ROTUNDA AND SURROUNDS
Check the Southern quadrangle including the toilets and locker bays.
Check surrounds of T-block – the delivery area of T-block is out of bounds.
Check the Southern car park (out of bounds)
Check the foyers of main buildings, including the B Block gallery area, and ask students to
vacate these areas
Insist that students pick up rubbish.
No active games in the quadrangle.
CR&C -MPR AND CANTEEN
Ensure that students line up in an orderly manner and that they leave as soon as purchases have
been made.
Move students on who are not making purchases or who are attempting to have others buy for
them.
Insist that students pick up rubbish.
No food is to be eaten in the canteen.
Clear the canteen of students on the warning bell.
In the Common Room ensure that students maintain a clean environment.
Insist that student’s pick up rubbish and any chairs that are upended.
Check the toilets near the canteen.
Check the area between E block and the canteen.
Check the east side of D block.
Clear students from the common room on the warning bell.
ECA- THE ECA CENTRE
Check students engaged in physical activities on the basketball courts and tennis courts.
Check the back of the ECA – this is out of bounds
Check the southern slopes adjoining the basketball courts and the eastern side of the oval.
Check the path to the ECA centre and the eastern side of D block.
Insist that students pick up rubbish.
Only students participating in games are to be in these areas.
OVAL- THE OVAL AND GROUNDS
Monitor student behaviour on the oval – No tackling games allowed.
Check the northern aspect of the oval for students out of bounds.
Check around portables E9 and E10.
Insist that students pick up rubbish
XMANRD- X BLOCK AND MANCHESTER ROAD
No kicking of football/soccer balls along the Manchester road side of A block.
Ensure students are not down the main steps or on the street.
Check the front area of the school along A, C and B block (no ball games to be played in this
area).
No students are to be within 5 m of the fence along Manchester Road.
Check around all X block portables including X11.
Check the northern car park (out of bounds).
Insist that students pick up rubbish.
DSK- LIBRARY DESK
Staff must be on time to library yard duty – Students wait outside the library until a staff member
arrives for yard duty.
One staff member at the desk to operate the computer and one staff member roving in the
library to supervise students.
Make sure that students are quiet and not disruptive.
Students are not to be playing computer games.
Make sure that students are not eating in the library.
Start to tidy the library five minutes before the end of lunch and get the students to leave the
library in a tidy condition when the first bell sounds.
GATE- ROSS PINCOTT ROAD GA TE
Staff must be at the gate on time.
The carpark is reserved for employees and cars showing a disability sign.
There will be times when a student needs to be dropped off in this carpark. For example, the
student is on crutches. Parents will explain why there is a need for them to use the carpark.
Staff may need to encourage students to cross the road appropriately.
It is also helpful the when the carpark is full, that is indicated to staff looking to park their cars.
OUT OF BOUNDS AREAS All areas in grey are out of bounds
DAILY ORGANISER
