General - Child Protection Procedures for Schools 2025

 
As an applicant, you are not required to arrange for the Statutory Declaration/Form of Undertaking to be signed in advance of employment. It is the responsibility of the employing school authority to ensure that the Statutory Declaration and associated Form of Undertaking are correctly completed and witnessed once a position has been offered.
Each school will advise successful candidates of their specific process and will confirm who should witness or sign the form at that point.

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It is a requirement to hold a valid Statutory Declaration and to complete the Form of Undertaking for this position.

        10.3.3 Statutory Declarations and Undertakings

  • School authorities must also ensure compliance with the department’s requirements in
    relation to the provision of a child protection related statutory declaration and associated
    form of undertaking by all persons being appointed to teaching and non­teaching positions.
    The form of undertaking must be completed as close as possible to, and in any case before,
    the commencement of employment in the school. This includes emergency and substitute
    positions. The school authority must obtain and view the original statutory declaration and
    associated form of undertaking and retain a copy of it for its own records.
  • The requirement to hold a valid statutory declaration and to complete the form of
    undertaking should be made clear in the advertising of any position. Further information
    relating to the statutory declaration and undertaking requirements can be found on the
    department’s website.