Kolbe Special School
Child Safeguarding Statement
Introduction
The main purpose of the Child Safeguarding Statement is to advise all school management, staff, parents and visiting personnel of the procedures for child protection. These procedures have been developed following consultations between the Department of Education and Skills, organisations representing school management, parents and teachers, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, of the new “Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2017” have been developed and published.
The Children First Act, 2015 has placed certain statutory obligations on certain professionals, including all registered teachers and nurses, who are referred to as mandated persons in the Act. It has also placed certain statutory obligations on certain organisations that provide services to children, including all schools. Kolbe Special School’s objective is to ensure that all school personnel are aware of their responsibilities and roles involved and related to Child Protection.
The Board of Management recognises that protection and welfare considerations permeate all aspects of school life and must be reflected in all of the school’s policies, practices and activities.
Aim
Kolbe Special School’s Child Safeguarding Statement aims to provide the necessary information to management, staff, volunteers and other visiting professionals to help them to be alert to and be aware of what to do in situations where there is a concern, suspicion or allegation that a child may have been abused or neglected, is being abused or neglected, or is at risk of abuse or neglect. In all cases, the most important consideration to be taken into account is the protection of all pupils who attend Kolbe Special School.
All staff must work within the legal and statutory guidelines for child protection.
Under Section 10 of the Children First Act, 2015 boards of management have a statutory obligation to ensure, as far as practicable, that children are safe from harm (as defined in the Act) while they are attending the school or participating in school activities.
Definitions of Abuse
Where the words “child abuse” are used in these procedures they should be taken to include all four categories (neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse and sexual abuse)
Neglect: It is generally defined in terms of an omission of care, where a child’s health, development or welfare is impaired by being deprived of food, clothing, warmth, hygiene, medical care, intellectual stimulation, supervision and safety.
The following are features of child neglect:
Emotional: Abuse occurs when a child’s basic need for attention, affection, approval, consistency and security are not met, due to incapacity or indifference from their parent or caregiver. Once off and occasional difficulties, between a parent/carer and child are not considered emotional abuse.
Emotional abuse may be seen in some of the following ways:
It should be noted that no one indicator is conclusive evidence of emotional abuse. Emotional abuse is more likely to impact negatively on a child where it is persistent over time and where there is a lack of other protective factors.
Physical Abuse: Physical abuse is when someone deliberately hurts a child physically or puts them at risk of being hurt. It may occur as a single incident or as a pattern of incidents. A reasonable concern exists where the child’s health and/or development is, may be, or has been damaged as a result of suspected physical abuse.
Physical abuse can include the following:
Sexual abuse: Sexual abuse occurs when a child is used by another person for his or her gratification or arousal, or for that of others. It includes the child being involved in sexual acts or exposing the child to sexual activity directly or through pornography
Examples of child sexual abuse include the following
For further information on Signs and Symptoms of Child Abuse see Children First National Guidance 2017.
Statutory Obligations of the Borad of Managment
The main objectives of the Children First Act, 2015 is to ensure that pupils attending Kolbe Special School, are kept safe from harm while they are availing of their educational needs. In that regard, the act places certain statutory obligations on Kolbe Special School. These include obligations to ensure, as far as practicable, that children are safe from harm while availing of our services, to undertake an assessment of any potential for harm to a child while availing of Kolbe Special School’s services (referred to as a “risk”) and to produce a Child Safeguarding Statement in accordance with the Act.
Kolbe Special School will fulfil the main statutory obligations under the Children First Act 2015, by:
Prevention
The Designated Liaison Person (DPL) is Orlagh Mahon.
The Deputy Designated Liaison Person is (Deputy DLP) is Kate Steed.
The designated liaison person is responsible for ensuring that the standard reporting procedure is followed, so that suspected cases of child neglect, abuse, allegations of abuse against members of school personnel are referred promptly to the designated person TUSLA (comprising HSE Children & Family Services, Family Support Agency and the National Educational Welfare Board) or in the event of an emergency and the unavailability of the HSE, to An Garda Siochana.
