Course curriculum

  • 1

    Child Safety Responding and Reporting Obligations

    • Scope

    • Statement

    • Definitions

    • Roles & Responsibilities

    • Recognising Child Abuse

    • Child Safe Champions
  • 2

    Procedures

    • Concerns about a Child or Student

    • Responding to a Disclosure

    • Considerations Prior to Making a Report to Child Protection (Mandatory Report)

    • Making the Mandatory Report

    • Failure to Disclose - Reporting Child Sexual Abuse

    • Reasonable Excuse - Failure to Disclose

    • Voluntary Reporters

    • Failure to Protect Offence

    • Grooming Offence

    • Reportable Conduct Actions

    • Care for the Student

    • The College’s Approach to Reports of Abuse (Mandatory Reports)

    • Child Safety Procedure Flowchart
  • 3

    Records Management for Documentation Relating to Child Safety Matters

    • Statement

    • Definition of a Record

    • Examples of Records

    • Creation of Records

    • Maintenance & Retention of Records

    • Minimum Retention Period & Disposal

    • Employment & Training of Staff

    • Governance & Ongoing Risk Management

  • 4

    Appendices

    • Appendix 1: The Eleven Child Safe Standards & Internal Alignment Matrix

    • Appendix 2: Student Pulse

    • Appendix 3: Summary of Legislative Requirements
  • 5

    Course Completion

    • Verification