Priya Mitchell

Priya is a highly qualified social worker & mental health practitioner with over 30 years of experience in education, social care, and mental health. Since 2013, she has been at the forefront of safeguarding initiatives in the Middle East & Southeast Asia, offering training, supervision, and contributing to both government and NGO strategies. She recently chaired the International Task Force Child Protection (ITFCP) data recording working party. Priya serves as a school accreditation evaluator for the Council of International Schools. She is actively involved in various significant projects, including:

● Delivering the Dama Al Aman training within Abu Dhabi Emirate

● Writing content for safeguarding and wellbeing for platforms such as Educare, Eduspark, and Managebac.

● Providing supervision for school counsellors & school safeguarding staff globally.

● Conducting mental wellbeing webinars for Managebac and the International School Network.

● Undertaking school accreditation visits.

● Chairing the ITFCP working party on data recording and retention.

Priya's commitment to safeguarding & child welfare is unwavering. She firmly believes that the welfare of the child must remain at the centre of all educational efforts. Her previous roles included providing safeguarding training & child protection consultation to schools in the UAE. She founded and chaired the Abu Dhabi Child Protection Cluster Group, which collaborated with the MOI-CPC to implement consistent practice.