Communication Channels
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Communication Channels Handbook
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home.plc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06 SEQTA for Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 PLC Perth App. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Student SmartRider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 What can your SmartRider do?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Uploading credit to your SmartRider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 PLC Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 School TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Handbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Photo Permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Social Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Parent Contact Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 PLC Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Your Guide to PLC Communication Channels Keeping informed about your daughter’s social and academic progress, co-curricular opportunities, events, and latest news at PLC Perth is easy, thanks to a range of information sources at your fingertips. If you have a computer, laptop, tablet, or mobile phone you will be able to access all of the key information you need to know. For many sites you will need a login and password. Parents receive this shortly before their daughter starts at PLC, however, if you need help retrieving your password, or with access to any of the links, please contact the PLC Tech Centre on (08) 9460 6469 or email techcentre@plc.wa.edu.au. Page 4
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home.plc Home.plc is PLC’s parent portal – a hub of applications and links relating to your daughter. You will be given your own secure login to home.plc and, because it is password protected, it is safe and secure. On this portal you will find access to:
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SEQTA for parents Flexischools link to set-up and top-up your daughter’s cafeteria account Co-curricular information Outdoor Education information Boarding information School calendar Library and Innovation Centre PLC Gallery – provides password protected access to photographs and videos of College events Absentee email link
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Community Online Resource School TV Co-curricular Booklists News and Events Cybersafety Hub Committees and Support Groups Password Reset PLC Courses PLC Handbooks Service Learning Junior and Senior School Sports WASN/GOV ID
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home.plc is accessible on any modern web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari), via the PLC website or by using the PLC App. As a parent at Presbyterian Ladies’ College, you have been provided with access to the home.plc portal. You can access the login page by either: 1.
Navigating to the PLC homepage (plc.wa.edu.au) and clicking Parent Portal at the bottom of the website.
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Navigating directly through the home.plc login URL (home.plc.wa.edu.au).
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Via the PLC App.
Use home.plc to access up-to-date and meaningful information about PLC and your daughter’s progress. If you have any troubles accessing home.plc, please contact the PLC Tech Centre.
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SEQTA for Parents SEQTA is an all-in-one collaborative platform that allows parents to better engage in the education of their daughter. It allows you to have visibility across your duaghter’s whole school life, including: »
Lesson information
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Homework
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Reports and teacher feedback
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Timetables
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Notices
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Attendance and wellbeing information
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Key school documents
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All assessment and feedback data
In home.plc, click the SEQTA tile to access SEQTA for parents.
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As well as being a tool to have an overview of your daughter’s learning and assessments, it also provides a communication channel for parents and teachers. This enables greater collaboration and enhanced learning outcomes for your daughter. Assesments View your daughter’s results and teacher feedback for any subject through the Assessments page. Upcoming assessments appear when a teacher has made the assessment ‘visible’ in their marks book. Teachers may choose to upload resources to individual assessments to support students with the completion of a task. You can also view and download these documents through SEQTA. Courses Through Courses, you can view lesson outlines, resources, and homework. Homework is also visible through the Dashboard. Dashboard The Dashboard provides an overview of many areas relating to your daughter. See information such as dates of unresolved absences, pastoral care records, homework, and the timetable. More dashlets can be made visible by selecting other available options, as shown on the following page. Documents You can also receive access to a range of documents. Examples of documents include camp forms, policies and procedures, excursion details etc. Notices The Notices page is used to communicate information to parents. You can also review past notices by selecting the date required. Portals Portal pages contain additional content such as library information, co-curricular activity information, parent-teacher interview bookings, and links to resources etc. Reports School reports are available to parents through SEQTA Engage. Current and past reports can aslo be downloaded and viewed. Timetable The Timetable page allows you to view your daughter’s individual timetable. You can select to view tutorials, classes and/or events.
