Child Safe at
Our lady Help of Christians school
Our Lady Help of Christians School is committed to providing a child safe environment where all children and young people are safe and feel safe, and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives. Particular attention will be paid to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as the safety of children with a disability and or vulnerable children.
Our Lady Help of Christians school has zero tolerance for child abuse.
Our school has a focus on child safety and to fulfil the legislative requirements within the state of Victoria, including the specific requirements of the Victorian Child Safe Standards as set out in Ministerial Order No 1359. DOBCEL, as governing authority, and the Principal have direct responsibility for ensuring that the requirements of MO (Ministerial Order) No 1359 are met within the school.
Our Commitment Statement to create a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal children, students, and their families is:
At Our Lady Help of Christians School, we commit to creating a culturally safe environment that is inclusive and respectful of Aboriginal culture, views and beliefs.
We do this by:
Our Lady Help of Christians School operates with the consent of the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat and is owned, operated and governed by Diocese of Ballarat Catholic Education Limited (DOBCEL).
Our Lady Help of Christians school has zero tolerance for child abuse.
Our school has a focus on child safety and to fulfil the legislative requirements within the state of Victoria, including the specific requirements of the Victorian Child Safe Standards as set out in Ministerial Order No 1359. DOBCEL, as governing authority, and the Principal have direct responsibility for ensuring that the requirements of MO (Ministerial Order) No 1359 are met within the school.
Our Commitment Statement to create a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal children, students, and their families is:
At Our Lady Help of Christians School, we commit to creating a culturally safe environment that is inclusive and respectful of Aboriginal culture, views and beliefs.
We do this by:
- Actively supporting Aboriginal students to express their identity
- Recognising that each student has their own unique strengths and challenges
- Demonstrating zero tolerance towards unconscious bias and racism in our community
- Keeping students free from harm and abuse by adopting measures to ensure racism, bias and discrimination is identified, confronted and not tolerated
- Including Aboriginal history and culture in curriculum planning
- Valuing the importance of historical accuracy in the content we teach
Our Lady Help of Christians School operates with the consent of the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat and is owned, operated and governed by Diocese of Ballarat Catholic Education Limited (DOBCEL).
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