Child Safety
At St. Thomas’, we acknowledge and understand that child safety is the responsibility of every person and is an integral aspect of student wellbeing. We aim to work collaboratively with parents, students and other community members to ensure a safe school environment. Our commitment to the protection of students is based in our belief that each person is made in the image of God, and our ethos is to provide a safe and supportive environment. All students have the right to expect that the school will always act to protect them from any kind of harm.
Our Child Safety Officers are Anita Little, Allison Arnup, Jen Brayshaw and Nicki Bourbaud.
For more information, please visit:
Department of Education Child Protection and Safety website
Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Child Protection and Safety website
The following school policies outline our commitment to ensure that the emotional, moral, spiritual and physical wellbeing of our students is pivotal.
- Anti Grooming Policy
- Behaviour management policy
- Child and Family Violence Information Sharing Schemes Policy
- Child Safe Standards
- Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy
- Child Safety Code of Conduct
- Commitment statement to child safety
- Duty of Care Policy
- Failure to disclose policy
- Failure to protect policy
- Four critical actions for schools to respond to child abuse
- Mandatory Reporting Policy
- Mandatory Reporting Procedure
- Parent, Guardian and Carer Code of Conduct
- Pastoral Care Policy_2
- Protection of Children - Failure to protect procedure
- Reporting Obligations Procedure
- Responding to suspected child abuse
- Sexual Consent, disclosure and school obligations
- St Thomas' Child Safety Policy
- Student Code of Conduct
- Suspension, expulsion and negotiated transfer policy and procedures
- Whistleblower Policy