Child safety policy

Our commitment to child safety  

SVI is committed to child safety.

We want children to be safe, happy and empowered.

We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and students.

We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children.

We have zero tolerance of child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures.

We have legal and moral obligations to contact authorities when we are worried about a child’s safety, which we follow rigorously.

SVI is committed to preventing child abuse and identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks. SVI has robust human resources and recruitment practices to reduce the risk of child abuse by new and existing board members, staff and students.

We have specific policies and procedures in place that support our board members, staff and students to achieve these commitments.