Responsibilities of School Management
It is the responsibility of the Board of Management to ensure that these procedures are implemented in full and to quality assure their effectiveness on a regular basis
In its policies, practices and activities, Kolbe Special School will adhere to the following principles of best practice in the child safeguarding assessment
(1)Allegations of abuse made against members of personnel
(2)Other child protection concerns in respect of pupils in the school i.e. concerns that do not involve any allegation of abuse against a member of school personnel
(3)Child protection concerns arising from alleged bullying behaviour amongst pupils
(4)Summary data in respect of reporting
In relation to any member of staff who is subject of any investigation (however described) in respect of any act, omission or circumstance in respect of a child attending the school, the school adheres to the relevant procedures set out in Chapter 7 of the Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2017 and to the relevant agreed disciplinary procedures for school staff which are published on the DES website.
In relation to the selection or recruitment of staff and their suitability to work with children, the school adheres to the statutory vetting requirements of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 to 2016 and to the wider duty of care guidance set out in relevant Garda vetting and recruitment circulars published by the DES and available on the DES website.
The Board of Management has provided staff with
In accordance with the Children First Act 2015, the Board and staff has carried out an assessment of any potential for harm to a child while attending the school or participating in school activities. A written assessment setting out the areas of risk identified and the school’s procedures for managing those risks is attached, See Appendix 1
Responsibility of school staff
If you have a reason to be concerned about a child don’t keep it to yourself. Tell someone i.e. DLP, teacher, principal or nurse if you notice marks or bruises on a child, or sudden changes in behaviour.
If you see something happen that you feel could constitute a reasonable suspicion, or reasonable grounds for concern, report it.
Confidentiality must never be promised to a person making a disclosure.
If a pupil presents at school with marks/bruises that cannot be explained ensure that all relevant body charts and paperwork is filled out (Appendix 1). That the school nurse and the principal are informed as necessary.
Curricular provision and child abuse prevention
It is the responsibility of Kolbe Special School to contribute to the prevention of child abuse and neglect through the school curriculum. This shall be done by
Recruitment procedures and requirements for Garda Vetting
Kolbe Special School will ensure compliance with the requirements of the National Vetting Bureau Acts and with relevant Departments circulars in relation to Garda vetting of school personnel and other persons who undertake relevant work or activities with children or vulnerable persons.
In circumstances where the Vetting Act does not require the school to obtain a vetting disclosure Kolbe Special School will from a prudent practice perspective always seek a vetting disclosure.
This statement has been published on the schools website and has been provided to all members of school personnel, the Parents’ Association and is readily accessible to parents and guardians on request. A copy of this statement will be made available to Tusla and the Department of Education and Skills if requested.
This Child Safeguarding Statement will be reviewed annually or as soon as practicable after there has been a material change in any matter to which this statement refers.
Child Safeguarding Risk Assessment
List of School Activities
The School has identified the following Risk of Harm
The school has the following procedures in place to address risks identified in this assessment
One to one care in the Nurses Station
Harm by school staff
Pupils who could access the Nurses station who have behaviours of concern
Key pad fitted to the Nurses door
The instructions/code for entry is clearly labelled on the nurses door.
One to one teaching
Harm by school staff
Open door policy
Glass in windows
Toilet and intimate care of pupils
Inappropriate behaviour
Harm by staff
Open door policy - for the dignity of the pupil the door can be closed but not locked.
Two staff per child where appropriate
If one staff member has a pupil in the bathroom, other staff now - inform the class team.
If one staff member finds themselves in a class on their own for whatever reason, they must not bring a pupil to the bathroom for changing without t getting help first
Intimate Care policy
Manual Handling policy
People on work experience
Harm not recognised or promptly reported.
Harm by staff
Harm by student/volunteer
Work experience policy
People on work experience are never left unsupervised.
The Deputy Principal inducts people on work experience.
A staff member in the class oversees the person on work experience.
Child Safeguarding Statement
TUSLA online training module
Managing challenging behaviour
Injury to pupils and/or staff
Code of Behaviour policy
The use of Restrictive Practices policy
Health and Safety policy
Behaviour management plan to include protocols for individual pupils that is reported at each Board of Management meeting
Staff training - Studio 3. Staff shall use the Low Arousal approach
Swimming
Harm by school staff
Inappropriate behaviour
Staff alone in a cubical with a pupil getting them dressed and undressed for swimming.
