Child Safe Standards

Vermont Primary School is a Child Safe School

At Vermont Primary School we have a firm commitment to uphold the Child Safe Standards and to embed a culture of child safety. Our school is committed to creating and maintaining a safe, supportive and enriching learning environment that promotes inclusion and empowers students.

The school has a zero tolerance of child abuse. We value diversity and will not tolerate discriminatory practices. All allegations and safety concerns will be treated seriously and consistently in line with the school’s policies and procedures.

Vermont Primary School’s commitment to Child Safety:

We are committed to the safety, wellbeing, participation and empowerment of all children.
We will listen and respond to the views and concerns of all children.
We support and respect all children, staff and our volunteers.
We have a zero tolerance for child abuse. All allegations and safety concerns will be treated seriously and consistently, in line with our child safety policies and procedures.
We have legal and moral obligations to contact authorities when we are worried about a child’s safety, which we will follow rigorously.
We are committed to preventing child abuse and identifying risks early and removing and reducing these risks.
We have in place screening procedures and recruitment practices for all staff and volunteers.
We are committed to regularly training and educating our staff and volunteers on child abuse risks.
We are committed to the safety of children from a culturally and/or linguistically diverse background.
We have specific policies, procedures and training in place that support our leadership team, staff and volunteers to achieve these commitments.

There are 11 Child Safe Standards:

Standard 1: Culturally safe environments– Establish a culturally safe environment in which the diverse and unique identities and experiences of Aboriginal children and young people are respected and valued.
Standard 2: Leadership, governance and culture– Ensure that child safety and wellbeing are embedded in school leadership, governance and culture.
Standard 3: Child and student empowerment– Children and young people are empowered about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously.
Standard 4: Family engagement– Families and communities are informed and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing.
Standard 5: Diversity and equity– Equity is upheld and diverse needs are respected in policy and practice.
Standard 6: Suitable staff and volunteers– People working with children and young people are suitable and supported to reflect child safety and wellbeing values in practice.
Standard 7: Child-focused complaints processes– Ensure that processes for complaints and concerns are child-focused.
Standard 8: Child safety knowledge, skills and awareness– Staff and volunteers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children and young people safe through ongoing education and training.
Standard 9: Physical and online environments– Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children and young people to be harmed.
Standard 10: Review of child safety practices- Implementation of the Child Safe Standards is regularly reviewed and improved.
Standard 11: Implementation of child safety practices– Policies and procedures that document how schools are safe for children, young people and students.

Our Child Safe and Wellbeing Policies outline the measures and strategies we have in place to support, promote and maintain the safety and wellbeing of our students:

**To be consulted with Student Council on Monday 26/10/2026

Further information about Child Safe Standards is available from the Department of Education website

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