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Child protection is a critical concern for international schools, given the diverse backgrounds and unique challenges faced by their student populations. This blog post aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles and practices of child protection in international educational settings.

Recent concerns about widespread sexual violence and harassment among children highlight the urgent need for schools to adopt a zero-tolerance policy and a supportive approach. Two-thirds of girls and young women have experienced sexual harassment in school, underscoring the importance of addressing and preventing such behaviour to ensure a safe environment for all students.

In today’s digital age, ensuring that your school is a safe place for students and staff has never been more important. With the widespread use of technology, your school must implement robust filtering and monitoring systems to help protect your community from potentially harmful and inappropriate online content.

Jennie Devine, head of primary and designated safeguarding lead at her international school in Spain, explains how she ensures all her staff know how to keep their students safe with our safeguarding and duty of care training package.

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families and carers has a role to play. Here we explore the different roles and responsibilities in international schools and the importance of understanding the child welfare legislation in your own nation or territory.

Safeguarding issues are rarely standalone events and, with countless opportunities for perpetrators to come into contact with children and young people, it's crucial that all staff are keep up to date.

We’re supporting international schools to achieve their number one priority: to keep all their students safe, with unlimited, whole-school access to all the safeguarding training they need.

We’re supporting schools to achieve their number one priority: to keep all their students safe, with unlimited, whole-school access to all the safeguarding training they need.

Not all training providers are the same. Your school will get more than just training when you subscribe to our online safeguarding training package, Tes Safeguarding. Here are three of the key benefits.

Guidance across the four nations of the UK states that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families and carers has a role to play. Here we explore the different roles and responsibilities in schools.

Keeping all your students safe is one of your school’s top priorities, and legal responsibilities. Find out how our safeguarding tools can make it easier.

Our first safeguarding awareness week will examine what it means to feel safe, and explore what schools can do to protect all their students.

Your school has a duty to create an inclusive environment for all your students, and our online SEND training courses can help you to achieve it.