Child Protection Manual for Schools (separate reference tool)

Target readers: School board members, school directors, school child protection specialists and all other school partners involved in a community-based child protection network. How to use this Child Protection Manual?

This Child Protection Manual serves as a reference tool for all school actors and partners concerned with child protection. It can be consulted by professionals in charge of child protection response e.g. school psychologists, school social workers, medical staff or others as well as school management staff e.g. school directors and school board members who have the mandate to ensure that their school is a safe and child-friendly place where children can grow and blossom in a protected environment.

All Sections and Chapters are complementary. A short summary of the core messages and a checkpoint to make sure you remember the key learning points of the chapter can be found at the end of each chapter. All Annexes mentioned are an integral part of the Manual and can be found in Section C. References are listed in Section D and a glossary with definitions of terms and concepts for specialized psychosocial and protection terminology in Section E.