Policies - Child Safety

STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT TO CHILD SAFETY AND CHILD SAFETY PRINCIPLES

Coburg Primary School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. This will be the primary focus of our care and decision-making.

 

OUR COMMITMENT TO CHILD SAFETY

Coburg Primary School is committed to child safety. As a community we want children to be safe, happy and  empowered. We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. There is zero tolerance of child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures. We meet our legal and moral obligations to contact authorities when we are worried about a child’s safety, which we follow rigorously.

 

Coburg Primary School is committed to preventing child abuse and identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks. We have robust human resources and recruitment practices for all staff and volunteers. Our school is committed to regularly training and educating our staff and volunteers on child abuse risks. As a community we support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers. 

 
If you believe a child is at immediate risk of abuse phone 000.

 

Download:
Child Safety Responding and Reporting Obligations Policy and Procedures 2022.pdf
CPS Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy 2023.pdf
CPS Child Safe Code of Conduct 2023 .pdf