Archive · 30 Sep 2025
Fiji's New Policies Address School Staff Misconduct and Child Safety
Fiji is making new rules for schools and kids.
The Education Ministry is creating a new set of rules to address staff misconduct and shortages, like in science and math classes, and is also changing how teachers can move between schools.
Plus, Fiji now has a plan to keep children safe, which includes rules for schools and other places where children are.
This plan was made after talking to kids, families, and people who work with children.
The goal is to better protect kids and make sure they are safe from harm.
These new rules aim to fix problems and make sure everyone is doing their part to help children.
Fiji's Education Ministry is developing a policy for staff misconduct.
The policy focuses on STEM subjects and remote schools.
Changes are being made to the teacher transfer policy.
Fiji's first Child Safeguarding Policy has been approved.
The child safeguarding policy aims to protect children from harm.
- Who
- The Education Ministry and Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection in Fiji.
- What
- Developing new disciplinary and child safeguarding policies.
- When
- Policies announced recently.
- Where
- Fiji.
- Why
- To address staff misconduct, shortages, and protect children.
- Ministry Initiative
- Developing a disciplinary policy for staff misconduct.
- Focus Areas
- STEM subjects, remote schools, teacher retention.
- Teacher Transfer Policy
- New changes to address staff shortages.
- Child Safeguarding Policy
- Approved in August.
- Policy Development
- Led by the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection.
- Key Concern
- Rising incidents of child abuse and neglect.