AISC 2024

The world of safeguarding and child protection is ever-evolving. As school leaders, we must demand constant agility and humility in our thinking and our actions. Join Jaap Marsman, the Adviser for Safeguarding and Child Protection at the English Schools Foundation (ESF) for an interactive workshop exploring a range of tools and approaches used within ESF to support schools in their core responsibility to keep children safe.

We will discuss a range of tools and models used within ESF over the past few years to help keep students safe. One of the models discussed is an adapted version of the model on Contextual Safeguarding (Firmin, 2020), an approach to help explore a student's life from a range of perspectives.

As highlighted in a recent study by Mensing et al. (2024) the most important aspect to increase teacher efficacy in this area is knowledge. When we know what to look for and how to engage, all staff feel empowered to keep students safe. Join Jaap in this interactive session which blends the latest academic research with practical application to empower you and your school in keeping your students safe.

Disclaimer: this session will openly discuss all aspects of child abuse.

Expected Outcomes:
Participants will leave the session with an expanded understanding of the current academic developments in the field of safeguarding, particularly within the international school context. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their own skillset, engage with peers, and explore a number of tools used within ESF which can be adapted to their own context.