National policy on safety, security and violence-free schools with its implementing guidelines
This comprehensive policy intends to ensure that school safety and security are at the top of the agenda for government at all levels.
This comprehensive policy intends to ensure that school safety and security are at the top of the agenda for government at all levels.
National laws and education policies play a key role in establishing an enabling environment for the development and implementation of quality sexuality education programs.
School-related gender-based violence remains a pervasive and persistent threat to the rights, ability to learn, safety, physical health and emotional wellbeing of learners across the globe.
Bullying is a ubiquitous form of aggression in schools worldwide. Intervention and prevention programs targeting school bullying perpetration and victimization are effective, yet more research is needed to understand variability in effectiveness.
The National School Health Policy 2018 under noncommunicable diseases commits to support promotion of healthy lifestyles and implementation of interventions to reduce the modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases and mental health and their management within the school community.
Integrating Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in formal and non-formal education is one of the key strategies of the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) to reduce the high prevalence of teenage pregnancy and child marriage in the country.
This guide for the facilitator takes training participants (teachers) through the Journeys Activity Handbook for Teachers and School Staff. Journeys uses an empathetic approach to inspire change towards creating positive and supportive schools that are free from violence in any form.
The overall purpose of the guidelines is to support prevention and management of teenage pregnancy in school settings, making reference to the Draft National School Health Policy and Sexuality Education Framework, and specifically to:
In 2019, Theatre for a Change started implementing a new project in partnership with GIZ, the German government’s international development agency.
This is a summary of the findings from the report of the scoping study done in six locations in Nigeria. The aim of the study was to gather data that will support the development of a national policy on safety and security of schools in Nigeria.