Student Safeguarding

Providing a safe and nurturing environment where our students can grow and develop to their full potential is the responsibility of all ISB employees and associates. ISB is dedicated to continuous development in its safeguarding practices, overseen by the Director of Student Services in collaboration with the Director of Risk Management, Deputy Head of School for Learning, Safeguarding Committee, counseling team, and principals.

This year International School Bangkok had key safeguarding documents reviewed by Tim Gerrish, a globally recognized leader in safeguarding. The Safeguarding Committee spent the year reviewing and implementing his feedback and suggestions. This work, in addition to all the other items completed over the years, led to our successful recertification with Keeping Children Safe, a leading child safeguarding organization based in the United Kingdom.

Along with the numerous safeguarding initiatives ISB has focused on above, we continued to support the physical safety of the campus. ISB staffs a health clinic with five full-time certified nurses and a clinic coordinator who is an American/Thai Doctor. This year ISB hosted an anaphylaxis training course that was held by Bumrungrad with an Allergy and Immunology expert. During the 2021-22 school year, 180 staff completed their first-aid/CPR certification, which included AED and EpiPen training. We continue to track all incidents on campus and make modifications to facilities and procedures where we find adjustments that can support a safer learning environment.

In addition, ISB has partnered with International SOS, a global health & security assistance provider, to provide Field Trip Support. This helps the school to protect students, prevent incidents, and provide support in the event of crisis during the trips around Thailand and overseas.

Air Quality and Filtration

ISB continues to invest in the technology and equipment needed to stay at the forefront of evolving requirements for producing safe, healthy, and productive classroom environments.

This past year we made further improvements to ISB’s CleanFlow positive pressure air systems, consistently keeping classroom PM2.5 to near zero levels, exceeding the 2021-updated World Health Organization targets of <5 µg/m3. We continue to comply with the latest Thai Ministry Of Public Health and U.S. CDC core recommendations for viral transmission risk reduction via fresh air ventilation. Additionally, equipment filtration has been upgraded with hospital-grade cartridges EN1882 certified for aerosol removal.

Importantly, this work combines the latest research in improving learning outcomes via controlling classroom carbon dioxide levels. At ISB, we consistently reduce CO2 to the levels shown to produce measurable improvements in cognitive abilities and skills, mathematical and language-based tasks, assessment tests, and exam scores.

ISB aims to keep the average CO2 below 800 ppm