Child Safety and Wellbeing
Child Safe Information
St Brigid’s College holds the care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people as a central and fundamental responsibility. Central to the mission of the school is an absolute commitment to fostering the dignity, self-esteem and integrity of children and young people and providing them with a safe, supportive and enriching environment to develop spiritually, physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially.
Our Child Safety Policy details and affirms the standards of behaviour expected for members of the St Brigid’s College community.
St Brigid’s College Child Safety Officers are Mr Leigh McDonald and Mrs Chris Rook. They can be contacted on 03 5382 3545 or by email – lmcdonald@stbc.vic.edu.au / crook@stbc.vic.edu.au
Please click on the link to view St Brigid's College Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy.
Child Safety Update
St Brigid’s College is a Child Safe school and we are required to comply with the new Child Safe Standards. This week I would like to unpack Child Safe Standard 4 .
4.1 Families participate in decisions affecting their child.
4.2 The organisation engages and openly communicates with families and the community about its child safe approach and relevant information is accessible.
4.3 Families and communities have a say in the development and review of the organisation’s policies and practices.
4.4 Families, carers and the community are informed about the organisation’s operations and governance.
Actions
- The organisation supports families and communities to take an active role in promoting and maintaining child safety and wellbeing by communicating about their role in child safety and wellbeing within the organisation. (4.4 and overall outcome)
- The organisation is open and transparent with families and communities by:
- providing accessible information about the organisation’s child safety and wellbeing policies and practices (4.2 and 4.4)
- providing information about the organisation’s governance and operations, how complaints are handled and how the organisation manages disciplinary actions and child safety risks. (4.4)
Parents and Carers can find out more about the new Child Safe Standards at Commission for Children and Young People at https://ccyp.vic.gov.au/child-safe-standards/