Introduction to Comprehensive School Safety: Online Lesson

The Introduction to Comprehensive School Safety: online lesson provides an introduction to the Comprehensive School Safety Framework, which is the foundation for the Worldwide Initiative for Safe Schools (WISS), the Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector (GADRRRES), and Save the Children’s Signature Approach to Comprehensive School Safety.

The lesson covers the background, rationale, goals, and structure of the CSS and is intended for partners in the development, humanitarian, and education sectors.

Please use the DisasterReady.org link to register for free and sign up for the Introduction to Comprehensive School Safety lesson.

Lasting 60-90 minutes, the module is available in English and includes the following topics:

    • Disaster risk reduction terminology
    • Scope of hazard impacts on education
    • Goals of Comprehensive School Safety
    • Three pillars of CSS: Safe Learning Facilities, School Disaster Management, Risk Reduction and Resilience Education
    • Key actors and responsibilities
    • The evidence-base for Disaster Risk Reduction work in the education sector
    • CSS in the global development and humanitarian landscape

Resource: Save the Children