Communications With Staff

The EB10 agreement that was ratified over the school holidays includes a clause that protects the right for school staff to disconnect from technology and school communications. This has been discussed with staff this week, and I'd like to bring to your attention the guidelines that our staff will work to.  The staff at St John’s School have agreed that they will be available by electronic communications between the hours of 7.00 am and 4.00 pm each day. This is, of course, influenced by their timetable classes and duties, which by their nature will limit staff access to emails. The general school policy around staff communications has not changed, and you can reasonably expect that a staff member will get back to you within 48 hours if you reach out to them via email. Given the busyness of the school day, email is usually the most effective way to communicate with staff. This initiative in the new enterprise bargaining agreement is around safeguarding staff well-being and allowing time to be separate from the technological and communication demands of their work.