Requesting External Services

To engage external therapist support at Ettalong Public School:

Parents please fill in a Parent/carer request and return to the office.

For more information please see the Parent and Carer Fact Sheet

If the school is in agreement with the request, progress to step 2.

Step 2:

The office then contacts the therapist requesting all documents.

Therapists must complete and return:

1. An external provider agreement
2. Current child protection training -  must be done every year

Therapists must read:

1. Code of Conduct policy
2. Controversial issues in schools policies and procedures
3. Allegations against Employees in the area of child protection

Therapists must provide evidence of:

1. Public liability for at least 20 million
2. Personal indemnity for at least 2 million
3. Workers compensation or insurance
4. Completed child protection training- for current year
5. Photo ID

For more information please see the External Provider Checklist and the fact sheet for providers on mandatory child protection roles and responsibilities.

Step 3:

The School will send an email to the therapist, teacher and parent. After a suitable time has been negotiated therapy can commence. 

Therapy is not to commence until therapists have received an email or phone call approving the request. 

This process is to be completed at the beginning of each school year.