Growing Futures

Growing Futures: Support and Training Growing Futures was established in 2012 by Helen Haydock to address the need for specialised training solutions for organisations who work with children. Helen has a Masters in Forensic Psychology and 18 years experience working across both community and forensic settings; including prisons, childho...

Queensland’s Child Safe Standards are now in full effect.

As of today, commercial services, clubs and associations, cultural and sporting organisations, religious bodies, and transport services join the list of sectors needing to comply with the Child Safe Standards, marking the last phase of commencement for these important reforms.

The Standards – part of Queensland’s Child Safe Organisations law – aim to create environments that protect children from harm when they interact with businesses and organisations. They’re an important way we will strengthen our culture of safety for all children in Queensland.

There are now more than 40,000 businesses and organisations that work with Queensland children or provide spaces or services specifically for them that will need to show they’re child safe by introducing these Standards. This includes small volunteer and community groups and sole traders, through to large and well-established organisations, like schools and hospitals.

If this applies to your organisation, we’re here to help! While we’re responsible for monitoring implementation, our focus is on working cooperatively with organisations to support their compliance – particularly in the early stages – as part of a graduated model of regulation. Visit our website to find our implementation guides and resources, and start your journey to being child safe today: qfcc.qld.gov.au/childsafe.

What does child safety look like in action—and how confident are you that your organisation is delivering it every day?

In a landscape of increasing accountability and expectation, leadership is the difference between policy on paper and a culture where child safety is prioritised.

These upcoming workshops are designed to help you move beyond compliance and lead with clarity, confidence, and impact where it matters most. They will also provide an opportunity to discuss implementation of The Standards/Principles with peers from other organisations providing services to children.

To maintain the quality of our interactive discussions, each group is strictly capped at 15 participants — secure your registration today to avoid disappointment.

Victorian Child Safe Standards, Friday 22 May, 12-2pm AEST

NSW Child Safe Standards, Friday 5 June, 12-2pm AEST

National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, Friday 19 June, 12-2pm AEST

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Growing Futures: Support and Training Growing Futures was established in 2012 by Helen Haydock to address the need for specialised training solutions for organisations who work with children. Helen has a Masters in Forensic Psychology and 18 years experience working across both community and forensic settings; including prisons, childho...

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Harmful sexual behaviour and peer-instigated sexual abuse are on the rise amongst Australian young people. So what is harmful sexual behaviour and peer-instigated sexual abuse, and what do parents and carers need to know to both protect their children and young people, as well as reduce the risks of their own children and young people from causing harm?

Read our latest blog: https://bravehearts.org.au/harmful-sexual-behaviour-peer-instigated-sexual-abuse-what-parents-need-to-know/

Implementing the Child Safe Standards is more than a compliance exercise. It's an organisation's commitment to building a culture that prioritises the safety of children to protect them from harm.

An organisation with a child safe culture will empower staff and volunteers to be aware of their own responsibilities and to hold themselves and others accountable for carrying them out – and this is what our new scenario discussion guide can help you build.

The guide is for any organisation working to implement the Standards, no matter what stage you’re at in your child safe journey. It includes 12 scenarios for groups to work through together, short explainer videos to build understanding of the standards, and a discussion guide to help organisations reflect on their practices and take action on areas of improvement. You can find it and the rest of our resources developed to support you on our website at https://www.qfcc.qld.gov.au/publication/implementing-child-safe-standards-scenario-discussion-guide

The Child Safe Standards are now in effect for many organisations working with or for children, and all remaining organisations covered by the law will come on board from 1 April. Get started with your implementation journey today.

Resources | Queensland Family and Child Commission Queensland's new child safeguarding law introducing Child Safe Standards commenced from 1 October 2025. Find out when you need to comply.

Really excited to announce the eLearning is now customised for QLD!

Meeting the Queensland Child Safe Standards is now easier with etrainu! 🎉

Developed in partnership with Growing Futures this new addition to our Child Safe Practices in Action eLibrary will help you further engage your team across Queensland to build safer environments for children. 👧👦

Get started on creating a better and safer environment for children with an eLibrary mapped against:

✅ National Principles for Child Safe Organisations
✅ Queensland Child Safe Standards
✅ Victorian Child Safe Standards
✅ New South Wales Child Safe Standards
✅ Tasmanian Child and Youth Safe Standards

Together, we can strengthen child safe practices across Australia through eLearning. 🌏💙