A shared standard for everyone who represents Class2Class.

Who this Code applies to

This Code applies to every individual who acts on behalf of Class2Class, regardless of contractual status:

• Employees of Class2Class ApS
• Board members and advisors
• Volunteers, interns, and fellows
• Consultants and contractors
• Country coordinators and regional representatives
• Partner teachers and facilitators while performing duties on the Class2Class platform or in Class2Class programmes
• NGO partners when acting on Class2Class's behalf
• Anyone else who is publicly identifiable as a Class2Class representative

If you are reading this and you do not know whether the Code applies to you, the answer is almost certainly yes.

This Code does not replace the Ethical Guidelines, which apply to the whole Class2Class community. It sits alongside them, with stricter standards for those of us who represent the organisation.

The personal declaration

Around the clock

This Code applies whenever you represent Class2Class and whenever your conduct could reasonably be linked to Class2Class — at work, on platform, on the road, on social media, and outside working hours. It applies for as long as you are associated with Class2Class, and to a limited extent (confidentiality, anti-retaliation, post-employment obligations) after that association ends.

This is not because we want to police your private life. It is because the trust we ask children, families, and partners to place in us depends on the trustworthiness of every person who represents Class2Class. A breach in your personal conduct can break that trust just as completely as a breach at work.

Behavioural standards

The standards below are the substance of the Code. They are written plainly. None of them admits a "it was just a misunderstanding" defence — if a reasonable observer would conclude that the standard has been crossed, it has.

4.1 Integrity and honesty

• Tell the truth in your work — to colleagues, to teachers, to students, to parents, to partners, to funders, and to regulators.
• Do not misrepresent your qualifications, your role, your decisions, or your results.
• Do not falsify records, expense claims, time sheets, or reports.
• If you make a mistake, say so. Class2Class will respond to honest mistakes more constructively than to concealment.

4.2 Respect, dignity, and non-discrimination

• Treat every person you encounter through Class2Class with dignity — children, colleagues, partners, vendors, members of the public.
• Do not discriminate against any person on grounds of country, language, religion or belief, ethnicity, race or colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, political or other opinion, national or social origin, family background, or economic situation.
• Do not use language, imagery, or behaviour that demeans, humiliates, or excludes a person on those grounds.

4.3 No harassment, bullying, or violence

• Do not harass any person in or through your Class2Class role. Harassment includes unwanted sexual attention; persistent unwelcome contact; intimidating behaviour; threats; humiliating, demeaning, or hostile communication.
• Do not bully a colleague, a partner, a teacher, or a student.
• No physical violence; no threats of violence; no acts that could reasonably be received as such.
• If you witness harassment or bullying, raise it (see §6).

4.4 Safeguarding children

• Children come first. Read and follow the Child Safeguarding Policy in full.
• The Code-of-behaviour rules in §7.3 of that policy bind you: be visible and accountable; group, not one-to-one; no private channels; no personal information requests; no gifts outside the programme structure; no imagery without consent; no inappropriate physical contact; no romantic or sexual contact with a child, regardless of local law.
• If you have a safeguarding concern, raise it without delay (see §6).

4.5 Conflicts of interest

• Disclose every conflict of interest — actual, potential, or perceived — in writing to the DPO at engagement, on change, and annually.
• Do not participate in a Class2Class decision under undisclosed conflict.
• Read and follow the Anti-Corruption Policy §7.

4.6 No bribery, fraud, or corruption

• Do not offer, give, solicit, or accept any bribe, in any form. Facilitation payments are bribes under this Code.
• Do not commit fraud or embezzlement against Class2Class, against a partner, or against any person you encounter through Class2Class.
• Read and follow the Anti-Corruption Policy in full.

4.7 Substance use

• Do not be under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs, or any other substance that impairs judgement while you are working with children, performing safety-critical duties, driving on Class2Class business, or otherwise representing Class2Class in a setting where impairment would be inappropriate.
• Do not encourage or facilitate substance use by a child or by a colleague.
• Where alcohol is part of a Class2Class event (a working dinner, a partner reception), drink moderately, ensure children are not present where drinking is occurring, and do not use the occasion to impose pressure on anyone else's choices.

4.8 Use of organisational resources

• Use Class2Class resources — money, time, equipment, systems, information, brand, networks — for Class2Class purposes.
• Modest personal use of Class2Class equipment (a personal email on a Class2Class laptop, a personal call on a Class2Class phone) is acceptable and expected. Material personal use, or use that creates a security or compliance risk, is not.
• Do not appropriate Class2Class intellectual property, data, contacts, or opportunities for personal benefit or for the benefit of another organisation.

