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Safeguarding Children and Preventing Child Sexual Abuse in Child Serving Organisations
The Early Childhood Outcomes and Regulation (ECOR) and Independent Schools Tasmania (IST) are proud to present a comprehensive four-part professional learning series on child sexual abuse prevention in youth-serving organisations. Led by world-renowned expert Professor Benoit Leclerc, this series provides evidence-based insights and practical strategies to strengthen safeguarding practices in early childhood education and care settings, schools, outside-school-hours care, and all organisations working with children and young people.
Session 3: Creating Environments That Actively Prevent Abuse
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Thursday 24th September 2026.
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10:00am – 12:00pm.
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Online.
- Strengthen leadership commitment to child safety
- Embed clear documentation, codes of conduct, and safeguarding expectations
- Identify environmental and procedural risks that create opportunities for offending
- Conduct effective risk assessments and develop practical mitigation strategies
About Professor Benoit Leclerc
Professor Benoit Leclerc is a distinguished expert in sexual offending, child sexual abuse and safeguarding, with an international reputation and more than 20 years of research expertise.
- He is associated with Griffith University and the Griffith Criminology Institute, leading major research initiatives into how sexual offending occurs and how it can be prevented.
- His work specialises in crime-script analysis and situational crime prevention—mapping how offenders plan, exploit opportunities, and engage with victims, and designing preventative strategies based on these patterns.
- He has published widely on offender modus operandi, the role of setting and opportunity in abuse incidents, and how safeguarding cultures and guardianship can disrupt abuse.
- His research partnerships include national agencies such as the AIC and ACCCE, contributing to major studies into child sexual exploitation in online and institutional contexts.
Professor Leclerc brings a rigorous evidence base, global perspective and practical focus—making him exceptionally well-qualified to support leaders and educators to strengthen safeguarding practice.
Relevant Professional Standards
AITSL STANDARDS
2.1, 2.2, 2.5,
3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.6,
4.1, 4.2, 4.4,
5.1, 5.4,
6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4,
7.1, 7.2, 7.4
NQS ELEMENTS
1.1.1, 1.2.2, 1.3.2,
2.1.1, 2.2.1,
4.2.1, 4.2.2,
6.2.2,
7.1.2, 7.2.2
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Who Should Attend
All staff working within schools, early childhood education and care services and youth-serving organisations. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Governance and Leadership roles:
- Board Members
- Business Managers
- Early Childhood Education and Care Approved Providers
- Early Childhood Education and Care Directors
- Human Resources and Recruitment Managers and Staff
- Leadership Teams
- Principals
- On-Floor Roles:
- Early Childhood Educators
- TA's
- Teachers
- Specialists:
- Inclusion Support Specialists
- Occupational Theraptists
- Speech Pathologists
- Transport staff directly involved with children (e.g. bus drivers)