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The Child Safe Podcast

By: NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian
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  • This podcast will help you to introduce, maintain and improve the things you do in your organisation to keep children safe. Hosts Simon Luckhurst and Katey Street interview child safe professionals and stakeholders from across a range of sectors to help you understand some of the challenges people have faced as well as the solutions and useful resources they’ve found. This podcast is recorded and edited on Gadigal land.
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  • Policy and Practice in Focus: Reporting in an ECEC context

    Policy and Practice in Focus: Reporting in an ECEC context
    May 12 2024
    Please note, this episode covers content regarding disclosures of abuse that may be upsetting for some listeners. Please take care when listening to this episode and seek support if needed. Free confidential support services are listed below. Reporting in an ECEC context can take many forms from noting breachs of a Code of Conduct to far more serious incidents. This episode looks at reporting considerations in early childhood settings, including obligations to the Reportable Conduct Scheme. About this episode: This episode is part of a short series produced by the Office of the Children's Guardian and funded by the NSW Department of Education, the NSW regulatory authority for early education and care as part of their Safety and Quality Practice program. Simon chats to two education professionals and a representative from the OCG’s Reportable Conduct Directorate to discuss setting up a reporting culture within the early education and care sector, information on how and what to report and how organisations can ensure their reporting processes are child friendly. About our speakers: Vanessa Hextall, the National Child Safe Officer from a large outside school hours care service provider with services across Australia. Vanessa has 18 years experience in the early childhood education sector specialising in quality and compliance, and risk. Her experience with reportable conduct is to educate and support the organisations with the process and determine best practice within the service delivery. Stephanie Menear, from the Office of the Children’s Guardian, is a Manager in the Investigations unit within the Reportable Conduct Directorate, with responsibility for its work with the early childhood education and care sector. She has a decade of experience working in child protection, with seven years’ experience providing guidance and support to the early childhood sector on reportable conduct matters. Preeti Khural is the Director of Education at a long day care service in Sydney’s Hills District and has a bachelor of teaching degree. She has 20 years experience in early childhood education. Preeti strongly believes in continuous education and training for educators so that they are well-informed and have the skills and knowledge to keep children safe in early childhood settings. This episode was recorded and edited on Gadigal land. The NSW Department of Education and the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian recognise that the land we work and live on always was and always will be Aboriginal land, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. Resources mentioned in this episode: About the Reportable Conduct Scheme Reportable Conduct Factsheet - Identifying Reportable Allegations Reportable Conduct forms Reportable Conduct Factsheet - Planning and Conducting an Investigation OCG (Reportable Conduct) eLearning OCG resources OCG Safe Series Protective Behaviours program events/training Mandatory Reporters Guide - Child Story Reporter If you’re unsure about what needs to be reported or need any support, call the Reportable Conduct enquiries line on (02) 8219 3800 If you are looking for support on how to improve your child safe practices, or to speak to a child safe officer, contact childsafe@ocg.nsw.gov.au Have a concern or a complaint about a child-related organisation? You can contact us via this form - https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/contact-us or call us on (02) 8219 3600 Free confidential support organisations: Lifeline on 13 11 14 Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 Headspace on 1800 650 890Mental Health Line on 1800 011 51113 YARN on 13 92 76
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    54 mins
  • Policy and Practice in Focus: Voice and Choice in the NQF - Part B

    Policy and Practice in Focus: Voice and Choice in the NQF - Part B
    Mar 19 2024

    Episode 2: Voice and Choice in the National Quality Framework PART 2

    In this episode, host Katey Street sits down with educators Lisa Warburton and Angie Camilleri, and Child Safe Officer Rachel Norman to get to grips with child-centred practice in the early childhood education and outside school hours care (ECEC) sector following the update of the Approved Learning Frameworks.

    About this podcast:

    This episode is part of a short series produced by the Office of the Children's Guardian and funded by the NSW Department of Education, the NSW regulatory authority for early childhood education and care services in NSW as part of its Safety and Quality Practice program.

    In part 2 of this episode, Katey and the group discuss practices and policies in the ECEC sector which encourage children to be empowered when learning and playing, as well as ways in which they contribute to educators' planning cycles.

