ACCS/info Bulletin 09/19
Mon, Feb 11th, 2019
The Secretary,
Board of Management and
School Principal in
each Community and Comprehensive School.
Members of the Executive of ACCS.
ACCS/Info Bulletin 09/19
Re: Review of the Child Safeguarding Statement
All schools were obliged to have a Child Safeguarding Statement in place by 11th March 2018. Section 8.13 of Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post Primary Schools 2017 require that the Child Safe Guarding Statement be reviewed annually.
Section 8.13.4 of the Procedures states:
As part of its annual review of the Child Safeguarding Statement, the board of management must seek feedback from parents in relation to the school’s compliance with the child safeguarding requirements of these procedures. As part of the review, the views of pupils on the school’s safeguarding arrangements should also be sought by the board of management. This should be done in a manner appropriate to the age and maturity of the children concerned. Any areas for improvement identified as a result of feedback from parents and pupils should be addressed.
The Procedures also state that written notification that the review has taken place shall be provided to the Parents Association and to the school Patron.
To assist in meeting this requirement the Department has published the following templates which are also attached to this Information Bulletin:
Additional information and templates regarding Child protection were previously issued in ACCS Info Bulletin 05/19
Is mise,
le mór mheas,
_________________
John Irwin,
General Secretary ACCS.