Dear Parents/Caregivers
An important part of your child’s Health and Physical Education in Term 4 is participation in a Surf Awareness Program. The program will be delivered by Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club and will be held on Wednesday 8th November at Main Beach, Noosa. The program is fully supervised by qualified lifeguards and costs $25.00 per student (this includes bus fare).
The program session runs for 2 hours and includes:
- Surf/Beach Awareness: Water conditions, tides, currents, rips and other hazards, sun care,beach signs/flags and safety hints.
- Surf Skills and Fitness: Wading/porpoising, surf swimming, survival flotation.
- Board Paddling Skills: Board paddling, boogie boarding, catching a wave.
We will depart school at approximately 10:00am returning at approximately 1:30pm.
Children will travel to and from the venue by bus. The children will need to take their lunch with them as there will be time to eat at the end of the session. Parental involvement is welcome. Please see your child’s teacher if you would like to assist on the day.
Payment, along with this online curriculum activity consent form are to be completed by Tuesday 7th November - thankyou. It is essential that this $25 fee be paid prior to this due date.
We thank you for your co-operation in ensuring payments (or ‘Payment Contracts’) have been made for your child/children. The school can work with you on setting up a “Payment Contract” if you require - individual circumstances can be taken into account. If you are in this situation you will need to notify the office before the DUE DATE of a payment so we can determine if a “Payment Contract” can be set up based on your circumstances.
Privacy notice
The Department of Education is collecting the personal information requested in this form in order to:
- obtain lawful consent for your child to participate in the activity;
- help coordinate the activity;
- respond to any injury or medical condition that may arise during, or as a result of the activity; and
- update school records where necessary.
The information will only be accessed by authorised school staff and will be dealt with in accordance with the confidentiality requirements of, as applicable, s.426 of the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 (Qld), the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld), and/or the Privacy Act 1988 (Cwlth).
The information will not be disclosed to any other person or agency unless the disclosure is authorised or required by law, or you have given the department permission for the information to be disclosed.
Activity Risks & Insurance
Please note that the Department of Education and Training does not have personal accident insurance cover for students. If your child is injured as a result of an accident or incident while participating in the activity, all costs associated with the injury, including medical costs are the responsibility of the parent/carer. Some incidental medical costs may be covered by Medicare. If you have private health insurance, some costs may be also be covered by your provider. Any other costs must be covered by parents/carers. It is up to all parents/carers to decide what types and what level of private insurance they wish to arrange to cover their child. Please take this into consideration in deciding whether or not to allow your child to participate in this activity.
