Child Protection through Education © for international schools
We work with...
leadership teams of international schools to implement Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE/RSE) and Personal, Social, Health & Education (PSHE) programs. We work throughout Asia, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
We specialise in...
Student Voice and Needs Assessment
Implementation workshops for leadership
Facilitation skills training
Stakeholder communication
Ongoing support to leadership
We partner with...
leading authorities 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.
Our approaches and materials are tailored to comply with local laws, cultural norms and traditions, drawing on the best practices from both public and private sector institutions.
Our objectives include:
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Empowering and assisting school leadership teams in creating and executing CSE programmes tailored to their unique contexts.
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Fostering Student Voice, enhancing parental involvement, and linking CSE principles with child protection and lifelong learning.
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Training and mentoring staff to become adept, skilled, and enthusiastic CSE facilitators.
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Offering sustained, multi-year support to schools during the deployment of their CSE programmes, including assistance with content selection, policy and procedure formulation, and consistent online or in-person training.
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Aiding the school's execution efforts by directly engaging with their students, parents, and faculty.
for teachers, counselors and CSE/PSHE specialists...
Bespoke training for teachers to develop knowledge, skills and confidence in delivering CSE in the classroom, with particular focus on addressing the relevant requirements set out in the CIS New Standards for Accreditation.
Training in an active learning environment, typically in a workshop style.
for schools administration and faculty teams...
Guidance on the development and implementation of a comprehensive "Sex Education" policy - based on CSE/PSHE principles - using a Whole School Approach, including remote reviews of current curriculum and policy.
Typical topics are experiential learning processes; curriculum content; appropriate use of resources; strategies for managing sensitive and controversial issues; handling 'disclosure' and compliant reporting procedures.
for students and parents...
Well planned, age appropriate workshops and classes, delivered with a careful and considered approach, working with the school to integrate them into their busy timetable - complemented by information evenings, offered to parents and interested teachers.
We believe in...
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Adopting a Whole School Approach to CSE
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Collaboration with parents
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Age-appropriate content at all times
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Emphasis on relationships and staying safe
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Encourage all young people to delay sexual activity and help them to deal with the pressure to become sexually active
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Enabling students to better understand the nature of human relationships
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Enabling students to see the importance of stable loving relationships for the bringing up of children
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Preparing students for the changes that occur to their bodies, minds and emotions as a consequence of growth from childhood to adulthood
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Enabling students to make good, informed choices concerning relationships and healthy lifestyles.
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Sexual health resilience can help young people understand consent, their own rights and what support is available.Providing students with the knowledge to access local support services
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Supporting the well-being of staff and students who are LGBTQIA, and thereby contribute to better academic outcomes
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Variety of interactive and inclusive teaching methods. Mainly workshop based
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Exploring, considering and understanding moral dilemmas
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Developing an understanding of the consequences of choices made
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Providing young people with the knowledge to protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections or diseases (STI/STDs) and unplanned pregnancy
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Autonomous and safe users of media in an online world
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Valuing diversity and anti-discriminatory practice