Child Safe - Ranfurly is a Safe Place

Ranfurly Primary School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. This is the primary focus of our care and decision-making. Ranfurly Primary School has zero tolerance for child abuse. This policy will apply to all member of the Ranfurly Primary School community and be inclusive of all school related activities, processes and procedures.

Ranfurly Primary School is committed to providing a child safe environment where children and young people are safe and feel safe, and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives. Particular attention will be paid to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as the safety of children with a disability. Every person involved in Ranfurly Primary School has a responsibility to understand the important and specific role he/she plays individually and collectively to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of all children and young people is at the forefront of all they do and every decision they make.

Our child safety and wellbeing policies outline the measures and strategies we have in place to support, promote and maintain the safety and wellbeing of our students:

• Child Safety Code of Conduct 
• Child Safety Policy
• Child Safety Standards Poster
• Commitment to Child Safety
• Child Safe Responding and Reporting
• Bullying Prevention
• Digital Learning
• Complaints
• Student Wellbeing & Engagement
• Visitors
• Volunteer

 
As valuable partners in promoting and maintaining child safety and wellbeing at Ranfurly Primary School we welcome and encourage your feedback. 
 
If you have any suggestions, comments or questions in relation to our child safe policies and practices, please contact Mark Rogerson (Assistant Principal) and/or Dennis Mitchell (Principal.


There are 11 Child Safe Standards:

• Standard 1: Culturally safe environments – Establish a culturally safe environment in which the diverse and unique identities and experiences of Aboriginal children and young people are respected and valued.
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• Standard 2: Leadership, governance and culture – Ensure that child safety and wellbeing are embedded in school leadership, governance and culture.
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• Standard 3: Child and student empowerment – Children and young people are empowered about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously.

• Standard 4: Family engagement – Families and communities are informed and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing.

• Standard 5: Diversity and equity – Equity is upheld and diverse needs are respected in policy and practice.

• Standard 6: Suitable staff and volunteers – People working with children and young people are suitable and supported to reflect child safety and wellbeing values in practice.

• Standard 7: Child-focused complaints processes – Ensure that processes for complaints and concerns are child focused.

• Standard 8: Child safety knowledge, skills and awareness – Staff and volunteers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children and young people safe through ongoing education and training

• Standard 9: Physical and online environments – Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children and young people to be harmed.

• Standard 10: Review of child safety practices - Implementation of the Child Safe Standards is regularly reviewed and improved.

• Standard 11: Implementation of child safety practices – Policies and procedures that document how schools are safe for children, young people and students.

For Students

All students should feel safe to speak to any staff member to raise any concerns about their safety or any other concerns that they have.

If a student does not know who to approach at Ranfurly Primary School they should start with the school's Child Safe Officers in Mr Rogerson (Assistant Principal) and/or Mrs Byrnes (School Community Officer).

If a student is feeling unsafe or have a concern, the Child Safe Officers will be able to help them and/or refer to other staff.

Students can also speak with their class teacher, the principal or any member of Ranfurly Primary School staff.