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(1) Has the Health care Access at School (HAAS) Review been finalized.
(2) Will the report be made available; if so, when; if not, why not.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
1) The evaluation of the Healthcare Access at School Program has been completed. A final report is expected to be provided to the Education Directorate in the coming weeks.
2) The evaluation report will be published on the Directorate’s website once it has been finalised and considered by Government.
Schools—safety
(Question No 2643)
Mr Wall asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development, upon notice, on 16 August 2019:
(1) How many schools have Safe and Supportive Schools (SAS) contact officers.
(2) What training was provided to them before taking on this position.
(3) How were contact officers chosen.
(4) Are all contact officers members of that school’s teacher workforce; if not what other people are eligible to be contact officers.
(5) Is there a loading for a teacher to take on this additional responsibility.
(6) Do all schools have the required one male, one female contact officer; if not, what schools do not.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The Safe and Supportive Schools policy requires all ACT public schools to have Safe and Supportive School Contact Officers (SASSCOs).
(2) A one-day training package is available for all SASSCOs. This package is offered regularly to accommodate new SASSCOs and as a refresher.
(3) SASSCOs are identified by the school principal.
(4) Yes, all SASSCOs are members of the school’s teacher workforce.
(5) No
(6) While the Safe and Supportive Schools policy requires all ACT public schools to have a male and female SASSCO, details of SASSCOs are not recorded centrally. Depending on their workforce profile, schools may not have a male SASSCO. For
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