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Providing support for vulnerable children requires multiple systems to work together. At its best, it’s where systems interlink and coordinate; at its worst, it’s where systems collide.

A child safe community of practice for the religious sector met for the first time on Monday.

On Monday 24 July, I hosted 40 representatives from the Department of Communities and Justice, including Youth Justice, along with representatives from government and non-government education, non-government out-of-home care agencies and religious sectors, to discuss challenges in responding to claims of historical child abuse.

A community of practice for religious organisations will hold its first meeting in August to share information about implementing the Child Safe Standards and other obligations under the NSW Child Safe Scheme.

NSW celebrates Working with Children Week to say thank you to the thousands of people who contribute to the lives of the state’s children in education, sports, arts and community organisations across the state.

Free child safe training is coming to Broken Hill on 31 May and 1 June for organisations working with children. 

Since launching in January, more than 1000 people have completed our online Child Safe Self-Assessment.

Two new modules have completed the Child Safe Sport eLearning course, a joint project of the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian and Office of Sport.

Child-related organisations can now check how they’re performing against the NSW Child Safe Standards by using our new Child Safe Self-Assessment.

Stephen Kinmond OAM will start his 5-year term as NSW Children’s Guardian on 16 January 2023.