Child Safety is everyone's responsibility

 

At St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Catholic Primary School we hold the care,safety and wellbeing of children and young people as a central responsibility of our school. Our commitment is drawn from and inherent in the teaching and mission of Jesus Christ, with love, justice and the sanctity of each human person at the heart of the gospel (CECV Commitment Statement to Child Safety).

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The Victorian government has introduced minimum Child Safe Standards into law to ensure organisations providing services for children create child safe environments. Our policies and procedures take into account relevant legislative requirements within the state of Victoria, including the specific requirements of the Victorian Child Safe Standards as set out in Ministerial Order No. 870

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There are seven minimum child safe standards with an overarching principle of inclusion which applies to each of the Standards. The intention of these Child Safe Standards is to make organisations, including schools, consider and address child abuse situations and risks in an integrated and proactive fashion.

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Key Policy Documents

St Mary of the Cross Mackillop Catholic Primary School has formalised policies and procedures to respond to the new Ministerial Standard.

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