This professional learning will deepen knowledge and understanding of the governing body’s obligations in relation to the Child Safe Standards. These self-paced online learning modules are designed for school governing bodies, including school boards and councils so they can ensure that school policies, procedures and practices are compliant with Ministerial Order 1359 and child safety is prioritised across all dimensions of the school culture. 

This training supports school governing bodies to meet their annual regulatory requirements and to effectively ensure the safety and wellbeing of children in educational settings. The 12 modules offer self-paced, interactive content, including scenario-based examples and quizzes, to deepen participants' knowledge of creating and maintaining child-safe schools. Each module is crafted to ensure participants can engage at their own pace, with progress saved as they advance, making it convenient to complete in a single session or at different times.

These self-paced online learning modules will deepen knowledge and understanding of the Child Safe Standards, in Victoria, for school leaders and staff. This professional learning will help schools ensure that their policies, procedures and practices are compliant with Ministerial Order 1359, and child safety is prioritised and reflected across all dimensions of the school culture.

These modules support schools to create, strengthen and maintain a child-safe environment; emphasising prevention of child harm and ensuring children's safety and wellbeing in a school setting. Each module is crafted to ensure participants can engage at their own pace, with progress saved as they advance, making it convenient to complete in a single session or at different times.

Power to Kids Workforce Training focuses on prevention strategy 1; to upskill out of home and residential carer workers with the confidence to have 'brave conversations' about sexual safety. This training builds carers capabilities to prevent, identify and intervene early when they see indicators of abuse. This page is for staff in the Tasmanian organisations funded by DECYP to sign up for Power to Kids. If you wish to engage in Power to Kids for your organisation please contact us.

This practical two-day course is designed for school leaders, teachers, and education support staff who work directly with students experiencing dysregulation in school environments. Grounded in the Attune & Apply student dysregulation support framework, this course equips participants with the knowledge and skills to safely support students in distress and guide them toward emotional regulation and prosocial behaviour. 

Developed and refined through implementation in MacKillop’s specialist settings and ReLATE schools across Australia, the framework offers practical, relationship-based approaches for responding to dysregulated behaviour in real time while building students’ long-term coping capacity. 

Throughout the course, participants will explore how to: 

-Implement Proactive Strategies to Support Student Safety and Engagement 

-Understand and Respond to Maladaptive Behaviour 

-Co-Regulate Effectively During Moments of Student Distress 

-Position Educators and Teams for Success 

Next Face-to-Face Sessions:

12th & 13th October, 

South Melbourne

The Power to Kids eLearning suite is an essential professional learning series designed to equip professionals working with children and young people with the knowledge and confidence to normalise and engage children in preventative conversations around sexual safety.
 

These eLearns are designed for professionals working with or caring for children and young people including educators, health and social service professionals, youth workers, child and family services workers, community workers, sports coaches, mental health professionals, residential care workers, and others who play a role in supporting young people's safety and wellbeing.

The eLearning series is online, self-paced, and accessible Australia-wide. Participants will gain access to engaging content that supports prevention education and early intervention.

Please note these eLearns are specifically aimed at adults who work with or care for children and are not developed to be a suitable learning tool for children. Viewer discretion is advised relating to strong content themes and references. 

Any professionals who wish to trial the suite can sign up for complimentary access to the introductory module.

Content Trigger Warning:

Please note these eLearns contain explicit references to child sexual abuse and related sensitive content. Please ensure you take steps to enact self-care throughout completion of these modules.

This series of webinars and workshops brings together leading organisations and practitioners to support educators and professionals working with children and young people. All webinars thanks to contributions from the contributing organisations and The MacKillop Institute. Each participant will receieve a certificate of attendance for their records.

The sessions address key contemporary challenges, including online safety, anti-racist pedagogy, child exploitation prevention, managing conflict, and responding constructively to parent pushback. Delivered through a mix of one-hour and one and half hour webinars, these sessions provide evidence-informed knowledge, practical strategies, and opportunities for reflection and skill development.

Sessions are delivered in partnership with organisations such as Click Against Hate, Kids Helpline, and ZOE International, and are designed to be accessible, relevant, and immediately applicable in school and community settings.

This practical, trauma-informed workshop helps leaders build self-awareness, emotional regulation and empathy to navigate complexity, strengthen psychological safety, and support high-performing teams.

Participants will gain practical tools to lead with confidence, manage difficult conversations, build trust, and create environments where people feel safe, valued and supported.