Child Protection through Education

Since 2011, Susie March has supported international school communities in developing and delivering Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE/RSE) programmes. Her experience includes long‑standing partnerships with schools and colleges across Asia, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Her objectives include:

Supporting school leadership teams in designing and implementing CSE programmes that reflect their specific context and needs.
Strengthening Student Voice, deepening parental engagement, and connecting CSE principles with child protection and lifelong learning.
Training and mentoring staff to become confident, skilled, and motivated CSE facilitators.
Providing sustained, multi‑year guidance throughout programme rollout, including support with content selection, policy and procedure development, and ongoing online or in‑person training.
Enhancing programme delivery by working directly with students, parents, and faculty.

She collaborates closely with leading organisations in the field, including the Council of International Schools (CIS), the Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE), and the UK’s Sex Education Forum.

Her approach is always adapted to local laws, cultural norms, and community expectations, drawing on best practice from both public and private sector institutions.

A whole-school approach to CSE, working in partnership with parents
Age-appropriate, inclusive learning that values diversity and challenges discrimination
Healthy, respectful relationships: understanding consent, rights, boundaries and where to get help
Making informed choices and understanding consequences, including moral dilemmas and peer pressure
Staying safe and well: puberty and emotional changes, healthy lifestyles, and delaying sexual activity
Sexual health and prevention: protecting against STIs/STDs and unplanned pregnancy
Online safety: becoming autonomous, safe users of media in a digital world
Clear signposting to local support services for students, including those who are LGBTQIA, and supporting staff wellbeing
Interactive, workshop-based teaching methods

Guiding Principles

CSE is most effective when grounded in Child Protection and Safeguarding supported by the whole school community. Our goal is to equip young people with the skills and knowledge to make informed choices manage their health responsibly and approach relationships with confidence and respect preparing them for diverse contexts and real-world challenges beyond school.

Student Voice is a cornerstone to CSE implementation - a reference point for planning and prioritisation. Using a consistent approach that converts discussions about sensitive and difficult topics into meaningful and actionable outcomes, since 2018, Susie has conducted Student Voice workshops across the world with 40 schools and thousands of students. This data-driven approach helps creates cohesion between students, parents, faculty and boards.

Every school is different. The Implementation Roadmap (below) is a flexible guide, not a checklist for the journey. You can start at any point depending on your current progress and priorities.

Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) Implementation Roadmap

Because every school and team operates differently, we’ve learned that the best results come from co‑designing a structured implementation over an agreed period. Here’s what that usually looks like.

Strategic Planning and Student Voice