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³ÉÈ˶ÌƬ’s is committed to being a child-safe organisation through the prevention, identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect. This includes the provision of support to children who have been abused; or are affected by abuse or neglect. As a School, ³ÉÈ˶ÌƬ’s believes that students should know that they are valued as people. This pastoral dimension should influence every aspect of their life.

³ÉÈ˶ÌƬ's is proud to be a Child-Safe School, and the Anglican Schools Commission (ASC) has set policies that apply to all its schools, including ³ÉÈ˶ÌƬ's. These include:

³ÉÈ˶ÌƬ’s follows the following 10 National Principles for being a Child Safe Organisation:

• A commitment to child safety and wellbeing is embedded in organisational leadership, governance and culture.
• Children and young people are informed about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously.
• Families and communities are informed and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing.
• Equity is promoted, and diversity is respected in policy and practice.
• People working with children and young people are suitable and supported to reflect child safety and wellbeing values in practice.
• Processes for complaints and concerns are responsive, understood, accessible and used by children, young people, families, staff and volunteers.
• Staff and volunteers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children and young people safe through ongoing education and training.
• Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children and young people to be harmed.
• Organisations regularly review and improve the implementation of their child safety and wellbeing policies and procedures.
• Policies and procedures document how the organisation is safe for children and young people.

Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum

The Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum (KS:CPC) is a child safety program for children and young people from ages 3 to Year 12 and is implemented at ³ÉÈ˶ÌƬ's.

The aim of the KS:CPC is to teach all children from a young age, in an age-appropriate way, to:

• Recognise abuse and tell a trusted adult about it
• Understand what appropriate and inappropriate touching is
• Understand ways of keeping themselves safe.

The themes are:

• We all have the right to be safe
• We can help ourselves to be safe by talking to people we trust

The focus areas are:

• The right to be safe
• Relationships
• Recognising and reporting abuse
• Protective strategies

Parents can access more information on the KS:CPC .