137 Brockley Street, Wodonga, VIC 3690   Phone (02) 6024 3151

Child Safeguarding 

St Monica’s Primary School will take appropriate, prompt action in response to all allegations or disclosures of abuse, neglect, inappropriate behaviour or concerns about child safety by reporting all matters to the DFFH Child Protection, the Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP), or the Police, depending on the allegation or disclosure made. Once a report has been made, a Child Safety Officer will advise Megan Gerrish, Safeguarding Lead, Catholic Education Sandhurst.

 

St Monica’s Primary School will respond to all allegations of child abuse in an appropriate manner, including:

  • informing the appropriate authorities and fully cooperating with any resulting investigation
  • protecting any child connected to the allegation until it is resolved and providing ongoing support to those affected
  • taking particular measures in response to an allegation that concerns a culturally diverse child or a child with a disability
  • securing and retaining records of the allegation and the College’s response to it.

The Senior Child Safety Officers of St Monica’s Primary School are:

  •  Jacqui Partington, Principal 
    principal@smwodonga.catholic.edu.au

  • Danielle Topalovic, Deputy Principal- Catholic Mission and Safeguarding
    dtopalovic@smwodonga.catholic.edu.au

The Child Safeguarding Officers of St Monica’s Primary School are:

  • Jack Neil, Deputy Principal- Learning and Teaching
    jneil@smwodonga.catholic.edu.au

  • Maria Hutchings, School Psychologist
    mhutchings@smwodonga.catholic.edu.au

  • Jenny Krueger, Human Resources Leader
    jkrueger@smwodonga.catholic.edu.au

 

All St Monica’s policies are to be read in the context of a Child Safe School.

Commitment to Child Safeguarding Statement St Monica's Wodonga - CHILD FRIENDLY CHILD SAFEGUARDING POLICY CHILD SAFEGUARDING POLICY CHILD SAFE Code of Conduct Child Friendly Student Child Safeguarding Code of Conduct Appendix 3- Procedures for Making a Complaint- School Level Strategies to Embed a Culture of Child Safety Mandatory Reporting to Child Protection Photography and Video Policy and Procedures Managing Your Initial Response to a Child Safety Incident or Concern Child Safeguarding Complaints Management