Child Safe Resource
Child Safe Standards and the Child Safe Scheme
This video covers:
✅ What the Child Safe Standards Are
✅ How to Implement Them Effectively
✅ Support from the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian
Child Safe Standards
STANDARD 1:
Child safety is embedded in organisational leadership, governance and culture
STANDARD 2:
Children participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously
STANDARD 3:
Families and communities are informed and involved
STANDARD 4:
Equity is upheld and diversity is taken into account
STANDARD 5:
People working with children are suitable and supported
STANDARD 6:
Processes to respond to complaints of child abuse are child focused
STANDARD 7:
Staff are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children safe through continual education and training
STANDARD 8:
Physical and online environments minimise the opportunity for abuse to occur
STANDARD 9:
Implementation of the Child Safe Standards is continuously reviewed and improved
STANDARD 10:
Policies and procedures document how the organisation is child safe