Child Safety

CHILD SAFE STANDARDS

The Child Safe Standards are a set of 11 requirements that organisations must follow to create a culture and environment that is safe for children. These standards aim to prevent, respond to, and report child abuse by requiring organisations to implement policies, procedures, and practices that put children’s safety and well-being first. They were developed in response to inquiries and recommendations from Royal Commissions and aim to drive cultural change within organisations that provide services or facilities for children.

This year, the plan for all MACS Schools is to learn more about each standard - 11 standards in 11 months!

As such, we will be sharing the Standards and what each of them encompasses, in our Newsletter on a regular basis. We have started with Standard Three as this aligns with the work covered in classrooms at the start of the year, around the importance of reporting any concern to a trusted adult.  

Please take the time to read these Standards as they are shared.