Child safe environment. 5.1 Catholic school communities have a moral, legal and mission-driven responsibility to create nurturing school environments where children are respected, their voices are heard, and where they are safe and feel safe.
Child safe environment. Catholic school communities have a moral, legal, and mission-driven responsibility to create nurturing school environments where students are respected, their voices heard, feel safe and are safe. Every person involved in Catholic education, including all parents/guardians/carers at our school, has a responsibility to understand the importance and specific role they play individually and collectively to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of all children is at the forefront of all they do and every decision they make. The school’s child safe policies, codes of conduct and practices set out the commitment to child safety, and the processes for identifying, communicating, reporting, and addressing concerning behaviour and allegations of child abuse. These documents establish clear expectations for all staff and volunteers for appropriate behaviour with students to safeguard them against abuse. The school has recruitment procedures in place to ensure newly appointed staff, existing staff, visitors, contractors and volunteers in the school understand the importance of child safety, are trained to minimise the risk of child abuse, and are aware of the school’s relevant policies and procedures. The school also provides ongoing training, supervision, and monitoring of staff to ensure that they are suitable to work with students as part of our child safe human resources practices. The school has robust and structured risk management processes as prescribed by DOBCEL that help establish and maintain a child safe environment. This involves consideration of possible broad- based risk factors across a wide range of contexts, environments, relationships, and activities with which students within our school engage. The school, in partnership with families, ensures children and young people are engaged and are active participants in decision-making processes, particularly those that may have an impact on their safety. This means that the views of staff, children, young people, and families are taken seriously, and their concerns are addressed in a just and timely manner. The school’s child safety policies and procedures are readily available and accessible. Further information on DOBCEL’s and the Catholic education community’s commitment to child safety across Victoria can be accessed at the DOBCEL Child Safety webpage.
Child safe environment. In addition to all other obligations under this Agreement, where the OSHC Provider is an organisation to which section 114 of the Child Safety Act applies, the OSHC Provider must:
Child safe environment. 5.1 St Bernard’s College is committed to a culture of “zero tolerance” for child abuse. We promote a culture that prioritises the safety and wellbeing of all young people and continue to respond positively and proactively to Ministerial Order 870 in relation to related policies, procedures, strategies, risk mitigation and our responsiveness to emerging issues. St Bernard's College has a moral, legal and mission-driven responsibility to create nurturing school environments where children are respected, their voices are heard, and where they are safe and feel safe.
Child safe environment. In addition to all other obligations under this Agreement, where the Non- Education Service Provider is an organisation to which section 114 of the Child Safety Act applies, the Non-Education Service Provider must:
Child safe environment. 7.1 The Centre is committed to providing a child safe environment (as defined by the Children’s Protection Act 1993) at all times. A child safe environment is ‘an environment, which is both child-safe and child-friendly, where children are valued and feel respected and encouraged to reach their full potential.’
Child safe environment. In addition to all other obligations under this Agreement, where the Hirer is an organisation to which section 114 of the Child Safety Act applies, the Hirer must:
Child safe environment. 27. You warrant and agree that you and your Personnel are solely responsible for maintaining a child safe environment at all times and complying with, and keeping fully informed of any updates to, all legal requirements relating to this and other child protection requirements, whether imposed under this Agreement, by legislation or otherwise at law.
