Child Safety

We promote a culture where children feel safe and have a voice in decisions that affect them. The School has the responsibility to ensure that every member of our community understands the responsibility they have and the important role they play to ensure the safety of all children in our care. We take a proactive and preventive role in child safety and support a climate where all people feel safe to report concerns.

The School is committed to following employment procedures that accord to the principles of the Australian Childhood Foundation Safeguarding Children Program.

It is the responsibility of all at Launceston Grammar, from the Board, Headmaster and Senior Executive to staff and volunteers, to understand the important responsibilities they have to:

• Protect students and children from all forms of abuse, bullying and exploitation by our people;
• Be alert to incidents of child abuse and neglect occurring outside the scope of our operations and services that may have an impact on the students and children to whom we provide a service; and
• Create and maintain a child safe culture that is understood, endorsed and put into action by all the individuals who work for, volunteer or access our programmes and services.

We expect all within our organisation, regardless of their role or level of responsibility, to act to safeguard children from such harm by:

• Adopting the practices and behaviour we have set as our standard when carrying out their roles; and
• Reporting any abuse or neglect of which they become aware to our management and/or to external authorities responsible for child protection or to the Police, regardless of whether that abuse is being perpetrated by personnel within our organisation, or by those outside our organisation including those from the child’s family, extended family, their family’s extended network or strangers.