Schools selected at random for short notice inspections

Curriculum – alignment
(sections B4.1–B4.4 of the manuals)

Note: A school may be selected for any area relevant to their Years of schooling. For example, a K–12 school will be selected for either primary or secondary curriculum requirements.

Curriculum for primary schools (Kindergarten to Year 6)
Focus on alignment of curriculum documentation for the current calendar year as demonstrated through Stages 2 and 3 English and Mathematics.
Evidence required for each specified stage and KLA:

• scope and sequence of learning
• assessment plan
• teaching program. 

Curriculum for secondary schools (Years 7 to 12)
Focus on alignment of curriculum documentation for the current calendar year as demonstrated through Stage 4 Languages and one course in Stage 6 Science.

Evidence required for each specified stage and course:

• scope and sequence of learning
• assessment plan/schedule
• teaching program.

Stage 6 assessment policies in accordance with ACE Rules, including procedures for:

• providing students with written advice about the school’s requirements for assessment in each course, detailing the number and types of assessment tasks, components and weightings, and schedule of tasks
• managing malpractice, absence from an assessment task, late submission due to illness or misadventure, and invalid or unreliable tasks
• students appealing against assessment rankings
• making ‘N’ determinations.   

Years 11 and 12 assessment schedules for each course. 

School management and operation
(sections B2.1–B2.5 of the manual)

Note: only individual non-government schools may be selected for this requirement

• Policies and procedures for requiring and retaining signed fit and proper statutory declarations for each responsible person prior to commencement and at least annually while they continue to be a responsible person for the school
• Records of the most recent signed fit and proper statutory declarations for each responsible person
• Policies and procedures for inducting new responsible persons before, or within 3 months of, becoming a responsible person and responsible persons completing at least 12 hours of NESA-approved governance professional learning every 3 years from when they commenced as a responsible person
• Register and evidence of completed responsible persons’ induction and professional learning
• Policies and procedures for responsible persons making an annual declaration about any actual, perceived or potential conflict of interest
• Records of the most recent conflict of interest declaration for each responsible person

• Enrolment register that includes the information detailed in section B7.1 of the manual
• Sample records of notifying the NSW Department of Education for students under 17 who left the school with an unknown destination (if relevant)
• Attendance register that records daily attendance, absences using the Minister’s-approved common codes and evidence to support reasons for absences

• Policies and procedures to verify WWCC clearances for all people in child-related work prior to a person’s employment and following renewal of a WWCC clearance
• Register/records of all people in child-related work having a verified WWCC clearance prior to their employment and following renewal of a WWCC clearance
• Policies and procedures for ensuring that staff who have direct contact with students are informed at least every 12 months of their legal obligations for mandatory reporting and reportable conduct
• Records of staff who have direct contact with students being informed in the last 12 months of their legal obligations for mandatory reporting and reportable conduct

• Policies and procedures for identifying and supporting students with disability and learning needs
• Sample records of identifying and supporting students with disability and learning needs
• Policy and procedure for managing complaints from students and/or parents that includes how to raise a concern and how the school responds to concerns
• Sample records of managing complaints from students and/or parents
• Policies and procedures for anti-bullying, including how to identify and respond to allegations of bullying
• Sample records of managing allegations of bullying

• Policies and procedures for student suspension and expulsion that are based on procedural fairness
• Sample records of managing a student suspension or expulsion (if relevant)