Child Safety & Wellbeing 

Be an Upstander! 

During November, we are raising awareness and supporting our students to 

'Be an Upstander' as part of our ongoing commitment to bullying prevention. 

Please come and visit our special upstander display for more information on being an upstander, bullying prevention and support. 

Students, family and friends are welcome to take some colouring sheets, bookmarks as part of our promotion. We also have kids helpline cards to support our students when they need to reach out for help. 

For parent tools and resources, please visit https://www.bethemate.au/parents 

Child Safety Standards

This month we are calling attention to Child Safety Standard 10.

MACS-Care-CSS-10-Newsletter.pdf

As part of the MACS Care '11 standards in 11 months' initiative, we have been sharing the standards with our school community throughout 2026.  In addition, our staff have been taking this opportunity to reflect on each standard to ensure that our school is not only meeting the requirements, but also seeking ways that we can improve child safety at St Francis Xavier. 

The Child Safety team are currently conducting a full review as we prepare and set goals for 2027 and beyond. We welcome feedback from families as part of our continuous improvement. If any of the standards have sparked your own reflection on what we can do better as a school community, please get in touch with Melissa Sotelo.  mel.s@sfxfrankston.catholic.edu.au

Child Safety Team

Mr Steve, Principal: principal@sfxfrankston.catholic.edu.au

Miss Melissa, Mental Health & Wellbeing Leader: mel.s@sfxfrankston.catholic.edu.au

Miss Erin, Deputy Principal & Diversity Leader: diversity@sfxfrankston.catholic.edu.au

Miss Renee, Student Wellbeing Officer: renee.v@sfxfrankston.catholic.edu.au