About Working with Children Week 2024

What is Working with Children Week?

This year, NSW will celebrate its fourth Working with Children Week in recognition of over 1.9 million people who contribute to the lives of the state’s children in education, sports, arts and community organisations.

This annual event highlights child safety requirements in NSW, including the Working with Children Check and the Child Safe Standards.

2024 theme: Involved families and communities

Children are safer when organisations are transparent about their practices with parents, carers and families and consult them on children’s development.

More than 1.9 million people hold a NSW Working with Children Check clearance for volunteer or paid work. Organisations must do their part to involve families and communities in their activities by:

• Making child safe policies and procedures accessible to families and community members
• Engaging in open, two-way communication with families and communities about their child safety approaches
• Encouraging families and communities to have a say in the organisation’s policies and practices
• Keeping families and communities informed about the organisation’s team, operations and governance

Be proactive about keeping children and young people safe this Working with Children Week:

• Join our Working with Children Check webinar - more information coming soon.
• Give your WWCC records a health check and reach out if you need help with any part of the process. More information about WWCC Compliance for organisations
• Use our media kit below to raise awareness of and celebrate support for child safe staff in your networks
• Celebrate examples of child safe policy and practice in your organisation with the hashtag #WWCW2024.

Together we can keep children and young people safe.