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The Leadership for Safer Schools (LSS) course is designed to support school leaders in creating safer environments to reduce school-related and gender-based violence. The course was developed on the premise that interventions to reduce gender-based violence must be grounded in behaviour change brought about by the development of non-threatening school environments where the rights of children are respected and promoted.
The course comprises the following key areas:
Managing School-Wide Behaviours
Participants are introduced to the School-Wide Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) framework, which promotes a positive school climate while supporting educators’ efforts at maintaining school discipline.
Specialised Behaviour Intervention and Support
Participants will focus on the second and third tiers of the SWPBIS framework. A systematic and data driven approach is emphasised as a means of maintaining safe and responsive school environments.
Ending Violence in Schools
Participants will explore violence against children in social spaces, including schools, homes, and local communities. Participants will examine root causes, as well as the considerable impact violence has on children’s overall development. There is a special emphasis on ending violence in schools with leadership, curriculum, infrastructure, and stakeholders at the centre of a range of transformative activities.
Gender-Based Violence in Schools
Participants will explore gender-based violence with a particular focus on its impact on school-aged children and the environments in which they interact. There is an emphasis on strategies for ending gender-based violence in schools and on the role of transformative leadership in spearheading initiatives grounded in data management, curriculum adaptation, and stakeholder engagement.
This course is open to all Principals, Vice Principals, Guidance Counsellors, Deans of discipline, Education Officers, Safety and Security Officers, Senior teachers and other staff members desirous of leadership positions.
Campus:
NCEL Campus
| Projected Start Date:
September 2025
| Application Deadline Date:
September 5, 2025