In partnership with AEGIS (the Association for the Education & Guardianship of International Students).

Speakers: Adam Lubbock, Chair and Safeguarding Practitioner, AEGIS; Yasemin Wigglesworth, CEO, AEGIS and Sophie Lindsay, School Membership Manager, AEGIS

The revised National Minimum Standards requirements for Boarding Schools contain an entirely new standard (22) on Educational Guardians, which gives schools greater and more specific responsibilities around the care of their international students, regardless of who has appointed the guardian. It is now vital that schools and their governing bodies have a clear understanding of how to meet the new requirements and the higher level of due diligence and oversight that will be required for inspection.

AEGIS is a registered charity and the only independent body regulating the educational guardianship sector. We have been providing the highest level of inspection and accreditation of guardianship organisations since 1994. We also advise and intervene where necessary and since September, AEGIS has already dealt with safeguarding issues involving international students at boarding schools, including child trafficking. The latest versions of both the NMS and KCSiE require schools and guardians to work more closely together to support their international students more effectively.

This webinar will provide governors with an understanding of:

• UKVI sponsor duties specific to the care of international students
• IICSA recommendations regarding educational guardianship
• New NMS 22 ‘Educational Guardians’ explained and what it means for schools
• Current gaps in international student safeguarding which leave schools in a difficult position
• Case Studies – highlighting the need for an ‘It could happen here’ approach