Homestay
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Homestay Risk Management Strategy
Purpose of the Strategy
The purpose of this strategy is to provide written processes to ensure that homestay service providers and homestay hosts for (Name of School/College) comply with legislation applying in Queensland about the care and protection of children in homestay arrangements.
In particular, the purpose of this Risk Management Strategy for Child Protection is to: promote the well being of homestay students and to protect them from harm; assist (Name of School/College) to deliver a quality service to the young people in its care; reduce the risk of harm to homestay students through written policies and procedures, including information and training, for homestay providers and hosts involved with (Name of School/College).
Scope
This strategy applies to: homestay service providers, homestay hosts, residents of homestay host homes, homestay students and visitors to homestay hosts’ homes; and covers information about the school’s commitment to child protection, procedures related to recruiting, selecting, training and managing staff, including hosts and homestay service providers; policies and procedures for handling disclosures or suspicions of harm, including reporting guidelines; risk identification and management; and communication and support.
Responsibility
Principal
Point of Contact
Homestay Coordinator
Legislation and Definitions
Legislation
Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 (Qld)
Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Regulation 2001 (Qld)
Education (General Provisions Act) 2006 (Qld)
Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2006 (Qld)
Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act, 2005 (Qld)
Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2001 (Qld)
Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Regulation 2001(Qld)
Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 (Cth)
National Code of
Homestay Risk Management Strategy
Purpose of the Strategy
The purpose of this strategy is to provide written processes to ensure that homestay service providers and homestay hosts for (Name of School/College) comply with legislation applying in Queensland about the care and protection of children in homestay arrangements.
In particular, the purpose of this Risk Management Strategy for Child Protection is to: promote the well being of homestay students and to protect them from harm; assist (Name of School/College) to deliver a quality service to the young people in its care; reduce the risk of harm to homestay students through written policies and procedures, including information and training, for homestay providers and hosts involved with (Name of School/College).
Scope
This strategy applies to: homestay service providers, homestay hosts, residents of homestay host homes, homestay students and visitors to homestay hosts’ homes; and covers information about the school’s commitment to child protection, procedures related to recruiting, selecting, training and managing staff, including hosts and homestay service providers; policies and procedures for handling disclosures or suspicions of harm, including reporting guidelines; risk identification and management; and communication and support.
Responsibility
Principal
Point of Contact
Homestay Coordinator
Legislation and Definitions
Legislation
Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 (Qld)
Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Regulation 2001 (Qld)
Education (General Provisions Act) 2006 (Qld)
Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2006 (Qld)
Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act, 2005 (Qld)
Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2001 (Qld)
Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Regulation 2001(Qld)
Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 (Cth)
National Code of