Deputy Principal/Student Wellbeing 

Good afternoon, 

Update on the new child safe standards 

The Victorian Government has announced that the new Standards will commence on 1 July 2022, giving organisations time to plan, prepare and comply. 

The eleven new Standards will replace Victoria’s current seven standards and principles.

Key changes include new requirements:

• to involve families and communities in organisations’ efforts to keep children and young people safe
• for a greater focus on safety for Aboriginal children and young people
• to manage the risk of child abuse in online environments
• for greater clarity on the governance, systems and processes to keep children and young people safe.

At St Anthony's we take pride in being a child safe organisation and our key priority is child safety. Our staff will work diligently to update the current child safe standards and implement the new standards, involving parents and students. I will send out updates via ClassDojo and the newsletter about the new standards and child safety throughout the Term. I invite feedback and any questions or concerns that you might have. 

Have a wonderful weekend. 

James