Year 3 leading the way with Child Safety message

National Child Protection Week started on Sunday 2 September.  This is a good time to have a chat with your children about how they can keep themselves safe. As part of this, our teachers are speaking to all of the students over the course of this week and all students have created a stick image of themselves to add to our larger than life child on the school oval.  Teachers and children will continue to embrace the overarching message that 'Every child, in every community, needs a fair go'.

Child protection is everyone's business. The responsibility lies with adults in keeping children safe from harm. All members of our community need to play a part in ensuring children are nurtured and safe. Listening to children and young people is the number one action to assist with their safety and wellbeing. Children and young people are honest, and they are unlikely to lie about abuse. They are more likely to stay quiet about it than to speak up (especially if they know their abuser).

Are you regularly reminding your child about these two key protective behaviour themes? We all have the right to feel safe all the time. Nothing is so awful that we can't talk with someone about it. I believe it’s good to cover these key messages regularly every year.

If you become aware of a situation that you are concerned about and believe it may be a child protection matter, I would encourage you to discuss your concerns with myself or a Student Protection Contact : Mr Sam Hannant (Assistant Principal), Miss Lisa Kynoch (Year 3 Teacher) or the School Counsellor: Mrs Anne Woodcroft-Brown. 

Thanks to our Year 3 students and teachers who have been raising the awareness at assembly and leading the 'larger than life size' child art project.  Great work everyone!

Madonna Sleba