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Module 5: Child Safety for the Board

 

Child Safety for the Board

 

Child safety is a core governance responsibility.

Boards are ultimately accountable for ensuring their organisation not only complies with child safety laws, but actively creates and maintains a child-safe culture.

This module is designed to support directors and board members to understand their obligations, oversee risk, and lead with confidence.

 

What You’ll Learn

Creating a Culture of Child Safety

Set the tone from the top.

You’ll explore:

  • The Board’s role in shaping and sustaining a child-safe culture

  • Key governance lessons from the Royal Commission

  • How to embed the Child Safe Standards into policy and practice

✔️ Includes practical scenarios to test decision-making at Board level.

 

Practical Governance Focus

This module includes:

  • Scenario-based Board decision-making exercises

  • Targeted quizzes to reinforce governance responsibilities

  • Real-world examples of when child safety fails, and why

 

  • Identifying and Mitigating Risks

Understand where risk sits, and how to oversee it effectively.

You’ll cover:

  • Organisational duty of care

  • Directors’ duties in safeguarding contexts

  • Risks in both physical and online environments

  • Individual vs organisational obligations

✔️ Designed to strengthen risk oversight and governance awareness.

 

  • Reputational, Financial and Legal Risk

Understand what is at stake.

This section examines:

  • The impact of organisational culture and leadership decisions

  • Risk of adverse publicity and loss of trust

  • Financial exposure from negligence claims

  • Personal liability of directors

✔️ Focused on real consequences and accountability.

 

  • Child Safety in Practice, Board Oversight

Translate knowledge into action.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Ask the right questions at Board level

  • Oversee safeguarding frameworks effectively

  • Ensure accountability across leadership and operations

  • Monitor compliance and continuous improvement

Strengthen Governance. Reduce Risk. Lead Safely.

Equip your Board with the knowledge and confidence to meet its child safety obligations and provide effective oversight.

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