Staff COVID Protocols

COVID-19 is still in our community.

Brighton Grammar School remains committed to ensuring a safe place of work, learning and wellbeing for our staff and students.

Here you will find information and guidance about Brighton Grammar’s plans for managing a safe working environment. This information is reviewed and updated as required.

All staff are encouraged to read through the protocols below to ensure their adherence when working on-site. 

COVIDSafe Protocols

The School’s Senior Executive continues to monitor the advice provided by the Victorian Department of Health.

The School is committed to ensuring the following COVIDSafe principles continue to be carried out whilst operating on-site. This, however, also requires a commitment from all staff to practise good hygiene, stay at home if unwell and be aware of what to do if you test positive. 

What to do if you test positive to COVID-19

Whilst mandatory isolation requirements have been dropped, the Victorian Department of Health recommends that you should isolate for at least 5 days and until you don’t have symptoms. This means you should not attend work for this period of time.  

Most people will still be infectious after 5 days if they still have symptoms. A negative RAT will indicate that you are no longer infectious.

Should staff need to isolate as a result of testing positive, the staff member will be able to access their accrued personal (sick) leave.

If a staff member decides to self-isolate as a precaution, the School will support them doing so through the provision of leave without pay. 

Should a staff member wish to work from home, permission is required from the relevant member of Senior Executive.

For more information relating to current requirements visit the Victorian Department of Health Covid-19 website or the Department of Health’s Better Health Covid-19 website. 

Please contact your Head of School, the Chief Operating Officer, or Human Resources should you have any queries about the above protocols or should you continue to have concerns specific to your area/situation.

Updated 21 August 2025