Child Safety @ VPS

Child safety and wellbeing at Valkstone Primary School: Information for families and the school community

Valkstone Primary School is committed to providing an environment where students feel safe and are safe.

Our child safety documents (https://valkstoneps.vic.edu.au/our-school/plans-reports-policies/) explain how we support and maintain child safety and wellbeing at Valkstone Primary School. It includes our:

• Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy

• Child Safety Reporting and Responding Obligations Procedures, and

• Child Safety Code of Conduct, which outlines acceptable and unacceptable behaviours for all staff and volunteers at our school.

Our students and families are important partners in providing a child safe environment. These regular newsletter reminders are one of the ways we ensure our school community is aware of:

• our commitment to child safety, and 
• how to provide feedback or raise child safety concerns.

If you have any concerns about child safety at any time, please contact the Principal Angela Dawson, Assistant Principal Verity Sheppard or Assistant Principal Grant Rounsley via the school office on 03-9570-3986 or via email at valkstone.ps@education.vic.gov.au. Any child safety complaints or concerns are treated seriously. For more information about our school’s complaints process, see our Complaints Policy:

https://valkstoneps.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Complaints-Policy.pdf.

We also welcome your ideas on ways we can improve our approach to child safety and wellbeing. If you have any suggestions or comments please contact the Principal Angela Dawson, Assistant Principal Verity Sheppard or Assistant Principal Grant Rounsley via the school office on 03-9570-3986 or via email at valkstone.ps@education.vic.gov.au.