Student-to-Student Abuse and Harmful Sexual Behaviour

PROTECT guidance

PROTECT provides child safety information for teachers, educators and staff in schools.

It's designed to help schools:

• meet their child safety obligations
• identify and respond to child abuse, including grooming
• provide children and families with the right support at the right time.

Detailed guidance is available on:

• Identify and respond to abuse – determine the source of abuse
• 4 Critical Actions to identify and respond to child abuse by an adult engaged by the school
• 4 Critical Actions to identify and respond to student-to-student abuse
• 4 Critical Actions to identify and respond to child abuse in the family
• 4 Critical Actions to identify and respond to child abuse in the community
• Responding to an emergency
• Adapting to changing circumstances
• Documenting actions
• Legal obligations and child safety frameworks.