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Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to:
• encourage a member of staff to feel confident in raising serious concerns and to question and
act upon concerns and practice;
• provide an avenue for a member of staff to raise those concerns and receive feedback on any
action taken;
• ensure that a member of staff would receive a response to their concerns and that the member
of staff is aware of how to take the matter further if they are not satisfied with our response;
• reassure the member of staff that they will be protected from reprisals or victimisation for any
disclosure that have been made in good faith;
• the policy is intended to cover any serious concerns that a member of staff has about any
aspect of service provision or the conduct of a member of staff or others acting on behalf of
RBIS Bangkok or major concerns that fall out of the scope of other procedures.

Introduction
The staff and proprietors of RBIS Bangkok seek to run all aspects of school business and activity with
full regard for high standards of conduct and integrity. If members of school staff, parents, proprietors
or the school community at large become aware of activities which give cause for concern, RBIS
Bangkok has this whistleblowing policy; this acts as a framework to allow concerns to be raised
confidentially and provides for a thorough and appropriate investigation of the matter to bring it to a
satisfactory conclusion, under the school’s disciplinary procedure.

RBIS Bangkok is committed to tackling fraud and other forms of malpractice and treats these issues
seriously. RBIS recognises that some concerns may be extremely sensitive and has therefore developed
a system which allows for the confidential raising of concerns within the school environment but also
has recourse to an external party outside the management structure of the school.

Policy
All Board of Management and employees have a responsibility to carry out their duties to the highest
standards of openness, probity and accountability and to come forward when they have serious
concerns about malpractice or wrongdoing in the work of the School.

Aims:
• Provide avenues for employees to raise concerns and receive feedback on any action taken;
• Allow employees to take the matter further if they are dissatisfied with the School’s response;
• Reassure employees that they will be protected from reprisals of victimisation for
whistleblowing in good faith;
• There are existing procedures in place (e.g. grievance, harassment and bullying) which make
provision for employees to lodge a concern relating to their own employment. This
whistleblowing policy is intended to complement those procedures by covering concerns that
appear to fall outside their scope. Board of Management members with serious concerns about
malpractice or wrongdoing should contact the Executive Director.

Scope of Policy
This policy is designed to enable employees of RBIS to raise concerns internally and at a high level and
to disclose information which the individual believes shows malpractice or impropriety. This policy is
intended to cover concerns which are in the public interest and may at least initially be investigated
separately but might then lead to the invocation of other procedures e.g. disciplinary. These concerns
could include: -
• Financial malpractice or impropriety or fraud

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Rasami British International School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students
and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is our aim that all students fulfil their potential.