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Formal Grievance and Conflict Resolution against the Principal

This form is for all grievances, conflicts or complaints relating to the Principal of The Friends’ School. Child Safeguarding issues and any other matters that do not relate to the Principal should be submitted through the Feedback Form: Child Safeguarding Concerns, Compliments, Suggestions and Complaints

Your Name *

Are you lodging a: *

Grievance - A Grievance is any action or event associated with school operations which results in a member of the School community or general public feeling inequitably or unfairly treated; harassed; victimised; humiliated; or discriminated against.

Conflict - A conflict is statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable, or

Complaint - A complaint is a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one

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Staff Member (please insert Position Title below)
Student (please enter Student ID below)
Parent/Guardian (please enter child/ren at school's name/s below)
Alumni (please enter name at school if applicable)
Visitor
Member of the community

Please provide details as requested in Question 3.

Please enter your email address for future correspondence. *

Contact phone number *

Other matter not categorised above. Please list:

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Staff Member (please insert Position Title below)

Student (please enter Student ID below)

Parent/Guardian (please enter child/ren at school's name/s below)

Alumni (please enter name at school, if applicable)

Visitor

Member of the community (no current or prior relationship)

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Summarised details of Grievance, Conflict or Complaint *

Additional Grievance, Conflict or Complaint information

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Why do you think this is occurring? *

How do you think that this can be most effectively resolved and what will be your contribution to that? *

I declare/understand that:

The details I have provided in this form are correct to the best of my knowledge.
Consistent with Quaker tradition a Grievance, Conflict or Complaint is encouraged to be attempted to be resolved person to person at the school/workplace level before any external agencies are notified or involved.
Despite (b) I may at any time seek the involvement of any external agency to resolve the Grievance, Conflict or Complaint.
Formal action can be brought against me for acting unreasonably in any process under this guideline including but not limited to making vexatious, false or frivolous claims or otherwise claims not made in good faith or without a reasonable basis against another person.

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This form and the subsequent process will be treated in accordance with the School’s policies and guidelines, including, but not limited to the Grievance Policy, Grievance Guidelines, Safeguarding Children Policy and Expectations, Mandatory Reporting Policy, Standards and Expectations Privacy Policy and Privacy Guidelines. When this form is submitted it will be logged in the School’s Complaints Register and an alert will be sent to the Presiding Member of the Board of Governors or their delegate to make contact with you. If you are a Friends’ staff member a copy of your form will also be provided to Human Resources.

Formal Grievance and Conflict Resolution against the Principal

The details I have provided in this form are correct to the best of my knowledge.

Consistent with Quaker tradition a Grievance, Conflict or Complaint is encouraged to be attempted to be resolved person to person at the school/workplace level before any external agencies are notified or involved.

Despite (b) I may at any time seek the involvement of any external agency to resolve the Grievance, Conflict or Complaint.

Formal action can be brought against me for acting unreasonably in any process under this guideline including but not limited to making vexatious, false or frivolous claims or otherwise claims not made in good faith or without a reasonable basis against another person.