Golden GoldenJubilee JubileeFor ForZimbabwe ZimbabweCatholic CatholicBishops’ Bishops’Conference Conference: Child safeguarding ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ creative, innovative, inventive and enterprising able to engage in independent life-long learning able to work independently aware of their rights, duties and responsibilities conscious of the need to preserve and protect the environment for the sustainable and productive use of present and future generations ACHIEVEMENTS: Religious and Moral Education (RME) Handbooks The Education Commission produced Religious and Moral Education Handbooks for teachers and learners which are used to teach Religious and Moral Education in all Catholic Schools in Zimbabwe. The Topics covered in the ZCBC Handbook for Primary and Secondary School are: Christian Faith, the Bible, Prayer, Christian Morality, the Family in the order of creation, Sacraments among others. These books were produced after realizing that Religious and Moral Education was eliminated from the Updated Curriculum and it was felt that there was a need to teach this subject, hence the ZCBC RME Handbooks are used in Catholic School to teach Religious Studies and an extra Curriculum. Miss Theresa Sanyatwe Administrative Secretary Catholic Ethos The Education Commission Launched the ZCBC Catholic Ethos and Education Policy which are used by both teachers and learners in Catholic schools in Zimbabwe. These Policy documents are meant to guide Catholic schools with the principles, values, culture and tradition which should be expected in all Catholic schools. The Commission reviewed the Child Safeguarding Policy and developed a Child Safeguarding Handbook. The Education Commission reviewed that Child Safeguarding Policy and added some new perspectives such as, Rights and Responsibilities of children, Human/ Child Trafficking, Legal Framework of Handling cases of abuse and Forms which can guide the Child Safeguarding officer to record cases reported to him or her. In addition, the Education Commission produced a Child Safeguarding Handbook which guides teachers in teaching learners about Child safeguarding. The Handbook covers the following topics, Guidelines on Child safeguarding, Types of abuses, Child Development and Ways of Handling Cases of abuse. 67