1. Principals’ Association of Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools 16 June 2014
Simon Davies
Senior Officer
Office for Professional Conduct, Ethics & Investigations

2. “No printed word, nor spoken plea can teach young minds what they should be. Not all the books on all the shelves – but what the teachers are themselves”
Rudyard Kipling
May Our Children Flourish
“The Catholic Church values children as an important part of its life and teaches of the need to respect their dignity. Children’s encounters with adults in the Church can have lasting consequences. It is important for the formation of children that our encounters with them affirm them and create a positive experience of the Church.”
- Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne
If you take something from this presentation today it should be this. “No printed word, nor spoken plea can teach young minds what they should be. Not all the books on all the shelves – but what the teachers are themselves”.

3. Topics
Structure & Role of the Office for Professional Conduct, Ethics & Investigations
Sr Kath Tierney, RSM
Complaint Process & Management
Protection of Children
Royal Commission – Institutional Child Abuse
Risks & Messaging to Teachers 3

4. Office of Professional Conduct, Ethics and Investigations (OPCEI)
Simon Davies – Senior Officer
Management of Serious Misconduct Complaints
Investigations
Advice to Principals
Advice to Executive Director
Working With Children Checks
VIT Registrations
Management of CEOM Response to Royal Commission

5. Office of Professional Conduct, Ethics and Investigations (OPCEI)
Tony O’Byrne – Project Officer
Development & Delivery of Professional Conduct PD
The Protection of Children
Professional Conduct
Equal Opportunity
Bullying and Harassment
VIT Code of Conduct
Social Media

6. Debra Punton – Assistant Director, School Outcomes
Sr Kath Tierney, RSM – Principal Support Officer
Support to Principals through the provision of:
High level professional guidance
Practical advice
Pastoral support
Liaison with OPCEI and referral of matters where required

7. Complaint Process & Management
CALL EARLY
I AM HERE TO HELP YOU

8. Complaint Process & Management
Assessment of matter by OPCEI
Engagement with Industrial Relations
Part 13 process under the CVEMEA – Voicing concerns
Decision by employer to initiate an investigation
Investigation by OPCEI
Recommended findings provided to employer
Industrial relations to assist with implementing outcomes

9. Protection of Children
Enhancing Child Safety – Policy Update Working Group

10. Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Mon 4 – Fri 8 August Private Sessions
Mon 11 – Fri 15 August Private Sessions
Mon 18 – Fri 29 August Public Hearing – Case Study
Mon 18 – Fri 22 August Private Sessions

11. Risks & Messaging to Teachers

12. Who is a mandatory reporter?
YOU!

13. MANDATORY REPORTING
This is a hand written note of Terence Hayes, Principal of a Toowoomba Catholic primary school. It reads, “touching her”, “Uncomfortable. Inside shirt” “Arm around hug” however he never reported it to DHS or Police. 13

14. This guide is available on the CECV Website under Publications.

15. The Victorian Teaching Profession Code of Conduct
The Code of Conduct’s Purpose:
Promote adherence to the values teachers see as underpinning their profession
Provide a set of principles which will guide teachers in their everyday conduct and assist them to solve ethical dilemmas
Affirm the public accountability of the teaching profession
Promote public confidence in the teaching profession
The Code of Conduct has been developed for and by the Victorian teaching profession. It identifies a set of principles , which describe the professional, personal conduct and professional competence expected of a teacher by their colleagues and the community.
It is based on the values of Integrity, Respect and Responsibility. 15

16. SOCIAL NETWORKING
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17. Q & A Simon Davies Senior Officer
Office for Professional Conduct, Ethics & Investigations
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