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font-family:Arial'>Dear teachers in government schools and technology educat=
ion
subject associations:</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I&#8217;m drawing your attention to the following from a
recent DoE Mail Bulletin to schools (week ending 26 Jan):</span></font></p>

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:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>For all principals, school council
presidents, managers, health and safety representatives and all staff&nbsp;=
 </span></font></b></p>

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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>&nbsp;</span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-right:8.95pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margi=
n-left:
0cm'><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family=
:Arial'>This
policy sets out procedures for consultation on health and safety matters. Th=
e
policy applies to actions at both the state-wide level and local school and
other workplace levels. <br>
The Department of Education is seeking feedback from all staff regarding the
contents of the draft Health Safety and Wellbeing Consultation
Policy.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-fam=
ily:
Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-right:8.95pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margi=
n-left:
0cm'><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family=
:Arial'>Sent
</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;fo=
nt-family:
 Arial'>22/01/07</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fon=
t-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

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n-left:
0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><font size=3D2 face=3DA=
rial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href=3D"https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/Schools/Circulars/2007/s008=
-2007_ohsconsultationdraftpolicy-eml.doc">https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edul=
ibrary/Schools/Circulars/2007/s008-2007_ohsconsultationdraftpolicy-eml.doc</=
a></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>There is reference to the technology curriculum on page 5=
 of
the draft policy.</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'>Regards, </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
  style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lorraine</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.</=
span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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  font-family:Arial'>Lorraine</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Tran</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Curriculum Manager, P - 12 Design and Technology</span></=
font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)</spa=
n></font></p>

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.0pt;
  font-family:Arial'>41 St Andrews Place</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
 font-family:Arial'>East Melbourne</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial>=
<span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;3002</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au">http://www.vcaa.vi=
c.edu.au</a></span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'>Email: <a href=3D"mailto:tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.=
au">tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</a></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>Telephone: (03) 9651 4407</span></font></p>

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  font-family:Arial'>Mobile</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;
041 933 1630</span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D=
'font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The VCAA provides curriculum and
assessment&nbsp;for prep to Year 12. The VCAA is a statutory body directly
responsible to the Minister for Education and Training and serves government
and non-government schools.&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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