Curragh GNS CP Risk Assessment 2018

Child Safeguarding Statement 2018

​Curragh Girls National School
 
 
 

CHILD SAFEGUARDING RISK ASSESSMENT  
 
Written Assessment of Risk for The Curragh Girls N.S. (16636L)
In accordance with section 11 of the Children First Act 2015 and with the requirement of Chapter 8 ofthe Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2017, the following is the Written Risk Assessment of Holy Family NS.    
 

1. List of school activities

 

• In-Class Teaching & Learning
• Outside Classroom Teaching & Learning
• One-to-one teaching
• Students participating in work experience in the school
• Teaching & Learning Outside Normal School hours/Extra Curricular Activities including school concert
• Employment of Teaching Staff, SNAs and Ancillary staff
• Visiting Speakers/Workshops
• Use of School For after school activities
• Parent Association Activities
• Annual Sports Day and use of off-site facilities for school activities
• Use of toilet areas in schools
• Daily arrival and dismissal of pupils
• One to one counselling, assessments and therapeutic activities
• Management of challenging behaviour amongst pupils, including appropriate use of restraint where required
• Administration of First Aid
• Use of Information and Communication Technology by pupils in school
• Swimming lessons

 

Substance Use Policy (Draft)

Updated January 2015
We are currently updating our Substance Use Policy.  Please click on the link below to view this policy and if you have any comment or suggestions please contact the school office.
Draft Substance Use Policy

Our School Policies

The following is the list of our General Administrative Policies along with our policy for each subject area.  All of these policies are available to read in the school.  If you wish to have a copy of any policy please contact the school and we would be delighted to oblige.

List of General Administrative Policies  
Absence
Accidents 
Accommodation 
Accounts
Administration
Adult Bullying
Ancillary Staff
Assembly
Assessment and Evaluation
Assistant Principals
Attendance
Audio-Visual Equipment
Behaviour
Board of Management
Book Fair
Buddy Reading
Bullying
Carol Service
Child Protection Guidelines and Procedures
Class Allocation
Class Size
Classroom Organisation
Communication
Complaints
Course Days
Department of Education and Science (DES)
Education Act 1998
Education Welfare Act 2000
Emergency Telephone Numbers
Enrolment
Equality, Access and Participation
Ethos of Curragh Girls National School
Exemption from the Study of Irish
Fieldtrips
Fire Safety
First Aid
Fun Days
Gender Equality
Graduation Ceremony
Handwriting
Head Lice
Home-School Links
Homework
Induction of New Teachers
Information and Communication Technology
In-school Management
Inspectorate
Insurance
Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO)
Job-Sharing
Learning Support (Maths & English)
Leave of Absence
Library
Litter & Lunch
Lone Parent Families 
Medication, Administration of
Meetings
Mobile Phones
Newsletters
Parents
Parents’ Association
Parents’ Guide
Parent – Teacher Meetings
Photocopying
Post Primary Schools
Progress Reports
Promotion of Children
Reading Schemes
Relationships and Sexuality Education
Religious Education
Reports
Resource for Special Needs
Schemes of Work
School Closings
School Evaluation
Sick Leave
Social Committee
Spell-a-thon
Sports
Sports Day
Staff Development
Staff Guidelines and Procedures
Staff Meetings
Standardised Testing
Stay Safe Programme
Subjects
Substitute and Temporary Teachers
Supervision
Teaching Staff
Timetables
Tours
Transition Year Students
Uniform
Yard Supervision and Procedures  

 There are also policies on the 11 curricular areas:

Ø  Irish
Ø  English
Ø  Maths
Ø  PE
Ø  Visual Arts
Ø  Music
Ø  History
Ø  Geography
Ø  Science
Ø  SPHE (Social, Personal and Health Education)
Ø  Drama