Inadequate facilities – no high/low bed, bed too low, bed in changing room cannot pull out, poor space for hoist to manoeuvre, lack of adequate space especially when all wheelchairs are in the room, no independent male and female facilities for pupils in wheelchairs
Swimming policy
Manual Handling policy.
Where necessary, pupils will be supported 1:1 at the pool
Open door policy - if a staff member is locked into a dressing room with a pupil then they must inform another member of staff that this is happening.
Sensory Room particularly when one staff with one pupil
Harm by staff
Open door policy
Manual Handling policy
New Staff
Harm not recognised or promptly reported.
Confidentiality, Data Protection, GDPR,
All staff members in the class oversee the new member of staff starting.
Relevant training as required.
New staff to be informed about confidentiality, data protection and GDPR and the seriousness if a breach is met.
Policy on Data Protection, Confidentiality and GDPR.
Open door policy.
Relevant school policies - Child Protection and Risk Assessments to be viewed and signed by staff on an annual basis.
Child Safeguarding Statement
TUSLA online training module
Anti Bullying policy
Sensory Programmes such as Tac Pac
Harm by staff
Open door policy
Occupational Therapy recommendation
School policies – SPHE; P.E.
Feeding
Harm by staff- been too pushy, not giving the pupil enough time to eat.
Dietician recommendations
Staff to know the individual pupils feeding regime – follow parental advice
Training of school staff in Child Protection
Harm not recognised or promptly reported.
Child Safeguarding Guarding and DES procedures made available to all staff
DLP and DDLP to attend PDST face to face training.
All staff to complete TUSLA training module online.
Board of Management records all records of staff training and board training.
Use of ICT by the pupils
Possible access to inappropriate material
ICT policy
Supervision by a member of staff
In undertaking this risk assessment, the Board of Management of Kolbe Special School has endeavoured to identify as far as possible the risks of harm that are relevant to this school and to ensure that adequate procedures are in place to manage all risks identified. While it is not possible to foresee and remove all risk of harm, the school has in place the procedures listed in this risk assessment to manage and reduce risk to the greatest possible extent.
This risk assessment has been completed by the Board of Management on 17th October 2023.
It shall be reviewed as part of the school’s annual review of its Child Safeguarding Statement.
Child Safeguarding Statement
Introduction
The main purpose of the Child Safeguarding Statement is to advise all school management, staff, parents and visiting personnel of the procedures for child protection. These procedures have been developed following consultations between the Department of Education and Skills, organisations representing school management, parents and teachers, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, of the new “Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2017” have been developed and published.
The Children First Act, 2015 has placed certain statutory obligations on certain professionals, including all registered teachers and nurses, who are referred to as mandated persons in the Act. It has also placed certain statutory obligations on certain organisations that provide services to children, including all schools. Kolbe Special School’s objective is to ensure that all school personnel are aware of their responsibilities and roles involved and related to Child Protection.
The Board of Management recognises that protection and welfare considerations permeate all aspects of school life and must be reflected in all of the school’s policies, practices and activities.
Aim
Kolbe Special School’s Child Safeguarding Statement aims to provide the necessary information to management, staff, volunteers and other visiting professionals to help them to be alert to and be aware of what to do in situations where there is a concern, suspicion or allegation that a child may have been abused or neglected, is being abused or neglected, or is at risk of abuse or neglect. In all cases, the most important consideration to be taken into account is the protection of all pupils who attend Kolbe Special School.
All staff must work within the legal and statutory guidelines for child protection.
Under Section 10 of the Children First Act, 2015 boards of management have a statutory obligation to ensure, as far as practicable, that children are safe from harm (as defined in the Act) while they are attending the school or participating in school activities.
Definitions of Abuse
Where the words “child abuse” are used in these procedures they should be taken to include all four categories (neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse and sexual abuse)
Neglect: It is generally defined in terms of an omission of care, where a child’s health, development or welfare is impaired by being deprived of food, clothing, warmth, hygiene, medical care, intellectual stimulation, supervision and safety.
