Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2017 (Qld)

Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2017

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2017.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 September 2017.

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 6 defines particular words used in this regulation.

Part 2 Management of State instructional institutions

Division 1 Management generally

4 Management of State instructional institution (1) The person in charge of a State instructional institution is its principal. (2) The principal must manage the institution in a way that— (a) ensures effective, efficient and appropriate management of public resources; and (b) promotes a caring, safe and supportive learning environment; and (c) supports and monitors the academic progress of all students of the institution. (3) Without limiting subsection (2), the principal must— (a) promote educational practices at the institution that lead to the improvement of student learning outcomes; and (b) provide for the effective administration of matters relating to the students of the institution; and (c) promote organisational and staffing structures at the institution that encourage each staff member of the institution to become, and continue to be, skilled, confident and responsible in performing his or her role as the staff member; and (d) promote continuous evaluation and improvement of the institution's operations and delivery of services; and (e) ensure the students of the school are effectively supervised; and (f) while the students of the school are under the principal's care and control, take reasonable steps to ensure— (i) the required standard of behaviour of the students is clearly defined; and (ii) the standard of behaviour of the students is monitored.