Child safe practices for faith based organisations
The NSW Office of the Children's Guardian is hosting a panel discussion and a series of webinars specifically targeted to faith based organisations.
These are free to attend and focus on implementing Child Safe Standards. People in leadership, safeguarding and any child related roles within a faith setting are encouraged to attend.
Panel discussion: 24 June 10 am
The NSW Office of the Children's Guardian along with guest panellists to talk about child safe practices in a faith setting.
This webinar will include:
- A brief overview of the Child Safe Standards
- Discussion about our new resource for faith based organisations
- Panel discussion led by people in safeguarding roles working in faith based organisations
- Q&A
On the panel:
- Jon Flood, Presbyterian Church of NSW/ACT
- Jonathan Bradford and Katie Watson, Baptist Churches of NSW & ACT
- Maria Hicks, Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn
- Myriam Bahari, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese
Register: Panel Discussion webinar
Find out more about the Child Safe Standards
Free Child Safe Standards webinar - for faith based organisations Child Safe Standards webinar
This webinar will:
- provide an overview of the Child Safe Standards
- give you ideas for how to get started
- provide you with resources and support to begin implementation
The Child Safe Standards provide a framework for organisations to create and maintain environments that support children and young people to feel safe and be safe. They set a benchmark against which organisations can assess their child safe capability, set performance targets and help organisations address multiple risks.
For more information contact the Child Safe Coordinator for the faith sector, Elleker Cohen by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
