Introduction

A Child Friendly School (CFS) is where effective teaching occurs and   learning and essential services are provided to learners and teachers.  Generally, the child friendly school initiative is aimed at facilitating changes, refocusing attention on schools as both centres of learning as well as care and support. It is a way of fulfilling the children’s rights, especially those at risk of exclusion from school, paying particular attention to the learning/teaching environment, infrastructures, and educators’ abilities to deliver relevant skills and knowledge, and support the learners’ needs in collaboration with the community.

What is in this block?

You will find five sections in this block

Section 1: Inclusive School Program 

Section 2: Effective School Community Partnership

Section 3: Health and Sanitation Promotion

Section 4: Safe Learning Environment

Section 5: Factors that affect quality of education and child friendly schools 

Learning objectives

After you have completed this block you should be able to:

• define the term “Child friendly school”;
• explain the  key quality indicators of the child friendly school.

Estimated Study time

This block will take you a minimum of 2 hours and a maximum of 4 hours to complete. It may take longer if you complete the activities, which have been included to help you internalise the content of the course.    

How will I assess my learning in this block?

In this block, you will find four self-marked activities. These activities are designed to help you understand the concept of child friendly school. They will also help you understand they main quality standards of a child friendly school.