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A free, short introduction for everyone who works or volunteers in a UAE public or private school: teachers, teaching assistants, office staff, bus staff and volunteers. You will learn what every adult in a school must do when they are worried about a child: notice it, listen, don't promise to keep it secret, tell your school's child protection lead straight away and in person, and write it down. You will also learn what to do first when a child is in danger right now, and what to do if your lead can't be reached. It is taken from Safeguarding and Child Protection Level 1 for UAE Schools, and it does not replace your school's own child protection training.
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Child protection in UAE schools: the essentials
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6 questions are selected for each attempt, one group per learning outcome. You need 80% to pass. If you do not pass, the feedback points you back to the section each question came from. You have 3 attempts to pass. A pass is never counted, so you can always take the course again once you have passed. 5 attempts that do not pass within 12 months close the assessment for 12 months.
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Protecting children is everyone's responsibility. You don't need to be sure that something is wrong. You need to notice it and tell the right person.
Every school must give someone the job of leading on child protection. In this course, we call this person your child protection lead. The officials outside the school who receive reports, we call the authorities.
Before you work with students, find out who your child protection lead is, who covers for them, and how to reach them. If nobody tells you, ask.
No single adult ever sees the whole picture of a child's life. A comment at lunchtime, a bruise or a change in mood may mean nothing on its own. Put together with what others have seen, it may be the thing that gets a child help. That is why your small piece matters.
Many children who are being harmed don't tell anyone straight away, and some never tell at all. Waiting for a child to tell you is not safe.
So be curious. Notice when something doesn't make sense, and pass your worry on, even if you aren't sure.
In Abu Dhabi, private and charter schools follow the rules of the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK).
Schools use different names for the role. In Abu Dhabi private and charter schools, it is the Child Protection Coordinator (CPC). The CPC is supported by a Child Protection Team of 3 to 5 people, and always has a named person who covers for them. Under the Ministry of Education's national policy, which covers all schools, its English summary calls the role 'child protection officer'. In any school, the school's child protection policy tells you who the lead is.
Wadeema's Law says reporting is compulsory for educators, doctors, social workers and anyone trusted with a child's protection, care or education. In Abu Dhabi private and charter schools, ADEK's policy goes further: every member of staff and every volunteer must report. If you work in a school, treat this duty as yours.
If you are unsure, always speak to your child protection lead. A worry you pass on that turns out to be nothing does no harm. A worry you keep to yourself might.
Based on: Wadeema's Law (the UAE's child rights law), the Ministry of Education's child protection policy, ADEK's Student Protection Policy, and general good practice (why children don't tell).
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Child protection in UAE schools: the essentials