Standard 9
At Salesian College, physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children and young people to be harmed.
TO MEET THIS STANDARD THE COLLEGE MUST ENSURE
- Staff and volunteers identify and mitigate risks in the online and physical environments without compromising a child’s right to privacy, access to information, social connections and learning opportunities.
- The online environment is used in accordance with the organisation’s Student Code of Conduct and child safety and wellbeing policy and practices.
- Risk management plans consider risks posed by organisational settings, activities, and the physical environment.
- Organisations that contract facilities and services from third parties have procurement policies that ensure the safety of children and young people.
HOW IS THE COLLEGE IMPLEMENTING THIS STANDARD
- Privacy Policy in place to ensure student’s right to privacy
- The Student Pastoral Care and Positive Behaviour Management Policy, Information, Technology and Communications Policy and Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy direct how the online environment is used at the college.
- A registration and sign in procedure is implemented for all college events where there is visitor participation.
- Cyber-security presentations are delivered to parents/carers/guardians through the college’s workshop program.
- Planning for all college-based activities includes the development of a risk assessment and the implementation of risk mitigation strategies.
- The college has a Procurement Policy in place which outlines expectations regarding third party child safety practices.
- Reflection Days and Oratory lessons are focussed on student spiritual and personal development and expectations regarding respectful relationships, masculinity and identity, and online social platforms.