Working
together for
Child Safety
About MACS CARE
WHAT IS MACS CARE?
This is our Child Safety Strategy in ACTION!
We deliberately chose language of CARE because it reflects and communicates the heart of our catholic mission. It signals that child safety is a shared responsibility and that every child’s wellbeing is central to everything we do.
MACS Care is intentionally curated to raise awareness, encourage accountability, and inspire action at every level of the organisation to ensure the safety of children and young people. By creating a concise and impactful narrative, MACS Care seeks to resonate with all members of the MACS community, prompting them to actively contribute to creating safer environments for children and young people.
MACS Care is focused on assisting schools in continuing to build a child safety culture and maintain compliance with the Victorian Child Safe Standards.
11 MONTHS 11 STANDARDS Campaign
We encourage all school communities to jump on board with the 11 Months 11 Standards campaign. Schools each month have a focus on one standard!
MACS CARE provides the following resources for the 11 Months 11 Standards campaign:
- Power Point for staff meetings/briefings: with activities & video’s
- Fact sheet with FAQ’s
- Parent/Carer Newsletter: editable for your school context
- Compliance Tool Kit: with practical advice & strategies
- Posters
- Discovery Zone: more tools & resources
- Access to the Child Safety and Wellbeing Framework
MACS Commitment to Child Safety
Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) has zero tolerance for any form of child abuse and is deeply committed to upholding and embedding the highest standards of child safety across our schools.
We are guided by our Catholic faith and the unique and unrepeatable dignity of every person in our care. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive and protective environment where every child can feel and be safe.
We are responsible for inspiring and enabling every child to flourish and enrich the world.
Child safety is a shared responsibility between MACS, its employees including its Board, Executive Leadership Team, School Principals, teachers, staff and the wider community.
Our Responsibility
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As Catholic educators, we have a moral, mission-driven and legal responsibility to uphold and actively promote the wellbeing and safety of every student entrusted in our care.
Our commitment to the protection of students is enabled in nurturing, respectful and safe communities where the uniqueness and sacred dignity of every young person are celebrated and they are able to flourish in their learning and development. This vision is driven by the gospel message of love, justice and abundance, beautifully reflected in the words of John:
‘I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full’ (Jn 10: 10)
Join the community
Create your very own ‘MACS Care’ mascot.
Print, cut and fold.
Place on a shelf, desk or your computer.
Spread the word.
Hans Zollner, Priest and Theologian
“Education Formation is beyond policy and guidelines we need to consider how we create an atmosphere where children and young people feel safe and are safe, in safe spaces, within safe relationships and following safe processes.”