Child Safety Week in the Diocese of Sale Catholic Education (DOSCEL) is celebrated next week, Monday  5 - Friday 12 September. The Child Safety Week theme this year is  ‘Every child, in every community, needs a fair go’. 

Poster Competition

As mentioned in the previous school newsletter, all students at St Catherine’s  had the opportunity to participate in a ‘Poster Design Competition’. 

This competition put a spotlight on Child Safety within our school through student voice and participation. Students engaged in classroom discussions to deepen their awareness and understanding of child safety and were invited to create a design related to the theme.

A student panel selected the top five designs and these  designs were then entered into DOSCEL’s Poster Competition. 

Poster Competition: Diocesan Winners

Congratulations to the following students for their winning designs as decided by the Diocese of Sale Catholic Education. 

Ava Stella - 6LA7 

Daniel Joshy - 2M8

Brenlie Oliver - 6LA8 honourable mention

The winning designs of Ava and Daniel will be professionally printed and distributed to schools and parishes in the Diocese of Sale to further promote Child Safety. The winning designs can now be viewed on the DOSCEL website.

Child-Friendly Version - Child Safety Policy 

Earlier this term our first Student Action Team worked with Miss Ornsby to create a child-friendly version of our Child Safety Policy. This policy written by our students is now a great resource and reference for our students and other members of the community.Given that we are celebrating Child Safety Week we thought it an opportune time to share this document with the school community.A big thank you to our Student Action Team members for their contribution and enthusiasm! 

Jess Ornsby 

Child Safety & Student Voice Leader