Child Protection and Safeguarding

 

At Acıbadem Schools, ensuring the safety, rights, and well-being of all children is our top priority. We are committed to protecting children from all forms of abuse, neglect, mistreatment, and harm, always acting in their best interests. To create a safe, respectful, and supportive educational environment, we operate in accordance with children's rights, protection policies, responsibilities, education and awareness initiatives, reporting and intervention processes, and monitoring and oversight mechanisms. Our commitment to child protection is not merely an institutional policy but also a reflection of our ethical and moral responsibility to society.

 

We are committed to treating all children fairly and respectfully, without discrimination. We provide a safe environment where violence, bullying, and abuse are not tolerated by establishing effective procedures to prevent all forms of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and neglect of children. As Acıbadem Schools, we are committed to continuously reviewing and improving our policies and taking all necessary measures to ensure the safety of our students.

 

We work closely with both our staff and parents to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of our child protection policies. As an institution, we believe that everyone must work together to ensure the well-being and safety of our students. Our primary goal is for our students to grow up in a healthy, happy, and safe environment.

 

This statement will be strengthened by the contributions and support of all our staff, parents, and community.

 

Code of Conduct

 

All staff members and other individuals associated with Acıbadem Schools must adhere to the following code of conduct:

• To act in accordance with the vision and mission of Acıbadem Schools.

• To uphold the principle of confidentiality in all practices.

• To ensure that every child is safe at all times.

• To treat all children equally and fairly.

• To be available and accessible to children at all times.

• To be aware of children's personal boundaries during all interactions.

• To be alert and attentive to any risks that may endanger children's safety and use non- discriminatory and non-abusive language.

• To consistently and consciously create a safe physical and emotional space for children to express themselves.

• To ensure that children are aware of their rights.

• To use positive and encouraging language to reinforce children's good behavior and

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• To immediately inform those responsible if any incident occurs.

• To notify the relevant person if a child appears to be out of their normal state.

 

The following behaviors are unacceptable under any circumstances:

 

 

 

• To engage in any inappropriate physical contact that is abusive, humiliating, or could be interpreted as sexual or aggressive in any way.

• To engage in any situation or behavior that could be considered inappropriate or abusive or that could create a risk of abuse.

• To interact with children in an inappropriate tone of voice.

• To use inappropriate, aggressive, or profane language around children.

• To raise a child's hopes in situations where they are unlikely to be fulfilled or to make promises that cannot be kept.

• To physically touch, hit, or push a child with the intent to harm or punish them.

• To attempt to establish a non-professional relationship with a child.

• To engage in any behavior that could be considered discriminatory.

• To share information about a child's personal life without the parent's permission.

• To attempt to cover up or fail to report any incident that should be reported according to procedure.

• To leave a child unsupervised and alone in any situation.