The Whiteboard Questions

A teacher makes 1500 decisions a day.

I begin training sessions with school staff by inviting them to nominate questions for me to answer.

These ‘whiteboard questions’ reveal the diversity of subjects I help school leaders address.

Below is a sample list of questions asked and answered. You may wish to use it to tailor your professional development sessions.

  • What resources are available to help students.         

  • How do we respect and support a child who discloses harm?

  • What are our compliance responsibilities?

  • What are the obligations on non-mandatory reporters?

  • What are the boundaries between staff and parents?

  • How do we respond to ‘gut feel’ concerns about students?

  • What is the National Redress Scheme?

  • How do we manage dual relationships?

  • What re the red flags for student harm?

  • How do we interpret court orders?

  • What is our role in parent conflict?

  • Explain Mandatory Reporting?

  • What is our Duty of Care?

  • What is appropriate physical contact with students?

  • What are the issues around one on one teaching?

  • What are the Top Ten Fallacies about schools?

  • What are the issues with gender supervision in outdoor settings?

  • What are the issues with staff and students sharing facilities?

  • What are the issues with students with disability attending camps?

  • How do we protect students in situations of toileting and undress?

  • What are the issues with sexting/social media?

  • How do we conduct appropriate conversations?

  • What have been recent changes to the Law?

  • What are the issues about contact after hours?

  • What are our responsibilities over device use out of school hours?

  • What are the issues about staff taking photos on staff devices?

  • How do we respond to being friended on social media?

  • What are the issues about sharing personal details?

  • What is Loco Parentis?

  • What is an Individualised Education Programme?

  • How do we respond to students hiding in bathrooms?

  • What are the issues with students using bathrooms during lessons?

  • Can parents dictate how staff perform our duties?

  • Can we search students?

  • What are appropriate supervision ratios?

  • What are staff responsibilities to students in public out of hours?

  • When does our duty end?

  • What are the rules about line of sight suprevision?

  • What is our liability as staff?

  • What can we do if a student absconds from class?

  • What is our non-delegable duty of care when engaging third parties?

  • What is our duty with students using dangerous materials?

  • What is our duty to respond to home emotional abuse?

Contact me if you’d like your leadership team, middle or aspiring leaders, staff, or even parents to know the answers to any of the above.