Child Protection and Safeguarding
About This Course
This course covers the basics of child protection and safeguarding, essential knowledge for teachers in a school setting, key points from the Lyceum Child Protection Policy, and the procedure for reporting incidents.
Learning Objectives
●Basic Child Rights – Every child has the right to safety, education, health, participation, and protection from harm and exploitation.
●Lyceum Protection Policy - School adopts specific rules and procedures to ensure children’s well-being and create a safe environment.
●Safeguarding Strategies – Preventive measures such as awareness programs, safe recruitment, monitoring, and fostering a supportive school culture.
●Types of Harm & Modern Threats – Abuse (physical, emotional, sexual), neglect, bullying, online dangers, exploitation, and other emerging risks.
●Role of Teachers & Reporting Structure – Teachers support students by observing, listening, providing guidance, and following the official reporting chain to child protection officers or relevant authorities when concerns arise.
Material Includes
- ~UNCRC - where it is coming from - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uew8OYvr-UE
- ~Sri Lanka’s alarming rates of Child Abuse - https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=uJP0L2YFfUs&t=56s
- ~The story of Chamuda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF1-e5bZidk
- ~What are child rights? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCYLdtug8sk
- ~Are you okay?
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJsGGsPNakw
- ~UNCRC
- https://www.unicef.org.uk/what-we-do/un-convention-child-rights/
- ~NCPA - https://childprotection.gov.lk/en/
Curriculum
6 Lessons
Keeping Children Safe
Preventative & Responsive Strategies
Why do children need to be protected?
The Six Rs’
Final Quiz
Complete Resource Kit
We warmly invite you to go through the complete set of items provided. Each element has been carefully curated to ensure you have everything you need for the best possible practice.Take a moment to explore what’s inside.
Your Instructors
Kusumanjalee Thilakarathna
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Sajith Karunanayake
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Sara Fernando
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- ~UNCRC - where it is coming from - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uew8OYvr-UE
- ~Sri Lanka’s alarming rates of Child Abuse - https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=uJP0L2YFfUs&t=56s
- ~The story of Chamuda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF1-e5bZidk
- ~What are child rights? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCYLdtug8sk
- ~Are you okay?
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJsGGsPNakw
- ~UNCRC
- https://www.unicef.org.uk/what-we-do/un-convention-child-rights/
- ~NCPA - https://childprotection.gov.lk/en/
