Leading Child Safety in Schools

30/09/2025 52 min Temporada 1 Episodio 6
Leading Child Safety in Schools

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Send us a textChild safety is a shared responsibility. This episode focuses on the role of leaders in embedding safe practices across the whole school, understanding emerging risks, and ensuring student wellbeing is always central. The hosts discuss culture, policy, everyday supervision, and how to create psychologically safe environments for students and staff. Guests: Anne Henderson, Shannon TyrerProduced by: The MacKillop InstituteChapter markers00:00 Safety as culture, not a checklist03:40 Governance, policy, and transparent processes09:20 Everyday practice, supervision, and safe routines15:05 Responding to emerging risks, digital and onsite20:30 Student voice in safety, listening and responding25:10 Staff wellbeing and psychological safety29:30 Practical next steps for leadersIf themes in this episode affect you, support is available in Australia, Griefline 1300 845 745, Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636, Lifeline 13 11 14.Support the showWe hope you enjoyed this episode of That’s TMI: The Meaningful Insights Podcast. Contact us: We’d love to hear from you. Email us any time at [email protected]. If you’d like to be a guest on our podcast, we’d love to hear your story. Just email us at the same address. Follow us: Join the conversation and stay connected through our social media platforms @themackillopinstitute.