This module provides a very brief overview and should not be seen as comprehensive. Boards should ensure they have both governance and operational policies relating to child protection as required in their particular state/territory.

NOTE: Boards must take professional, legal advice with regard to any matters relating to Child Protection. Any material in this module is a broad guide for boards and does not reflect legal documentation or opinion. Your state executive officer can be of assistance if you would value further support.

This course will help boards in this important task.

Course structure

The course is designed to be completed as a module that is part of the suite of governance training courses. However, boards can access individual topic modules as needed.

These short courses can be undertaken by individual board members, or be completed as a board together. The modules are kept short so boards can fit the training into their busy board calendars.

The training builds on the materials covered in the Board Induction Course, and this is a useful pre-requisite to the governance modules.

Outcomes

As a result of participating in this course, participants will understand:

• The nature and importance of child protection
• Child protection systems and requirements
• The Child Safe Principles and how they apply in schools
• The responsibilities of boards for child safety
• How to fulfil their duty of care
• The responsibilities of the principal for child protection
• The responsibilities of the head of relevant entity
• The varying legislative responsibilities between the states/territories
• How to access local information and requirements.

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