The school charter is a guideline for the Tamil School Board and it was jointly developed by the Victorian Tamil Association, Tamil School Board and the Ethnic School Association of Victoria. It stipulates the functions and responsibilities of the School Board and also identifies how the Tamil School will improve the student learning of the Tamil language within the guidelines provided by the Ethnic School Association of Victoria.
The School Charter sets out the Victorian Tamil School commitment to continuous improvement in standards of achievement in all areas of school life and particularly in the levels of educational standard achieved in Tamil language by its students. The charter is the school platform for planning, decision – making and resource allocation.
The school charter contains the schools statement of purpose and educational values. It defines the schools educational goals and priorities for improvement and identifies measurable achievements. This explains the management structure and the code of practice. It also sets out the curriculum profile and the guidelines for the administration of the campuses of the School.
Through the charter, all campuses of the Eelam Tamil Association Tamil School are able to develop the program they need to improve the student learning of the Tamil Language.
Our commitment to child safety
1.1 VTA Tamil school is committed to child safety. We have zero tolerance for child abuse, and all allegations and concerns for the safety and wellbeing of a child will be treated seriously and consistently according to our policies and procedures. We recognise that we have legal and moral obligations to contact authorities when we are concerned about a child’s safety, which we follow rigorously.
1.2 VTA Tamil School wants children to be safe, happy and empowered. We support and respect all children and are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children, the cultural safety of children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability, children in out of home care and LGBTI children and young people.
1.3 VTA Tamil School is committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children and employs a range of strategies to include their voices in the development of our programs and activities.
1.4 VTA Tamil School is committed to preventing child abuse through the proactive identification of risks and the removal and reduction of these risks wherever possible. We have robust human resources and recruitment practices for all staff and volunteers and are committed to providing regular training and education for staff and volunteers.
1.5 VTA Tamil School nominates one child safety officer for each campus. The officer must be up to date with child safety requirements and able to promote and effectively communicate with a range of stakeholders.
1.6 VTA Tamil School has specific policies, procedures and training in place that support our leadership team, staff and volunteers to achieve these commitments