4.9 Confidentiality and data

• Treat confidential information — about children, about colleagues, about partners, about commercial arrangements, about ongoing investigations — as confidential.
• Read and follow the Privacy Policy, the Data Processing Agreement template, and the data-handling rules in your role-specific training.
• Do not share another person's personal information without lawful basis and need-to-know.
• Do not paste a child's name, image, or identifying information into a third-party AI tool, in line with Ethical Guidelines §4 and the AI Literacy module.

4.10 Public representation and social media

• When you represent Class2Class in public — at an event, in the press, on social media — make clear whether you are speaking for Class2Class, with Class2Class's authorisation, or for yourself.
• Do not make public statements about Class2Class's decisions, partners, finances, or programmes that you are not authorised to make.
• On personal social media, you have the freedoms any private person has. If you are publicly identified as a Class2Class representative, exercise those freedoms with awareness that what you say reflects on Class2Class. Do not post content that, if attributed to Class2Class, would breach this Code.
• Do not post photos or videos of children in Class2Class projects on personal social media without the consents required under the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Safeguarding duties (mandatory)

Safeguarding duties are not optional and not negotiable. Every Class2Class representative has a duty to:

• Recognise indicators of harm to a child (see Child Safeguarding Policy §8 — and the indicators-of-harm card in Appendix A of that policy).
• Report safeguarding concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Anton Skriver, [email protected]) without delay. If the DSL is the subject of the concern, report to the CEO at [email protected]. If the CEO is the subject, report to the Independent Reviewer at [email protected]. If a child is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services first.
• Cooperate with any safeguarding investigation, in line with confidentiality and legal advice.
• Not retaliate against a person who raises a safeguarding concern in good faith.

The Child Safeguarding Policy describes these duties in detail. This Code makes them binding.

Reporting duties

If you see or experience something that breaches this Code — by another representative, by a partner, by a vendor — you have a duty to raise it.

These are the same channels described in Ethical Guidelines §10 and operationalised in our Reports Handling and Whistleblower Procedure.

You may speak or write in your own language; we will translate as needed.

Anti-retaliation

We will not retaliate against you for:

• Raising a concern in good faith
• Cooperating with an investigation
• Refusing to participate in conduct that would breach this Code, the Child Safeguarding Policy, or the Anti-Corruption Policy

If you believe you have been retaliated against, raise it through the channels in §6. Where the retaliation comes from someone in the routing path, route around them as that section sets out.

Accountability for breaches

When a breach is reported, we follow the Reports Handling and Whistleblower Procedure. In summary:

• We acknowledge your report, normally within 7 calendar days.
• We classify it for severity, route it to the right reviewer, and investigate.
• We give you feedback on the outcome, normally within 3 months.
• We do not share your identity beyond what is strictly necessary.

Possible outcomes

You are entitled to a fair process. You will be told what you are alleged to have done. You will have the chance to respond before a serious sanction is imposed. Sanctions are proportionate to the breach, the seriousness of harm, the person's role, and any mitigating or aggravating factors.

After your association with Class2Class ends

A few obligations continue after your role at Class2Class ends, for as long as the underlying duty makes sense:

• Confidentiality — confidential information stays confidential
• Personal data — GDPR obligations are perpetual; do not retain copies of personal data after you leave
• No misuse of relationships — do not use the relationships you built at Class2Class to circumvent this Code or the Anti-Corruption Policy in your next role
• Cooperation with investigations — if you are asked to cooperate with an investigation that began while you were a representative, you are expected to do so
• No misrepresentation — do not represent yourself as a current Class2Class representative after you leave

How this Code relates to our other policies

• Ethical Guidelines — the values and conduct expected of the whole Class2Class community
• Child Safeguarding Policy — the institutional policy that the safeguarding duties in §5 reference
• Anti-Corruption Policy — the institutional policy that the conflict-of-interest, gifts, and bribery rules in §4.5 and §4.6 reference
• Reports Handling and Whistleblower Procedure — how reports are received, routed, investigated, and recorded
• Privacy Policy and Data Processing Agreement template — how personal data is handled
• AI Literacy and Ethical Conduct Training Programme — the training that puts this Code into practice
• Commitment to Safeguarding declaration — the document you sign

If these documents appear to disagree, tell us at [email protected] and we will fix it.

Review

We review this Code at least once a year, and sooner when a change in law, a change in our work, or a serious case requires it. Suggestions for improvement are welcome at [email protected]. The next scheduled review is on or before 30 April 2027.