Charlton College
Child Safety Standard 6: Risk Management Strategies
Ratified Date: 15/08/2016
Review Date: August 2017
Policy Owner: School Council
A key p art of a risk management strategy is a risk assessment. A risk assessment for Charlton College is provided below with identified risks and controls.
Risk Event
No organisational
culture of child
safety- child abuse
tolerated, hidden
from public.
Existing
Management
strategies or
internal controls
Child safety code
of conduct,
embedding culture
of child safety
Likelihood
Consequence
Current risk
assessment
Rare
Severe
Extreme
New risk
management
controls or
internal controls
Staff induction and
annual awareness
training, inclusion of
obligation in staff
position
descriptions, policy
and procedure for
managing child
safety, performance
management
procedures,
reporting
procedures
Who is
responsible?
Residual risk
Principal School
Council President
Low
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Recruitment of an
inappropriate
person –
inappropriate
behaviour
Risk Event
Familiarity breeding
a culture of not
reporting issues
WWCC or
Victorian Institute
of Teaching
registration
Existing
Management
strategies or
internal controls
Child safety code
of conduct,
embedding culture
of child safety
Possible
Moderate
Medium
Criminal history
search, online
searches (Google,
Facebook etc), preemployment
reference check
includes asking
about child safety
Principal
Low
Likelihood
Consequence
Current risk
assessment
Who is
responsible?
Residual risk
Possible
Moderate
Low
New risk
management
controls or
internal controls
Staff induction and
annual awareness
training, inclusion of
obligation in staff
position
descriptions, policy
and procedure for
managing child
safety, performance
management
procedures,
reporting
procedures
Principal and
School Council
President
Low
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Children alone with
one other person
unsupervised
Child safety code
of conduct; onsite
supervision policy
Possible
Moderate
Medium
Risk Event
Existing
Management
strategies or
internal controls
Child safety code
of conduct,
embedding culture
of child safety
Likelihood
Consequence
Current risk
assessment
Possible
Moderate
Medium
Child safety code
of conduct; onsite
supervision policy
& classroom
supervision
Likely
Major
Extreme
Inappropriate
behaviour not
reported
Any form of
harassment
including email,
SMS or other media
Staff induction and
annual awareness
training, inclusion of
obligation in staff
position descriptions
Principal
Low
New risk
management
controls or
internal controls
Staff induction and
training; reporting
procedures
Who is
responsible?
Residual risk
Principal
Low
Staff induction;
annual awareness
training
Principal
Low
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Unknown people &
environments at
excursions & camps
Child safety code
of conduct;
Almost certain
Severe
Extreme
Unsupervised
recreational or other
activities
Child safety code
of conduct; onsite
supervision policy
& classroom
supervision
Rare
Moderate
Low
Assessment of new
or changed physical
environments
Principal
Low
Staff induction;
annual awareness
training;
Principal
Low
Risk Rating Matrix
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This policy was ratified by School Council on 15th August 2016
Signed School Council President:
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Child Safety Risk Management Strategies – 13 May 2016
Information sheets are regularly reviewed and refined based on stakeholder feedback. To
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