National Principles

This document is designed to assist organisations to develop their own code of conduct, which sets out the behaviours expected of all members of an organisation.

This document is designed to assist organisations to develop their own child safety and wellbeing policy.

A charter of commitment is a set of commitments or promises that an organisation makes to create a safer environment for its children and young people.

This checklist assists organisations to consider potential safeguarding risks and aspects of online safety in order to better protect children and young people.

As a parent or carer you will experience a range of organisations where your child will be cared for, play, learn, develop new skills and meet other children and adults. This Guide will help you think about how each organisation operates and its safety and wellbeing arrangements for children.

The Introductory Self-Assessment Tool for Organisations helps organisations learn about the National Principles and identify priority areas for improvement. The tool gives examples of what each principle might look like when implemented in practice, and prompts organisations to commit to taking concrete actions to improve their child safe practices.

The National Principles for Child Safe Organisations set out a nationally consistent approach to promoting a culture of child safety and wellbeing within organisations.