Matt Sibley Training and Consulting

Child Safe Training and Consultancy

Child Safety is a vital part of any successful child-related organisation in Australia. Abuse and harm to children is an unfortunate and pervasive reality in society. It is therefore vital that organisations operating around children are sufficiently trained and equipped to keep children safe and manage unsafe situations. Matt Sibley Training and Consulting focuses on practical, actionable support and training that makes it easy for you to meet your legal obligations and harness the benefits of a child safe approach.

We work with public sector entities, not-for-profits, and private businesses to enhance child safe practices. We can simplify things for you. Child safety is too often presented as a chore that gets in the way of operations- we will show not only how to be compliant with your legal requirements, but also how child safety can enhance experiences for customers and employees alike. Child safety can be an opportunity to enhance your organisation, protect your staff, and ensure that children in your care are safe.

Explore what we offer

Child safety starts at the top and we offer training specifically for organisational leaders. Staff need their leaders and managers to embrace and demonstrate child safety. Moreover, if an incident were to occur, it would be up to senior staff to manage the situation, make reports, and support staff to do the right thing. Topics include the 10 Child Safe Standards, Working With Children Checks, Child Safe Risk Management, Recruitment, Reporting and Creating a Child Safe Culture.

Training for managers and leaders

Training for frontline staff is vital and we offer training sessions that can be tailored to the specifics of your operations. Staff need to understand how to reduce the likelihood of incidents occurring, and react appropriately if a child safe incident does occur. Topics include Child Safety, The Importance of Policies, Managing Child Safe Risks at Work, Basic Reporting and Child Safe Scenario Exercises.

Staff training and induction

Child Safe Risk Management is crucial for an organisation trying to reduce the likelihood of children being harmed or abused. Risk Management provides an opportunity to really tailor child safe strategies to the specifics of your child-related operations. Understanding risk also unlocks the opportunity to strategically prioritise initiatives for maximium impact.

Child safe risk management

Policies are the guardrails and guides that we use to keep environments and activities child safe. Policies need to be clear, concise, and specific to your organisation. We can help you develop effective policies that help keep children, staff, and your organisation safe.

Policy development and review

While it is ideal to implement measures to prevent a child safety incident, no strategy is fullproof. If you find yourself managing a child safe incident, we can support you through the process. We can also review incidents to identify strategies to improve future prevention measures.

Incident management and review

Additional resources can help educate and shape culture. From staff posters and infosheets to flyers and comms for children and families. By getting the message out, you make it known that your organisation is child safe.

Resource development

Organisations that we work with

State and federal government

Local government services

Early childhood education

Schools and Tertiary Education

Music, dance and study tutors

Childrens’ entertainment and activities

If you provide services to children, whether that be as a for-profit business or volunteer-based organisation, we can support you to create safer environments for children and staff. We can help you at the administrative and policy level, or provide child safe training foryour frontline staff.

Matt Sibley

Based in NSW, Matt has worked extensively with child-related organisations throughout Australia to improve safeguarding. He is passionate about child safety and has a particular focus on real, practical measures to keep children, staff, and the organisation safe. When it comes to child safety, Matt has a proven track record of taking people from daunted and unsure to inspired and confident.