Alexandria, VA, United States of America & London, United Kingdom (July 1, 2025)

• An enhanced global child safeguarding resource for the global school community
• Developed with support from the International Taskforce on Child Protection (ITFCP) and the U.S. State Department Office of Overseas Schools

The new and improved 2025 ICMEC EdPortal is a global safeguarding resource hub designed for the entire school community — educators, students, families, counsellors, board members, safeguarding leaders, and organisations committed to protecting children everywhere.

The EdPortal has been developed and improved with support from the International Taskforce on Child Protection (ITFCP) and the U.S. State Department Office of Overseas Schools. It provides a free global resource of curated tools to help build safer learning environments — at school, at home, and online.

The EdPortal provides smarter search tools, curated resource lists, improved navigation, all International Taskforce on Child Protection (“ITFCP”) content in one place, a moderated Q&A forum and dozens of new, up-to-date tools for child protection across all environments.

Explore the EdPortal here: https://www.icmec.org/edportal/

Debbie Downes, ICMEC Director of Global School Initiatives, commented:

“EdPortal 2.0 is live! We are so thankful for everyone whose input guided this process. The latest version of the EdPortal is just as rich in resources and much easier to navigate. We added dozens of new resources to keep things current. We hope we’ve made it easy for you to find what you need!”

Stephen Kavanagh, ICMEC’s Secretary General, added:

“ICMEC is proud to be part of a global community committed to protecting children and promoting safe, inclusive schools. The new EdPortal helps members of the school community around the world access resources that will help them more effectively safeguard children. The sharing of accessible knowledge is a key way to help educators in this vital area.”