Our School - Child Safe Standards
Child safety and wellbeing at Bandiana Primary School: information for families and the school community
Bandiana Primary School is committed to providing a child safe and child friendly environment, where students are safe and feel safe.
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. Please feel free to download our school polices under the Our School tab and or collect our polices from the school office. We adhere to the eleven National Child Safe Standards
There are 11 Child Safe Standards:
- Standard 1: Culturally safe – Establish a culturally safe environment in which the diverse and unique identities and experiences of Aboriginal children and young people are respected and valued.
- Standard 2: Leadership, governance and – Ensure that child safety and wellbeing are embedded in school leadership, governance and culture.
- Standard 3: Child and student – Children and young people are empowered about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously.
- Standard 4: Family – Families and communities are informed and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing.
- Standard 5: Diversity and – Equity is upheld and diverse needs are respected in policy and practice.
- Standard 6: Suitable staff and – People working with children and young people are suitable and supported to reflect child safety and wellbeing values in practice.
- Standard 7: Child-focused complaints – Ensure that processes for complaints and concerns are child focused.
- Standard 8: Child safety knowledge, skills and – Staff and volunteers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children and young people safe through ongoing education and training.
- Standard 9: Physical and online – Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children and young people to be harmed.
- Standard 10: Review of child safety - Implementation of the Child Safe Standards is regularly reviewed and improved.
- Standard 11: Implementation of child safety – Policies and procedures that document how schools are safe for children, young people and students.
As parents are valuable partners in promoting and maintaining child safety and wellbeing at school we welcome and encourage your feedback. Assistant Principal Mrs Presely is our school child safe champion. If you have any suggestions, comments or questions in relation to our child safe policies and practices, please contact Mrs Presely.
