Every child should feel safe, cared for and advocated for at all times.

ISB is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment in which our students can grow and develop to their full potential and are protected from harm. This is work we do as a whole school community.

The ISB Student Safeguarding Board Policy (Thai , Japanese , Korean ) governs the measures taken by ISB to create a safe and nurturing environment for all of the children we come into contact with in our work, as well as the procedures we use to ensure that we fulfil our professional and ethical obligation to identify children who are in need of help and protection and to take appropriate action to ensure their wellbeing.

ISB follows rigorous recruitment and vetting practices to ensure that all ISB employees and associates are suitable to work with our children. All teachers at ISB are also required to undergo a thorough criminal background check. We use internationally recognized providers to conduct these checks.

All ISB employees and associates are required to follow our ISB Code of Conduct. Annual training on Student Safeguarding is conducted for employees and associates, parents, and students.

ISB is also accredited by Keeping Children Safe in the United Kingdom, a leading child safeguarding agency and policy-maker.

Keeping Children Safe

Safeguarding Leads

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William Randall

Director of Student Services

Debi Caskey

Deputy Head of School for Learning

Dr. Dhave Setabutr

Director of ISB Health Center

Mark Hevland

Director of Risk Management

Ryan Ruhl

MS/HS Psycologist

Nicole Tessmer

ES School Pyschologist & Counselor

High School Counselor safeguarding leads

HS Counselor

HS Counselor

HS Counselor

MS Counselor

MS Counselor

ES Counselor

ES Counselor

ISB is committed to these actions:

All teachers are required to undergo a criminal background check at hiring and every 5 years.
All employees and associates are required to follow our ISB Code of Conduct.
All employees and associates are required to attend annual safeguarding training
All students are provided instruction in keeping themselves safe
All Middle School and High School students are provided Safeguarding training for working with younger students
We follow a strict recruiting process for all ISB employees with a focus on student safeguarding.
All recruiters are given Safer Recruitment Training by an outside Agency
The Designated Safeguarding Lead meets biannually with a Board of Trustees liaison to review ISB’s Safeguarding practices
ISB maintains certification with Keeping Children Safe
Our Safeguarding Committee meets monthly to ensure we maintain the highest level of Safeguarding measures on campus
Key members of the Leadership Team are given advanced safeguarding training by outside professionals
ISB consults with external professionals on key issues

I have a concern, what should I do?

I'm worried about a child, what should I do?

If you have a concern about a child, report your concern to a divisional administrator or a member of the Safeguarding Team immediately. Don’t assume someone else will raise a concern. You are not responsible for investigating the concern and will not face any consequences if the concern is unfounded.

To provide additional clarity around what types of concerns might be reported please read below.

“Child safeguarding” refers to keeping children safe from all harm. Harm can be in any of these areas:

Physical harm: harm to a child’s health or welfare causing injuries such as cuts, bruises, sprains, burns, fractures; may be caused purposely or by inappropriate or excessively harsh discipline
Sexual harm: using a child for sexual arousal, may include touching and non-touching offenses and does not require skin to skin contact
Emotional harm: harm to a child causing mental or emotional injury
Neglect: harm to a child caused by lack of necessary care; can be caused by lack of food, clothing, shelter, or medical treatment, or by placing the child in an environment dangerous to their physical, mental, or emotional health

I’m worried about my child. How do I talk to them about my concerns?

If you are concerned about your child’s safety, it may be difficult to talk with them about your concerns. Use these pointers to get started:

Ask short, open-ended questions
Use appropriate anatomical language
Respect your child’s right to privacy
Support, believe, and reassure your child, avoid showing shock or other emotions
Avoid making assumptions or promises
Partner with your child’s counselor, who is a trained professional in this area. They can offer advice on how to proceed further.

What will happen if I raise a safeguarding concern?

ISB has a procedure in place that is activated when a credible child safeguarding concern is raised. Although each case is slightly unique the general steps taken include:

Meet with the child, and possible siblings.
Meeting of the Divisional Safeguarding Team to determine next steps and/or identify resources.

If reasonable cause for concern or any risk of injury the process continues:

Informing the Designated Safeguarding Lead
Meeting with the parents
Partner with Thailand’s child protective services or police as needed to keep the child safe and ensure no further harm
Development of Safety Plan
Provision of social-emotional support to the child and the family (through counseling and/or external referrals)

the protocols around safeguarding at ISB