Child safety
How we keep students safe online.
Here's exactly how we keep students safe online — the checks we run, how sessions work, and how to raise a concern.
Our commitments
What we do, every class.
- Every coach holds a verified Working With Children Check, checked before their first class.
- Sessions use waiting rooms and named admission, are recorded with parental consent, and are parent-aware.
- No private messaging between coaches and students — all contact runs through parents or monitored channels.
- We follow the NSW Child Safe Standards, with named Child Safety Officers and a clear way to raise concerns.
Raising a concern
A clear way to raise concerns.
If anything ever worries you, we want to hear about it quickly. You can reach our Child Safety Officers directly.
- Child Safety Officers
- Oliver Bardsley & Jade Di Girolamo
- Raise a concern
- childsafety@debatebetter.au
- In an emergency
- If a child is in immediate danger, call 000. For confidential advice, the Kids Helpline is 1800 55 1800.
Our standards
Held to a recognised standard.
We follow the NSW Child Safe Standards. That means safety is part of how we hire, how we run sessions, and how we listen.
Before the first class
Every coach's Working With Children Check is verified before they ever meet a student.
During every session
Waiting rooms, named admission, recording with parental consent, and a parent-aware setting.
All contact, monitored
No private messaging between coaches and students — everything runs through parents or monitored channels.
We review these policies as the program grows, and publish any updates on this page.
Our policies
Read our child-safety policies.
Our full child-safe documents are published here for parents, carers and our community. Open or download any of them.
- Statement of Commitment to Child SafetyPDFOur public commitment to the safety and wellbeing of every child in our care.
- Child Safe PolicyPDFThe child-safe practices we follow, and what we require of everyone who works with students.
- Child Safe Code of ConductPDFThe behaviours we expect of every coach and founder around children.
- Child Safe Reporting PolicyPDFHow to report a concern, and how complaints and allegations are handled.
- Recruitment, Induction & TrainingPDFHow we screen, verify and train everyone before they work with students.
- Risk Management PlanPDFThe specific risks in our online and in-person activities, and how we reduce each one.
Any questions
Want to talk it through first?
If you'd like to ask about safety before enrolling, we're happy to answer — every enquiry is read by a founder.