Child Safety

Child safety and wellbeing at Mill Park Heights Primary School: information for families and the school community

Mill Park Heights Primary School is committed to providing a child safe and child friendly environment, where students are safe and feel safe. In July 2022, the Child Safe Standards were improved to ensure the safety for all children and young people.

The 11 standards set out minimum requirements and outline the actions organisations must take to keep children and young people safe.

The 11 Standards include specific 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
in relation to governance, systems and processes to keep children and young people safe.

The 11 standards are as follows:

Child Safe Standard 1 – Organisations establish a culturally safe environment in which the diverse and unique identities and experiences of Aboriginal children and young people are respected and valued

Child Safe Standard 2 – Child safety and wellbeing is embedded in organisational leadership, governance and culture

Child Safe Standard 3 – Children and young people are empowered about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously

Child Safe Standard 4 – Families and communities are informed, and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing

Child Safe Standard 5 – Equity is upheld and diverse needs respected in policy and practice

Child Safe Standard 6 – People working with children and young people are suitable and supported to reflect child safety and wellbeing values in practice

Child Safe Standard 7 – Processes for complaints and concerns are child focused

Child Safe Standard 8 – Staff and volunteers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children and young people safe through ongoing education and training

Child Safe Standard 9 – Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children and young people to be harmed

Child Safe Standard 10 – Implementation of the Child Safe Standards is regularly reviewed and improved

Child Safe Standard 11 – Policies and procedures document how the organisation is safe for children and young people

Our child safety and wellbeing policies outline the measures and strategies we have in place to support, promote and maintain the safety and wellbeing of our students:

Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy
Child Safety Code of Conduct
Child safety Responding and Reporting Obligations Policy and Procedure
Complaints Policy
Student Wellbeing and Engagement Policy
Bullying Prevention Policy
Volunteers Policy
Visitors Policy
Digital Learning Policy

As valuable partners in promoting and maintaining child safety and wellbeing at Mill Park Heights Primary School we welcome and encourage your feedback.

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions in relation to our child safe policies and practices, please contact Mill Park Heights Primary School at mill.park.heights.ps@education.vic.gov.au or by phone on 03 9436 8866. For more information on each of the standards you can access this at,

https://ccyp.vic.gov.au/child-safe-standards/the-11-child-safe-standards/

Now you can download and read all the documents that were only available. If you would like to access a document that is not yet available online please ring:

(03) 9436-8866