Wellbeing News
In the month of May, we are focusing on Child Safety Standard Four.
Families and communities are informed and involved in promoting child safety and well-being.
As Catholic educators, we have a moral, mission-driven and legal responsibility to uphold and actively promote the well-being and safety of every student entrusted in our care. Our commitment to the protection of students ensures they have agency and voice about all matters that impact their safety. Our Catholic communities ensure systems, processes, policies and cultures encourage and respect the voices of children and young people.
To be aligned, schools much support the following:
Families participate in decisions affecting their child
The organisation engages and openly communicates with families and the community about its child safe approach and relevant information is accessible.
Families and communities have a say in the development and review of the organisation’s policies
Families, carers and the community are informed about the organisation's operations and governance.
How Parents, Carers and Guardians can get involved!
Child Safe Standard 4 is about ensuring that schools, families, carers, and the wider community work together to keep children safe. Here are some simple ways families can help:
Stay informed: Read school updates about safety and well-being
Keep talking: Have regular, open conversations with your child about what safety feels like for them and how they feel at school or in other places away from home. Ensure they know they have trusted adults they can speak to if they are concerned. Make sure they know who these adults are.
Get involved: Attend school events, take part in surveys or forums that seek your feedback. Let your children see that you prioritise this connection with the school.
Share your perspective: Contact the school with any ideas or thoughts you have that will help everyone to keep children safe. You may be able to offer a unique perspective or idea that the school has not considered.
A couple of key events coming up -
Tuesday, 26th May is National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week starts on Wednesday, 27th May.
National Sorry Day, held annually on May 26 since 1998, is a significant Australian day of remembrance and healing. It commemorates the Stolen Generations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families. It acknowledges their pain, promotes healing and fosters reconciliation.
National Sorry Day marks the beginning of National Reconciliation Week, which runs from 27 May to 3 June, highlighting the continued journey toward reconciliation in Australia.
Our students will be participating in various activities during National Reconciliation Week, to help them recognise and understand the significance of this week.
Thank you.
Simone Whitehead
Wellbeing & Family Engagement Leader
Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability.
The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured.
Please refer to the link below for more detailed information.
FACT SHEET FOR PARENTS, GUARDIANS AND CARERS
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Chiara Genovese
Learning Diversity Leader