The National Office for Child Safety, once established within the Department of Social Services from 1 July 2018, will work with state and territory governments and other organisations working with children to promote and educate organisations working with children about the National Principles and their implementation. In the 2018-19 Budget $1.2 million will go to the Office of the eSafety Commissioner to engage with universities to student teachers so they can educate children about online safety and security, and to certify educators who can work in schools to provide online safety education to students. 6.22 In partnership with the proposed National Office of Child Safety (see Accept in The National Safe Schools Framework developed in 2003 Recommendations 6.16 and 6.17), the Office of the eSafety principle and revised and nationally endorsed by all Ministers of Commissioner should oversee the development of an online safety Education in 2011, is a free resource for schools available framework and resources to support all schools in creating child safe on the Student Wellbeing Hub. The Framework provides online environments. This work should build on existing school-based a vision and a set of guiding principles to assist Australian esafety frameworks and guidelines, drawing on Australian and school communities to develop positive and practical international models. student safety and wellbeing policies and practices. The school-based online safety framework and resources should be The Government is currently reviewing the Framework in designed to: collaboration with the state and territory and nongovernment education authorities to ensure support schools in developing, implementing and reviewing alignment with contemporary issues facing school their online codes of conduct, policies and procedures to help communities, including online safety. Once finalised, the create an online culture that is safe for children revised Framework will be submitted to the Education guide schools in their response to specific online incidents, in Council for endorsement and disseminated to Australian coordination with other agencies. This should include schools. The revised Framework will align the National
The National Office for Child Safety, once established within the Department of Social Services from 1 July 2018, will work with state and territory governments and other organisations working with children to promote and educate organisations working with children about the National Principles and their implementation. In the 2018-19 Budget $1.2 million will go to the Office of the eSafety Commissioner to engage with universities to student teachers so they can educate children about online safety and security, and to certify educators who can work in schools to provide online safety education to students. 6.22 In partnership with the proposed National Office of Child Safety (see Recommendations 6.16 and 6.17), the Office of the eSafety Commissioner should oversee the development of an online safety framework and resources to support all schools in creating child safe online environments. This work should build on existing school-based esafety frameworks and guidelines, drawing on Australian and international models. The school-based online safety framework and resources should be designed to: support schools in developing, implementing and reviewing their online codes of conduct, policies and procedures to help create an online culture that is safe for children guide schools in their response to specific online incidents, in coordination with other agencies. This should include Accept in principle The National Safe Schools Framework developed in 2003 and revised and nationally endorsed by all Ministers of Education in 2011, is a free resource for schools available on the Student Wellbeing Hub. The Framework provides a vision and a set of guiding principles to assist Australian school communities to develop positive and practical student safety and wellbeing policies and practices. The Government is currently reviewing the Framework in collaboration with the state and territory and nongovernment education authorities to ensure alignment with contemporary issues facing school communities, including online safety. Once finalised, the revised Framework will be submitted to the Education Council for endorsement and disseminated to Australian schools. The revised Framework will align the National
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