Our Commitment to Child Safety

Child Safety is the responsibility of every member of the community. Mentone Girls' Grammar has a responsibility to understand and communicate the important and specific role it plays in Child Safety, to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of all children and young people is maintained.

Our Child Safety policies, procedures, strategies, and practices are inclusive of the needs of all children. The school respects, supports, values, and recognises the diverse needs and contributions of all students.

Child Safety Framework

How do I make a report?

If you have concerns that you or a child is in immediate danger, contact the Victorian Police on 000.

Our Child Safe Respond and Reporting Procedure provides detailed guidance for staff, contractors, parents, volunteers, third parties and the community on how to identify key risk indicators of child abuse and how to report child abuse concerns to one of our Child Safety Champions. It also contains detailed procedures for reporting of child abuse incidents to relevant authorities.

Contact a Child Safety Champion

If you have concerns that a child may be subject to abuse or grooming, you are asked to contact one of our Child Safety Champions on +61 3 9581 1200 or fill in the form below which will be sent directly to the Principal.

All reports will be treated confidentially.

If you would like to remain anonymous, please indicate this when making a report.

Child Safety Champions

shannon boyle
Acting Head of Wellbeing (Senior School)

Ms Shannon Boyle

mandy whitworth
Interim Head of Junior School

Ms Mandy Whitworth

bree phelan
ELC Director

Ms Bree Phelan

julianne williams
School Psychologist (Senior School)

Ms Julianne Williams

sarah novotny
School Psychologist

Ms Sarah Novotny

Raise a Child Safety Concern

If you have a concern about a child's safety or well-being, we encourage you to reach out to us. Please outline your concern via email to: childsafety@ mentonegirls.vic.edu.au. 

Your report will be handled with care and confidentiality.

Raise a Child Safety Concern

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Child Safety Framework Consultation

We started the process of reviewing our Child Safety Framework that encompasses the Child Safety Policy, the Child Safety Code of Conduct and the Child Safe Response and Reporting Procedure in January 2022 in line with the new Child Safety Standards.

Community Consultation for the Mentone Girls’ Grammar Child Safety Framework is open.

Mentone Girls’ Grammar values the ideas and opinions of our community, parents and carers, and interested parties and wants them to be a part of the decision-making process. We recognise that the policies and the decision making are enhanced when our community has an opportunity to provide input and express its expectations, aspirations and ideas.

We encourage everyone to get involved and help shape our Child Safety Framework by providing your valuable feedback via email to: childsafety@ mentonegirls.vic.edu.au.  

Child Safety and Policies Feedback

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