primary function is that of teaching and learning, and that specialised expertise exists within the community that can enrich the school and its population. • Curriculum development Schools need to develop and integrate teaching materials into existing curricula to support the achievement of safe and respectful environments. Respect for human rights needs to be incorporated into all relevant curricula and children need to be equipped with information and skills to help create a safer school. • Creating an environment conducive to learning Effective classroom management can help to create an environment and space that is conducive to a positive approach to discipline. It also makes teaching more successful, easier and less stressful.
Principal Leadership, policies, implementation, capacity building, support and reporting
School governing body
School safety committee/team
Oversight, policies, discipline
Educators
workshop
Surveys, safety plan, coordination, external relationships
Parents
Positive discipline, identification of problems, parent-teacher relationships, commitment to addressing bullying and violence
Consistent discipline, identification of problems, reporting, parent-teacher relationships Learners Commitment to address violence, identification of problems, reporting
Components of the whole-school approach
A whole-school approach to gender-based violence Handouts
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