Protecting the Child at School: DAIS Safeguarding Procedures

What is safety?

Everyone in our school is responsible for keeping each other safe. But what is safety for us?

We consider our kids are totally fine if they have:
Love: emotional needs are met, good communication and appropriate affection are provided.
Nutrition: regular meals, healthy choices, enough food available.
Cleanliness: washed clothes, washed hair, and clothes that fit.
Shelter: a clean home, warm in winter, where you can go.
No signs of abuse: physical, emotional, or sexual.



A child's welfare is a paramount, and each student has the right to be protected from any harm. We adopted the new Child Protection Policy at our school, and every person who works with children on the school campus and outside of it agreed to follow these procedures. All DAIS teachers and staff received compulsory training of safeguarding through Nord Anglia University last year to ensure we're doing everything possible to keep our students and community safe.

We provide opportunities to families to witness our safeguarding measures. On January 13th we hosted a Parent Information Session for Elementary School families where we discussed how to identify and report types of abuse and other safeguarding issues.
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DAIS students were also introduced to safeguarding this month. While Secondary School students were able to watch a short video during their Advisory class, in-person presentations for Elementary School kids were tailored to the needs of each group. Teachers discussed with them different types of abuse and how to report it.

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In order to better protect the physical and mental health of our students, the school officially appointed Mr. Mark Donagher as the Designated Safeguarding Lead, and Ms. Grace Holstrom (DAIS-E) and Ms. Carrie Sun (DHS-E) as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads. Every teacher, student or parent can come to talk to them in person or send an email if you need to talk about any safety issue. Confidentiality will be respected as far as it's reasonably possible.

Who you may contact?

For small kids, every trusted adult, such as mom or dad, teacher or school principal will be the first people that a child can talk to in case of struggle.

But it's best to report any concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Leads as they have most resources to offer support if you have any concerns about the safety of a child.

To further improve the report process, we created a digital form that you can access scanning the QR code below. It's possible to fill in the form anonimously if you feel uncomfortable about sharing your name.