“Safeguarding children and adults is about transforming human relationships, from violence to dialogue, from abuse to equity, so that social interactions become the best shield to prevent abuses.” (Jeyaraj, Guiney & Racionero-Plaza 2023).

The Jesuit European Committee for Primary and Secondary Education (JECSE), together with the Zentrum für Ignatianische Pädagogik (Centre for Ignatian Pedagogy – ZIP), has been working for many years to support schools in our region in this transformation. Through online training, conferences and consultancy, we support the development of a culture of protection in our institutions.

In March 2022, we were pleased to invite representatives from our schools to come together to reflect on important safeguarding issues at a conference entitled “Protecting Minors in Our Schools: Preventing and Responding to (Sexualised) Violence”. Over 130 representatives from Jesuits schools in 23 countries gathered in Ludwigshafen, both in person and online, to discuss this crucial topic.

Following the post-conference video, we are pleased to offer you now the book, download the book here: “Protecting Minors in our Schools. Preventing and Responding to Sexualised Violence”.

It is a collection of contributions prepared by the keynote speakers of our Safeguarding Conference in Ludwigshafen (2022). The articles presented here start with outlining the context of the problem and move on describing in detail specific safeguarding issues. Proposed responses to the current challenges in this area cover model solutions and practical suggestions for their implementation.

We hope that this book will be an impulse for further reflection on safeguarding, an inspiration for improving existing policies and protocols and designing new prevention schemes.  It is our objective to sustainably strengthen a culture of protection in our Jesuit and companion schools.

Jeyaraj X., Guiney J. & Racionero-Plaza S. (2023). Editorial: Promotio Iustitiae. A Journey to Justice and Hope. 136 (2), 7-11: https://www.sjesjesuits.global/media/2023/12/PJ_136_ENG.pdf