ea | CECV Commitment Statement to Child Safety A safe and nurturing culture for all children and young people in Catholic schools ‘education in Victoria, built around a unified understanding of the moral imperative and ‘overarching commitments that underpin our drive for improvement and cultural change. The Catholic schoo! sets out to be a schoo! for the human person and of human persons. The person of each individual human being, in his or her material and spiritual needs, is at the heart of Christ’ teaching: that is why the promotion of the human person is the goal of the Cath ‘Congregation to The Statement is intended to provide the central focus for child safety’ across Catholic | lc school hoc eaucation 1997, 5) “The Catnotic Education Commicsion of Vetoria Lid (CECV) holds the care, safety and wellbeing of chien and "young people ac a central and fundamental recponciity of Cathe education. This commitment is drawn rom {nd inherent to the teaching and mission of Jesus Ctvst, with love, justos and the sanctity of each human person at the hear of the Goopol. “The CECV has a universal expectation for the protection of children tic recolutely committed to eneuring that all ‘those engaged in Catholic education in Victoria promote the inherent csgnay of children and young people and ‘heir undamental right to be respected and nurtured in a sale school environment. Thi ie particularly £0 forthe ‘moet vulnerable chicken, inclucing aborginal ciren, from outurally and/er Ingusstically diveroe backgrounde, ‘and chiron with a cieabity Catholic schools have a mora, legal and mission-criven responsibilty to create nurturing school environments | where chicren and young people are recpected, ther voioss are heard and where they are cafe and feo! cafo. |_wmen ategatione of abuse concomiing chidren and young peopie are raized, Cathoke schools wil take promet | ection to have these appropriately referted and investigated. Whils the context and realty at each Catholic | ‘schoo wil ifr, the fundamental couse of understanding effecave practices in chid cafety and identifying and | rsepencing o child harm ema the came. Al cchools mast sve fr continual improvement that i reqposive | 12 marina inking, evderce and practi, cos to elmrats the possi ofabuce cecurngin he fc ace ‘Creating chid-cafe ochool environments isa dynamic procecs that involves active participation and responsiblity by schools, famifes and their communities. Its marked by colaboration,viglanos and proactive approaches ‘across policies, procedures, cuioulum and practices. | Every perzon inated in Catholo eduction has areeponsibity to understand the important and specie roe | navehe plays inchicually and colectvely 0 ensure that he walocing and safety of al children and young peorle | ica the foretont ofa they do and every decision they mak. | | “necator Goyer Spec Gant No.2 2018, "tn ee yourg pao deca eso ow cen ang your (coe ove os ners nana aoe none Gd bree - Sos CATHOLIC enced ege EDUCATION education i ad MELBOURNE SF Joseph's College Newsietier No, OF May 19 2O1& Year of ExcellenceThe CECV commits to providing a safe and nurturing culture for all children and young people in Victorian Catholic schools through Upholding the primacy of the safety and wellbeing of | I children and young people. ‘Acalimee, the ongoing safety and welbsing ofa chikten and young people wil be the primar focus of cae ‘and decision-making, with particular attention paid to the cuturaleafaty of Aboriginal citron and children trom ‘cuturally and/or inguictically diverse backgrounds, as well ac the safety of chicren with a sabilty. ‘To create and maintain a safe and nurturing cufture, cchoois will actvely and continually develop and review al policies, processes and practices, informed by emerging thinking and evidence. Empowering families, children, young people and staff to have a voice and raise concerns. ‘School, in partnership with families, wil encure children and young people, are engaged and active participants in decision-making processes, particularly thoce that have an impact on ther cofety ‘This meanc that the views of staf, children, young people and famiice are taken seriously and their concerns are _acdreosed in a just and timaly manner. Children and young people are also provided with the necessary ckils and knowledge to understand and maintain their porconal cafety and wolboing. 3 Implementing rigorous risk-management and employment practices. ‘Schools wil systematically and continually identity and assecs risks to chid safety and wil efiinata (whore possible) ‘or reduce all potential sources of harm. Effective risk management willbe embscked in echoo! ifs through effective, ‘aneparent and well-understood policies, procedures and practice. ‘Schools wal employ highly competent and professional staff who are formed and challenged to maintain the safety ‘of al ctudents, The high-quality of staff appointments will be upheld through rigorous employment and otal review [processes and practices. ‘Catholic education wil stay abreast of curent legislation and will mest their lgicative dunes to protect ine cafety and wellbeing of children and young people in their care, including the Victorian Child Safe Standards (Victorian ‘Government 2016), mandatory reporting, grooming, falure to diccloce and failure to protect requirements. | congugaton cates usar 007. he CaPese Sento the Peet oe Tes Merman, lea Cy scar 2 Feeney 2078 | SNetaicon roman cotaleongopatonalcatneaue!ocunerane on couhedun Soe 27001 acnca2000 whet ‘isofan Goweerar, Edson wed Por Ac 2008. Spec Gate No 2 Thr? 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