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PLC Perth App The PLC Perth App can be downloaded from the Apple Store or Google Play Store. The PLC App is the central place to receive important information. To download the App, you will need your username and password. This is the same as your login credentials for SEQTA. Information accessed via the App includes: »
Year group/class notices, school notices and urgent information such as event cancellations etc
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E-newsletters
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Absentees
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Uniform Shop
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School TV
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Key Contacts
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Calendar
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Co-Curricular
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Gallery
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SEQTA
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Download App and Manage Subscriptions 1.
Search for PLC Perth app on the Apple App Store or Google Play and download. Login to the App using your PLC username and password. If you are unsure of your login details, please contact the Tech Centre.
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Manage your subscriptions by clicking More, Settings, Subscriptions, and select relevant groups and deselect irrelevant groups for co-curricular, sport, and year levels. You can change your subscriptions at any time.
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To ensure you receive push notifications, click More, Settings, Notifications, and Allow Push Notifications. At the start of each new year, we ask all parents/guardians to update their notification subscriptions to your daughter/s new year level, to ensure the correct information is received. The App serves as an effective communication channel between the College and parents, enabling push notifications to be delivered directly to mobile devices. This is invaluable for timely updates, including sports carnival cancellations and bus delay notifications.
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Student SmartRider Collecting Your SmartRider On the first day of school, Senior School students will be supplied with a blank SmartRider card to be used until they are issued with a permanent SmartRider card with their school photo on it. SmartRider cards are available for collection at the Senior School View Street Reception or McNeil Street Reception. Junior School students who require a SmartRider can order one at Junior School Reception. The cost will be charged to your school account.
Activating Your SmartRider Your daughter will need to activate her SmartRider card once she has received it. To activate these cards, students must swipe their card onto a printer in the Tech Centre and log in. This attaches the card number to the student. If students are unsure or want to check they have done it correctly, the Tech Centre team (for Senior School students) or the Junior School Tech Centre Service Desk (for Junior School students) will be able to assist.
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What Can Your SmartRider Do? Transport on Transperth bus services.
Transport on Horizons West dedicated PLC bus services.
Purchasing food at The Pantry (Junior School), Senior School Cafeteria, and Bev’s Café.
Uploading Credit to Your SmartRider
Printing credits to use at any Senior School printer. A limited number of credits are allocated to students each term.
The Pantry, Cafeteria, or Bev’s Café For Senior School students, all purchases at the Cafeteria and Bev’s Café are cashless and are made using the SmartRider card. Funds can be uploaded to cards for this purpose via the Flexischools app or online at flexischools.com.au. Students in Years 5 and 6 are able to purchase food at The Pantry using their SmartRider card. These students will need to take their SmartRider to the Tech Centre Service Desk (outside the STEM Room) for assistance with linking their SmartRider to their Flexischools account. Transperth Bus Services To enable your daughter to use her SmartRider on public transport, please go to transperth. wa.gov.au/smartrider/types-of-smartrider/student-smartride and follow the prompts to register the card and top up the account. PLC School Bus Services To enable your daughter to use her SmartRider on dedicated Horizon West bus services, please go to plc.wa.edu.au/enrolling/getting-to-plc/. For students who already have activated their SmartRider card and now need to upload credit, please note that Transperth, Horizons West, and Flexischools payments are all uploaded seperately to different platforms. Page 13
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PLC Gallery PLC uses Pixevety to share photographs, which has advanced facial recognition software so parents can see all photographs that include their children automatically. We have already set up your account linking you with your daughter/s. You can access the PLC Gallery by clicking the Gallery tile on the PLC App. You will be automatically logged into the Gallery. From time to time, you will need to login. Please use the same PLC login details as SEQTA. Once logged in, you can see all the photos of your daughter/s by clicking the orange My VIP’s button. Please familiarise yourself with how to navigate and use Pixevety on your mobile device by reading the user guide here.
School TV A Wellbeing Resource for Schools PLC recognises that parents face a multitude of challenges as they strive to raise healthy, happy, resilient young women. We also know that while there is a great deal of information available, it can prove difficult to source reliable material. To assist you, PLC has subscribed to School TV. This is an online resource designed to empower you as parents with credible and sound information with realistic, practical ongoing support strategies. We encourage you to interact with the resources on this site. You can access PLC School TV via the PLC App or home.plc.
