Child Safe Standards: Awareness Raising Webinars
The Children & Young People Commissioner's Office (CYPC) is offering free Introductory Awareness Raising webinars that will address:
- The Child Safe Standards (Standards) and why they have been introduced
- How the ACT Human Rights Commission (ACTHRC) is supporting implementation of the Standards
- What organisations need to know about the Standards
- How leaders can support their organisations to embed the Standards
- How the ACTHRC can support you to become a child safe organisation
These sessions are designed for business owners, teachers, staff and volunteers, middle managers, executive leaders, and board members. We strongly encourage all studio owners to attend a session.
- Thursday 25 September
- Thursday 23 October
- Thursday 27 November
All sessions are online and run from 1pm–2pm.
ACT Child Safe Standards Scheme
ACT Public Advocate and Children and Young People Commissioner, Ms Jodie Griffiths-Cook spoke at our annual Networking Morning Tea about amendments to the Human Rights Commission Act 2005 that make it mandatory for all organisations providing services for children and young people to commence taking actions that will improve their child safety processes and practices, under the ACT Child Safe Standards Scheme. If you missed Jodie's presentation you can view it HERE.
Safe Dance® Practice - Online Professional Development Course
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Stay ahead of Safe Dance® practices in the ever-evolving dance landscape! Enrol today for the Safe Dance® Practice - Online Professional Development Course.
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This course draws from the Safe Dance® practice recommendations, developed from over 30 years of rigorous research by the Ausdance network into dancer injury prevention, wellbeing, and health.
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Topics include:
~ What is Safe Dance?
~ Anatomy basics and injury prevention
~ Safe physical environments
~ Supervision and monitoring of children
~ Working with seniors and elders
~ Legal obligations​​
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Become an advocate for safe dance practices and teaching methodologies and help ensure dancers enjoy sustainable and thriving careers!
August E-Newsletter
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Our July E-News is out now! In this issue:​
- Upcoming Workshop Opportunities with Bangarra Dance Theatre and Australian Dance Theatre
- Ausdance ACT's Dance Artists in Schools Program Term 3 bookings open
- Safe Dance® - Online Professional Development Course
- ACT Child Safe Standards Survey Extension
- Ausdance National Update
- Congratulations to Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM!
- Member discounts and benefits
- Latest program updates, sector and community opportunities, upcoming events and more!