At Melton Christian College, we are committed to protecting children in our care. In accordance with the following sources, the Senior Leadership Team, in conjunction with the Board and legal advice, we have developed a detailed child-safe policy, and a school-wide approach.

Our approach to Child Safety is based on the Victorian government’s seven standards

The Victorian Government introduced legislation expressed as seven standards. To create and maintain a child safe organisation, an entity to which the standards apply must have:

  • Standard 1: Strategies to embed an organisational culture of child safety, including through effective leadership arrangements
  • Standard 2: A child safe policy or statement of commitment to child safety
  • Standard 3: A code of conduct that establishes clear expectations for appropriate behaviour with children
  • Standard 4: Screening, supervision, training and other human resources practices that reduce the risk of child abuse by new and existing personnel
  • Standard 5: Processes for responding to and reporting suspected child abuse
  • Standard 6: Strategies to identify and reduce or remove risks of child abuse
  • Standard 7: Strategies to promote the participation and empowerment of children

Child Safe Culture

All staff have delegated responsibility from the Principal, as do the governing authority of the College to:

  • Work towards embedding an organisational culture of child safety
  • Be familiar with and promote familiarity with the College child safe policy
  • Be familiar with and promote familiarity with the VIT Code of Conduct, and the additional points that establish the College’s expectations for appropriate behaviour with children
  • Take part in screening, supervision, training and other human resources practices that reduce the risk of child abuse by new and existing personnel
  • Be familiar with and promote familiarity with processes for responding to and reporting suspected child abuse
  • Always work to identify and reduce or remove risks of child abuse
  • Always work towards appropriate participation and empowerment of children

Child Safe Policy Suite

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