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 our Catholic schools in Horsham – St Brigid’s College and Ss Michael & John’s Primary 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.

The  Child Safe Standards came into effect in July 2022 and are a vital part of what we do here at St Brigid's College. Each newsletter we will look at a standard in closer detail.

This standard focuses on ensuring that schools have complaints processes that are child-focused, culturally safe and accessible to everyone.

Empowering students to raise low‑level concerns improves the likelihood that they will feel comfortable making a disclosure or reporting abuse. At St Brigid's students are encouraged to raise concerns with a trusted adult if anything makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe. Our students are supported to develop the skills to make complaints and raise concerns through the implementation of the Respectful Relationships program and learning materials.

Our Child Safety Policy details and affirms the standards of behaviour expected for members of the St Brigid’s College community. All of our policies, including the College Complaints Handling Policy, can be found the Policies page on our school website. You can contact the Front Office if you have any queries relating to child safe practices, or any other matters.