“Child safeguarding” refers to the set of policies and procedures put in place to ensure students are safe from harm. By harm we can mean any of the following:

• Physical harm: harm to a child's physical wellbeing causing injuries, bruises, burns, fractures etc. which may be caused purposely or by harsh discipline
• Sexual harm: using a child to fulfill sexual needs or arousal including both touching and non-touching offences
• Emotional harm: harm that may cause mental or emotional hurt or injury including intimidation, bullying, exposure to inadequate behavior at home
• Neglect: lack of necessary care, caused by lack of food, clothing, shelter, or medical treatment, or by exposing a child to an environment that is dangerous to their mental, physical or emotional health.

If you have a safeguarding concern for your child or another child you know or have seen in the school, please reach out directly to a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) of the school.

Please take action when you see something that is a safeguarding concern. 

• Contact the child's mentor/counsellor or any member of the DSL team for guidance. 
• You can also email at safeguarding@ivy.edu.pk to alert a member to a situation.
• Do not assume someone else will take action or report suspected abuse.
• Please use official communication such as email or incidence reports over unofficial channels such as WhatsApp groups.

Yes, any communications regarding child safeguarding concerns are kept confidential. However, please be aware your communication is not anonymous, and we will likely need to ask you for more information, such as details about incidents and/or witness accounts. 

Ivy has established a team of coordinators and school leaders who have the training, knowledge, and experience to handle instances of suspected child abuse: 

• The team includes representatives from each section and relevant departments

• A community member may contact any member of the team

• Use this information to contact a child safeguarding team member: 

  • Aliya Hashim, Head of School: aliya.hashim@ivy.edu.pk

  • Nabila Mustafa, Head of Administration: nabila.mustafa@ivy.edu.pk

  • Zahra Bokhari, Head of Primary: zahra.bokhari@ivy.edu.pk

  • Murium Javed, Primary Academic Coordinator: murium.javed@ivy.edu.pk

  • Shafaq Haroon, Academic Coordinator: shafaq.haroon@ivy.edu.pk

  • Sanna Aymen, Kindergarten Coordinator: sanna.aymen@ivy.edu.pk

  • Sumaira Wali, Preschool Coordinator: sumaira.wali@ivy.edu.pk

  • Madeeha Batook, Junior Nursery Coordinator: madeeha.batool@ivy.edu.pk

  • alternatively, email safeguarding@ivy.edu.pk to communicate your concern

The school has a procedure in place that is activated when a credible child safeguarding concern is raised. Steps that may or will be taken include:

• Meeting or other consultation with the parents

• Internal consultation with our child safeguarding team

• Provision of social-emotional support to the child and the family (though counselling and/or external referrals)