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Child Protection
In recent years, as a society, we have become very aware of the problem of child abuse through neglect, emotional, physical or sexual abuse. Each one of us has a duty to protect children and Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children (2011) notes that teachers, who are the main care givers to children outside the family, are particularly well placed to observe and monitor children for signs of abuse.
In response to this, the Department of Education and Skills published Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post Primary Schools (2011) in relation to child protection and welfare. These procedures promote the safety and welfare of all children and are to be welcomed.
The Board of Management of Scoil Chéile Chríost, Rathmore N.S. has adopted these procedures as school policy. Consequently, if school staff suspect or are alerted to possible child abuse (neglect, emotional, physical and/or sexual abuse) they are obliged to refer this matter to Children and Family Services of the HSE. The HSE will then assess the situation and provide support for the child concerned. In our school the Designated Liaison Person for dealing with Child Protection is Mr. Robbie Jameson and the Deputy Designated Person Liaison is Ms. Erika Roche.
Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children may be accessed on the website of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (www.dcya.ie) and the Department of Education and Skills Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post Primary Schools can be read on the Department’s website (www.education.ie). Parents/Guardians are also welcome to look through the procedures and Child Protection Policy here at the school.
Robbie Jameson, Principal.
Parent Teacher Meetings
Parent Teacher Meetings will take place in the school on the following days for pupils from Senior Infants to 6th Class:
Tuesday 17th November from 2.45 pm to 5.15 pm
Wednesday 18th November from 3.00 pm to 4.45 pm
On Tuesday 17th the school will close at 2.30 pm sharp. The school buses will be running at this time on Tuesday only. The school buses will be running at their normal time on Wednesday 18th Nov. Junior & Senior Infants will leave school at their normal time of 1.45 pm. In the interest of Health & Safety it is imperative that all children collected by car are collected promptly at 2.30 pm on Tuesday and 2.45 pm on Wednesday.
Please check your child’s diary for your parent teacher meeting times. Please ensure that you make yourself available as it is extremely difficult to accommodate changes of time. Parent Teacher meetings for the Junior Infants classes will take place in January 2016.
Robbie Jameson, Principal.
Bus Éireann school buses – RED means stop
Services provided under the School Transport Schemes
(Bus Éireann school buses and Contractors services)
Bus Éireann has decided as a precaution against severe weather and in the interest of child safety, to introduce a policy applicable to all school transport services that it provides under the Department of Education and Skills School Transport Schemes – for ALL Met Éireann Status Red weather events. This means that when a Red alert is issued by Met Éireann for the area in which you live – or an area to which your child/ren are travelling to on a school bus – the services will not operate.This policy is available on www.buseireann.ie/statusred. A Status Red weather warning automatically means all school transport services provided by Bus Éireann under the School Transport Schemes are cancelled – in the affected areas – while the warning is in effect.
RED means STOP (in affected areas)
Weather warnings are carried on all national and local news bulletins.
While Bus Éireann may not be providing school transport services because of this new policy, it understands that when any severe weather is forecast it remains for each individual school to decide whether that school should close or not. Guidance on school closure – provided by the Department of Education and Skills and contained in the Government’s Winter Ready publication – includes specific guidance where there is a Status Red alert relating to strong wind and storm conditions. The Department of Education and Skills guidance to schools in the event of severe weather is available on www.education.ie
Bus Éireann
Board of Management 2015-2019
Board of Management (BOM) parent representative nomination forms are gone home in the school bags today. Please read & consider carefully. Closing date for nominations is Friday 6th November at 3PM