What are the 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.

Roxburgh Homestead Primary School’s commitment to Child Safe Standards

• Zero tolerance for child abuse
• Believe that all children have a right to feel and be safe.
• Actively works to listen to and empower children
• Has systems to protect children from abuse, and will take all allegations and concerns very seriously and responds to them consistently in line with the organisation’s policies and procedures
• Is committed to promoting physical, emotional and cultural safety for all children
• Is committed to providing a safe environment for all children
• We have processes and policies in place to protect children from abuse.
• We are accepting of children from all backgrounds and abilities.