Policy and Law Policy - outlines what a government or political organization hopes to achieve and the methods and principles it will use to achieve them. A policy document is not a law but it will often identify new laws needed to achieve its goals. Law - set out standards, procedures and principles that must be followed. If a law is not followed, those responsible for breaking them can be prosecuted in court.

Task: 1. Copy definitions into book. 2. Discuss the differences between the two. (As a class). 3. Find images on the web that shows the difference between the two. (2 Images for each term). 4. Compare policy and law. Choose one of the following school policies Driving to School Policy – Driving laws Attendance Policy – Compulsory education Classroom behaviour – Brody’s law. Plagiarism- Copy right laws. Write a summary explaining the policy and a summary the corresponding law. Through research, create a flow chart outline the process of turning policy into law.

Sample Policy: Driving to School STUDENTS DRIVING TO SCHOOL POLICY Any student that holds a valid Victorian licence who intends to drive to school, either on a regular basis or occasionally, must comply with the school policy and is required to complete the Parent Permission and Student Agreement Form. Aims: • To closely monitor the student use of motor vehicles on the school premises. • To minimise potential for risk of injury or incident related to the use of student motor vehicles. • To maximise adherence to the Victorian road rules/laws.   Guidelines: Requirements for Students Driving Cars to School at Cranbourne East Secondary College (CESC): Appropriately licensed 18 year-old (or older) students may drive to and from CESC and VET providers in fully roadworthy and registered cars or motorbikes. Students are not permitted under any circumstances to drive from the school grounds during the day. Students are required to adhere to all road rules and drive in a safe and responsible manner. Student licence details and car make and registration must be recorded with the school. Students are only permitted to park their vehicles outside the College grounds in accordance with Vic Roads signage in surrounding roads. The school has a rule that, no more than one peer aged passenger should travel with the driver, in line with Graduated Licensing System (GLS) peer passenger restrictions. The GLS condition requires all P1 (Red Plates) drivers to carry no more than one peer passengers (aged 16-22 years). Peers do not include siblings. This condition does not apply when a fully licensed driver is sitting in the front passenger seat. Student drivers and a parent/guardian must sign the Parent Permission and Student Agreement Form. Students must not drive to or from any school excursions or co-curricula activities, when school arranged transport is provided or parking or other restrictions have been identified. Sanctions will apply where students fail to meet these obligations. These include but are not limited to the temporary or permanent removal of driving/parking privileges, after school detentions, suspensions, and parent meetings. Any unsafe driving behaviour or breaches of road rules will be reported to the police. CESC cannot be held legally liable for any loss or damage to property or personal injury or death associated with a student opting to drive to or from CESC or VET providers, or CESC authorised activities.

Sample policy: VCE attendance VCAA states: “All VCE units require 50 hours of class time. A student needs to attend sufficient class time to complete work. If a student has completed work but there has been a substantial breach of attendance rules, the school must assign an N for one or more outcomes and thus the unit” “Within a school setting, a VCAL learning program would normally be based on a full-time load of scheduled and unscheduled learning hours. Attendance in a school setting is determined by school regulators”. CESC – Attendance Policy Students must attend 95% of scheduled class time Students must attend 95% of non-scheduled class time (VET/SWP) Exemptions can be sought for medical, family or other circumstances. Where possible, please inform YLLs of absence in advance

Policy sample: Plagiarism Plagiarism/ Copying In line with breaching authentication, Cranbourne East Secondary College has developed a policy for plagiarism offences on work in units of study other than official SACs and SATs.  Teachers who suspect either of the above of a student in their class will bring evidence to the notice of the VCE Program Manager.  A Panel will be convened, and students will be allowed to present information to assist them in their case.   Students who are found guilty of submitting work that is plagiarised or copied on a first occasion will be required to complete an alternative task to meet the outcome, however they will get zero for the assessment task.  This has implications for passing the subject.  Any students found guilty a second time in a year will receive an N for whatever unit in which the plagiarism was committed.

Passing a Bill. From Policy to Law. https://www.peo.gov.au/multimedia/videos.html (Parliamentary Education Office, 27/11/17) Task: Write down the steps involved. Compare this to your own researched flow chart.