Standard 7 - Empowering Children
Strategies to promote the participation and empowerment of children
This Means:
Supporting children and young people to understand their rights, contribute to child safety planning and to raise concerns by:
- Valuing and respecting the opinions of children
- Encouraging child participation in decision making
- Establishing an environment of trust and inclusion that enables children to ask questions and speak up if they are worried or feeling unsafe.
Examples of how your organisation can meet this Standard:
- Provide children with child-appropriate and accessible information about what child abuse is, their rights and how they can raise any concerns
- Provide opportunities for children to provide suggestions and thoughts on what child safety means to them through a range of methods. This could include email, suggestion boxes and feedback sessions
- Ensure staff and volunteers receive training on how to engage and empower children on this issue
- Develop a “junior advisory group” to provide input and feedback to strengthen your sport
- Provide child appropriate posters for display at club-rooms and facilities (i.e. Vicsport Child Safe Posters)
You can support your members by:
- Provide child appropriate information and posters for display at club-rooms and facilities (i.e. Vicsport Child Safe Posters)
Helpful Resources
Child Safe Sport Posters (Vicsport) | Child Safe Standards Posters (CCYP) |