Safe to Learn during COVID-19 and Recovery
Relevant resources developed by Safe to Learn partner organisations and others for use during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Safe and Inclusive Learning Environments
Safe to Learn during COVID-19
A set of recommendations for governments to help prevent and respond to violence against children in different learning environments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also available in Arabic, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
CREATED BY: Safe to Learn Partners
Supporting schools to provide safe online learning experiences
This guidance is directed at education ministries and outlines how schools can mitigate those risks and promote positive online experiences for children when learning online.
CREATED BY: Safe to Learn
Learning Must Go On: Recommendations for keeping children safe and learning, during and after the COVID-19 crisis
Recommendations for governments and donors to ensure emergency inclusive access to distance learning with emotional and mental health support during and after the crisis.
CREATED BY: Save the Children, UNICEF, INEE, Plan, Humanity and Inclusion and Finn Church Aid
Safe to Learn during COVID-19: Recommendations to prevent and respond to violence against children in all learning environments
A set of recommendations for governments to help prevent and respond to violence against children in different learning environments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also available in Arabic, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
CREATED BY: Safe to Learn Partners
Safe to Learn: Supporting schools to provide a safe online learning experience
Guidance directed at education ministries and outlines how schools can mitigate online risks and promote positive online experiences for children when learning online. Also available in Arabic, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
CREATED BY: Safe to Learn Partners
Learning Must Go On: Recommendations for keeping children safe and learning during and after the COVID-19 crisis
Recommendations for governments and donors to ensure emergency inclusive access to distance learning with emotional and mental health support during and after the crisis.
CREATED BY: Save the Children, UNICEF, INEE, Plan, Humanity and Inclusion and Finn Church Aid
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Back to School, Build Back Better
Reopening Schools Safely: Recommendations for building back better to end violence against children in and through schools
Created by the Safe to Learn partners, these messages are based off the Safe to Learn Call to Action and build off the Framework for Reopening Schools. They aim to support governments to integrate and strengthen measures to prevent and respond to violence against children in and through schools. Also available in Arabic, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
CREATED BY: Safe to Learn partners
Working on the principle of ‘Build Back Better’, this policy brief, targeted at policymakers and practitioners, may be used to advocate for improved attention to school-related gender-based violence. It draws on emerging evidence on the gendered implications of COVID-19 on violence, as well as research from previous health emergencies regarding the impacts of school closures on gender-based violence.
CREATED BY: The Global Working Group to End School-Related Gender-Based Violence
Framework for reopening schools, April 2020
Guidelines aimed to inform the decision-making process regarding school reopening, support national preparations and guide the implementation process, as part of overall public health and education planning processes.
CREATED BY: UNICEF, UNESCO, the World Bank, the World Food Programme
Safe Back to School Practitioners Guide
Endorsed by the Global Education Cluster and the Child Protection Area of Responsibility as inter-agency guidance on the return to school. The guide builds on the UN Framework for Reopening Schools and provides concrete actions that can be taken to operationalise global policy recommendations.
CREATED BY: Global Education Cluster and Child Protection Area of Responsibility
Supplement to the Framework for reopening schools: from reopening to recovery.
Supplement offers a collection of key resources to support recovery as schools reopen after months of closure due to COVID-19 – including policy research, practical guides, and emerging best practices to help countries in the preparation and implementation of their national education recovery process. The Supplement highlights four key dimensions that can be used to inform education sector recovery planning: safe operations, learning, reaching the most marginalized and wellbeing/ protection.
CREATED BY: UNESCO, UNICEF, the World Bank, the World Food Programme
Save the Children: Safe Back to School Collection
This collection of resources aims to house the most relevant Safe Back to School tools as well as others from the sector in order to guide safe, dignified, and inclusive returns to learning.
CREATED BY: Save the Children
