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Commitment to Child Safety

The Child Safe Standards
Ministerial Order No. 870 sets out the specific actions that schools need to take to meet the child safe standards. The introduction of child safe standards form part of the Victorian Government’s response to the recommendations of the Betrayal of Trust report, which found that more must be done to prevent and respond to child abuse in schools.
The standards will promote cultures where protecting children from abuse is part of everyday thinking and practice in organisations.
 
The Child Safe Standards set out to create safe places for children to fully and actively participate in the life of the community benefiting everyone. Baltara School will ensure that the children in its care are protected to the best of its ability and in line with their duty of care and the compulsory child safe standards.
 
The Standards
 
To create and maintain a child safe school, we will comply with the following standards.
 
Standard 1 - Good leadership & governance in child safe school - strategies to embed a school culture of child safety, including through effective leadership arrangements
 
Standard 2 - Commitment to Child Safety Policy - a child safe statement of commitment to child safety
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Standard 3 – Code of Conduct - a code of conduct that establishes clear expectations for appropriate behaviour with children
 
Standard 4 – Human Resources Practices - screening, supervision, training and other human resources practices that reduce the risk of child abuse by new and existing personnel
 
Standard 5 – Reporting Child Abuse - processes for responding to and reporting suspected child abuse
 
Standard 6 – Identifying and Reducing Risks - strategies to identify and reduce or remove risks of child abuse
 
Standard 7 – Empowering Children - strategies to promote the participation and empowerment of children.
 
Ministerial Order No. 870 has set out the specific actions for schools to take to meet these requirements
In complying with the child safe standards above, we will be mindful of the diversity of students and school communities and include the following inclusion principles as part of each standard:
  • promoting the cultural safety of Aboriginal children
  • promoting the cultural safety of children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds
  • promoting the safety of children with a disability
Standard 2 Child Safe Policy
Standard 3 - Child Safe Code of Conduct
Standard 5 - Mandatory Reporting Policy Procedures
Standard 5 - Protecting Children from abuse - for parents/carers
Tipsheet Cultural Safety Aboriginal Children
Tipsheet Safety Children Cultural Linguistic Diverse

School Community Policies

Yarra Me School's policies are created in order that students can experience success in a safe and caring environment that supports their resilience and achievement. 

These policies are supplementary to the School Policy and Advisory Guide (formerly known as the Victorian Government Schools Reference Guide) providing Victorian government schools access to governance and operational policies and advice. It complements the Department’s extensive web resources and directs users to relevant web content and supplementary information.

The Guide’s information comes from a range of legislative and regulatory requirements, primarily the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 and the Education and Training Reform Regulations 2007. Where appropriate a specific web page will identify its related legislation or regulation.

The Guide's content is subject to ongoing change and users are encouraged to regularly visit this
website for the latest information.

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