School Nurse Update
Day for Daniel 2025
Australia’s largest child safety education and awareness day
Friday 31 October, 2025
Day for Daniel, is Australia’s largest child safety education and awareness day. The day is held every year on the last Friday of October. It is a day held in honour of Daniel Morcombe to raise money, raise awareness and educate on keeping kids safe.
The aim is to empower school aged children to recognise, react and report when they feel unsafe. Schools and communities can be involved by having people wear red and raise money to be used to create education resources for children around remaining safe both online and out in the community.
Red is worn in remembrance of Daniel who was abducted on 7 December 2003 wearing a red T-shirt. Wearing red in remembrance of Daniel provides a message of strength and hope as we work towards a safer world for all children.
The child safety education is aimed at children recognising body cues, understanding body ownership and identifying adults who children can feel safe to report their concerns too. There are different education tools available suited to each specific age levels. Resources are available on the Dainel Morcombe website, they include a range of educational videos, activities and cues for getting a conversation going around being safe. It also encourages families to make a safety plan, so when things don’t go as planned the child knows where they should go or who they can ask for help.
If a child does inform you of harm, whether you are a parent, carer or professional your initial response in the moment with the child should be the same. Listen and believe. Stay calm and let the child speak at their own pace, don’t ask leading questions, or make promises you cannot keep. All disclosures of abuse should be reported to the relevant state or territory child protection agency. In education settings, educators should be familiar with their student protection policy to determine actions and responsibilities related to reporting a disclosure.
