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ISK is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment in which our students can grow and develop to their full potential and are protected from harm. We maintain a duty of care to apply our safeguarding procedures in order to alleviate any concerns through early intervention. Furthermore in order to fulfill our duty to care, ISK commits to embedding safeguarding policies, procedures, and guidelines into the overall operations of the school.

Ensuring that all current and potential employees, contractors, interns, and volunteers are safe to work with children is essential. We follow rigorous recruitment and vetting practices clearly stating our commitment to safeguarding in our employment announcements, requiring all ISK employees to provide professional references, undergo a criminal background check, asking potential employees to sign a self-disclosure statement reporting any criminal or misdemeanour convictions, and including questions focused on child safeguarding during the interview process. In addition, all employees sign a code of conduct affirming their commitment to safeguarding and child protection.

All ISK employees undertake annual safeguarding training, are vigilant to signs of students in distress, and are confident about recognizing specific thresholds of concern. Safeguarding training is extended to volunteers and the parent community through presentations and easy access to the ISK Child Protection and Safeguarding policy and handbook. ISK ensures continuous development and improvement of our safeguarding policies and child protection procedures to promote a culture of excellence in safeguarding.

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Learning never ends, and at ISK, we support our staff to increase their skills so that our whole community benefits.

At ISK, we believe that:

• An exemplary school is a dynamic learning environment for all its educators and students.
• Good teaching makes the difference in student learning
• The best teachers continually strive to grow in their teaching practice through the process of reflection and collaboration with their colleagues

Professional Learning refers to activities that improve or enhance our teaching practice and/or knowledge of the subject matter and students we teach. The outcome of the activities may be the acquisition of new skills or the development of new insights into our profession or subject matter. The ultimate goal should be a positive impact on our effectiveness as teachers.

ISK offers many professional learning opportunities on our campus facilitated by our own faculty as well as by outside consultants. In addition, faculty have the opportunity to attend workshops and conferences outside of the country. Top priority for planning and funding professional learning is given to school-wide goals and/or team initiatives that will have a direct, measurable impact on student learning. There are multiple mechanisms to support professional growth.