The Importance of Safeguarding in HR

National Principles for Child Safe Organisations – Principle 5 Written by Annette Gillespie, National Lead, Education and Safeguarding Services at Australian Childhood Foundation. Safeguarding within Human Resources (HR) and People and Culture systems is of critical importance, particularly when aligning with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. National Principle 5 focuses on robust recruitment and screening […]

On Us welcomes Phillip Doorgachurn 

We are thrilled to announce that Phil Doorgachurn has joined Australian Childhood Foundation as the new General Manager of Strategic Child Safeguarding Initiatives. Phil brings with him an extensive career spanning 18 years, dedicated to safeguarding children around the globe. His extensive experience and unwavering commitment to child safety make him the perfect leader for […]

Instagram ad targeting draws concerns over child safety

The New York Times has highlighted how inadvertently vulnerable we can make children and young people by putting them in advertisements on social media. A children’s jewellery maker posted ads on Instagram featuring photos of a young girl wearing a sparkly charm to users interested in parenting, children, ballet, and other topics identified by Meta […]

TBWA’s commitment to child safeguarding

Last week, TBWA took another significant step in their commitment to protecting children by participating in the first of three safeguarding children workshops as proud members of the On Us Coalition. The session was nothing short of inspiring, with top leadership, including the CEO, demonstrating their unwavering dedication to societal issues, particularly child safeguarding. Together, […]