New Child Safe Standards

The Victorian Government has announced the new Standards.

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 John's, we believe all students enrolled, and any child visiting, have the right to feel safe and be safe at all times. The wellbeing of children in our care will always be our first priority and we have zero tolerance for child abuse. At St John's we strive to maintain a child safe and child friendly environment where children feel safe and are free to enjoy life to the full without any concern for their safety.  We are committed to continually reviewing our Child Safe policies and practices to ensure that every effort is made for ongoing improvement of our Child Safe environment.

We recognise that some groups of children are particularly vulnerable and we are committed to promoting the cultural safety of Aboriginal/linguistically diverse children and also promoting the safety of children with a disability.

Please make yourself familiar with our Child Safe Policies and Procedures which can be found on the school website.