Child safe organisations – Children's Week digital toolkit

The National Principles provide a nationally consistent approach to embedding child safe cultures and practices at all levels in organisations of various sizes and across sectors that engage with children and young people, or where children and young people are present.

The 10 National Principles are:

1. Child safety and wellbeing is embedded in organisational leadership, governance and culture.
2. Children and young people are informed about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously.
3. Families and communities are informed and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing.
4. Equity is upheld and diverse needs respected in policy and practice.
5. People working with children and young people are suitable and supported to reflect child safety and wellbeing values in practice.
6. Processes to respond to complaints and concerns are child focused.
7. Staff and volunteers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children and young people safe through ongoing education and training.
8. Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children and young people to be harmed.
9. Implementation of the national child safe principles is regularly reviewed and improved.
10. Policies and procedures document how the organisation is safe for children and young people.

The following resources are available to help WA organisations, children and young people, and parents, carers and guardians learn more about the National Principles.

Child Safe Organisations Knowledge Hub

The online knowledge hub brings together information and helpful resources about the National Principles in one central place for Western Australians to access, including:

• Tailored information about the National Principles for organisations and community service providers; parents, carers and guardians; and children and young people.
• A range of practical resources and examples to support organisations and community service providers to implement the National Principles.
• Promotional tools to help organisations share how they are implementing the National Principles and committed to being a child safe organisation.

Please share the knowledge hub with others in your organisation and networks as appropriate.

We also welcome your feedback and ongoing suggestions for improving the hub which can be directed to csaroyalcommission@communities.wa.gov.au.

Mailing list

Organisations and stakeholders can also join our mailing list via the knowledge hub for occasional updates about the National Principles in WA, including information about practical resources and examples and events.

We have developed some promotional tools to help raise awareness of the National Principles and inspire WA organisations, including employees and volunteers, to be safe for children and young people.

Email signature banner and stamp

This email signature banner (ZIP, 35.6KB), or email signature 'learn more' banner (ZIP, 37.15KB) or smaller email stamp (ZIP, 17.9KB) can be inserted in your Microsoft Outlook email signature settings using the following instructions:

1. Open a new email in Microsoft Outlook.
2. Select ‘insert’ then ‘signatures’.
3. Copy and paste the saved image into your signature block.
4. To adjust the size, click on the image so dotted lines display around the edges.
5. Right click on the image, select the ‘picture’ icon, click the ‘size’ tab and adjust the height. Do not adjust scale settings.
6. Then right click and select the ‘link’ option.
7. Add the following hyperlink into the address field and press ‘ok’: www.communities.wa.gov.au/childsafeorgs  - Alternatively, if your organisation has its own webpage dedicated to the National Principles, you may choose to link to that page instead.
8. Press ‘ok’ to close your signature block box.
9. Create a new email to check the signature block is updated. When you hover over the image the hyperlink should appear. Alternatively, if you do not wish to use the email banner or it clashes with another banner you are using, you can add the following text to your email signature settings instead: [Insert company name] is committed to being a child safe organisation.

Workplace poster

This A3 poster (PDF, 3.86MB) can be printed and placed on noticeboards or different spaces in your workplace to inform employees or volunteers of the micro-events you are hosting during Children’s Week.

Web banner

This web banner (ZIP, 172KB) is available for use on your organisation’s website or intranet.

Microsoft Teams background

This background image (ZIP, 189KB) is available for use on your Microsoft Teams meetings using the below instructions. You can also insert your organisation’s logo on the top left corner of the image.

1. Save the background image on your computer (somewhere you can easily locate it).
2. Before joining a meeting, turn on your camera and select ‘Background filters’.
3. Select ‘Add new’ and then select the background image to upload from your computer.

Social media tile

Use the social media tile (ZIP, 198KB) and share how your organisation is committed to being safe for children and young people during Children’s Week 2025. Where appropriate, use the hashtag #childsafeorgsWA.

Below are some short messages you can use to share how your organisation is committed to being safe for children and young people during Children’s Week 2025. Feel free to edit the posts for your organisation’s social media channels and publications. Where appropriate on social media, you can use the hashtag #childsafeorgsWA. You can also add links to more information about child safe organisations (www.communities.wa.gov.au/childsafeorgs) or your organisation’s child safe initiatives.

Generic

We are implementing the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations as part of our ongoing responsibility to keep children and young people safe.

[Insert optional text to describe what your organisation is doing]

National Principle 2

Children and young people are safer when they are informed about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously.

[Insert text to describe what your organisation is doing to implement National Principle 2]