School Governance

Kieran Seed

Kieran is a Legal Research Coordinator at CompliSpace. In his position, Kieran assists with drafting and review of governance, risk and compliance content programs and client-requested policies, while also writing regular articles for School Governance. Kieran’s key focus areas are student duty of care and school registration. Kieran studied at the University of Sydney, completing a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of International and Global Studies majoring in Government and International Relations.

The Cost of Being Compliant is Minimal Compared to the Costs of Being Caught Out!

For many organisations, especially those in highly regulated industries such as financial services, education and health...

Governance Risk & Compliance

Student Wellbeing

Child Protection

First Progress Report Released on Northern Territory Royal Commission Reforms

On 17 November 2017, the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory (NT Ro...

Governance Risk & Compliance

Student Wellbeing

Child Protection

Why Schools Cannot Wipe the Slate Clean on Child Protection

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Royal Commission) highlighted that historically...

Workplace Safety

Governance Risk & Compliance

The Dangers of School Sausage Sizzles: Peeling the Risk Onion

Bunnings recently introduced a new work health and safety recommendation that sausage sizzle stall holders place onions ...

Governance Risk & Compliance

The Challenges of Gifted and Talented Education for Schools

According to Françoys Gagné’s Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent (Differentiated Model), young gifted childre...

Governance Risk & Compliance

The Education Funding Shortfall: Are Schools Financially Dependent on the Hip Pockets of Teachers and Parents?

According to Federal Government figures, total Commonwealth recurrent investment in Australian schools for the next 10 y...

School Registration

Child Protection

Child Safety Curriculums (Part Two): Schools Face Curriculum Compliance Issues Relating to Child Abuse Prevention and Respectful Relationships

This is the second part of a two-part series exploring school curriculums and associated compliance with child safety re...

Governance Risk & Compliance

Student Wellbeing

Isolation Rooms, Dark Cupboards and Cages: Calling Time-Out on Disability Discrimination in Schools

Victorian Disability Discrimination Payouts The Age recently reported that, over the past few years, the Department of E...

School Registration

Child Protection

Child Safety Curriculums (Part One): Schools Face Curriculum Compliance Issues Relating to Child Abuse Prevention and Respectful Relationships

This is the first part of a two-part series exploring school curriculums and associated compliance with child safety req...

Governance Risk & Compliance

Student Wellbeing

Police Officers in Schools: New NT Program Targets At-Risk Children

The Northern Territory (NT) government has announced a reintroduction of school-based policing. The new “proactive” mode...

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