Schools and school boarding premises must ensure that child safety and wellbeing is embedded in school… leadership, governance and culture.
Ministerial Order 1359
Description
This professional learning will deepen knowledge and understanding of the governing body’s obligations in relation to the Child Safe Standards. These self-paced online learning modules are designed for school governing bodies, including school boards and councils so they can ensure that school policies, procedures and practices are compliant with Ministerial Order 1359 and child safety is prioritised across all dimensions of the school culture.
This training supports school governing bodies to meet their annual regulatory requirements and to effectively ensure the safety and wellbeing of children in educational settings. The 12 modules offer self-paced, interactive content, including scenario-based examples and quizzes, to deepen participants' knowledge of creating and maintaining child-safe schools. Each module is crafted to ensure participants can engage at their own pace, with progress saved as they advance, making it convenient to complete in a single session or at different times.
Outcome
Explore obligations of the school governing body, focusing on both individual and collective responsibilities to ensure compliance and active promotion of child safety. Enhance understanding of Child Safe Standards and their critical role in promoting the safety and wellbeing of children, within school environments. Learn to identify potential risks to children and implement appropriate safeguards to mitigate these risks, ensuring a secure environment for all students. Develop strategies to enhance the participation and empowerment of students, ensuring their voices are heard and factored into school policies and decisions. Enhance knowledge to effectively respond to and report allegations of child harm promptly and appropriately, adhering to legal and organisational procedures. Understand essential components of an effective child-safe policy and learn how to develop or refine these policies to align with the Child Safe Standards across the school.
Additional Information
Content:
Our Individual Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the Governing Authority
Standard 1 – Culturally Safe Environments
Standard 2 – Leadership Governance and Culture
Standard 3 – Child and Student Empowerment
Standard 4 – Family Engagement
Standard 5 – Diversity and Equity
Standard 6 – Suitable Staff and Volunteers
Standard 7 – Complaints Processes
Standard 8 – Child Safety Knowledge, Skills and Awareness
Standard 9 – Child Safety in Physical and Online Environments Standard 10 & 11 – Review and Implementation of Child Safety Practices
How long does this training take?
Average completion time for the modules is one hour. In addition, it is expected that professionals will engage in further reflection and discussion; therefore, the anticipated hours of total professional learning is 3-4 hours.
Who is this e-learning for?
This e-learning is designed for those working in a governing capacity of a school in Victoria; this would include schools boards and councils.
Pricing
We have one pricing option available at a flat fee of $2000 for school governing bodies of varying sizes:
Governing Bodies (multiple registrations): $2000
How to purchase
If this is your first time visiting our site, please click ‘Sign-in to register’. Enter your information including business information in the ‘My profile’ section. If you have registered before, please click ‘Sign-in’ and navigate back to ‘Learning and Events’. Select your purchase option and then checkout. You can then choose to invoice your organisation or pay by credit card. If you are purchasing multiple licences, we will contact you and request a spreadsheet of the names and emails of staff who require access.