Join us as we celebrate the launch of the AISA Child Protection and Safeguarding Handbook, a comprehensive new resource designed to support international schools in strengthening their safeguarding practice and creating safer environments for children and young people.
The online launch will bring together safeguarding leaders for a series of panels and practical sessions exploring key issues in child protection and safeguarding. The Summit will explore the significant developments in safeguarding over the past decade and introduce participants to the Handbook's expanded guidance on prevention, leadership, governance, and responding to harm. Through keynote discussions, interactive workshops, and practical case-based sessions, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how the Handbook can be used as a practical resource to strengthen safeguarding practice and build a culture in which every member of the school community plays a role in keeping children safe.
Participants are welcome to join us for the full summit or select individual sessions that are most relevant to your work and context. Zoom access details and the full program will be shared closer to the event.
This will be a free virtual event taking place on 24 September 2026 from 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM GMT.
Come and celebrate this important milestone with us!
| TIME (GMT) | SESSION NAME | FACILITATOR |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Welcome Message & Panel Discussion | Elizabeth Imende Jane Larsson Dan Furness |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Comfort Break | |
| 09:15 - 10:30 | Breakout Sessions: Part 1 | |
| Introducing the NEW AISA Child Protection and Safeguarding Handbook | Chanel Worsteling | |
| Creating an Ethos of Prevention: Staff Code of Conduct and Adult Conduct Concerns | Debbie Downes & Leila Holmyard | |
| Leading & Responding to Safeguarding Concerns – Teams, Leadership and Governance | Dan Furness & Kristi Williams | |
| Suicide & Self-Harm | Lina Paumgarten | |
| Restorative Practice & Behaviour Management as Safeguarding | Alistair Goold | |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Comfort Break | |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Breakout Sessions: Part 2 | |
| Understanding Harm in the International School Context | Debbie Downes & Dan Furness | |
| Trips, Activities & Community Engagement | Becky Riddle | |
| Identity-Based Harm | Leila Holmyard & Emily Meadows | |
| Trauma-Informed Care After Harm: From Disclosure to Recovery and Re-Entry | Doug Walker & Chanel Worsteling | |
| Online Harm | Ken Corish | |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Comfort Break | |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Closing Remarks and Action Steps | Chanel Worsteling |