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Nigeria, Lagos
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The school places pastoral care as a priority across CIS Lagos. The Pastoral Support Team includes the Head of the Junior School, the Designated Safeguarding Leads, the Assistant Head Teachers, and the School Counsellor. The school aims to provide a safe, happy, confident, and fulfilled environment and fosters a culture of kindness to help students thrive. The PSHE curriculum supports emotional, social and health education, and form tutors monitor students' emotional and academic development. Staff across the school are involved in supporting student wellbeing and safeguarding.
The school recognises students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and addresses their needs within safeguarding. The safeguarding policy notes that SEND can present safeguarding challenges and ensures monitoring and targeted pastoral support. The safeguarding policy states that CIS diligently monitors SEND students and may provide targeted pastoral support to address their educational and safeguarding needs. The policy also emphasises safeguarding for SEND and the coordination of safeguarding across school sections.
English as an Additional Language (EAL) is provided under the SEND/ALES policy. Particular care is taken with students whose first language is not English; proficiency is assessed before planning additional support. The main provision includes full-time education with additional help and in-class support, plus periods of withdrawal to work with an ALES facilitator. Progress is monitored across the curriculum to ensure learning in all subjects.
The pastoral system supports mental wellbeing, with form tutors guiding emotional and social development and a school counsellor providing targeted support. The PSHE curriculum offers opportunities for pupils to understand the world around them and build resilience, independence and responsibility. All staff are attentive to students' wellbeing and form part of a network dedicated to safeguarding and welfare. Mental health is recognised within safeguarding considerations as key to a child's welfare.
A safeguarding policy exists and is supplemented by procedures aligned with Keeping Children Safe in Education and Lagos State guidelines. The policy identifies Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) and deputies across Primary and Secondary, with clear responsibilities and annual training. Contacts for safeguarding roles are published for the school community, and the policy covers safeguarding for students with SEND, online safety, and other safeguarding scenarios. The policy also emphasises safeguarding training, record-keeping, and inter-agency collaboration.
CIS Lagos is The Children's International School Lagos, a day and boarding international school located on a Lekki campus in Lagos. The school teaches English National Curriculum for Foundation Stage (ages 2½ to 5), Key Stages 1 to 3, and offers IGCSE courses in Years 10–11 across 28 subjects, including English and Modern Foreign Languages. The campus comprises Junior, Senior and the Chadsworth Sixth Form College, providing a seamless learning journey from age 2 to 18. Specialist facilities support learning across ICT, design and technology, music, art, science and performing arts, with all‑weather pitches, a pool and an indoor hall. African Studies reflects local heritage within a technology‑rich Nigerian context. The school emphasizes pastoral care, safeguarding and a broad extracurricular programme, from sports and music to clubs such as Duke of Edinburgh and a student‑led Volt Club. It balances international standards with university pathways in the UK, USA and beyond.