The following are features of child neglect:
- Children being left alone without adequate care and supervision
- Malnourishment, lacking food, unsuitable food or erratic feeding
- Inadequate living conditions – unhygienic conditions, environmental issues
- Lack of adequate clothing
- Non-organic failure to thrive, i.e. a child not gaining weight due to not only to malnutrition but also emotional deprivation
- Failure to provide adequate care for the child’s medical and developmental needs, including intellectual stimulation
- Lack of protection and exposure to danger, including moral danger or lack of supervision appropriate to the child’s age
- Inattention to basic hygiene
- Persistent failure to attend school
- Abandonment or desertion
- Medication not been administered correctly
Emotional: Abuse occurs when a child’s basic need for attention, affection, approval, consistency and security are not met, due to incapacity or indifference from their parent or caregiver. Once off and occasional difficulties, between a parent/carer and child are not considered emotional abuse.
Emotional abuse may be seen in some of the following ways:
- Rejection
- Lack of comfort and love
- Lack of attachment
- Lack of proper stimulation (e.g. fun and play)
- Persistent criticism, sarcasm, hostility or blaming of the child
- Conditional parenting in which care or affection of a child is made contingent on his/her behaviours or actions
- Bullying
- Extreme over protectiveness
- Inappropriate non-physical punishment (e.g. locking child in a bedroom)
- Ongoing family conflicts and family violence
- Lack of continuity of care (e.g. frequent moves, particularly unplanned)
- Seriously inappropriate expectations of a child relative to his/her age and stage of development
It should be noted that no one indicator is conclusive evidence of emotional abuse. Emotional abuse is more likely to impact negatively on a child where it is persistent over time and where there is a lack of other protective factors.
Physical Abuse: Physical abuse is when someone deliberately hurts a child physically or puts them at risk of being hurt. It may occur as a single incident or as a pattern of incidents. A reasonable concern exists where the child’s health and/or development is, may be, or has been damaged as a result of suspected physical abuse.
Physical abuse can include the following:
- Physical punishment
- Beating, slapping, hitting or kicking
- Pushing, shaking or throwing
- Pinching, biting, choking or hair-pulling
- Use of excessive force in handling
- Deliberate poisoning
- Suffocation
- Fabricated/induced illness
- Female genital mutilation
Sexual abuse: Sexual abuse occurs when a child is used by another person for his or her gratification or arousal, or for that of others. It includes the child being involved in sexual acts or exposing the child to sexual activity directly or through pornography
Examples of child sexual abuse include the following
- Any sexual act intentionally performed in the presence of a child
- An invitation to sexual touching or intentional touching or molesting of a child’s body whether by a person or object for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification
- Masturbation in the presence of a child or the involvement of a child in an act of masturbation
- Sexual intercourse with a child, whether oral, vaginal or anal
- Sexual exploitation of a child, which includes
- Inviting, inducing or coercing a child to engage in prostitution or the production of child pornography
- Inviting, coercing or inducing a child to participate in, or to observe, any sexual, indecent or obscene act
- Showing sexually explicit material to children, which is often a feature of the grooming process by perpetrators of abuse
- Exposing a child to inappropriate or abusive material through information and communication technology
- Consensual sexual activity involving an adult and an underage person
For further information on Signs and Symptoms of Child Abuse see Children First National Guidance 2017.
Statutory Obligations of the Borad of Managment
The main objectives of the Children First Act, 2015 is to ensure that pupils attending Kolbe Special School, are kept safe from harm while they are availing of their educational needs. In that regard, the act places certain statutory obligations on Kolbe Special School. These include obligations to ensure, as far as practicable, that children are safe from harm while availing of our services, to undertake an assessment of any potential for harm to a child while availing of Kolbe Special School’s services (referred to as a “risk”) and to produce a Child Safeguarding Statement in accordance with the Act.
Kolbe Special School will fulfil the main statutory obligations under the Children First Act 2015, by:
- ensuring, as far as practicable that children are safe from harm while availing of the school’s services i.e. while attending the school or while participating in school activities
- carrying out a risk assessment of any potential for harm to children while they are attending the school or while they are participating in school activities.
- preparing and display a written Child Safeguarding Statement in accordance with the requirements of the Act
- appointing a “DLP”, Designated Liaison Person as the first point of contact in respect of the school’s Child Safeguarding Statement.
- providing a copy of its Child Safeguarding Statement to all members of school personnel and, where requested to parents, members of the public and to Tusla.
