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This guidance for Save the Children’s Country Offices outlines the key steps in developing an action plan for Safe and Protective Environments for Learning (SPEL). It is based on the earlier safe schools programming developed by Save the Children. Its five steps include: building stakeholder support; exploring the meaning of safety and child protection in schools; harmonizing priorities; ensuring accountability; and developing SPEL action plans. These steps can be incorporated within any process of community mobilization for education. The tools and resources can be used to advocate for school safety and as part of global efforts to protect education from attack.