    About our speakers:

    Lisa Warburton is an innovative Family Day Care Educator and children's advocate from Sydney. Her career spans more than two decades in early childhood education across the globe while her breadth of experience as a parent and as a former management consultant fuels her passion in providing all children with the strongest possible start in life. Lisa's creative approach to early childhood education is underpinned by integrity, tenacity and a lifelong love of learning. Her latest venture is supporting children and their carers is a parenting book to be released next year.

    Angie Camilleri has worked in the Early Childhood sector for 15 years. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education and a Master's Degree in Education (Primary). Angie currently holds the role of Education Leader in a long daycare service and has done so for 5 years.

    Rachel Norman, from the Office of the Children's Guardian, has a Master's Degree in Disability Policy and Practice. She worked with the ECEC sector for three years and is passionate about educating service providers about the risks of abuse in organisations.

    This episode was recorded and edited on Gadigal land. The NSW Department of Education and the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian recognise that the land we work and live on always was and always will be Aboriginal land, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.

    Resource mentioned in this episode:

    OCG Child Safe Self Assessment

    OCG SAFE Series Protective Behaviours program events/training

    OCG SAFE Series Protective Behaviours program resources

    OCG Empowerment and Participation handbook (PDF 9.0 MB)

    eSafety Commissioner's website - resources for parents

    3D Dinosaur viewer from Google: How to

    Early Childhood Australia learning hub

    Bravehearts

    Teeny Tiny Stevies - Boss of my own body song

    Educate2Empower

    If you are looking for support on how to improve your child safe practices, or to speak to a child safe officer, contact childsafe@ocg.nsw.gov.au

    Have a concern or a complaint about a child-related organisation? You can contact us via this form - https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/contact-us or call us on (02) 8219 3600
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    37 mins
  • Policy and Practice in Focus: Voice and Choice in the NQF - Part A

    Policy and Practice in Focus: Voice and Choice in the NQF - Part A
    Mar 19 2024

    Episode 2: Voice and Choice in the National Quality Framework PART 1

    In this episode host Katey Street sits down with Rhonda Livingstone, the National Educational Leader for a chat about the updates to the Approved Learning Frameworks.

    About this podcast:

    This episode is part of a short series produced by the Office of the Children's Guardian and funded by the NSW Department of Education, the NSW regulatory authority for early childhood education and care services in NSW as part of its Safety and Quality Practice program.

    Katey and Rhonda discuss the background of how and why the Frameworks for Early Education and Care; Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (EYLF) and My Time, Our Place: The Framework for School Age Care in Australia, were updated. They also explore how children's voices and choices were promoted during the development of the Approved Learning Frameworks to ensure that children are supported to become active participants in their learning.

    About our speaker:

    Rhonda Livingstone is ACECQA's National Educational Leader. She also leads the teams responsible for promoting and recognising quality educational programs, practices and policies. Rhonda and her team support the sector and regulatory officers to build a shared understanding of, and commitment to, implementing and administering the National Quality Framework (NQF) and continuous quality improvement.

    Rhonda's extensive involvement in the National Quality Agenda reforms saw her contribute to the development of the National Quality Standard and its guide, assessment and rating tools and processes, the training and testing program for regulatory officers and the refresh of the nationally Approved Learning Framworks.

    This episode was recorded and edited on Gadigal land. The NSW Department of Education and the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian recognise that the land we work and live on always was and always will be Aboriginal land, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    OCG resource page

    OCG SAFE Series Protective Behaviours program

    OCG Child Safe Self Assessment

    Australian Human Rights Commission

    Be You

    Emerging Minds

    Australian Institute of Famiy Studies

    Alannah and Madeline Foundation

    ACECQA Guide to the National Quality Framework

    eSafety Commissioner's website

    Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child

    ACECQA information sheets

    ACECQA Kahoot! quiz instructions (PDF 281 KB)

    ACECQA Starting Blocks for Families

    ACECQA newsletter

    ACECQA Facebook page

    ACECQA NQF changes overview

    ACECQA Approved Learning Frameworks matching game (PDF 2.6 MB)

    Department of Education - educator resources

    Reconciliation Australia resources

    If you are looking for support on how to improve your child safe practices, or to speak to a child safe officer, contact childsafe@ocg.nsw.gov.au

    Have a concern or a complaint about a child-related organisation? You can contact us via this form - https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/contact-us or call us on (02) 8219 3600
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    43 mins
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