Ongoing professional development.
For over six years now, our teachers have been required to complete specific training related to child safety covering all the topics mentioned above and more. In the past, there wasn't anything as thorough available in Australia, so we partnered with a program in the US called YPAD (Youth Protection Advocates in Dance).
Currently, there is available training in Australia facilitated by Keep Kids Safe in Dance and our team is busy completing it to continue to be a child safe organisation under Australian standards.
We'll keep supporting the push for industry regulation because we believe it is necessary, and we'll also keep educating on the importance of child safety in dance.
Parents and caregivers, if you take one small thing from this email, let it be this - you should feel empowered to ask questions to ensure without doubt that your children are safe in their chosen activities.
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