Useful Resources
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NQF Child Safety Guides and Guidance around Taking Images
National Model Code – Taking images in early childhood education and care
The Victorian Child Safe Standards
The Commission for Children and Young People (Have oversight of the Victorian Child Safe Standards and The Reportable Conduct Scheme.)
Child Safe Standards for Education Providers Developed by the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) and the Department of Education and Training.
The NSW Child Safe Standards
The Office of the Children's Guardian (Have oversight of the NSW Child Safe Standards and The Reportable Conduct Scheme. Regularly publish useful resources and hold free webinars)
The Tasmania Child and Youth Safe Standards
The Office of the Independent Regulator (Oversight of The Standards)
Aboriginal Cultural Safety Guide
The National Principles for Child Safe Organisations
The Human Right’s Commission National Principles for Child Safe Organisations (A Nationally agreed set of principles.)
Sport Specific Resources
Sport Integrity Australia Safeguarding Resources
VicSport Child Safe Resources Includes some excellent templates of policies, child safe guides and consent forms.
Child Protection and other legislation (Victoria)
Department of Education and Training
Empowerment of Children
NSW empowerment and participation guide
VIC Empowerment and participation: A guide for organisations working with children and young people
Policy
VIC Creating a Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy (Word, 141KB)
National Office of Child Safety Complaint Handling Guide
NSW Risk management and The Child Safe Standards
Speak Up and Make a Complaint This resource was developed by the National Office for Child Safety and the Commissioner for Children and Young People Western Australia The resources include a poster and leaflet for children and young people, breaking the complaint process down into three steps. They also provide simple guidance on what to expect and how to find more information.
Cultural Safety
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC)Child Safe resources
SNAICC National Principles Video
AIFS list of key organisations working with culturally and linguistically diverse families
Trauma
This Video by Russ Harris goes through the hand model of the brain
Blue Knot produce resources on Complex Trauma
Emerging Minds produces resources including webinars on many topics including the impact of trauma on children
Self Care
Phoenix Australia - Australian National Centre of Excellence in Posttraumatic Mental Health
Black Dog Institute - Self Care Planning Tool
Cyber Safety
ThinkUKnow (Australia)
ThinkUKnow (UK)
Sexual Behaviour
Problem and Harmful Sexual Behaviour Resources
It's Time We Talked (Guide for talking to young people about pornography)