Prevention
- Support for schools: Continuing professional development (CPD) to support staff members in the implementation of the new procedures “Child Protection Procedures 2017”
- Training for staff members from TUSLA Children First. Staff will be requested to review this training every 3 years
- Risk Assessment
- SPHE Programme – “Intimate Care”, Body Awareness, Stay Safe Programme
- Wellbeing Programme including PE and SPHE
- Stay Safe Programme
- Recruitment procedures and requirements for Garda vetting. Staff will be requested to renew their Garda Clearance every 3 years as recommended by Garda Vetting Unit.
The Designated Liaison Person (DPL) is Orlagh Mahon.
The Deputy Designated Liaison Person is (Deputy DLP) is Kate Steed.
The designated liaison person is responsible for ensuring that the standard reporting procedure is followed, so that suspected cases of child neglect, abuse, allegations of abuse against members of school personnel are referred promptly to the designated person TUSLA (comprising HSE Children & Family Services, Family Support Agency and the National Educational Welfare Board) or in the event of an emergency and the unavailability of the HSE, to An Garda Siochana.
Responsibilities of School Management
It is the responsibility of the Board of Management to ensure that these procedures are implemented in full and to quality assure their effectiveness on a regular basis
In its policies, practices and activities, Kolbe Special School will adhere to the following principles of best practice in the child safeguarding assessment
- Recognise that the protection and welfare of children is of paramount importance, regardless of all other considerations.
- Fully comply with its statutory obligations under the Children First Act 2015 and other relevant legislation relating to the protection and welfare of children.
- Fully co-operate with the relevant statutory authorities in relation to child protection and welfare matters.
- Adopt safe practices to minimise the possibility of harm or accidents happening to children and protect workers from the necessity to take unnecessary risks that may leave themselves wide open to accusations of abuse or neglect.
- Develop a practice of openness with parents and encourage parental involvement in the education of their children.
- Fully respect confidentiality requirements in dealing with child protection matters.
(1)Allegations of abuse made against members of personnel
(2)Other child protection concerns in respect of pupils in the school i.e. concerns that do not involve any allegation of abuse against a member of school personnel
(3)Child protection concerns arising from alleged bullying behaviour amongst pupils
(4)Summary data in respect of reporting
In relation to any member of staff who is subject of any investigation (however described) in respect of any act, omission or circumstance in respect of a child attending the school, the school adheres to the relevant procedures set out in Chapter 7 of the Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2017 and to the relevant agreed disciplinary procedures for school staff which are published on the DES website.
In relation to the selection or recruitment of staff and their suitability to work with children, the school adheres to the statutory vetting requirements of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 to 2016 and to the wider duty of care guidance set out in relevant Garda vetting and recruitment circulars published by the DES and available on the DES website.
The Board of Management has provided staff with
- A copy of the school’s Child Safeguarding Statement
- Ensures that all new staff are provided with a copy of the school’s Child Safeguarding Statement
- Encourages/recommends staff to avail of relevant training
- The Board of Management maintains records of all staff and Board members training.
In accordance with the Children First Act 2015, the Board and staff has carried out an assessment of any potential for harm to a child while attending the school or participating in school activities. A written assessment setting out the areas of risk identified and the school’s procedures for managing those risks is attached, See Appendix 1
Responsibility of school staff
If you have a reason to be concerned about a child don’t keep it to yourself. Tell someone i.e. DLP, teacher, principal or nurse if you notice marks or bruises on a child, or sudden changes in behaviour.
If you see something happen that you feel could constitute a reasonable suspicion, or reasonable grounds for concern, report it.
Confidentiality must never be promised to a person making a disclosure.
If a pupil presents at school with marks/bruises that cannot be explained ensure that all relevant body charts and paperwork is filled out (Appendix 1). That the school nurse and the principal are informed as necessary.
Curricular provision and child abuse prevention
It is the responsibility of Kolbe Special School to contribute to the prevention of child abuse and neglect through the school curriculum. This shall be done by
- The mandatory SPHE programme for all pupils
- RSE programme
- Stay Safe programme
- Wellbeing programme
Recruitment procedures and requirements for Garda Vetting
Kolbe Special School will ensure compliance with the requirements of the National Vetting Bureau Acts and with relevant Departments circulars in relation to Garda vetting of school personnel and other persons who undertake relevant work or activities with children or vulnerable persons.
