Catholic School Parents Victoria eNewsletter

Remote Learning Update

Update 6th September 2020

Our thoughts are with all students, parents, Principals and teachers at this time as we heard the Premier and Deputy Premier of Victoria announce on Sunday that remote learning is likely to continue for longer than anticipated early next term, particularly for metropolitan Melbourne schools.

There is some respite for parents of younger children in the early years of primary at the start of next term and the remaining decisions will be based on further updates related to the number of cases once restrictions begin to ease.

Here is an update with information CSPV received directly from the government.

The Victorian Government has released its plan for easing coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions. It includes the following decisions about school operations.

All schools will continue to provide remote and flexible learning for the remainder of Term 3, except specialist schools in rural and regional Victoria, consistent with current settings.

These changes remain subject to the advice of Victoria’s Chief Health Officer:

5 – 9 October (first week of Term 4)

Remote and flexible learning will continue for all students, except in specialist schools in rural and regional Victoria.

VCE and VCAL students can only attend on-site for essential assessments during this week, including the General Achievement Test (GAT) on Wednesday 7 October.

On-site supervision for children of permitted workers and vulnerable students will continue to be provided consistent with existing guidelines.

From 12 October

Schools in metropolitan Melbourne

Students in Prep to Grade 2 return to full-time on-site schooling. The existing remote learning program will not continue for these year levels.

Students in specialist schools return to full-time on-site schooling. Schools can offer learning materials for students who continue to learn from home.

Year 11 and 12 students will now attend on-site schooling full time, and Year 10 students enrolled in a VCE or VCAL program will attend on-site for these classes.

Remote and flexible learning will continue for all students in Grade 3 to Year 10, other than for children of permitted workers and vulnerable students.

Schools in rural and regional Victoria:

Specialist schools continue with current arrangements.

All students (from Prep to Year 12) return to full-time on-site schooling by Friday 16 October. Schools can stagger the return of different year levels as appropriate during this week. This decision can be made by individual schools or networks/clusters of schools.

Date subject to health advice:

All students from Grade 3 to Year 10 in metropolitan Melbourne will continue with remote and flexible learning. A date for the return of these year levels to face-to-face learning will be subject to further health advice.

During the staged return, outside school hours care will be available to students attending for on-site supervision and progressively for the relevant year levels returning to on-site learning.

Vacation care may operate during the school holidays but only for students who are eligible for on-site supervision at school in Term 3.

Further updates will be made available once received by CSPV through our Facebook feed.

Please check with your school to be advised of any changes. All schools are doing their very best to keep children and staff safe during this time and to continue learning for all children. We encourage you to work together with your school to discuss any matters of concern in a calm and respectful manner and to reach out to your school Principal should you need further support at this time.