Events Archive - Hutton Education

Child safeguarding – obligations in response to the Royal Commission

This session will enhance the understanding and commitment of educational leaders towards creating and maintaining a child-safe organisation, providing key governance findings, legislative changes, sector-specific risks, and leadership strategies for safeguarding children.

SESSION OVERVIEW

governance findings from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
changing legislative landscape and its impact on organisational leaders
risks within the education sector and
practical strategies for how leaders can champion safeguarding within their organisation

Presenter:

Joy Woods, Founder and Principal Consultant, Woods Consulting

Joy is outcomes-driven and a fierce advocate for those less fortunate. With a steadfast belief in the power of organisational culture and community education, Joy works tirelessly to safeguard children and enhance their wellbeing. She has extensive cross-sector and national expertise in child protection and safeguarding, and offers insights into the challenges organisations face and provides clear, practical advice for overcoming them.

Joy has advised schools of all scales in developing and sustaining robust safeguarding cultures through effective practices and oversight. Her training sessions equip educational leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to create safer, more supportive learning environments, ensuring the wellbeing and protection of all students.

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Keeping your school community safer online – trends, support and a whole-school approach to eSafety.

Digital technologies amplify what is happening in other environments (e.g. family and school) and can influence the way that children and young people live, learn, relate and grow. This presentation will amplify the eSafety issues in schools and the need to approach online safety education as a whole-of-community responsibility to keep students safe.

Presenter: Nicky Sloss

Manager, Education Sectors eSafety Commissioner

Nicky Sloss has more than 20 years of experience working as an education specialist, supporting schools both in Australia and overseas. She is experienced in project management, having worked on statewide initiatives and government-funded projects with links to student safety, mental health, and wellbeing at AISNSW before moving to eSafety.

Nicky is currently the Manager of eSafety’s Education team. This team oversees eSafety’s National Online Safety Education Council representing all three education sectors in each State and Territory and Youth Council. The team ensures that young people’s voice is front and centre in program and policy development and supports targeted and contemporary online safety resources and professional learning for early years through to the tertiary sector.

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