The following school policy has been recently reviewed. It is attached for your information.

Advertising and Sponsorship Guidelines 

Rationale

Advertising and sponsorship arrangements at St Mary’s Primary School is to benefit students and must be consistent with Gospel values and the purpose and goals of the school and Catholic Schools system.

St Mary’s Primary School Primary School has devised a policy to guide the decision making regarding sponsorship and advertising.

Aim

The Advertising and Sponsorship Policy aims to encourage community partnerships, make available other opportunities to support children’s education and obtain funding from varied sources to enhance the learning opportunities of our students.

Implementation and Procedures

Distribution of Advertising Materials

Advertising material will be distributed, free of charge if it is from an organisation which is non-profit and the activity directly relates to children. For example, if it is educational, sporting or enhances the lives of children.

All flyers or advertising material must not be printed by the school.  Advertising material will not be distributed by the school for profit-making even if the activity directly relates to children. A flier may be displayed on a noticeboard or other medium with the Principal’s discretion.  The Schools agreement to distribute advertising information does not in any way imply that it is preferred over other similar products or services and takes no responsibility for the quality of the product or the service.

Advertising on the School Website or Newsletter

Advertising on the school website or newsletter is permitted, with approval from the Principal, from an organisation which is non-profit and the activity directly relates to children. For example, if it is educational, sporting or enhances the lives of children.

St Mary’s school families with businesses have the opportunity to advertise their business through a business directory linked to the school website or newsletter. Information about their business such as the service they provide, work hours and contact numbers are to be provided to the Office Manager.

Sponsorship

The school is permitted to seek sponsorship for special projects to support their programs, as needs arise. For example, the school may approach a bakery for bread for a sausage sizzle or a hardware store for craft activities. Sponsorship may be sought for prizes for School or P&F Events. Any sponsorship offered for P&F events is approved by the Principal in conjunction with the P&F executive committee. This sponsorship is acknowledged in the newsletter under a description of the project, however, there will be no advertising permitted for ‘for-profit’ businesses at the event.