At Kingswood College, we are unwavering in our commitment to creating a safe and supportive environment for all children and young people. This week, we highlight Child Safe Standard 10, which focuses on the importance of continuous review, evaluation, and improvement of our child safe practices.

What does Standard 10 require?

In practical terms, Standard 10 ensures that:

• We regularly review our child safety policies and procedures.
• We analyse complaints, concerns and safety incidents to identify any underlying causes or systemic gaps.
• We share what we learn from these reviews in the form of updates and improvements.

This means we don’t just set policies in place and forget them. Instead, we treat child safety as a dynamic area of our practice and one that we must regularly question, test, and strengthen.

What does this look like at Kingswood?

• All of our child safety-related documents including policies and procedures have clearly scheduled review periods, and we follow these timelines.
• We maintain detailed records of any complaints, concerns, or breaches and investigate them thoroughly to understand what went wrong and why.
• When necessary, we amend our systems and practices to prevent similar issues from occurring again.
• Importantly, we don’t keep findings behind closed doors. We ensure that key information around any policy or practice changes are communicated accordingly.

A culture of learning and feedback

As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, this year we have sought feedback from our staff, students and families about how safe they feel and where we can improve. This feedback directly informs our reviews and helps us ensure our practices remain not only compliant but also reflective of the needs and voices of our community. This standard is a reminder that child safety is never a “set and forget” responsibility; it’s a continuous journey. As we head towards 2025 and the 135th year of our College, we recommit ourselves to not just meeting minimum standards but exceeding them, guided by our values of respect, courage, kindness, perseverance and excellence.

If you ever have a concern or suggestion related to child safety, I encourage you to reach out. Together, we all play a role in making Kingswood College a safe place to learn and grow.

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