Child Safety and Wellbeing

New Social Media Regulations - SchoolTV Resource

SchoolTV have published a special report focusing on the new social media regulations.

These new regulations provide an opportunity to talk openly with your child about their online experiences and what these changes mean for them. It's also a chance to review family technology habits, reinforce healthy routines, and explore age-appropriate ways for young people to connect, learn and express themselves.

This Special Report explains what the new laws mean in practice and offers practical guidance to help families prepare for the upcoming changes.

READ THE REPORT HERE: stbc.vic.schooltv.me/wellbeing_news/special-report-new-social-media-regulations-what-you-need-know

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.

Our school ensures that people working with our children and young people are suitable and are supported to reflect our child safety and wellbeing values in practice.  When recruiting, our advertising, referee checks, and pre-employment screening for staff and for volunteers is robust and emphasises child safety and wellbeing.  Guided by our Recruitment Policy & Procedures, School Volunteer Policy & Procedures, Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy & Procedures, and our Safeguarding Children & Young People Code of Conduct we make certain: 

• staff and volunteers have current working with children checks or equivalent background checks 
• staff and volunteers receive an appropriate induction annually and are aware of their responsibilities to children and young people, including record keeping, information sharing, and reporting obligations 
• ongoing supervision and people management is focused on child safety and wellbeing 
• staff, volunteers, and visitors to the school sign annually a Statement of Commitment, declaring they will abide by our school’s Safeguarding and Young People Code of Conduct 

All of our policies and procedures are available to our school community in hard copy by request from the School Office.

Our Policies

All of our policies, including the Safeguarding Children and Young People Code of Conduct, can be found the Policies page on our school website. You can contact the Front Office if you have any queries, or would like to provide feedback, relating to child safe practices, or any other matters.