Respond to an allegation or suspicion of abuse by CLICKING ON THE RESOURCE BELOW OR selecting Reporting & support from the menu ON THE LEFT.

Managing Allegation Protocol – a roadmap for school leaders in a crisis situation (ITFCP) 

Do’s and Don’ts of Receiving a Disclosure – one-pager (ITFCP)

New ITFCP Resources for School Communities

• Expectations for School Communities – Statement of Commitment to Child Protection 
• Expectations for School Communities – Policies, Personnel, Curriculum, Systems 
• Student Voice: Data, Guidance and Resources

New ICMEC Resources

• Child Safeguarding and Protection Training for Schools: ICMEC Training Catalog for International Schools and Schools Organizations (2023-2024 Synchronous and Self-Paced Asynchronous Course Offerings)
• ICMEC Online Courses – Intro to Safeguarding: Child Safeguarding and Protection Training for Schools (self-paced, asynchronous courses)

MAKE A QUICK START ON:

• Spanish language resources / acceder a recursos en Español
• using the Education Portal video tour
• developing child protection policies and procedures
• training staff and volunteers
• educating children, youth, and families (abuse prevention curriculum)
• responding to concern, suspicion, or an allegation of abuse

Take the green route.  On every page, the resource in green is a good place to start!

The International Task Force on Child Protection (ITFCP) is an initiative of the following founding members: Academy of International School Heads, Association for the Advancement of International Education, Council of British International Schools, Council of International Schools, ECIS, the Educational Collaborative for International Schools, International Schools Services, U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Schools.

Practicing Safeguarding in Online Learning Environments

THE EDUCATION PORTAL waS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE OVERSEAS SCHOOLS ADVISORY COUNCIL.

Explore resources like guidelines for policy development, descriptions of effective programs, advice for working with community agencies and organizations, sample forms and protocols, and more.

Find out more about reference checks, background checks and other practical measures for evaluating candidates.

All adults have a role to play in protecting children. Although the primary responsibility to protect children lies with adults, evidence indicates an effective abuse prevention curriculum informs children and youth of their rights, establishes boundaries, increases disclosure and reduces self-blame.