VIC School Registration Module Update - December 2019

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Last updated: Sept 15, 2020
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Summary of Policy Update

Amendments have been made to your School Registration Module in response to changes to the Victorian Institute of Teaching’s teacher registration scheme.

The Education Legislation Amendment (Victorian Institute of Teaching, TAFE and Other Matters) Act 2018 was passed by the Victorian Parliament on 26 July 2018, and the relevant sections came into effect on 1 September 2019.The changes imposed additional obligations on principals and registered teachers to report certain matters to the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT). Specifically:

  • registered teachers must notify the VIT if they have been committed for trial or convicted or found guilty of certain specified crimes, including sexual offences, drug offences and assault, and

  • principals must notify the VIT if a registered teacher employed by them:

    • is charged with or convicted or found guilty of certain specified crimes, including sexual offences, drug offences and assault

    • has been given a negative notice (ie, refused a Working with Children Check).

For more information about the changes see our School Governance article: New Victorian Bill to Require WWC Declarations from All Registered Teachers.

Changes to Teacher Registration Policy

We have updated the Register of Teachers section in the Teacher Registration Policy.

The Register of Teachers section lists the items of information that the school records in its register of teachers.

Under the current Policy these items are: each teacher’s name, registration number, VIT category of registration and expiry and renewal date for registration. Our updates will add this to the list: a record of the date and type of any notifications made to the VIT by the School about a registered teacher.

What to Do Next

The update is now ready for actioning. Please review the changes by selecting “Update” to continue to the next screen and following your usual update process.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your CompliSpace Consultant on 1300 132 090.