Child Safety Induction

Key messages

• Fyans Park Primary School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children. We want children attending our school to be safe, happy and respected.

• We are committed to creating inclusive environment where diversity is supported and students feel safe to bring their whole selves to school.

• Allegations and concerns relating to the safety and wellbeing of our school community will be treated very seriously and consistently with our policies and procedures.

• We are committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early and removing and reducing these risks.

• Everyone has a role to ensure children are safe – if something doesn’t feel right, speak up. If you have any concerns about any inappropriate behaviours in the school community you should speak to the Principal or Assistant Principal. If this would not be appropriate in the circumstances, you can contact the South Western Regional Office of the Department of Education and Training on 1300 338 691.

Induction materials – must read

The following documents are found below. Please read and familiarise themselves with these - click on the hyperlinks to access each document. If you would prefer a hard copy of this pack, please contact the team in the office who will happily provide you with one.

• Visitors Policy

• Volunteers Policy

• Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy

• Child Safety Responding and Reporting Obligations Policy and Procedures

• Child Safety Code of Conduct

• PROTECT: Four Critical Actions for Schools – Responding to incidents, disclosures and suspicions of child abuse

• PROTECT: Identify child abuse

• FPPS Child Safety Standards Annual Briefing

Contact

We value your feedback on ways we can continue to improve and strengthen our child safety approach and encourage you to contact the Principal or Assistant Principal with any comments or questions.