In circumstances where the Vetting Act does not require the school to obtain a vetting disclosure Kolbe Special School will from a prudent practice perspective always seek a vetting disclosure.
This statement has been published on the schools website and has been provided to all members of school personnel, the Parents’ Association and is readily accessible to parents and guardians on request. A copy of this statement will be made available to Tusla and the Department of Education and Skills if requested.
This Child Safeguarding Statement will be reviewed annually or as soon as practicable after there has been a material change in any matter to which this statement refers.
Child Safeguarding Risk Assessment
List of School Activities
The School has identified the following Risk of Harm
The school has the following procedures in place to address risks identified in this assessment
One to one care in the Nurses Station
Harm by school staff
Pupils who could access the Nurses station who have behaviours of concern
Key pad fitted to the Nurses door
The instructions/code for entry is clearly labelled on the nurses door.
One to one teaching
Harm by school staff
Open door policy
Glass in windows
Toilet and intimate care of pupils
Inappropriate behaviour
Harm by staff
Open door policy - for the dignity of the pupil the door can be closed but not locked.
Two staff per child where appropriate
If one staff member has a pupil in the bathroom, other staff now - inform the class team.
If one staff member finds themselves in a class on their own for whatever reason, they must not bring a pupil to the bathroom for changing without t getting help first
Intimate Care policy
Manual Handling policy
People on work experience
Harm not recognised or promptly reported.
Harm by staff
Harm by student/volunteer
Work experience policy
People on work experience are never left unsupervised.
The Deputy Principal inducts people on work experience.
A staff member in the class oversees the person on work experience.
Child Safeguarding Statement
TUSLA online training module
Managing challenging behaviour
Injury to pupils and/or staff
Code of Behaviour policy
The use of Restrictive Practices policy
Health and Safety policy
Behaviour management plan to include protocols for individual pupils that is reported at each Board of Management meeting
Staff training - Studio 3. Staff shall use the Low Arousal approach
Swimming
Harm by school staff
Inappropriate behaviour
Staff alone in a cubical with a pupil getting them dressed and undressed for swimming.
Inadequate facilities – no high/low bed, bed too low, bed in changing room cannot pull out, poor space for hoist to manoeuvre, lack of adequate space especially when all wheelchairs are in the room, no independent male and female facilities for pupils in wheelchairs
Swimming policy
Manual Handling policy.
Where necessary, pupils will be supported 1:1 at the pool
Open door policy - if a staff member is locked into a dressing room with a pupil then they must inform another member of staff that this is happening.
Sensory Room particularly when one staff with one pupil
Harm by staff
Open door policy
Manual Handling policy
New Staff
Harm not recognised or promptly reported.
Confidentiality, Data Protection, GDPR,
All staff members in the class oversee the new member of staff starting.
Relevant training as required.
New staff to be informed about confidentiality, data protection and GDPR and the seriousness if a breach is met.
Policy on Data Protection, Confidentiality and GDPR.
Open door policy.
Relevant school policies - Child Protection and Risk Assessments to be viewed and signed by staff on an annual basis.
Child Safeguarding Statement
TUSLA online training module
Anti Bullying policy
Sensory Programmes such as Tac Pac
Harm by staff
Open door policy
Occupational Therapy recommendation
School policies – SPHE; P.E.
Feeding
Harm by staff- been too pushy, not giving the pupil enough time to eat.
Dietician recommendations
Staff to know the individual pupils feeding regime – follow parental advice
Training of school staff in Child Protection
Harm not recognised or promptly reported.
Child Safeguarding Guarding and DES procedures made available to all staff
DLP and DDLP to attend PDST face to face training.
All staff to complete TUSLA training module online.
Board of Management records all records of staff training and board training.
Use of ICT by the pupils
Possible access to inappropriate material
ICT policy
Supervision by a member of staff
In undertaking this risk assessment, the Board of Management of Kolbe Special School has endeavoured to identify as far as possible the risks of harm that are relevant to this school and to ensure that adequate procedures are in place to manage all risks identified. While it is not possible to foresee and remove all risk of harm, the school has in place the procedures listed in this risk assessment to manage and reduce risk to the greatest possible extent.
This risk assessment has been completed by the Board of Management on 17th October 2023.
It shall be reviewed as part of the school’s annual review of its Child Safeguarding Statement.