This year, Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) has launched a new child-safe campaign and website called MACS Care. The purpose of this is to assist schools in continuing to build a child safety culture and maintain compliance with the Victorian Child Safe Standards.

The MACS care website includes a number of resources and templates to guide schools throughout the year as they focus on all 11 standards each month.

This month, we will be focussing on Child Safe Standard 4: Families and communities are informed and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing

Communities and engagement with families is vital because our children feel most valued and supported when all stakeholders are working together. Families know their child best, this in turn helps schools make informed decisions when it comes to their wellbeing and safety. Strong partnerships between a school and families builds a strong foundation of trust. Ultimately, when parents and carers are part of the decision-making process when it comes to processes and wellbeing across a school, students feel valued, connected and part of a child-safe culture.

I encourage you to read the Newsletter Child Safe Standard 4 which will give you a better understanding of what our College do to ensure our students are safe and the processes involved in making Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs a child safe school.