Child-Safety in Learning Support Program

This session provides coordinators and volunteers with information and advice on how to create a Child Safe Learning Support Program (formally known as OSHLSP or Homework Club). The module examines the new Victorian Child Safe Standards, which came into effect on 1 July 2022, and the requirements that organisations must take to keep children and young people safe. It provides information on how to identify and reduce the risks to child safety in Learning Support Program, and covers important topics including, child safe recruitment and selection strategies, as well as responding to disclosures and reporting. Participants will learn about child safety, including online safety, the standards and principles, and how to apply these to their work in a Learning Support Program. This is an interactive session where participants will have the opportunity to engage in practical activities.

Learning Support Programs are also known as OSHLSPs or Homework Clubs. LBB offers FREE training to staff and volunteers in Victoria, Australia. Please contact us at training@cmy.net.au to find out about training support available for other sectors.

In order to continue offering free training that supports the sector, we need your help. If you register for a training, but find you are unable to attend, please notify us at least 24 hours before the training begins.

The trainings are typically very interactive. In addition to covering important information and theory, we will go through various strategies and activities that you can use to support the students in your club.

These sessions are not recorded. If you would like more resources or information on a specific topic, please contact us at learningbeyondthebell@cmy.net.au or go to our online learning space The LBB Hub.