The Victorian Institute of Teaching, the Commission for Children and Young People, the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority and the Quality Assessment and Regulation Division of the Victorian Department of Education and Training work with each other as co-regulators who are committed to child safety.

CSPV partners with VIT, VRQA, CCYP, Parents Victoria, Victorian Disability Worker Commission, Victorian Parents Council, Youth Affairs Council and VicSRC on a community expectations group to discuss the engagement of parents in child safety and to contribute parent voice to the work of each of these organisations.

These organisations regularly receive reports regarding the conduct of a registered teacher*, school or early childhood service.

• Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) – regulatory authority for the teaching profession
• Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP)
• Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) – regulatory authority for schools
• Quality and Regulation Division (QARD) – regulatory authority for early childhood services

Together we have developed Conduct Reporting Guides for teachers, students and parents through the members of the community guide to inform parentes about reporting matters related to conduct either at school or in the community. 

The guides provide information about what constitutes reportable conduct under the following categories:

1. Criminal behaviour (non-sexual)
2. Criminal behaviour (sexual)
3.Inappropriate conduct
4.Teacher registration concerns
5. School based concerns

Each of these provides an example to guide you in what type of report you may submit with easy to follow infographics that provide a simple roadmap of who to report to depending on the nature of the conduct.

CSPV will provide further updates in future newsletters about the new child safe standards along with a guide being developed by the Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP) on what to expect from child safe organisations.

Click on the link below to view the Conduct Reporting Guide and if you have any questions you would like us to raise at our next Community Expectations Group meeting, please email executive@cspv.catholic.edu.au.