Education Act cannot be used to subsidise the cost of providing boarding to students. The Australian Government also provides assistance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boarding students (along with grants and assistance for hostels and other boarding facilities). Education authorities are best placed to determine how best to use funds in relation to their schools, including funding from the Australian Government, state and territory governments, and private sources. 13.5 Boarding hostels for children and young people should implement the Noted This recommendation is a matter for state and territory Child Safe Standards identified by the Royal Commission. State and governments. territory independent oversight authorities should monitor and enforce the Child Safe Standards in these institutions. 13.6 Consistent with the Safe Standards, complaint handling policies Noted This recommendation is a matter for state and territory for schools (see Recommendation 7.7) should include effective governments. policies and procedures for managing complaints about children with harmful sexual behaviours. 13.7 State and territory governments should provide nationally consistent This recommendation is a matter for state and territory and easily accessible guidance to teachers and principals on governments. preventing and responding to child sexual abuse in all government and non-government schools. 13.8 The Council of Australian Governments should consider strengthening Accept in The Australian Institute for Teaching and School teacher registration requirements to better protect children from principle Leadership is conducting a National Review of Teacher sexual in schools. In particular, Council of Australian Governments Registration.
Education Act cannot be used to subsidise the cost of providing boarding to students. The Australian Government also provides assistance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boarding students (along with grants and assistance for hostels and other boarding facilities). Education authorities are best placed to determine how best to use funds in relation to their schools, including funding from the Australian Government, state and territory governments, and private sources. 13.5 Boarding hostels for children and young people should implement the Child Safe Standards identified by the Royal Commission. State and territory independent oversight authorities should monitor and enforce the Child Safe Standards in these institutions. Noted This recommendation is a matter for state and territory governments. 13.6 Consistent with the Safe Standards, complaint handling policies for schools (see Recommendation 7.7) should include effective policies and procedures for managing complaints about children with harmful sexual behaviours. Noted This recommendation is a matter for state and territory governments. 13.7 State and territory governments should provide nationally consistent and easily accessible guidance to teachers and principals on preventing and responding to child sexual abuse in all government and non-government schools. This recommendation is a matter for state and territory governments. 13.8 The Council of Australian Governments should consider strengthening teacher registration requirements to better protect children from sexual in schools. In particular, Council of Australian Governments Accept in principle The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership is conducting a National Review of Teacher Registration.
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