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Publications Black Watch Black Watch is the College magazine that is published twice a year. Families and members of the PLC community will receive an email with a link to the latest edition as soon as it becomes available. A hard copy will also come home with the eldest daughter. It features recent College highlights, upcoming reunions and other information for Old Collegians, PLC Foundation and PLC Parents committee updates, and the Tartan News, featuring inspiring achievements of our Old Collegians. Junior and Senior School News Each Thursday during term time, our Junior School and Senior School News are published on the PLC App. Key dates, upcoming events, and latest important Junior and Senior School information is found in this weekly publication. You can read these by clicking the Head of Schools tile on the PLC App.
Handbooks All PLC handbooks are available on
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Junior School Handbook
the PLC App via the home.plc tile and
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Senior School Handbook
selecting PLC Handbooks.
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Boarding House Handbook
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Music Handbook
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PLC Parents Handbook
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Photo Permissions On occasion, the College publishes photos of students or their school work on our website, social media, and marketing material. If you do not wish to give your permission for the publication of your child’s photographs or work, you must advise the Principal, Ms Cate Begbie, in writing or by emailing principal@plc.wa.edu.au. Please specify which from the list below you do not give permission for: •
Web/Social Media
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Promotional Material
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School Publications
Any queries or changes should be directed to our Admissions Team at (08) 9424 6555 or email registrar@plc.wa.edu.au.
Social Media PLC Perth regularly uses social media accounts to keep the PLC and wider community informed about events and achievements of students and staff. Find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
@plcperth
Parent Contact Lists Parent Contact Lists are available via the PLC App. Click the Key Contacts tile, scroll to the bottom, and select Parent Contact Lists. Please make sure you read the Parent Contact Lists Guidelines by clicking the second link attachment. If you do not wish to have your details disclosed on the Parent Contact List, please notify our our Admissions Team at (08) 9424 6555 or email registrar@plc.wa.edu.au.
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PLC Website The PLC Perth website (plc.wa.edu.au) provides a broad range of information to the wider community about the College. However, there are also some key features of the website that are particularly relevant to PLC parents and students, including:
Publications All publication produced by the College are uploaded to the website at plc.wa.edu.au/ connecting/publications/. Latest News Find out about what’s happening in the College by visiting our news and events page at plc. wa.edu.au/news-events/. Bus Routes PLC has a number of dedicated bus services that run before and after school. To discover if a route stops near you, go to plc.wa.edu.au/enrolling/getting-to-plc/. Subjects & Courses You can access the subjects and courses on offer by visiting plc.wa.edu.au/subjectcourses-selection/. Uniform Shop PLC uniform items and accessories are available for purchase in-store and via our online Uniform Shop at plc.wa.edu.au/uniform/. Connected Community Find out more about our parent support groups and the Old Collegians’ Association at plc.wa.edu.au/connecting/. School Calendar You can pencil PLC events in your diary by visiting the PLC calendar on the PLC App via the home.plc tile. Visit apps-parent.plc.wa.edu.au/calendar/schoolcalendar.aspx.
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Contacts Main Reception 9460 6444 reception@plc.wa.edu.au
Uniform Shop 9460 6243 uniformshop@plc.wa.edu.au
Junior School Reception 9460 6428 juniorschool@plc.wa.edu.au
Health Centre 9460 6432 healthcentre@plc.wa.edu.au
Senior School View Street 9460 6579
Admissions 9460 6555 registrar@plc.wa.edu.au
Senior School McNeil Street 9460 6494 Boarding House 9460 6423 boardinghouse@plc.wa.edu.au Music Department 9460 6512 music@plc.wa.edu.au Tech Centre 9460 6469 techcentre@plc.wa.edu.au
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Communications and Engagement 9460 6539 cande@plc.wa.edu.au Sports Department 9460 6364 sports@plc.wa.edu.au PLC Lighthouse 9460 6333 lighthouse@plc.wa.edu.au
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