Child Safe Standards
Overview of the Victorian Child Safe Standards
The Victorian Child Safe Standards are a set of 11 minimum requirements that all organisations working with children must meet. These standards are designed to:
• Prevent child abuse and harm
• Make child safety a shared responsibility
• Support the wellbeing of all children, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and children with disabilities
• Promote the participation and empowerment of children and young people
These standards apply to all school staff, volunteers, contractors, and anyone working with children in schools.
At St Finbar’s we take our responsibility to child safety seriously. The Victorian Child Safe Standards are a set of 11 minimum requirements that all organisations working with children must meet. These standards are designed to:
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Prevent child abuse and harm
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Make child safety a shared responsibility
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Support the wellbeing of all children, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and children with disabilities
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Promote the participation and empowerment of children and young people
The Standards apply to all school staff, volunteers, contractors, and anyone working with children in schools.
We educate staff around these standards at regular staff meetings, we educate parents through our staff newsletter, we discuss the child safe standards at School Advisory Council meetings and we educate children about their rights through child friendly session at assemblies and by displaying child-friendly versions of the Standards around the school.
