Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)
Requires safer recruitment, low-level concern reporting, and annual filtering and monitoring audits.
PPE Pillars 1 & 4: managed vetting and governance audits that track behavioral trends.
Our Safety System
International standards
Global excellence in child protection.
Child safety is a global priority, and yesterday’s “best practices” are being replaced by rigorous national mandates worldwide. The PPE Safeguarding Framework™ is aligned with the world’s most advanced safeguarding systems, so our partners meet a truly international standard of care.
A convergence of safety
While the names of the laws change, the requirements for excellence stay the same. Our 4 Pillars meet the core requirements of the world’s leading safeguarding authorities.
National Child Safe Standards
Focuses on the paramountcy principle and leadership accountability for a child-safe culture.
PPE Pillars 2 & 4: leadership-led training and an institutional Permanent Record of Care.
AB 506 & SB 848
Mandates a three-pronged approach: background checks, training and written policies.
PPE Pillars 1, 2 & 3: state-approved training and boundary policies, working together.
The Commonwealth benchmark
Our framework draws heavy inspiration from Australia’s Commonwealth Child Safe Framework, one of the most thorough government child safety frameworks in the world. Key international features we include:
- Grooming-specific training: we teach adults to recognize the specific behaviors of predators, not just the signs that abuse has already happened.
- The “Four-Eyes” policy: aligned with Australian standards, we help you ensure no adult is ever alone with a child in an unmonitored space.
- Digital safeguarding: informed by the UK’s Online Safety Act 2023, we help you manage online risks such as grooming through apps and games, sextortion and AI-generated images.
Future-proofing your organization
When you adopt the PPE Standard, you aren’t just complying with Virginia’s 2026 laws. You’re adopting a system respected by insurers and regulators around the world. Whether your organization is local to Virginia or has international branches, our framework travels with you.
Source documents
- California Senate Bill SB 848California Legislative Information
- California Assembly Bill AB 506California Legislative Information
- Australia: Commonwealth Child Safe FrameworkAustralian Government, 2019 (CC BY 4.0). PDF
- UK: Online Safety Act 2023PDF