Staff conduct and ethical behaviour

This procedure outlines the responsibilities of schools and corporate units of the Department of Education (the department) to ensure any advertising is undertaken in an open, transparent, fair and responsible manner.

All students have a right to be free from harm, and the department of Education (the department) is dedicated to preventing incidents of harm to students and to acting quickly when an employee reasonably suspects harm or the risk of harm to a student has or may occur.

To ensure that all officers are accountable for the departmental resources that they use, and that resource use is publicly defensible and clearly provides improved outcomes for the department’s customers or the State as a whole.

This policy outlines the Department of Education's (the department's) approach to keeping children and students safe by protecting them from harm or risk of harm in Queensland state schools, State Delivered Kindergartens and when receiving services from departmental staff.

This policy outlines the Department of Education’s (the department’s) commitment to ensuring all employees are aware of their obligation to transparently identify, declare and resolve or manage conflicts of interest (COI) in favour of the public interest.

This procedure outlines the principles and process for the identification, declaration, management, and monitoring of conflicts of interest (COI) which may arise for employees of the Department of Education (the department).

This procedure outlines the department’s procedure for conducting criminal history checks on current employees and individuals applying for employment who have been recommended for engagement.This procedure does not cover circumstances where an employee’s criminal history changes due to charges or conviction for an offence.

This policy outlines the department’s commitment to providing a workplace that embraces workplace diversity and inclusion.

This procedure outlines the responsibilities and processes for Department of Education (the department) employees when giving or receiving gifts or benefits during the course of their official duties.

This procedure outlines the obligations and process for employees of the Department of Education (the department) engaged in or planning to engage in other employment.

This policy outlines the Department of Education's (department) approach to preventing, responding to, and managing sexual harassment in the workplace.

This procedure outlines the responsibilities and processes for preventing, responding to, and managing sexual harassment across the Department of Education (department).

This policy encourages the establishment and maintenance of a respectful workplace culture across the department. It outlines the expected behaviours of employees regarding the treatment of any other person in the course of performing their duties in any work location. This includes, but is not limited to, attendance at conferences, training courses, online communications, business or field trips and work related social functions.

This policy supports the Department of Education's (department) approach to the effective and acceptable use of social media when using departmental information communication technology (ICT) facilities, assets and/or digital devices for work purposes and in a personal capacity.

This procedure details the steps required to ensure Department of Education sponsorship activity is undertaken in an open, transparent, fair and responsible manner and is underpinned by the Queensland Government Sponsorship framework (Qld Govt employees only).All departmental employees including school-based staff must comply with this procedure when engaging in sponsorship.

This procedure sets out the Department of Education’s (the department’s) approach to managing working with children authorities in order to ensure compliance with its obligations under the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 (Qld) (the Act).