Child Protection Deep Dive Workshop

In-depth training for those who have already completed a CIS Child Protection Foundation Workshop

Date: 16–18 February 2021
Time: 10:00–15:00 Central European Time (CET) / 16:00–21:00 Indochina Time (ICT)
Location: Virtual

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Dive deeper into your learning experience around some of the most vital aspects of child safeguarding and leave with the tools needed to move beyond compliance. You’ll draw on the latest research and resources to develop innovative and effective practices in the areas covered.

What can you expect?

Understand the contextual dynamics of peer-on-peer abuse
Learn how to write and implement school policies to address peer-on-peer abuse, online safety and curriculum development
Explore ways to engage your local partners and agencies
Understand abuse and how to engage parents in culturally diverse communities
Learn how to develop an action plan for your school
Seek advice and guidance from experts, and collaborate with international school leaders, counsellors, and child protection staff to share, develop and learn from each other
Speakers who are members of the International Taskforce on Child Protection (ITFCP)
A virtual workshop designed by the same global team of experts and collaborators as our in-person workshops
Training that is tailored to the specific needs of international school communities
Well-established workshop content plus newly developed and timely material in an accessible online format
A resource pack with on-demand webinars and written guidance

What’s new?

Specific issues arising from the Coronavirus pandemic and remote and blended learning environments, and a greater focus on online safety.
How to safeguard children whose voices may have traditionally been marginalised, whether because of their race, health status, learning ability, sexual orientation or other identity markers.
New guidance on how to engage and learn from students in discussions around these topics, in ways that are effective, safe and ethical.

Strand A: Preventing, identifying and responding to peer-on-peer abuse and online harm in your school

Using resources to identify and prevent harm (both offline and online) within your school community
Learning how to respond to an allegation of peer-on-peer abuse

Strand B: Prevention through education: Incorporating child protection into your curriculum and implementing a Comprehensive Sexuality Education programme

Comprehensive Sexuality and Relationships Education: New curriculum from UNESCO and WHO
Developing Self-Protective Skills in Students

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is only open to individuals who have already attended a CIS Child Protection Foundation Workshop.

Heads of schools, principals, social-emotional counsellors, teachers, university guidance counsellors, safeguarding leads and child protection officers, CIS accreditation team evaluators, school board members.

Registration deadline: 9 February 2021
Fee: €500 (excluding VAT)