Category: Updates from Rose Bay Secondary College

Updates to COVID-19 restrictions affecting NSW schools

Latest COVID-19 case locations in NSW
NSW Health has a website to inform you of the actions you should take if you have been in a location where there have been confirmed cases of COVID-19 within NSW. Monitor the site and follow the relevant health advice if you have been at any of the locations at the specified dates and times.

Students and staff who have travelled through or visited Victoria
All students and staff who have visited Victoria must have a permit to enter NSW and are required to self-isolate for 14 days.
Except for students and staff who reside in a border town, all students and staff who have visited Victoria in the 14 days before the commencement of school should not attend school until they complete the 14 days self-isolation period since they left Victoria.
Students and staff who are unable to return to school due to these self-isolation requirements will be supported to

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COVID-19 update March 23

With Bondi Beach being in the world-wide media on the weekend I feel compelled to write to our College community to address the need for our students and staff to stay safe during this time. I truly understand that the beach is an integral part of the Eastern Suburbs family life. I also understand the pressure that parents/carers must have felt on the weekend with conditions such as they were and their teenage children wanting to go to the beach with their friends “One last time”. However, the message of social distancing must be adhered to by all in order for it to be effective.  I will not repeat all the information in the media that explains why this is important but If you haven’t had the conversation with your child yet about this I would implore you to do so and help them to follow it. This link may

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New resources to help HSC students stay healthy

With only a month until the first written HSC exams, Year 12 students have an extra place to look for support.
Year 12 and the HSC can be a stressful time, and this year’s students have already overcome bushfires, floods and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The department has brought together new and updated tools to help HSC students stay healthy, active and connected as they finish their final weeks of school.
Stay healthy HSC includes:

advice about looking after your own mental health and checking in on friends from ReachOut.com
exam tips from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
on-demand video lessons, written by teachers, to help with study.

Visit Stay healthy HSC to explore the resources.

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Returning to school in Term 3

Our school will be open to welcome students back to onsite learning from the beginning of Term 3 – Tuesday 21 July 2020.
As you would be aware the border between NSW and Victoria closed as of 12:01am 8 July 2020.
All staff and students returning from Victoria after this time must have a permit to enter NSW and are required to self-isolate for a period of 14 days.
All students who have been in Victoria in the last 14 days before the commencement of school must not attend school until they complete the 14 days self-isolation period since they left Victoria.
NSW Health has requested anyone who has been in Victoria and is unwell or has flu-like symptoms arrange to be tested through their local medical practitioner or one of the COVID-19 clinics.
Refer to current advice for people who have recently visited Victoria.
Students who are unable to return to school due to the border closures

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Supporting effective learning at school and home with the ‘What Works Best: 2020 update’

The ‘What Works Best: 2020 update’ outlines the eight most effective teaching practices and how these can be supported at home.
Parents and carers can support effective student learning at home through the ‘What Works Best’ resource, now updated for 2020.
The What Works Best resource has been very successful helping teachers bring the best teaching practices into their classrooms. The ‘What Works Best: 2020 update’ outlines eight evidence-based teaching practices that teachers can use in their classrooms to improve student learning.
You can find out more about these practices, how it’s used in schools, our handy guide for parents and carers and conversation tips to help continue student learning at home when you visit the ‘What Works Best’ parents and carers hub.

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Curriculum reform focuses on deep learning

Changes to the NSW school curriculum will be the biggest education shake-up in 30 years.
The reforms, announced by the NSW Government on Tuesday, will start rolling out in 2021. All Kindergarten to Year 12 students will learn the new curriculum by 2024.
The changes are in response to the NSW Curriculum Review by Professor Geoff Masters and will ensure every student is prepared and ready for their future. 
The reforms are based on:

decluttering the curriculum by reducing unnecessary subjects

a ‘back to basics approach’ that will see a renewed focus on the core subjects of English, maths and science

Year 11 and Year 12 prequalification for university and TAFE courses.

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