Planning and Implementation

Type: Overview | Published: 2006-06-07 | Topic(s): Community Service

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Organising community service in a school requires a process of planning and development . The documents below help the Community Service Program coordinator to plan for and implement the program.

The Resource Kit was developed to assist schools in developing and implementing a Community Service Program. It provides infomration about the program, planning and communication strategies, suggested approaches to implementation and a range of practical resources to assist coordiantors with their work.
This links to the Community Service Program, policy, procedures and guidelines document, has some examples of Service Activity Management Plans and the DET Certificate of Currency.
These guidelines provide advice about community service activities, how hours are to be recorded and information about exemptions. 
This document complements the Curriculum Council Community Service Guidelines. 
This document presents the ideas, strategies, advice and pro-formas for recording students' service activities used by coordinators who implemented the Community Service Program in 2007.
  
This section provides guiledines for monitoring, recording and reporting student community service hours. 
This document provides general information and duty of care information about the Community Service Proram, tailored to the needs and context of community organisations.  

The Give 20 website lists opportunities for community service across the state and can be accessed by coordinators, students and parents. The website was developed by VolunteeringWA in collaboration with the Department of Education and Training.

The Community Involvement website was developed to support students participating in the Community Service Program.  It provides activities to assist students to prepare and reflect on their service, and a means of recording learning and achievements for their CV.

This links to the presentations given by Community Service Program coordinators and community groups during the 2007 Community Service Program forum.