Posts by Yvette
Integrating the changes to Prevent and Report Child Sexual Abuse laws into your CYRMS
The Child and Youth Risk Management Strategy (CYRMS) is one of the most useful, yet poorly used, tools. When we work with Schools and other organisations, they grow to understand and value the process of discussion and planning regarding the risks to children in their care. The CYRMS is also valuable evidence that your organisation…
Read MoreChild Sexual Offence Reform QLD
Preventing and reporting child sexual abuse will soon be required by law in QLD. Is your institution ready?
Read MoreCivil Liability Act and Child Abuse QLD
Recent changes to the QLD Civil Liability Act has implications for institutions providing services to children and young people in QLD. Child protection and safeguarding processes are required to meet the obligations.
Read MoreVolunteer Management and WWC
Volunteers, WWC and Protection Does your organisation use volunteers? Are you confident you know exactly who is volunteering, how they assist and whether they have been correctly screened and inducted? I often hear … ‘we can’t make it too difficult for someone to volunteer. We’ll turn them off helping.’ Someone who wants to help, by…
Read MoreImplications of Education (Accred) Reg 2017 for Non-State Schools
On 10 October 2017, the Queensland Parliament passed the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Regulation 2017 which includes new training requirements that will take effect from 1 January 2018. The changes to the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Regulation 2017 look minimal however the compliant implementation and reporting of the requirements can be more complicated…
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