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CHILD PROTECTION

Safeguarding at Chrisland.

Our first responsibility, on every campus, is the safety of every child in our care. This page sets out how we work, who is accountable, and how to raise a concern.

OUR COMMITMENT

One policy, sixteen campuses.

A single Child Protection Policy, enforced the same way across every campus we operate.

Every Chrisland campus operates under a single, group-wide Child Protection Policy. That policy is reviewed annually, approved by our Board of Governors, and enforced with the same expectation of every staff member — teacher, coach, driver, contractor, visiting professional.

We take our safeguarding obligations under Nigerian law, the Child Rights Act 2003, and international best practice seriously. That means the policy is not a document that lives in a drawer. It is trained on, audited, and updated.

Annual

Staff training on child protection, mandatory

100%

Background vetting of all staff and contractors

1:10

Teacher-to-pupil ratio, group average

24/7

Concern reporting channel

HOW WE WORK

How safeguarding works day-to-day at Chrisland.

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Every campus has a named DSL who is accountable for safeguarding on that campus, reporting into the group DSL.

Independent Reporting Channel

Concerns can be raised confidentially to a channel that does not route through the campus being reported on — critical for cases where the concern involves campus staff.

Annual External Audit

Our safeguarding practice is audited by an independent child protection consultancy every year.

Transparent Response

We report material safeguarding incidents to the Ministry of Education and, where required by law, to law enforcement. We do not conceal.

REPORT A CONCERN

Raise a concern, in confidence.

If you have a safeguarding concern about a child at Chrisland — whether a pupil, a staff member, a contractor, a trip, or an off-campus activity — please raise it. You can do this in any of the following ways. Every route is monitored daily by our group Designated Safeguarding Lead.

By phone

+234 906 313 5544 (24/7 line)

By email

safeguarding@chrislandschools.sch.ng

In writing

Group DSL, Chrisland Schools, 26 Opebi Road, Ikeja, Lagos
For emergencies involving immediate risk of harm to a child, please also contact your local emergency services on 112.