Compulsory Education Regulations, 2016

L.N. 206 of 2016

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Recruitment, Initial Training and Continuous Professional

Development of Personnel and Protection of Minors in

Compulsory Education Regulations, 2016

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 135(i), (j) and (s)

of the Education Act, the Minister for Education and Employment has

made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Recruitment, Initial Citation.

Training and Continuous Professional Development and Protection of

Minors in Compulsory Education Regulations, 2016.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"Act" means the Education Act;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for education;

"personnel" refers to all staff employed in a school.

Personnel in schools shall not be recruited unless such Recruitment of

recruitment is done through an open call for applications and such personnel.

recruitment follows an interview carried out by an interview panel

composed of at least one person having such adequate experience in

the area of working with minors in the educational area as may be

necessary.

Personnel employed in schools are to have a clean police Clean Police

conduct certificate in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Conduct

Certificate.

Conduct Certificates Ordinance.

Applicants are to fill in a self-declaration form to disclose Self-declaration

any convictions, cautions, court orders and reprimands together with form.

relevant past or pending investigations that may affect their suitability

to work with minors.

Any call for application for personnel to be employed in Zero tolerance

schools shall convey the school’s zero tolerance approach to child approach

child abuse and

abuse and harm.

harm.

Should schools accept character references for applicants Character

references.

they are to verify the veracity of the contents of these references.

Schools are to provide induction training and mentoring

for its newly engaged personnel, which training shall include child

protection issues.

Schools shall provide information sessions on child

protection issues to any person working directly with minors within

the school premises, whether such person is an employee of the

school or not.

Each school shall designate a person whose role is to put

forward issues related to children’s well-being and to be the first port

of call in cases where children’s well-being is concerned.

Schools shall have a child protection policy in place which

shall include provisions of how the school is to deal with any

allegations relating to child abuse, whether such abuse occurs in the

school or outside.

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