The Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum (KS:CPC) is a child safety and respectful relationships curriculum for children and young people from birth to year 12. It supports children and young people in age and developmentally appropriate ways to:

• understand they have the right to be safe
• recognise abuse and unsafe situations
• apply knowledge, skills and understanding to be safe
• seek support for themselves and others.

The KS:CPC has gained a world leading reputation due to its depth of content, breadth of learning, contemporary nature, and the requirement for teachers to complete professional learning prior to implementing with children and young people.

Responsibilities

The KS:CPC is mandated in all Department for Education preschools and schools for children and young people from age 3 to year 12.

The department has a legal obligation to safeguard children and young people.

The Safeguarding children and young people policy (PDF 667 KB) outlines that:

• all children and young people in department preschools and schools will access the KS:CPC each year
• the KS:CPC is taught by educators who are trained in its use.

The Curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and reporting: early childhood services to year 12 policy (PDF 619 KB) outlines the requirement to implement the KS:CPC in Early childhood services, reception to year 10, and years 11 and 12.

Staff must complete the full day KS:CPC educator course before implementing the KS:CPC with children and young people.

Access to the KS:CPC for other organisations

The KS:CPC is available to other sectors and schools nationally and internationally via a licence agreement. The Department for Education retains the intellectual property of the KS:CPC to ensure the curriculum remains contemporary and responsive to emerging issues and evidence.

For more information about licence agreements and accessing the KS:CPC refer to accessing the KS:CPC or email education.cpc@sa.gov.au.

Training

Full day KS:CPC educator course

Courses are held at the Education Support Hub, Hindmarsh and in regional locations around South Australia. Whole-site training can also be facilitated at your school or preschool.

You can view upcoming courses or enquire about site-based training via the KS:CPC website.

Once you have completed the KS:CPC educator course, you can access the KS:CPC documents and additional resources via the KS:CPC website (login required).

Online update course

The KS:CPC online update course (third edition) is strongly encouraged for all staff that have completed the full day KS:CPC educator course. The online update course is available via the KS:CPC website (login required).

KS:CPC training data (Department for Education staff only)

Department for Education staff can check their training status on the employee information kiosk (EIK) (staff login required) or by contacting education.cpc@sa.gov.au.

Department for Education site leaders can access staff training data on the HR management information system (staff login required). Refer to the KS:CPC training data HRS help sheet (PDF 604KB).

Planning and implementation

Resources are available to support KS:CPC planning and implementation (login required) such as a site implementation rubric, whole site implementation guide and sample planning guides. Resources to support curriculum connections (login required) are also available.

Department for Education preschools and schools can access additional support to strengthen their planning and implementation by contacting the Child Protection Curriculum team.

Communicating with parents and carers

Although parent or carer permission is not required for children to participate in the KS:CPC under the Education and Children's Services Act 2019 (SA), preschools and schools should keep parents and carers informed. You can find a range of KS:CPC parent and carer resources (login required) to support communication with parents and carers about the KS:CPC and how it is implemented at your preschool or school.

Parents and carers can access the Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum information for parents and carers page for information.