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b) verify a young person's allergies against the medication log;
c) check it is the correct person – by asking the young person to provide his/her name and date of birth;
d) ensure that an accurate record is made on the medication log;
e) ask the young person to open his/her mouth and roll his/her tongue to ensure the medication has been consumed; and
f) complete the record on the medication log.
(2) Bimberi Youth Justice Centre staff administer medication as prescribed and on the advice of MHJHADS.
(3) All Unit Managers and Team Leaders currently employed at Bimberi have completed the training. There is a total of four (4) Unit Managers and eight (8) Team Leaders.
Schools—positive behaviour program
(Question No 2401)
Ms Lee asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development, upon notice, on 22 March 2019:
(1) How many ACT schools have implemented Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) modules and (a) if not all schools, what schools do not currently have the program, (b) if not, why not and (c) when will they.
(2) How is the effectiveness of this program being measured.
(3) What schools have provided reports on the effectiveness of the program for each school that has PBL implemented.
(4) How many schools with PBL have required additional staff to manage behaviour issues among students and (a) how many additional staff in each school and (b) what roles are those additional staff (eg teachers, teaching assistant, learning support officer, senior teacher).
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) roll out commenced in 2016 with a number of key schools and has been progressively rolled out and implemented across the system in a sustainable manner. Currently, 51 ACT Public Schools are in the process of implementing the PBL framework.
a) 37 schools have not yet commenced PBL implementation.
b) PBL program is being implemented incrementally across the system. The ACT Education Directorate is currently working with schools to identify the most appropriate commencement dates.
(2) Implementation of the PBL framework in schools is measured using specific PBL tools that look at the fidelity of implementation as well as school specific data that shows the impact on student behaviour incidences.
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