Child Safe Standards
The Victorian Government is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. As part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to implementing the recommendations of the Betrayal of Trust report, which found that more must be done to prevent and respond to child abuse in our community, there is a new regulatory landscape surrounding child safety, underpinned by the new PROTECT Child Safe Standards. The Child Safe Standards are compulsory minimum standards for all Victorian early childhood services and schools, to ensure they are well prepared to protect children from abuse and neglect.
At Hampton Primary School we have existing policies and procedures that aim to keep children safe. We have now incorporated The Child Safe Standards to ensure that we provide a solid framework and focus to improve our policy and practices around child safety. Our Child Safe Standards will support the school to embed a culture of no tolerance for child abuse but, where necessary, to respond appropriately. Please take the time to read the Standards. A copy is available for you to peruse, or to keep, at the Office at school, and can also be found below.
As valuable partners in promoting and maintaining child safety and wellbeing at Hampton Primary School, we welcome and encourage your feedback. If you have any suggestions, comments, or questions in relation to our policies, please contact Amanda Howe via email at amanda.howe@education.vic.gov.au.
We have learnt so much about how to protect children in recent decades, particularly through the bravery of survivors coming forward, and the Board of Inquiry into historical child sexual abuse in Beaumaris Primary School and certain other government schools. If you, or anyone you know has concerns about sexual abuse by a person who was working or volunteering at our school or at any other Victorian government school, visit the Department’s Report Abuse if you’re a current or former student website. This website outlines support and guidance options available to current or former students, regardless of the time that may have lapsed since the abuse.
